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Disconnection of water supply by a Municipality

 

The Western Cape High Court recently upheld a decision of the Strand Magistrates Court whereby the City of Cape Town was ordered to reconnect the water supply to a property in Strand.
The City of Cape Town took the decision on appeal however, their appeal was dismissed. The facts of the case were as follo ...

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Further tax amnesty for property owners

 

Taxpayers have recently been given another opportunity to clean out their companies, close corporations and trusts by transferring properties out of these entities into their own names.
Previously it was only an owner of a primary residence or property used “mainly for domestic purposes” who could ...

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Going...going...gone

 

Last week Auction Alliance CEO Rael Levitt found himself in hot water with the National Consumer Commission. Subsequently the proverbial ‘can of worms’ was opened by an investigation into the company’s financial affairs which saw Rael Levitt step down as CEO of the company this week.
Auction ...

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Die Antwoord to copyright law

Die Antwoord are certainly getting their fair share of media attention after their appearance on the David Letterman show. But now they may have landed in some hot water for alleged copyright infringement for featuring an anti-apartheid sculpture in a teaser video for their latest song, Ten$ion.

The sculptor, Jane Alexander, has stated that her intention is not to interfere with o ...

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The layperson's guide to the Protection of Information Bill

The proposed Protection of Information Bill, which is aimed at protecting classified State information, has raised a lot of media attention over the past 12 months. But if the recent hearings are anything to go by, a lot of people out there don't even know what the law is actually all about.

In this useful guide we look at the key provisions of the Bill.  

 

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