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Don’t Let Cybercriminals Haunt You this Halloween — Verify, Verify, Verify!

Business, Criminal Law / Crime, General Interest, Property / Law DotNews

“If you suspect deceit, hit delete!” (Online cybersecurity slogan) October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a good time to note that as cybercrime continues to grow, more and more businesses and individuals are falling victim to the dreaded “BEC” or “Business Email Compromise” fraud. The million-dollar question: Who takes the hit? Typically in a BEC fraud, […]

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Verify Banking Details Before Paying Any Invoice – You’re at Risk, Not the Creditor

Business, Criminal Law / Crime, General Interest / Law DotNews

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” (Benjamin Franklin’s warning to fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736) Cases of Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud continue to surge, and recent High Court decisions have confirmed that it’s up to you to verify that you are paying into the correct bank account. How does BEC work and

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How Does the New Corruption Reporting Law Affect Your Business?

Business, Criminal Law / Crime / Law DotNews

“In defence of Madibas legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption…” (President Cyril Ramaphosa) You may have seen mention of the new amendment to the Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities (POCCA) Act that imposes severe penalties for any failure to report corruption. If you did see it, you quite possibly

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How to Safeguard Your Digital Presence: A Simple Checklist for Website Compliance

Business, Information Technology Law / Cyberlaw / Law DotNews

“It’s important to remember your competitor is only one mouse click away” (Doug Warner) Your website, social media profiles, and other online platforms play a vital role in your business strategy and in staying ahead of your competition at all times. However, it’s not just about marketing effectively. Ensuring compliance with regulations is equally crucial,

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New Year, New Business – How to Pick the Right Legal Entity for It

Business, Tax / Law DotNews

“Owning ones own business is an adventure – enjoy it every step of the way.” (From the SME Toolkit article referenced below) First, three questions to ask yourself… If you dream of going into business for your own account in 2023, ask yourself these questions before you get started – …and four business vehicles to choose from

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Website of the Month: Four Key Areas in Your Strategic Planning

Business, Website of the Month / Law DotNews

“Strategy is the art of carefully selecting where a business applies its focus and resources in order to achieve its ultimate aim. A large part of the work is in selecting what not to do rather than whats to be added.” Strategic planning is an essential part of optimising your business for success. Without it

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Directors at War: Terminating Email Access

Business, Company / Corporate / Compliance / Law DotNews

“All is fair in love and war…and business is war. (Jasmine Kundra) When company directors are locked in dispute, one of them may be tempted to cut off the other’s access to emails and to the business server – a tactic likely to have immediate and serious consequences for the director thus cut off. Its

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PAIA Manuals and the 31 December 2021 Deadline: Crying Wolf Again, or Real This Time?

Business / Law DotNews

“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” (Hunter S. Thompson) Since 2005 businesses have been repeatedly told “get your PAIA (Promotion of Access to Information Act) manual sorted now, the deadline is approaching”. And every 5 years since then, those (mostly smaller) businesses temporarily exempted

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Your Website of the Month: Start a New Business Fast and Lean

Business, Website of the Month / Law DotNews

The COVID-19 pandemic has closed many doors, but it has also levelled many playing fields and opened up a slew of new business opportunities. If you are one of the many budding entrepreneurs out there looking to start up your own business (perhaps by choice, perhaps after a business closure), you may wonder where and

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Your Website of the Month: How to Plan and Hold Virtual Board Meetings

Business, Website of the Month / Law DotNews

Virtual meetings are here to stay. Make the most of them with “Optimising the virtual boardroom: A guide to planning and executing virtual board meetings” from Nasdaq Governance Solutions on Moneyweb. Learn how to – “Build a virtual board table” (“creating a virtual seating arrangement” and so on), “Mitigate meeting day glitches” (we’ve all wasted time

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