Article written by Daniel Maboa (SEESA) The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is South Africa’s privacy legislation that came into effect on 1 July 2021. At its heart, the Act seeks to enhance the constitutional right to privacy, give data subjects some form of control over their personal information and ensure that organisations processing […]
Article provided by CIPC The CIPC, since its inception, has been progressively offering a number of company-related services to its customers. One of the offerings is concerning the BEE certificate (i.e. Affidavit) that exempted micro enterprises can apply for, thanks to a collaboration between the CIPC and the dtic BEE Unit, which began in 2014. […]
Article written by Lezé Jonker (BEE and Labour Legal Advisor at SEESA Port Elizabeth) A Joint Venture (JV) is a business agreement between two or more entities whereby they agree to join their resources for the purpose to achieve a specific business goal. A JV is its own entity, separate and apart from the participants […]
Article written by Riaan Conrad Conradie (SEESA – Upington) The new Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) is in full swing. What are the consequences if you do not comply with this Act? These are some frequently asked questions.
Article by Renate Jute (Noble Prosperity) After the better part of 18 months of late nights and much frustration, I can now add the tag ‘Published Author’ to my bio. My mom was always of the opinion I should write a book, but in her defence, she did not intend for it to be a […]
Article written by Atish Panday (Legal advisor and Branch co-ordinator – SEESA Richard’s Bay) COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in the world’s economy, and South Africa was not spared the wrath of the COVID-19 storms, poor economic growth coupled with fears of a third wave has sent shivers down the spine of many businesses. The reality […]
Article provided by xneelo Web hosting provider, xneelo, asked three experts from Michalsons law firm to share the most important legal considerations for online businesses. Here’s what they had to say. You’ve come up with your online business idea and planned your product or service offering. Good work! Now it’s time to think about the […]
