MORE THAN JUST COVID-19 19 June 2020 – by JP Landman, Political Analyst A huge amount of false hope was generated last week when the Constitutional Court ruled that the Electoral Act must be amended to allow independents to stand in elections. Various lobby groups and commentators were excited by the prospect that constituencies will now…
MORE THAN JUST COVID-19 22 May 2020 – by JP Landman, Political Analyst Millions of words and trillions of pixels have been published on Covid-19. I cannot possibly add value to that, so in this note we will focus on other things crowded out by the virus. SURVIVING THE DOWNGRADE South Africa exited the World Government…
COVID-19, THE ECONOMY AND POLITICS 22 April 2020 – by JP Landman, Political Analyst The new coronavirus has knocked the stuffing out of the world’s economy. South Africa was in a recession even before the virus struck. Then came the (final) credit rating downgrades in March and April, and then the global lockdown. South Africa’s economy…
Authored by: Ugendran Odayar and Amber von Steiger Like many other changes being experienced by companies as a result of COVID-19, the requirement for an on-site visit as part of the BEE verification process prescribed by the South Africa National Accreditation System (SANAS) has been amended to take into account COVID-19. Prior to COVID-19, SANAS…
DISPUTE RESOLUTION | 02 APR 2020 BY ASLAM MOOSAJEE Since the declaration of the national state of disaster in South Africa in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, it has been anything but “business as usual” for most professionals. This is equally true for legal practitioners trying to navigate the directives regarding litigation and court…
LABOUR EMPLOYMENT HUMAN RESOURCES BULLETIN Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Following the announcement of a 21-day nationwide lockdown by President Ramaphosa on 23 March 2020, many employers have had to close their doors for at least the duration of the lockdown. Many of these employers will be unable to continue to pay their employees during this…
by Rashaad Tayob, Portfolio Manager Nedgroup Investments Flexible Income Fund 30th March 2020 When, not If On Friday March 27th, South Africa lost its last investment grade rating as Moody’s downgraded the country to Junk status. Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the deterioration of the government finances made the downgrade inevitable, it was just a…
This communication aims to provide further context about the proposed exchange control reforms. With the outbreak of Covid-19, it is difficult to think beyond all that has transpired over the past few months globally, let alone the past month in South Africa. However, towards the end of February 2020, the Financial Surveillance Department (FinSurv) of…
LAND EXPROPRIATION WITHOUT COMPENSATION 3 February 2020 Changing the Constitution to allow for expropriation without compensation has certainly ignited South African politics for 2020. It is worthwhile cutting through the noise. CURRENT POSITION Currently, expropriation is allowed and is governed by both the Constitution and the Expropriation Act. Section 25(2) of the Constitution (the property…
HIDING YOUR LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL 14 JANUARY 2020 From a news flow and publicity point of view, an extraordinary thing happened in December 2019. The last cabinet meeting of the year was on Friday 13 December. That was also the week of stage 6 load shedding and when the president said there will be…