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The ball is in our courts: How section 20(9) of the Companies Act empowers courts to unmask corporate identity
Lucinde Rhoodie, Director in the Dispute Resolution practice joined Simon Brown on Moneyweb and was also featured on Daily Maverick discussing The ball is in our courts: How section...

Legalities around landlords tenants and rental agreements medium
Alex de Wet, Director in Real Estate joined Simon Brown at Moneyweb where he discussed Legalities around landlords, tenants, and rental agreements.

2024 Investing in African Mining Indaba provided a platform for opportunity and engagement
Director Jaco Meyer from our Corporate and Commercial practice joined Simon Brown on Moneyweb Now to discuss 30 years of the Mining Indaba and the hopes for this year’s event.

Demystifying rooftop solar: Understanding the legalities
Senior Associate in our Real Estate Law practice, Bridget Witts-Hewinson joined Simon Brown on Moneyweb.

Expanding the list of zero-rated foodstuffs: Will it really benefit the poor?
In his opening of Parliament address on 18 July 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that the Government of National Unity will look to expand the basket of essential food items...

Competition Commission intensifies its monitoring of essential foods and fresh produce: What you need to know
The latest edition of the Competition Commission’s (Commission) Essential Food Price Monitoring Report (EFPMR) analyses price movements of sunflower oil, bread, maize meal and certain...

Different approaches to COVID-19 breaches in the workplace
Two recent awards illustrate the different approaches that may be taken by bargaining councils and the CCMA in considering dismissals based on the disregard of COVID-19 measures in...

Increase in VAT rate to 15%
The Minister announced that the standard rate of VAT will increase from the current 14% to 15% with effect from 1 April 2018. In terms of s7(4) of the Value-Added Tax Act, No 89 of...

Moving towards a green hydrogen energy future
The hype around green energy appears to be gaining traction globally with the World Economic Forum in November 2020 naming green hydrogen as one of the top 10 emerging technologies....