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The Advertising Regulatory Board (“the ARB”) is an independent entity established to regulate advertising in South Africa. The ARB administers the Code of Advertising Practice which regulates the content of South African advertising.
All directors are required to always act in the best interests of the company, and this can only be achieved if directors set aside their personal interests.
The media industry in South Africa does have a system of self regulation, however, it is also subject to various regulatory systems in the public sphere.
The fourth industrial revolution (“4IR”) is causing significant changes to the way we live, interact and do business. This is the future of technology, where objects, machines and various other devices connect with each other in a secure, networked environment.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented business disruption.
Fake news has caused mass panic in these times of global crisis. It not only makes people believe false things, but also makes them less likely to accept or consume accurate information.
In October last year, President Cyril Ramphoasa signed the Films and Publications Amendment Bill (“the Bill”) into law.
The Advertising Regulatory Board (“the ARB”) is an independent entity established to regulate advertising in South Africa. The ARB administers the Code of Advertising Practice which regulates the content of South African advertising.
All directors are required to always act in the best interests of the company, and this can only be achieved if directors set aside their personal interests.
The media industry in South Africa does have a system of self regulation, however, it is also subject to various regulatory systems in the public sphere.
The fourth industrial revolution (“4IR”) is causing significant changes to the way we live, interact and do business. This is the future of technology, where objects, machines and various other devices connect with each other in a secure, networked environment.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented business disruption.
Fake news has caused mass panic in these times of global crisis. It not only makes people believe false things, but also makes them less likely to accept or consume accurate information.
In October last year, President Cyril Ramphoasa signed the Films and Publications Amendment Bill (“the Bill”) into law.
IT Law
Yashoda Rajoo

Space Law in South Africa

In a small town near Sutherland, far away from the bright lights of any big cities, lies the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, the

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Space Law
Yashoda Rajoo

The Outer Space Treaty 

We’re all familiar with that classic interstellar warfare scene – spaceships dodging asteroids, firing lasers, and blowing up planets, all to ensure the preservation of

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IT Law
Yashoda Rajoo

Space – The Final Frontier

When Sputnik 1, a simple sphere with radio transmitters was launched in 1957, humanity was thrust into ‘the Space Age’.  A mere 4 years later,

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Commercial Law
Yashoda Rajoo

The ARB Code is not ‘Members Only’

The Advertising Regulatory Board (“the ARB”) is an independent entity established to regulate advertising in South Africa.  The ARB administers the Code of Advertising Practice which regulates the content of South African advertising.  

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Commercial Law
Yashoda Rajoo

KING IV ON DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

All directors are required to always act in the best interests of the company, and this can only be achieved if directors set aside their personal interests. 

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Commercial Law
Yashoda Rajoo

Broadcasting in South Africa

The media industry in South Africa does have a system of self regulation, however, it is also subject to various regulatory systems in the public sphere.

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Commercial Law
Yashoda Rajoo

POPIA is vital for 4IR law

The fourth industrial revolution (“4IR”) is causing significant changes to the way we live, interact and do business. This is the future of technology, where objects, machines and various other devices connect with each other in a secure, networked environment.

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Administrative and Procurement Law
Yashoda Rajoo

Fake News in the time of Covid – 19

Fake news has caused mass panic in these times of global crisis. It not only makes people believe false things, but also makes them less likely to accept or consume accurate information.

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