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Employment Equity Amendment Bill to bring about real transformation
SAnews.gov.za Wednesday, 19 February 2020 Second Edition Today’s Features Employment Equity Amendment Bill to bring about real transformation Feature: Employment Equity Amendment Bill to bring about real...
TITLE DEED LOST? ACT NOW
From 1 January 2020, the process of obtaining a certified copy of a lost or destroyed title deed, conferring title to land, a registered lease or sub-lease or a mortgage/notarial bond, will become considerably more onerous and costly. On this date, an amendment to...
UIF gears up for parental leave and benefits, come 1 November 2019
Post by CDH marketing communications - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr "UIF gears up for parental leave and benefits, come 1 November 2019 Written by Michael Yeates and Arlina Ramothar On 1 November 2019, s8, 11, 15 and 16 of the Labour Laws Amendment Act 10 of 2018 (Act) comes...
‘Harsh’ new law to enforce transformation in South Africa
Click here for the original post by: BusinessTech Staff Writer 9 October 2019 The Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) expects the Amended Employment Equity (EE) Bill to be tabled in parliament before the end of October 2019. In a statement on Wednesday (9 October),...
Property Practitioners Act welcomed by Estate Agents
Click here for the original post by: Business Report What you need to know about BBBEE Codes and Compliance "Economy / 4 October 2019, 08:30am / Edward West CAPE TOWN – The Property Practitioners Act of 2019 signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa was on Thursday...
President Ramaphosa names Presidential Economic Advisory Council
Click here for the original article by: Inside Politics President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the names of the 18-member Presidential Economic Advisory Council mandated to ensure greater coherence and consistency in the implementation of economic policy, and to make...
The Department of Trade Industry plans to go live with a new business portal by October 2019
Original post - BusinessTech Government is launching a major new website for South African businesses – here’s what to expect Staff Writer 21 August 2019 The Department of Trade Industry plans to go live with a new business portal by October 2019....
What is a Power of Attorney?
Article shared courtesy of: Elke Herbst of Bisset Boehmke McBlain "A Power of Attorney is a notice that gives a third party the permission to act on your behalf and/or make decisions for you. It can be restricted to specific matters (“special power of attorney”) or...
Sweeping changes in the domestic sector in South Africa: inclusion of domestic workers under COIDA
EMPLOYMENT | 02 JUL 2019 BY PRENCESS MOHLAHLO AND NALEDI RASEOTE Article shared courtesy of: ENSight When the tide of democracy and constitutionalism swept through labour legislation in South Africa from the early ‘90s onwards, domestic workers, for the first time,...
Business tips for surviving difficult times
How To Survive Tough Times Clients are often asking us how they can navigate these tough times. Our advice would be to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN to include the following business critical areas in your strategic planning: 80:20 Rule: As you review these areas always bear in...
The definitions of micro, small, and medium businesses have just been radically overhauled
Original article here. BUSINESS INSIDER | BUSINESSThe definitions of micro, small, and medium businesses have just been radically overhauled – here’s howPhillip de Wet, Business Insider SAMar 15, 2019, 01:00 PM The legal definition of micro, small, and medium-sized...
Guideline for Corporate Compliance for Social and Ethics Committees
CIPC issued the guidelines on 19 November 2018 for Social and Ethics Committees that are required for certain entities. Guideline for Corporate Compliance CIPC has provided guidelines on compliance requirements for social and ethics committees.
Voluntary audits and disclosure of director’s remuneration
It is clear from the CIPC notices of June and October 2018, that there is no longer a distinction allowed between statutory and voluntary audited AFS disclosure of director’s remuneration. Both engagements require separate disclosure of directors and prescribed...
Attorneys’ Trust Accounts changes
We draw your attention to the following notices from the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) relating to: The implementation of the remaining chapters of the Legal Practice Act No. 28 of 2014 (the Legal Practice Act). These chapters were implemented on 1 November...
Employment Equity reminder
The Department of Labour’s online portal opened on 1 September 2018 and will be open until 15th January 2019. This submission must outline how your business intends to implement Employment Equity (EE) in the workforce, in line with set targets. Who needs to submit EE...
Numsa Welcomes Concourt Ruling on Labour Brokers
PRETORIA – The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling which confirmed its interpretation of the Labour Relations Act and ensures a sole employment relationship for workers employed for more than three...
SAICA responds to EFF comments on trillion donation
Johannesburg, 08 March 2018 - The Chairman and Acting CEO of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) take this opportunity to make it clear to the South African public that SAICA and its entities have never been party to any form of state capture...
Fitch Ratings affirms South Africa’s ratings, keeps outlook stable
Charles Back of Fairview has been awarded Western Cape farmer of the year 2017
We at MD are immensely proud to be associated with Mr Back, whose impressive winning profile was advertised in last week’s ‘Die Burger’, dated Friday 27 October 2017.
AGRO-PROCESSING PROGRAMME
The DTI has just launched the “Agro-Processing Support Scheme” that encompasses quite a broad range of Qualifying Activities: Description of Qualifying Processes/Projects New and existing agro-processing/beneficiation projects. This can also involve a wide range of...