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Carbon offset regulations could have major financial implications for businesses
By: Donna Slater 19th August 2016 Draft regulations on carbon offsets, which were published for comment by the National Treasury on June 20, under the Carbon Tax Bill, are due to come into effect in early 2017 and could have significant financial implications for businesses in South Africa, according to legal services firm Cliffe... →
Civil society to challenge commission’s Arms Deal findings 
By: Sane Dhlamini 18th August 2016 Civil Society groups Corruption Watch (CW) and the Right2Know Campaign (R2K) announced on Thursday that they would challenge the findings of the Seriti Commission in the North Gauteng High Court in September. The commission, chaired by Judge Willie Seriti, was tasked with investigating widespread... →
Labour law conference to be held towards end of August
By: Donna Slater 12th August 2016 The twenty-ninth edition of the Annual Labour Law Conference (ALLC), which is dedicated to covering issues and trends in the field of labour law in South Africa, is due to be held on August 24 and 25 at East Rand-based casino and events centre Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention and... →
Blockchain technology can improve multistakeholder process integrity
By: Schalk Burger 12th August 2016 The blockchain technology promises to improve the integrity and transparency of a variety of process and workflows in industry and commerce, says Wipro global treasury and payments services executive business advisor Mary Ann Francis. Blockchain is a method that relies on stakeholders having... →
From elevated inspections to stock analysis, drones begin making business impact
By: Donna Slater 5th August 2016 Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) have the potential to significantly change the way many industrial, engineering and mining operations are conducted, with the ability to reach difficult to access areas and remove people from hazardous situations. →
Transparency vital to lowering compliance risks in Africa
By: Schalk Burger 10th June 2016 While better communications with affected parties and less vacillation in mandates are improving the perceptions of national and regional competition and regulatory authorities, businesses must still be vigilant regarding compliance issues, as penalties can be severe, says global law firm Baker &... →
Pilot project prepares clients for changing energy legislation
By: Kimberley Smuts 3rd June 2016 Environmental, health and safety consulting and training providers Green Gain Consulting aim to launch its DigiLex SA Energy Suite pilot project by the end of this month. It will be integrated with the Business Intelligence (BI) platform, DigiData BI and clients in maintaining energy savings... →
Regulations expected to be gazetted later this year
By: Nadine James 20th May 2016 Industry stakeholders are hopeful that the final amendments to the regulations to the Construction Industry Development Board Act will be gazetted by August, says international law firm Clyde & Co’s Johannesburg branch partner Robert Scott. He explains that the proposed amendments – published in... →
Prompt payment regulations expected to be gazetted later this year
By: David Oliveira 6th May 2016 Amendments to the Construction Industry Development Board Act, which would introduce prompt payment and adjudication regulations, was expected to be released later this year, said Global law firm Clyde & Co at a seminar hosted by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Sandton last month.... →
Home Affairs aspires to expand e-services, online document applications
By: Mia Breytenbach 22nd April 2016 While the new service of applying online for SmartID cards and passports through the eHome Affairs portal and at major banks in Gauteng will initially cater for people aged between 30 and 35, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) hopes to extend the system to other age categories and more centres... →
Prompt payment regulations expected to be gazetted later this year
By: David Oliveira 15th April 2016 Amendments to the Construction Industry Development Board Act, which would introduce prompt payment and adjudication regulations, was expected to be released later this year, said Global law firm Clyde & Co at a seminar in Sandton earlier this week. Johannesburg branch partner Rob Scott noted... →
Banks obliged to ensure that clients abide by the law, says Basa
By: Samantha Herbst 14th April 2016 In an attempt to clarify ongoing speculation following Standard Bank and Nedbank’s move last week to sever ties with the Gupta-linked Oakbay Resources, the Banking Association of South Africa (Basa) on Thursday released a statement to account for the regulatory considerations that all banks... →
Labour dept to investigate death of employee at KZN company
By: Anine Kilian 5th April 2016 The Department of Labour (DoL) has launched an investigation into an incident at KatzStone Granite and Quartz, in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, which resulted in the death of one worker dead and the injury of three others. Details of the incident were scant and remained the subject of an investigation;... →
Getting local govt to work efficiently a top priority for S Africa, says analyst
By: Anine Kilian 1st April 2016 The biggest political challenge currently facing South Africa is getting local government to work efficiently, political analyst Theo Venter told Engineering News Online at a BMI Building Research Strategy Consulting Unit strategic forum on Friday. “Local government is the closest form of... →
Competition Commission raids automotive glass companies’ offices
By: Anine Kilian 23rd March 2016 The Competition Commission has conducted a search and seizure operation at the Gauteng premises of automotive glass companies’ PG Glass, Glasfit, Shatterprufe and Digicall as part of an investigation into alleged collusion. PG Glass and Glasfit were automotive glass fitment and repair service... →
New codes to catalyse transformation
By: Donna Slater 18th March 2016 Compliance with the new Broad-Based Black Economic-Empowerment (BBBEE) Codes of Good Practice needs to be widespread if further youth uprisings are to be averted, thereby enabling South Africa to build additional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and triggering transformation and growing... →
BBBEE CODES The biggest change in the new codes is a sub minimum of 40% compliance for all categories
Finance house assists with small business growth
By: Donna Slater 18th March 2016 Through financial services provider Sanlam’s enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programme, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have experienced an average of 19% growth in revenue in the past two years. →
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