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Updates on customs and excise rules and Treasury’s Budget Facility for...
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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has implemented crucial amendments to the Customs and Excise Act Rules, as published in the Government Gazette No. 52255 on 11 March 2025. These changes, which apply retrospectively from 19 February 2025, have significant implications for businesses affected by excise...
AirCounsel Unveils “Titan AI Contract Drafter”-Drafts Attorney-Grade Contracts, Policies, or Terms...
Cape Town, SA — AirCounsel today announced the launch of Titan AI Contract Drafter by AirCounsel, an AI-powered contract drafting platform built by practicing lawyers for practicing lawyers. The Titan AI Contract Drafter by AirCounsel enables attorneys to generate fully customized contracts, policies, and legal terms—either from scratch or...
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Metrofile Cloud launches its Virtual Private Server hosting solution
Metrofile Cloud is changing the way small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) host their websites and applications with the launch of its new Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting solution. Bringing a level of reliability, previously only known to enterprise-grade solutions, this tailored...
Brace Yourself: Fire Season Is Here!
If you live in the northern parts of South Africa, wildfires are probably already on your radar. And if they're not, they should be.
SafeQuip, a leading distributor of fire safety equipment, cautions that dry seasonal winds drive wildfires year after year. And while fires don’t respect property boundaries, there...
RMCP enforcement is here, and the consequences are real
Having a Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP) isn’t just a procedural formality - it is a legal requirement under Section 42 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA). More importantly, it has become the focal point of regulatory enforcement, with recent penalties confirming that the Financial Sector Conduct...
Daan’s Snippets – 12th May 2025
Property
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Not much regarding property has made the news of late: the Daily Investor reported rising demand for holiday apartments in the Garden Route area. Most properties there are free-standing, but the recommendation is that those wishing holiday accommodation buy into sectional schemes which are generally more affordable, and which...
Joburg Deeds Office floods after ignored warnings
Flooding has occurred at the Johannesburg Deeds Office following unresolved building concerns previously raised by the Johannesburg Attorneys Association (JAA).
Video footage seen by Moneyweb on Tuesday shows water leaking from the parking area’s roof.
A letter by the JAA, dated 29 April, addressed to the Director-General of Agriculture, Land Reform...
Supreme Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turkcell against MTN...
Monday, 5 May 2025: The Supreme Court of Appeal has taken a welcome stand against bribery and corruption in the latest instalment of a courtroom clash that has raged since 2013. The bench agreed with Turkcell, a Turkish telecoms company, that South Africans alleged to have bribed foreign government...
ENS with firmwide adoption of Harvey AI
African law firm, ENS, is continuing its commitment to legal innovation with the firmwide adoption of Harvey AI, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence platform designed to enhance legal analysis, streamline workflows and unlock new possibilities for strategic legal thinking.
While the legal industry has traditionally been slow to embrace new technologies,...
Daan’s Snippets – 25th April 2025
Practice News
Practitioners behaving badly:You will recall that the LPC is in the process of a striking-off application against adv Mkhwebane. She responded by pleading politics and stating that she is not a practising advocate anyway. The LPC has not covered itself in glory either – this move comes two...
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New race quotas — a full-scale attack on business freedom
Last week the SA government published its new racial hiring quotas, which instruct businesses to reduce white males to as little as 4% of its workforce.
The regulations herald perhaps the most sweeping racialisation of the SA labour market, seeking to impose racial hiring quotas on local and international companies alike...
Five years after lockdown, the world still refuses to reckon with...
In the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns, the world finds itself at a crossroads. While the immediate crisis has passed, a deeper reckoning, an honest and unflinching evaluation of the leadership failures, ethical breaches, and institutional betrayals that defined the global response to the pandemic, remains conspicuously absent.At the...
Asset Tokenisation: The next big thing?
“Every stock, every bond, every fund, every asset can be tokenised.” - Larry Fink, the CEO of the world’s largest asset management firm, Blackrock
Asset tokenisation is emerging as a significant shift in how ownership and investment in assets are conceptualised and executed. While still in its early stages, it...
Are PR agencies ready for the rise of AI?
AI is no longer a ‘what if’ - it’s a ‘what now’ for PR professionals. From media monitoring to content creation and campaign strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the way PR agencies operate—streamlining tasks, unlocking smarter insights, and transforming how stories are told and shared.
"AI's ability to...
The technology that presents a significant threat to South Africa
The increasing use of ‘deepfakes’ presents a significant threat to South Africa and could lead to political unrest, financial fraud, and reputational damage. Accenture Africa security lead Boland Lithebe warned that deepfakes have terrifying implications for the country.
“Imagine waking up to a video of the President announcing a national...
The Ethics of Forced Discounts in Bond Registrations: An Open Letter...
Dear Absa Bank, Standard Bank, FNB, Nedbank, SA Home Loans, Investec and other financial institutions,Dear Law Society of South Africa,Dear BASA,Dear Colleagues,I write this letter on behalf of conveyancers across South Africa, particularly those in small firms, who are increasingly burdened by the banks’ demands for substantial discounts on...
Mobile Only Indexing and Mobile Marketing For Lawyers
South Africans spend more than five hours (in fact an average of 5.15min/day - the highest in the world) on their mobile phones every day, and we depend on our devices for just about everything. Because of this, businesses and law firms need...
How to Market Your Firm on a Budget
February is all but coming to an end and with that the year is in full swing.
Our festive period is long over with, and the realities of the year are starting to sink in. Reality being the optimal word...
Why Most Law Firm Websites Fail
A law firm’s website is much more than a digital brochure—it’s the gateway to earning the trust of potential clients and turning visitors into leads. Yet, many firms fail to recognise the critical role their websites play in business development. Poor...
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