Tag: law
Unworkable drink ban until age of 21
Government appears intent on steaming ahead with the Liquor Amendment Bill, which will, among other things, raise the legal drinking age from 18 to...
New laws set to make animal testing illegal in South Africa
Government is currently seeking public comment on a new bill which seeks to criminalise the use of animals in testing cosmetics and their ingredients.
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Western Cape to toughen alcohol controls
The six billion rand generated by the Western Cape alcohol industry is a paltry sum, not worth it when compared to the billions in...
Sasol needs more time to meet air pollution laws
South African petrochemicals group Sasol plans to apply to postpone a 2020 deadline for meeting stricter air pollution laws. The company, which announced this...
Are your ‘Friday afternoon drinks’ encouraging a culture of drinking?
Alcohol consumption in the workplace and during working hours is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act.
Many organisations have...
SA leaders announce power partnership to dramatically scale drone industry
The local drone industry has been explosive in the last few years, rapidly climbing in status among the typical technology purchases and seasonal gift lists across South...
City’s new draft by-law on outdoor advertising
The City’s new draft by-law on outdoor advertising is an improvement on the first version but it is still too complicated and full of...
The effect’s ‘junk status’ will have on ordinary South Africans
What ordinary South Africans need to do now is look at the down-to-earth effects of the credit rating down grade and how junk status...
Catch 22 and the minimum wage law
To point out the flaws in making a minimum wage compulsory risks being seen as in favour of grinding the faces of the poor...
New way to buy property in Mauritius
It has taken almost six months, but the Mauritian government has now finally amended the island’s Non-Citizens (Property Restriction) Act to make it possible...
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