CONSTITUTIONALLY INVALID AGREEMENT ENFORCABLE BY COURT’S DISCRETION? BW Brightwater Way Props (Pty) Ltd v Eastern Cape Development Corporation (1235/2019) [2021] ZASCA 47 (19 April 2021) What happens when government leases a hotel property to you and then, when you ask
Read MoreLast week the Information Regulator published the Guidelines for Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers. These guidelines include instructions on how to register your business’ Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) Information Officer with the Information Regulator. Registration starts from 1
Read MoreThe one-year grace period given to South African organisations to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) will not be extended, advocate Tlakula, chairperson of the Information Regulator, confirmed last week. This means businesses must ensure that they
Read MoreWe regularly consult with business owners who, when considering their POPIA compliance responsibilities, react thereto in love-hate terms. On the one hand, there is a positive response where compliance is constructively applied to the business’ own day-to-day running procedures and
Read MoreCOMPANY DEREGISTERED: WHO GETS THE OWNERLESS PROPERTY? Matjhabeng Local Municipality v McDonald and Others (4075/2020; 4077/2020; 4078/2020) [2021] ZAFSHC 34 (19 February 2021) Deregistration of companies failing to comply with statutory requirements has become the order of the day, and
Read MoreVroeër vanmiddag het die Minister van Finansies, mnr Tito Mboweni, die begroting van die Nasionale Tesourie vir 2021/2022 gelewer. Die volgende wysigings is opmerklik: Kapitaalwinsbelasting effektiewe koerse bly onveranderd: Individue en spesiale trusts – 18%; Maatskappye – 22,4%; en Ander
Read MoreEarlier this afternoon the Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, delivered the National Treasury’s budget for 2021/2022. The following stands out: Capital Gains Tax effective rates remain unchanged: Individuals and special trusts – 18% Companies – 22.4% Other trusts –
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