Free to reproduce, free to exploit: South Africa's copyright amendment bill: If passed as is, the South African Copyright Amendment Bill will lead to revenue and job losses in the publishing industry. ShutterstockBeing an academic is like driving a car. We can all do it but few of us actually know how a car is manufactured. When something goes wrong, we phone the Automobile … [Read more...] about Free to reproduce, free to exploit: South Africa’s copyright amendment bill | The Conversation
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How the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act Could Stimulate Economic Growth
How the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act Could Stimulate Economic Growth: The new Act will make benefits available to a much larger proportion of the workforce, and also has the potential to stimulate economic growth. The Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, which was signed into law by President Zuma recently, has been widely reported on as likely to have a positive … [Read more...] about How the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act Could Stimulate Economic Growth
The dti Takes Public Consultations on The National Liquor and Gambling Amendment Bills to the Western Cape
The dti Takes Public Consultations on The National Liquor and Gambling Amendment Bills to the Western Cape: Residents of Khayelitsha, Stellenbosch and the Strand in the Western Cape will get an opportunity to influence South Africa’s future liquor and gambling legislation when they make their inputs on the National Liquor Amendment and Gambling Amendment Bills next week. … [Read more...] about The dti Takes Public Consultations on The National Liquor and Gambling Amendment Bills to the Western Cape
Benin accepts TRIPS amendment to ease poor countries’ access to affordable medicines
Benin accepts TRIPS amendment to ease poor countries’ access to affordable medicines: The protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement, which was agreed in 2005, is intended to formalize a decision to ease poorer WTO members’ access to affordable medicines. The protocol allows exporting countries to grant compulsory licences (i.e. licences granted without the patent … [Read more...] about Benin accepts TRIPS amendment to ease poor countries’ access to affordable medicines
The DTI extends Deadline for Submissions on Liquor Amendment Bill
The DTI extends Deadline for Submissions on Liquor Amendment Bill: The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) has extended the deadline for submissions and public comments on the National Liquor Amendment Bill for a further two weeks. The closing date is now 30 November 2016. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies says the dti is currently having … [Read more...] about The DTI extends Deadline for Submissions on Liquor Amendment Bill
