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The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has published revised amendments to the JSE Listings Requirements following recent changes to the Companies Act regarding remuneration disclosures. These proposed changes will significantly alter how listed companies handle remuneration policies, implementation reports, and share incentive schemes, with interested parties having 14 days to lodge objections.

Mobile applications represent significant business investments comprising multiple forms of intellectual property, yet the underlying IP rights are frequently overlooked. Understanding how copyright, trade marks, design rights and patents interact in the mobile app context is essential to avoid ownership disputes, commercialisation restrictions and avoidable legal risk.

South Africa's Department of Justice has published draft regulations that would fundamentally transform how oaths and affirmations are administered by allowing electronic commissioning through audio-visual communication. This development follows years of legal uncertainty and conflicting court decisions about whether commissioners of oaths could validly administer oaths remotely, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic when physical presence became impractical.