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Labour Law

Court battle looms over Employment Equity Act amendments

Hugo Pienaar, Asma Cachalia, and Alex van Greuning 5 May 2025

Source: © MiningMX platinum group metals (PGMs), coal, gold, manganese and chrome are exclsuved from the US's recently announced import tariffs

Markets & Investment

PGMs, coal, gold, manganese and chrome: Excluded from US tariffs but not out of danger

4 Apr 2025

Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

Mining

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had some tough love for the SOEs

Mining

#BudgetSpeech2024: Mining industry’s struggle amid economic challenges

22 Feb 2024

#MTBPS: Mining sector profits and tax revenue hit by SOE failure

Markets & Investment

#MTBPS: Mining sector profits and tax revenue hit by SOE failure

Lindsey Schutters 2 Nov 2023

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Labour Law

Facing employee retrenchments? Key legal considerations

Hugo Pienaar and Abigail Butcher 10 Mar 2023

5 key tactics for your small retail business this festive season

SMEs

5 key tactics for your small retail business this festive season

Lara Du Plessis 14 Nov 2022

Experts predict repo rate will hold

Banking

Experts predict repo rate will hold

18 Jan 2021

South African Reserve Bank

Economy

Has the Sarb run out of ammunition?

10 Sep 2020

Smokers and drinkers are likely to feel the pinch. Image source: Getty/Gallo

Budget Speech

Mboweni's tough juggling act

26 Feb 2020

Battle of legislation: The presence of legal representation during specific arbitration

Labour Law

Battle of legislation: The presence of legal representation during specific arbitration

Hugo Pienaar and Michaela Grieve 10 Jun 2019

SA likely to exit technical recession in 3rd quarter

Markets & Investment

SA likely to exit technical recession in 3rd quarter

5 Sep 2018

#WomensMonth: Women still lack parity in corporate South Africa

Management & Leadership

#WomensMonth: Women still lack parity in corporate South Africa

3 Aug 2017

‘No work, no money' upheld in recent judgement

Labour Law

‘No work, no money' upheld in recent judgement

Hugo Pienaar and Riola Kok 9 May 2017

#BestofBiz 2016: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2016: Legal

12 Dec 2016

Drunk enough to be dismissed?

Labour Law

Drunk enough to be dismissed?

Hugo Pienaar and Elizabeth Sonnekus 30 Aug 2016

ConCourt clarifies employment equity measures

Labour Law

ConCourt clarifies employment equity measures

Hugo Pienaar, Sean Jamieson and Jeffrey Long 2 Aug 2016

Defining 'reasonable accommodation' for people with disabilities

Labour Law

Defining 'reasonable accommodation' for people with disabilities

Hugo Pienaar and Roxanne Bain 17 May 2016

Workplace equity policies must comply with employment equity legislation

Labour Law

Workplace equity policies must comply with employment equity legislation

Hugo Pienaar and Roxanne Bain 13 May 2016

The Best of Biz 2015: Legal

Legal

The Best of Biz 2015: Legal

15 Dec 2015

Can the real employer please stand up?

Labour Law

Can the real employer please stand up?

Hugo Pienaar 2 Dec 2015

Night shift transport: employer or employee obligation?

Labour Law

Night shift transport: employer or employee obligation?

Hugo Pienaar 1 Jul 2015

Minority trade unions are bound by extended collective agreements

Labour Law

Minority trade unions are bound by extended collective agreements

Hugo Pienaar and Joloudi Badenhorst 20 May 2015

SA's manufacturing recovery not as good as previously thought‚ says BER

Design & Manufacturing

SA's manufacturing recovery not as good as previously thought‚ says BER

Claire Bisseker 7 Nov 2014

Patel wins Client Choice International award

Law Practice

Patel wins Client Choice International award

3 Apr 2014

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr ranked in twelve practice areas

Law Practice

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr ranked in twelve practice areas

17 Mar 2014

Motor industry strike blamed for dragging down growth

Manufacturing & Parts

Motor industry strike blamed for dragging down growth

25 Nov 2013

Alternatives to labour broking

Labour

Alternatives to labour broking

Hugo Pienaar and Andrea Taylor 19 Aug 2013

Research

GDP forecast upped

27 Jul 2011

Research

Clothing retailers boost volume growth

Zeenat Moorad 17 Jun 2011

Research

Growth forecast lower

28 Jul 2010

Design & Manufacturing

Revival at factories gives rare jobs boost

Mariam Isa 2 Feb 2010

Retail

Cuts in interest rates fail to help retailers

Mariam Isa 15 Oct 2009

Retail

CPI falls to 8%

Neo Semono 25 Jun 2009

Retail

CPI falls to 8.4%

Neo Semono 27 May 2009

Banking & Finance

Economy expected to improve in second half

Neo Semono 27 May 2009

Banking & Finance

Repo rate cut by 100 basis points

Neo Semono 30 Apr 2009