The officer's diagnosis follows that of another one from the Disaster Operations Centre in Pretoria who tested positive on Wednesday.

Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has given the State’s graft watchdog the green light to operate during the Covid-19-enforced national lockdown.

Roberts, who is an author and was last seen in a telenovela five years ago, says this new role is so meaty that she couldn't resist it.

South Africa has been praised by the World Health Organization for acting swiftly and delaying the spread of the virus. However, we must guard against being complacent as we begin the gradual easing of the lockdown.

On Monday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a number of world leaders are launching a massive fundraising endeavor to raise money for tests, medicines and a vaccine for the coronavirus. Only one major country is missing in the effort.

Kim Sang-jo, Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission, said, "Our commission will soon announce plans to stop the practice of large companies using technology of small enterprises without proper compensation." He held a press conference on August 13 at the Sejong government complex in relation to his agency's bid to root out unfair practices in the retail industry and said, "The biggest obstacle for small- and medium-sized enterprises for their further development is the uneven relationship with...

The government has decided to give support to North Korea worth US$8 million in programs helping its vulnerable people including children and pregnant women indirectly through international organizations. It, however, has not decided when to start sending money and exactly how. This is interpreted as a choice to deflect criticism that it is undertaking an aid project at a time when North Korea is causing an international storm by launching a series of missile tests. On September 21, the gover...

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) is conducting further public consultation on the listing of companies from emerging and innovative sectors.  The consultation paper published on 23 February 2018 (the &l...

With increasing numbers of working parents comes a sharper focus on employer support for childcare arrangements.  On 6 April 2005, the Government is to introduce new tax incentives in relation to childcare arrangements which are intended t...

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Following a government call to extend flexible working rights to all workers, including non-parents, employment law experts at Eversheds believe the move could prevent tensions arising between workers with children and those without. Research condu...

Good and bad news Yesterday, Chancellor Alistair Darling announced some changes to the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) legislation, which will impact on those companies operating EMI and those proposing to do so. The good news Under the cu...

President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day calling for unity and a dignified honoring of those killed during World War II, even as the coronavirus pandemic curtailed the pomp the Kremlin had planned for Russia’s most important secular holiday. 

The Warehouse is advising customers on its website deliveries could take up to two weeks to arrive.It said while it was trying to get through orders as quickly as possible, because of the high number of orders it was struggling...

A stray kitten climbed into the engine of a car in Otara, south Auckland, and ended up hitching a ride all the way to West Harbour, in west Auckland, where it was rescued and adopted by a loving family.It was early on Saturday morning...

A man has been taken to hospital after a he was hurt by a bull in Southland this afternoon.St John Ambulance tweeted that they had been called to Riversdale, 30 kilometres north-west of Gore, just after 4pm."Two vehicles attended...

Le Conseil sup�rieur de la Magistrature a �mis, tard dans la soir�e de samedi, une note fixant les modalit�s de la reprise progressive du travail dans les tribunaux au cours de la prochaine p�riode. ......

A horror crash involving a truck and a tanker carrying a flammable substance has led to the closure of the N2, near the Mtunzini Toll Plaza on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. ......

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) recently announced the intention of the Chinese competition authorities to step up the number of their investigations into possible anti-competitive and abusive market conduct.  Chinese co...

Per capita death rates in counties in this impoverished southwest corner of Georgia climbed to among the worst in the country

Native American advocacy groups worry lockdowns can lead to increases in alcohol, drug and domestic abuse

  On 18 December 2019, the Government published the final report of the independent review undertaken by Sir Donald Brydon into the quality and effectiveness of audit (Report). The Report contains recommendations ...

Registered Providers to face longer, more complicated and more expensive claims? The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ("LAPSO") LAPSO received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012 and will come into force on 1 April 2013. It will hav...

The court has recently considered the extent of disclosure required to satisfy the obligation of fairness in a consultation exercise in the case of R (on the application of Save our Surgery Limited) v Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts  (&l...

