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## [The Electronic Communications Draft Amendment Bill and the changes it proposes to introduce](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-electronic-communications-draft-amendment-bill-and-the-changes-it-proposes-to-introduce)

On 23 June 2023, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies published the Draft Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2023 (Draft Amendment Bill), which is intended to amend certain aspects of the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 (ECA).

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## [Regulations on food labelling and advertising](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/regulations-on-food-labelling-and-advertising)

On 21 April 2023, the Minister of Health published the draft regulations relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs (GN R 3337 GG 48460) in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (the draft regulations). Comments on the regulatio.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-ground-breaking-settlement-agreement-on-employment-equity-signed>

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## [South Africa: ‘Ground-breaking’ settlement agreement on employment equity signed](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-ground-breaking-settlement-agreement-on-employment-equity-signed)

On 28 June 2023, what the Minister of Employment and Labour (Minister) has called a ‘ground-breaking’ settlement agreement on employment equity, was signed by the South African government and trade union, Solidarity.

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## [National Health Insurance: What benefit; for whom, where and how?](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/national-health-insurance-what-benefit-for-whom-where-and-how)

As has widely been reported in the media, the National Health Insurance Bill or the Bill has been passed by Parliament. However, such a process has left a number of crucial questions about the scope, ambit and application of the Bill largely unanswered. One of those quest.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-judgment-shows-that-electronic-contracts-are-becoming-more-acceptable-in-sa-law>

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## [New judgment shows that electronic contracts are becoming more acceptable in SA law](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-judgment-shows-that-electronic-contracts-are-becoming-more-acceptable-in-sa-law)

On 1 June 2023, the Johannesburg High Court published its judgment in the matter of FirstRand Bank Limited t/a Wesbank v Leon Gregory Govendor (we note that the spelling of “Govendor” in the neutral citation is different to that used in the ci.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/unmasking-trust-ownership-the-introduction-of-beneficial-ownership-registers-in-south-africa>

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## [Unmasking trust ownership: The introduction of beneficial ownership registers in South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/unmasking-trust-ownership-the-introduction-of-beneficial-ownership-registers-in-south-africa)

Between April 2019 and June 2021, South Africa underwent a mutual evaluation of its anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism controls, which culminated in the publication of the Mutual Evaluation Report (“MER”) by t.. 

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## [Back to College at the Supreme Court of Appeal](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/back-to-college-at-the-supreme-court-of-appeal)

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of South Africa recently delivered a judgment in a trade mark infringement case between iCollege (Pty) Ltd (“iCollege”) and Xpertease Skills Development and Mentoring CC (“Xpertease”). The Court found that Xpertease’s use of a mark that c.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-resolution-regime-for-designated-institutions-comes-into-effect>

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## [New resolution regime for designated institutions comes into effect](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-resolution-regime-for-designated-institutions-comes-into-effect)

Banks and other financial institutions should take note of the new resolution framework that came into effect on 1 June 2023. These legislative changes stem from the global financial crisis and the Group of Twenty’s request that the Financial Stability Board provide a lis.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/competition-law-block-exemptions-published-for-the-south-african-energy-sector>

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## [Competition law block exemptions published for the South African energy sector](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/competition-law-block-exemptions-published-for-the-south-african-energy-sector)

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (MTIC) on Wednesday 24 May 2023 published the Energy Users Block Exemption and Energy Supplier Block Exemption.

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