Christoff Pienaar - SA FM - Draft national policy on data and cloud

Dispute resolution within construction and engineering: Mediation

Construction & Engineering Law experts Clive Rumsey and Sethu Khumalo joined CDH Conversations where they discussed mediation as a form of dispute resolution within the construction and engineering sector, as part of their three-part podcast series.

Discriminate in the workplace at your peril

Our chequered past as a nation means that issues of unfair discrimination will be with us for many years to come, including in the workplace. To believe otherwise would be naïve. Much has already been written on this subject, but in this article we provide a snapshot of two recent cases, one of racism and the other of xenophobia, and the steps that need to be taken to protect employees against racism. If not, the employer will face seriousconsequences. 

Companies to take heed of mounting climate change litigation risks, advises Alecia Pienaar, Counsel in our Environmental Law practice during a eNCA interview.

Important COIDA amendments

On 17 April 2023, the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act 10 of 2022 (COIDA Amendment Act), was published. The aim of the COIDA Amendment Act is to amend, substitute, insert, delete and repeal certain definitions and sections of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (COIDA).

Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP)

Hedda unpacks the recent extension of ZEP's, and the impacts on Employment Law, with Newzroom Afrika

A different kind of melting pot? Implementation of the two-pot retirement system pushed to 2024

During the 2022 legislative cycle, amendments were made to the ITA to introduce the somewhat groundbreaking two-pot retirement system. The two-pot retirement system was introduced pursuant to the initial publication of a discussion document by Government in December 2021.