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When a transport operator bids for a contract with a large shipper, its approach to data protection is now likely to be evaluated alongside rate and fleet reliability, and it increasingly plays a role in deciding which operators are appointed.

This reflects a structural shift in how shippers and freight forwarders assess risk, and it’s changing what it takes to make th...

The Minister of Employment and Labour has extended the Collective Bargaining Levy Agreement concluded in the National Bargaining Council for the Electrical Industry of South Africa to non-party employers and employees. Published in Government Gazette 55542 on 16 October 2026, the extension takes effect on 26 October 2026 and will remain binding for three years.

The Minister of Employment and Labour has extended the Main Collective Agreement of the Bargaining Council for the Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades to employers and employees who are not members of the organisations that concluded the agreement. Published in Government Gazette 55542 on 16 October 2026, the extension takes effect on 26 October 2026 and remains...

Employment contracts are built on reciprocal obligations: The employee undertakes to make their services available, while the employer undertakes to remunerate the employee. But what happens when an unexpected event makes it impossible for one of the parties to perform?

In South African law, the answer may lie in the doctrine of supervening impossibility of performance...

A few years ago, a procurement questionnaire from a large retailer or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) was mostly about price, capacity and quality certifications. Today, somewhere in that same questionnaire, you’ll find a new question: “How does your organisation protect personal information?”

If you’re a manufacturer wondering why a customer’s data question sudd...