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In August 2019, Maya Wegerif, better known as Sho Madjozi, made a name for herself when she released her “John Cena” track on which she mainly raps in Swahili apart from the English chorus where she cle

Section 33(1) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (as amended) (“Companies Act”), states that every company must file an Annual Return.

Reports have been circulating that the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act No 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) is to be implemented on 1 April 2020.

Recognising and evaluating the target market that a product or service is aimed at, can be a material factor at play in determining whether a trade mark constitutes a third-party infringement or not.

Have you ever wondered if the honey you are buying is truly what it attests to be on its label, that is, “pure”, “natural”, “raw”, or straight from the hive?  It appears that most honey products on the market in South Africa, despite what their labels claim, contain a spoonful o

Conditional acceptance of trade mark applications in South Africa explained

On 30 October 2019, Bill C-43 – Economic Action Plan 2014, Act No. 2, came into force in Canada. This resulted in changes to Canada’s Patent Act and Patent Rules.

Often in this day and age we spend so much time checking, double checking and then triple checking everything that we intend to post on social media.

Who is David Junior Ngcobo? Most people probably wouldn’t know. But if you ask “who is Nasty C?”, most people in South Africa who are below retirement age will know exactly who you’re talking about.