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- Dr Samantha Smith holds a BSocSci, LLB, LLM, and PhD (Law) from UCT. She strategises, plans, and produces STBB’s content across all channels and platforms and works on corporate and marketing collateral.
STBB Newsflash | Interest Rates Remain Unchanged
Moments ago, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (‘SARB’) convened its third meeting of the year. In line with economists’ predictions, SARB has again elected to keep the repurchase rate (‘repo rate’) at 8.25% to regulate
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Anti-Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill Signed into Law
Earlier today, President Ramaphosa signed the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill (‘the Bill’) into law. The Bill, which recognises gender-based violence and femicide (‘GBVF’) as a pressing ‘social evil’ compounded by decades of structural violence, aims to
Read MoreBlog | Can an employer fairly dismiss an employee because of their age?
Section 185 of the Labour Relations Act (‘the LRA’) provides that every employee has the right not to be unfairly dismissed or subjected to unfair labour practices. An unfair dismissal occurs when an employee’s employment contract is terminated without good
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | A New Dawn for Muslim Marriages: Historic Divorce Amendment Act Signed into Law
Last week, President Ramaphosa signed the much-awaited Divorce Amendment Act* (‘DAA’) into law. DAA, which amends various provisions of the Divorce Act to provide for the dissolution of Muslim marriages, is a significant milestone in aligning South Africa’s family law
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Conveyancing Fee Increase
On Wednesday afternoon, the Law Society of South Africa (‘the LSSA’) published its updated Conveyancing Guideline of Fees (‘the Guideline’). The Guideline, which delineates recommended fees for all conveyancing-related transactions, will apply to instructions received as from 27th May 2024.
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Insight From the PPRA’s Recent Webinar on Clarifying B-BBEEE Compliance
Last month, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (‘the PPRA’) held a webinar on the current state of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (‘B-BBEE’) compliance within the property industry. During this virtual gathering, representatives from the PPRA asserted that the possession of
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Renewed warning for estate agents: Don’t delay in submitting outstanding returns to the FIC
Over the weekend, the Law Society of South Africa held its annual general meeting (‘the LSSA AGM’). Unsurprisingly, compliance with the regulatory requirements of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (‘FICA’) – and the critical role of the legal profession in
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | The Financial Intelligence Centre Updates Estate Agents on Risk Assessment
Pursuant to its mandate to identify the proceeds of crime to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities, the Financial Intelligence Centre (‘the FIC’) recently revised its risk assessment reports for legal practitioners and estate agents. These reports
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Latest News on the Interest Rate
This afternoon, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (‘SARB’) convened its second meeting of the year. In line with economists’ predictions, SARB has again elected to keep the repurchase rate (repo rate) at 8.25% to regulate
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Deeds Office Fee Increases
As anticipated, the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thokozile Didiza, published an amendment to the Schedule of Fees of Office, as prescribed by the Regulations to the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937, under GN R4447 in
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