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Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

SMEs

Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

14 hours

The upcoming debate on confidentiality and beneficial ownership

Accounting & Auditing

The upcoming debate on confidentiality and beneficial ownership

Issued by SAICA 28 Oct 2024

Navigating compliance: A festive season guide for South African logistics SMMEs

Logistics & Transport

Navigating compliance: A festive season guide for South African logistics SMMEs

Phumi (PJ) Mhlongo 23 Oct 2024

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Management & Leadership

Companies Amendment Act: Who is required to form a social and ethics committee?

Ginen Moodley 27 Sep 2024

Addressing the tech skills shortage needs to become a national imperative, says Mancosa

Technology

Addressing the tech skills shortage needs to become a national imperative, says Mancosa

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 20 Sep 2024

Agribusiness

Sustaining the agricultural engine in South Africa: Business rescue and informal restructuring

Tobie Jordaan 27 Aug 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Tax and employment considerations for digital nomads

Nivaani Moodley 19 Aug 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Unpacking the newly gazetted Companies Amendment Acts

Madelein van der Walt, Nasrin Kharsany and Serena Kalbskopf 2 Aug 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

What every business needs to know about beneficial ownership registries

Sihle Bulose and Sibusiso Pholwane 31 Jul 2024

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IP Law

Know where to place your [trade] mark

Amani Patel 12 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Branching into South Africa? 5 legal facets you shouldn't overlook

Ginen Moodley 24 Jun 2024

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IP Law

Don't be duped: Tips to protecting fashion IP against replicas

Gaby Meintjes 30 May 2024

Ways to improve your chances of small business funding success

Funding

Ways to improve your chances of small business funding success

6 May 2024

Finance

A steep climb ahead as South Africa races to delist from FATF greylisting

Rufaro Nyakatawa and Milton Osborn 3 May 2024

Directors’ role as the cornerstone of the governance ecosystem

Economy

Directors’ role as the cornerstone of the governance ecosystem

Gerhard Ferreira, Issued by SAICA 25 Apr 2024

South African business database hack raises alert for millions of companies

Cybersecurity

South African business database hack raises alert for millions of companies

12 Mar 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Fishing

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Liezl Human 5 Mar 2024

How to ensure you’ve started the year off on the right note: 3 areas for entrepreneurs to focus on

SMEs

How to ensure you’ve started the year off on the right note: 3 areas for entrepreneurs to focus on

Issued by Business Partners Limited 4 Mar 2024

Navigating SA’s business compliance landscape in 2024: Companies Act and CIPC changes in full effect

SMEs

Navigating SA’s business compliance landscape in 2024: Companies Act and CIPC changes in full effect

Issued by Company Partners 29 Jan 2024

Greylisting as it relates to trusts

Accounting & Auditing

Greylisting as it relates to trusts

Issued by SAICA 2 Nov 2023

Philip Tillman is the CEO of Konsise

Corporate & Commercial Law

Big Brother or best friend? Govt's motivation for total information

Philip Tillman 30 Oct 2023

Treasury launches Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Treasury launches Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme

11 Aug 2023

Taxation & Regulation

Fintech helps counter non-compliance by 72% of SA's SMEs

Joshua Alexandre 3 Jul 2023

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Remuneration & Payroll

How SA's legislative changes impact foreign employers

Ania Strydom 17 May 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Company ownership: Unpacking new record-keeping, reporting requirements

Janine Will 28 Mar 2023

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IP Law

DTIC to host intellectual property colloquium

24 Mar 2023

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IP Law

Under the influencer: Trade mark and copyright infringement

Amani Patel 23 Mar 2023

Exhibitions & Events

Annual Buy Local Summit & Expo returns

15 Mar 2023

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Banking

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 14 Mar 2023

A simple guide on how to register a business in South Africa

SMEs

A simple guide on how to register a business in South Africa

Issued by Business Partners Limited 6 Mar 2023

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Art

Arts and Culture Trust opens call date for Thuthukisani Programme cycle 3

7 Nov 2022

Tongaat enters into voluntary business rescue

Agro-processing

Tongaat enters into voluntary business rescue

31 Oct 2022

Intellectual property vital to imagining a better future for SA's youth

IP Law

Intellectual property vital to imagining a better future for SA's youth

Nompumelelo Obokoh 26 Apr 2022

Lotteries COO heads to court to stop corruption probe

Corporate & Commercial Law

Lotteries COO heads to court to stop corruption probe

Raymond Joseph 11 Apr 2022

Mobile & Apps

MTN to rebrand, reveals a new logo

16 Feb 2022

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IP Law

Progressive or an oversight? Polarised reaction to SA's patent grant to AI

20 Oct 2021

The 'missing middle' lost in funding for entrepreneurship

Funding

The 'missing middle' lost in funding for entrepreneurship

Lelanie Bason 1 Oct 2021

R20m KZN Tourism Relief Fund reopens: Here's who can apply

Tourism & Travel

R20m KZN Tourism Relief Fund reopens: Here's who can apply

30 Sep 2021

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Skills Training

SA to host free intellectual property summer school

26 Aug 2021

South Africa grants world's first patent to an AI system

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa grants world's first patent to an AI system

Jabulani Sikhakhane 10 Aug 2021

Duped and desperate loan seekers bring class action against online scammers

Criminal Law

Duped and desperate loan seekers bring class action against online scammers

Tania Broughton 23 Jul 2021

Icasa publishes final regulations to transform the ICT sector

ICT

Icasa publishes final regulations to transform the ICT sector

Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Karl Blom 14 Apr 2021

What can small businesses learn from Covid-19 in South Africa?

SMEs

What can small businesses learn from Covid-19 in South Africa?

Jameel Khan, Issued by SAICA 15 Feb 2021

CIPC terminates temporary Covid-19 relaxation measures

Corporate & Commercial Law

CIPC terminates temporary Covid-19 relaxation measures

Elodie Maume and Candice Meyer 19 Nov 2020

Commission hosts B-BBEE webinar

Employment Equity

Commission hosts B-BBEE webinar

20 Oct 2020

Impact of the withdrawal of the CIPC non-binding opinion on sections 90 and 92 of the Companies Act

Corporate & Commercial Law

Impact of the withdrawal of the CIPC non-binding opinion on sections 90 and 92 of the Companies Act

Juanita Steenekamp and Hayley Barker Hoogwerf, Issued by SAICA 26 May 2020