Tuesday, March 31, 2020
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, has by Notice in the Gazette under regulation 10(8) of the Regulations, in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002, issued directions to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19
Friday, March 27, 2020
After the press conference held on the 23rd of March 2020 by President Cyril Ramaphosa, rumor has it that the City of Tshwane is temporarily not attending to any work or client's until precautions are put in place.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
The HPCSA has issued a guideline to update outdated telemedicine guidelines in order to assist healthcare practitioners and patients to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic as safely as possible.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
From 1 January 2020 all companies (large or small, trading or dormant, private, public, incorporated, etc.) must complete the CIPC's new compliance checklist prior to filing its annual return.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
An amendment of s25 of the Constitution has been on the cards for a while. It is specifically aimed at, supposedly, enabling expropriation of land without compensation.
Stakeholders in the industry have been concerned and confused regarding whether a certificate in terms of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act ("SPLUMA") is required throughout South Africa in order to transfer property.
Friday, February 28, 2020
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced, as part of the 2020 Budget Speech, that transfer duty will no longer apply to properties with a purchase price of R1 million and less. Previously the threshold was R900 000.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Legal updates and commentary from our Environmental and Mining Law team for February 2020.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, has by Notice in the Gazette extended the comment period on the protocols for the assessment of environmental impacts and minimum report content requirements for environmental themes and activities requiring environmental authorisation
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Assessments on social impact, a project's "need and desirability", as well as the subsequent evaluation of these assessments by a competent regulatory authority within the bounds of administrative law, remain the fulcrum of any mining rights application.
