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Finance Act 2024: An Overview for Businesses

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 was gazetted on 27 July 2024. It legislates the measures announced in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech 2024-2025. This article aims to highlight the key provisions that affect the business community.

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Pavestones

Transforming Nigeria's Digital Landscape: Review of the National Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill, 2024

The National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2024, represents a strategic move in Nigeria’s digital transformation journey. Primarily, the Bill aims to drive economic growth through digital technology, improve public service delivery, and create a competitive envir..

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Bowmans

South Africa: The Companies Amendment Bills Have Been Signed into Law

The long-awaited First and Second Companies Amendment Bills were signed into law by the President according to a Presidential announcement on 26 July 2024). The most material changes introduced by the Bills are those pertaining to remuneration disclosures and, from an M&a..

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ENS

Supreme Court of Ghana Addresses Termination of Employment Without Cause

Employment relationships do not always end through retirement. In many instances, the termination of the employment relationship is at the instance of one of the parties. Mostly when it is the employee who initiates the termination, there are no post-termination issues. H..

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ENS

Significant Victory for Uganda Revenue Authority as High Court Delivers a Thunderclap Verdict on Massive Tax Evasion Scheme

To call it a thunderclap may still not do justice to the Uganda Revenue Authority’s stunning victory against a massive tax evasion scheme. In a decision delivered by the Honourable Justice Stephen Mubiru, Head of the Commercial Court, on 16 July 2024 in URA v Crane Autos,..

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Miranda Alliance

National Minimum Wage Increase

On July 17, Presidential Decree No. 152/24 of July 17 was published and came into force, approving an increase in the National Minimum Wage.

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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Price Personalisation or Price Discrimination: Can Your Computer Tell the Difference

From booking accommodation and transport to purchasing products online, data analytics has given firms the ability to use automated pricing algorithms to charge personalised prices to every customer based on their data profile. Does this personalised pricing contravene co..

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Orison Legal

Finance Bill 2024: Part 1 – Forthcoming Changes in Mauritius Employment Law

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 will be formally introduced at the National Assembly this Thursday 18 July 2024. The object of the Bill is to provide for the implementation of the measures announced in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech 2024-2025. Th..

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Webber Newd

Understanding the Abuse of Dominance in Lesotho: a Focus on Unfair Price Differentiation

Lesotho has taken a significant step towards enhancing market fairness with the publication of the Competition Act, 2022. Although not promulgated, the Act seeks to regulate market dynamics effectively, ensuring fair competition and addressing the abuse of market dominanc..

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