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Protect Your Property – Act Quickly on Prospecting or Mining Notices

26 January 2026

Farmers in Pongola, Maputaland, and surrounding areas are increasingly receiving documents about proposed prospecting or mining on (or near) their... land. These often include:Basic Assessment Reports (BARs) or Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)Public participation noticesAccess request lettersProposed access agreements, servitudes, or surface use contractsConsultation forms or objection invitation letters

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Culture vs style: When workplace dress codes cross the line

16 January 2026

How far can employers go in regulating appearance? A recent court ruling highlights when dress codes clash with culture, religion... and constitutional rights.

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Competition Commission guidelines on confidential information

16 January 2026

The Competition Commission’s new guidelines explain how businesses can have confidential information protected and how this is assessed.

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Termination of joint ownership, rights in question: PIE Act explained

16 January 2026

Ending joint ownership must meet specific legal requirements and can carry significant practical consequences.

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Trusts firmly in SARS’s crosshairs

16 January 2026

SARS is tightening its focus on trusts, with penalties for non-compliance set to take effect in 2026.

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From pen to platform: can you sign digitally?

14 January 2026

Are digital signatures legally valid? Find out when electronic signing works, and when “pen to paper” is still required.

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Protect Your Property – Act Quickly on Prospecting or Mining Notices

26 January 2026

Farmers in Pongola, Maputaland, and surrounding areas are increasingly receiving documents about proposed prospecting or mining on (or near) their... land. These often include:Basic Assessment Reports (BARs) or Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)Public participation noticesAccess request lettersProposed access agreements, servitudes, or surface use contractsConsultation forms or objection invitation letters

READ MORE
47
Article

Culture vs style: When workplace dress codes cross the line

16 January 2026

How far can employers go in regulating appearance? A recent court ruling highlights when dress codes clash with culture, religion... and constitutional rights.

READ MORE
61
Article

Competition Commission guidelines on confidential information

16 January 2026

The Competition Commission’s new guidelines explain how businesses can have confidential information protected and how this is assessed.

READ MORE
58
Article

Termination of joint ownership, rights in question: PIE Act explained

16 January 2026

Ending joint ownership must meet specific legal requirements and can carry significant practical consequences.

READ MORE
56
Article

Trusts firmly in SARS’s crosshairs

16 January 2026

SARS is tightening its focus on trusts, with penalties for non-compliance set to take effect in 2026.

READ MORE
54
Article

From pen to platform: can you sign digitally?

14 January 2026

Are digital signatures legally valid? Find out when electronic signing works, and when “pen to paper” is still required.

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Filter: Credit agreements
Bypassing the National Credit Act may come back to bite you

02 June 2025

Think you can sidestep credit laws with ‘friendly’ loans or sneaky deals? Think again. Discover why trying to outsmart the... National Credit Act could lead to costly surprises you never saw coming.

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When credit agreements get sticky

06 May 2025

Navigating the ins and outs of credit agreements under the National Credit Act can feel like walking through legal quicksand.... One wrong clause or overlooked procedure, and your entire case could come undone. Before enforcing your rights, make sure you’re not stepping into a sticky situation of your own making.

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Should I get regular statements from my credit provider?

16 October 2019

I hardly ever receive statements from my credit providers. Surely, they should be sending me regular statements so I can... see what I owe them. What does the law say about this?

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Can a surety be released by the prejudicial conduct of a creditor?

14 July 2017

I agreed to stand surety for my brother-in-law in one of his business deals. He however failed to meet his... obligations and the creditor sold off his beach house on an execution sale. However, the house was sold in my view for far less than it was worth and now there is a shortfall which the creditor wants me to stand in for. If they had sold his house for its full value, there wouldn’t be a shortfall. Surely I can’t be held responsible for the shortfall?

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