PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT (POPIA)
Purposes of the Act The Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (POPIA) aims to give effect to the right to privacy as provided...
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Ruan Vd Merwe
- Mar 17
Neighbour Builds right up to your Property
Introduction This articles explains your rights as a property owner when a neighbour violates a building line or encroaches on your land....
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Mar 15
MINIMUM WAGE HEADACHE FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
In the wake of the devastation caused by Covid-19, fast food outlets, restaurants and caterers across the country are being dealt yet...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Mar 10
No new tax measures - but you will pay more if you drink and smoke
Consumers of alcohol and tobacco products will pay 8% more in excise duties. In light of improvements in tax revenue collections in...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Mar 1
BEER, CIDERS, STOUTS AND ALES
Liquor Products Act (60 of 1989) regulates the production, composition and labelling of all liquor products – products for drinking...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Feb 22
What Do Conveyancing Attorneys Do, Who Appoints Them, and What are You Paying For?
Ownership of immovable property is not obtained on signature of the offer to purchase document or even on payment of the purchase price....
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Nov 18, 2020
BACK TO BUSINESS!
Introduction With the easing of the nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Government’s “Risk Adjusted...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Jun 22, 2020
COVID-19 SICK LEAVE CRISIS
Some employees will have tested positive.
Are they entitled to paid sick leave, UIF illness benefits or Compensation Fund benefits?
Ruan Vd Merwe
- May 29, 2020
ADMISSION OF GUILT FINES
What are admissions of guilt fines? The South African Police Service (SAPS) may give a person, who has been arrested on suspicion of a...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Mar 30, 2020
Guide to UIF and other Covid-19 options (UPDATED: 30 March 2020)
Much confusion has arisen with the introduction of the Covid-19 temporary employee / employer relief scheme (C19 TERS), previously...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Mar 19, 2020
COVID 19 IS CLOSING THE DOORS OF MY RESTAURANT, STORE, HOTEL, WHAT NOW?
ADVICE ON COVID 19 DISASTER MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES IN RELATION TO LIQUOR TRADE, SUPPLY & DISTRIBUTION On 18 March 2020 the Minister in...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Mar 19, 2020
COVID-19 & UIF – SHORT TIME & TEMPORARY LAY-OFF
Some businesses are under severe strain as a consequence of the severe measures implemented due to the COVID-19 having been declared a...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Mar 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS IMPACT IN THE WORKPLACE
Dear Clients, In the light of the recent Coronavirus outbreak, Mr. Jan Truter from the team at www.labourwise.co.za provides some insight...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Jan 22, 2020
How about one for the road? Drinking and Driving, don't do it!
How about one for the road? It is an age-old question and no one wants a straight answer. #loopdop We have all been at that function...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Jan 17, 2020
BE THE BOSS OF YOU OWN LIQUOR LICENCE
Liquor Licencing The current position regarding liquor licensing in the Republic is as follows: “Liquor” is divided into manufacturing,...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Oct 15, 2019
RENEWING YOUR LIQUOR LICENCE
If you trade in liquor then the most important asset in your business is your liquor licence or registration. Our experience is that the...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Jun 27, 2019
LIQUOR AND THE RULE OF LAW
It will not be disputed that the basis of our democracy is the Rule of Law. This is generally stated and propagated, but unfortunately...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Jun 27, 2019
PENDING LIQUOR LEGISLATION
According to the Bush Telegraph both the North West Province and the Limpopo Province have prepared new Legislation and Regulations to...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Jun 27, 2019
INTERIM MAINTENANCE - RULE 43
The Full Bench of the Johannesburg Division of the Gauteng High Court has handed a judgment relating to Family Law and more specifically...
Ruan Vd Merwe
- Jun 4, 2019
Decision confirming principle of “creature of statute”.
The principle of "creature of statute" is such a fundamental principle of law that one can almost not think there would be any ignorance,...
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