Tag: secrecy
Public procurement agreements should not have confidentiality clauses
The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) is an empowering piece of legislation and allows that secretes cannot be hidden in the shadows. The matter of The Health Justice Initiative vs The Minister of Health provides insight from a regulatory point of view, not only since it has consequences for the privacy and information regime but also the procurement regime.
BOOK REVIEW | The Gathering
A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secrets and superstitions of a small town in this riveting novel from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man. In a small Alaskan town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and the blood drained from his body. The brutality of the murder of chillingly echoes a killing from twenty-five years ago.
BOOK REVIEW | The Hidden
In the aftermath of the worst terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11, FBI Special Agent in Charge Aalia Knox and her team come under intense pressure to locate and arrest the ringleaders. But their targets are survivalists, skilled at melting into the forests of the Pacific Northwest, where they recognise no outside authority, state or federal.
Phala Phala saga and the public interest override
The recent Constitutional Court ruling in Arena Holdings (Pty) Ltd t/a Financial Mail and Others v South African Revenue Service puts pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to reveal the tax records of the Tshivhase Trust, owner of Phala Phala.
Why blockchain has a place in modern banking
Although the world of crypto-related financial services is in turmoil at the moment, its underlying blockchain technology has a vital role to play in the future of banking and other financial services. In the world of finance, we are currently seeing real consensus between the traditional and the Web3 players that the combination of secure private banking, blockchain technology and Bitcoin custodianship is the future and holy grail of banking.
PODCAST: Paradise Papers – not a clear-cut debate
Ernest Mazansky, Tax Director, Werksmans Attorneys and Dr Ivor Blumenthal, discuss the controversy of the recent leak of hacked client records called the Paradise...
Paradise Papers – not a clear-cut debate
Ernest Mazansky | Tax Director | Werksmans Attorneys | emazansky@werksmans.com | www.werksmans.com |
This seems to be much of a replay of the Panama Papers. But I...