Acts Online News Blog http://www.acts.co.za/news/ Blog posts for Acts Online News en-gb [email protected] Copyright 2025 Employer Responsibilities re vaccination in the workplace http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/employer-responsibilities-re-vaccination-in-the-workplace Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/employer-responsibilities-re-vaccination-in-the-workplace Do we need to enhance disclosures in SA audit reports? http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/do-we-need-to-enhance-disclosures-in-sa-audit-reports Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:09:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/do-we-need-to-enhance-disclosures-in-sa-audit-reports POPIA: Code of Conduct for BASA http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/popia-code-of-conduct-for-basa Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:53:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/popia-code-of-conduct-for-basa UIF Contribution Threshold increased http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/uif-contribution-threshold-increased Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/uif-contribution-threshold-increased Who is eligible to be licensed as business rescue practitioners? http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/who-is-eligible-to-be-licensed-as-business-rescue-practitioners Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/who-is-eligible-to-be-licensed-as-business-rescue-practitioners Be aware: CIPC is enforcing the Companies Act http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/be-aware-cipc-is-enforcing-the-companies-act Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:48:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/be-aware-cipc-is-enforcing-the-companies-act Competition Commission’s draft guidelines on small merger notification http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/competition-commissions-draft-guidelines-on-small-merger-notification Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:44:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2021/06/competition-commissions-draft-guidelines-on-small-merger-notification Competition Law Taxing Times: What the post-Covid world means for taxes http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/06/taxing-times-what-the-postcovid-world-means-for-taxes As we enter the post-Covid phase, governments will be forced to adopt pro-growth tax strategies while at the same time working feverishly to recover as much revenue as possible.]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/06/taxing-times-what-the-postcovid-world-means-for-taxes Tax It just got much harder to litigate consumers into bankruptcy http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/06/it-just-got-much-harder-to-litigate-consumers-into-bankruptcy Mon, 08 Jun 2020 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/06/it-just-got-much-harder-to-litigate-consumers-into-bankruptcy Banking A thundering defeat for government over lockdown regulations http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/06/a-thundering-defeat-for-government-over-lockdown-regulations The Pretoria High Court on Tuesday 2 June 2020 delivered a thundering defeat to government over its "irrational" lockdown regulations, which should open the way for a rapid return to economic normality.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/06/a-thundering-defeat-for-government-over-lockdown-regulations Constitution Banks launch online application portals for Covid-19 SME loans http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/05/banks-launch-online-application-portals-for-covid19-sme-loans The major banks this week launched their online portals providing loans to small and medium-sized businesses that may not be able to meet their financial obligations during the lockdown and when the economy reopens.]]> Wed, 13 May 2020 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/05/banks-launch-online-application-portals-for-covid19-sme-loans Banking You don’t qualify for bank assistance? Good, you’ve dodged a bullet http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/you-dont-qualify-for-bank-assistance-good-youve-dodged-a-bullet The relief packages offered by banks could be the cause of untold legal cases in the months to come.]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:44:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/you-dont-qualify-for-bank-assistance-good-youve-dodged-a-bullet Banking 30% of SA businesses cannot survive a one-month lockdown http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/30-of-sa-businesses-cannot-survive-a-onemonth-lockdown We now have a better sense of the impact the lockdown is having on the economy, and it’s not pretty.]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2020 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/30-of-sa-businesses-cannot-survive-a-onemonth-lockdown Economy Guide for accountants during lockdown http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/guide-for-accountants-during-lockdown  ]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:23:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/guide-for-accountants-during-lockdown Business Ramaphosa announces massive R500 billion coronavirus stimulus programme http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/ramaphosa-announces-massive-r500-billion-coronavirus-stimulus-programme Tue, 21 Apr 2020 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/ramaphosa-announces-massive-r500-billion-coronavirus-stimulus-programme Economy Counting the economic cost of the lockdown http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/counting-the-economic-cost-of-the-lockdown Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/counting-the-economic-cost-of-the-lockdown Economy Here are some alternative funding sources for cash-strapped businesses http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/here-are-some-alternative-funding-sources-for-cashstrapped-businesses Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:40:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/here-are-some-alternative-funding-sources-for-cashstrapped-businesses Banking Here's the Covid relief being offered by the commercial banks http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/heres-the-covid-relief-being-offered-by-the-commercial-banks Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:57:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/04/heres-the-covid-relief-being-offered-by-the-commercial-banks Banking Dept of Labour causing confusion over annual leave statement http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/03/dept-of-labour-causing-confusion-over-annual-leave-statement The Department of Labour is causing confusion over its statement that employers should not force employees to take their annual leave during the Covid-19 lockdown period.]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:57:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/03/dept-of-labour-causing-confusion-over-annual-leave-statement Labour How one church is taking on the Coronavirus http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/03/how-one-church-is-taking-on-the-coronavirus Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/03/how-one-church-is-taking-on-the-coronavirus Health South Africa’s coronavirus debt relief now live http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/03/south-africas-coronavirus-debt-relief-now-live Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/03/south-africas-coronavirus-debt-relief-now-live Economy The great foreclosure rip off http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/03/the-great-foreclosure-rip-off January’s interest rate cut has effectively wiped out all mortgage bond arrears, say consumer activists. But you won’t hear that from your bank.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:18:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2020/03/the-great-foreclosure-rip-off Banking Court decision opens the way for consumers to recover billions in over-charges http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2019/12/court-decision-opens-the-way-for-consumers-to-recover-billions-in-overcharges Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:08:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2019/12/court-decision-opens-the-way-for-consumers-to-recover-billions-in-overcharges Banking The days of banks suing you in the high court are over http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2019/12/the-days-of-banks-suing-you-in-the-high-court-are-over Tue, 03 Dec 2019 22:47:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2019/12/the-days-of-banks-suing-you-in-the-high-court-are-over Banking Congratulations, your mortgage arrears have been extinguished http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2019/07/congratulations-your-mortgage-arrears-have-been-extinguished Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.acts.co.za/news/blog/2019/07/congratulations-your-mortgage-arrears-have-been-extinguished Banking