The answer is an unfortunate one that discourages the growth of international commerce: with a fair measure of difficulty and at a premium.
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South Africa: National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report released
The DEA published its annual National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report for 2016-2017 (the Report).
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Typically, workers in the gig economy find jobs by registering on websites or apps and signing up for what they want to do.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Heavy weather at sea and the ship’s protest
The ship’s protest is one of the most respected and honoured of shipping documents. This article first appeared in the Sunday Tribune.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Resignation in the face of a disciplinary inquiry – what are an employer’s rights?
Resignations ‘with immediate effect’ do not preclude employers from taking disciplinary action during the employee’s notice period.
Continue readingKenya: Revised Kenya-India double taxation agreement comes into force
The DTA, which entered into force on 30 August 2017, will apply in Kenya from 1 January 2018 and will replace the previous Kenya-India DTA.
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