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SA businesses urged to manage risks associated with service delivery protests

04 July 2016

With local government elections scheduled to take place later this year, civil tensions have already begun to escalate and increased service delivery protests seem imminent. While strike action may, at times, be helpful in effecting positive change, the nature of these protests can turn violent and disruptive, negatively impacting not only the directly affected industries, but also those inadvertently involved.

Germany: Are worries about Chinese M&A’s justified?

27 June 2016

In the first half of 2016, there have been a number of large Chinese M&A transactions in Germany. With the possible acquisition of the German manufacturer Kuka by the Chinese investor Midea, there are fears among German politicians and businessmen of the growing influence of China.

Referendum in Venezuela: Light at the end of the tunnel?

23 June 2016

In early June, the Venezuelan national electoral council accepted the petition on Maduro recall referendum handed over by the opposition on 2 May. Nearly 1.8 million signatures were collected, six times more than was needed to trigger the process. The next step will be to validate signatures between June 20th-24th.

From breeding ground to playground

22 June 2016

When the world woke up on 11 September 2001, it was not prepared for the events that would transpire that day in New York and the effects that it would have not only on America, but on the whole world.

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