Competition Law E-Briefing: Fashion sector competition probe On Tuesday 24 March 2015, the UK’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”), opened an investigation into suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the UK ...

The protection of trade secrets has been on the European legislator’s agenda since 2011. It was felt that the lack of harmonisation in this field is very disadvantageous for cross-border innovation in Europe. After the initial report requested...

Background In Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA (“CSAV”) v. Hin-Pro International Logistics Ltd (“Hin-Pro”)1 the Court of Appeal considered the decision of Cooke J reported in [2014] EWHC 3632 (Comm). The central question ...

Anzen Limited & Another v Hermes One Limited In the case of Anzen Limited v Hermes One Limited [2016] UKPC 1, the Privy Council considered the use of permissive language in an arbitration clause.  Specifically, the Council considered what o...

Suez Fortune Investments Ltd and another v Talbot Underwriting Ltd [2016] EWHC 1085 (Comm) Introduction On the 15 January 2015, the English Commercial Court handed down a decision that highlights the importance of compliance with disclosure obligati...

What is the Digital Railway programme? The Digital Railway programme is a Network Rail led initiative to modernise train command, control and signalling systems used on the British railway network with the aim of substantially improving the capabili...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multi-trillion Chinese led initiative to strengthen trade routes and related infrastructure across over 150 countries worldwide. The initiative covers over 60% of the world’s population in terms of ...

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On 17 May 2019, the European Council established a framework and implemented a new sanctions regime which now allows the EU to impose targeted sanctions to “deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU and i...

What you need to know UK regulatory guidance has been updated to explain what ‘manifestly unfounded’ and ‘excessive’ means in relation to the individual rights of data subjects under GDPR. This includes but is not limited to ...

How does the communication within a team take place in the home office? Due to the increasing intensity of preventive measures against the spread of corona, more and more companies are closing down their locations and, where possible, relocating bus...

The United States (“US”) Government announced on 17 April 2019 that it would not renew a waiver to Title III of the US Helms-Burton Act 1996 (“Title III”) that had effectively prevented former owners of property confiscated f...

On 3 June 2019, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published a report1 by economic consultancy firm Lear, commissioned by the CMA, on merger control in digital markets (“Report”). On the...

On 30 January 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) confirmed that an agreement in settlement of a patent dispute in the pharmaceutical sector may constitute a restriction of competition by object or effect, as well as an abuse o...

On 3 June 2016, the Supreme Court ruled that a valid right of pledge can be established on goods that are delivered subject to retention of title (of ownership). If the buyer is declared bankrupt, the conditional ownership can become an uncondition...

Key Points A disposition by a receiver, whether appointed by the court or under a fixed charge, is not a disposition by a mortgagor for the purposes of s284 Insolvency Act 1986 (“IA”). The wider implications of the decision may be to lim...

Key Points • The self-dealing rule does not extend to a sale by a receiver to a party in which the mortgagee has an interest. • Although the duties of a receiver and a mortgagee are similar as to the Property, a receiver, unlike a mortgage...

Changes to the insolvency, civil and criminal procedural law The German Federal Government is currently planning various support measures for entrepreneurs, sole traders, other small, medium and large companies and credit institutions to mitigate t...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, May 9 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will deliver at 3:00 p.m. l... ......

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Irbid, May 9 (Petra) �� The number of coronavirus patients in the isolation ward at the King Abdullah University Hospita... ......

(MENAFN - IANS) Jammu, May 9 (IANS) Thirteen more persons tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the patients ta... ......

TROOP D NEWS RELEASE May 9, 2020 **UPDATE** Driver and Passenger Killed in Head-On Crash in Calcasieu Parish Sulphur, LA. - The deceased passenger is identified as 38-year-old Michael C. Vidrine of Eunice, LA. Original Release - On May 8, 2020, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a two-vehicle, fatal crash on LA Hwy 27 on top of...

Bill Maher is rather frustrated with Democrats and the liberal media . In particular, the talk show host and comedian...