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NEWSFLASH: ANOTHER WOODCHIP FIRE AT THE PORT OF RICHARDS BAY
A recent fire broke out on the woodchip route at the port of Richards Bay. Partner Allan Heydorn reports the damage and compares it to a similar incident from 2023.
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SIMPLIFIED CLEARANCES
The express parcel industry provides rapid, reliable and flexible delivery services on a global scale, responding to delivery requests on demand, carrying out door-to-door transportation of goods, and even handling customs clearance when crossing international borders. Unfortunately, the Customs & Excise Act 91 of 1964 (“the Act”) does not currently adequately cater for simplified clearances for the express parcel industry.
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VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAMME (“VDP”) FOR CUSTOMS AND EXCISE: DRAFT BILL RELEASED
The unique opportunity that the VDP provides for taxes other than those governed by the provisions of the Customs and Excise Act no 91 of 1964 (“the Customs Act”) will be extended, and a similar formal framework will soon be available to taxpayers involved in imports, exports, and manufacturing of excisable goods.
CONSTITUTIONAL SHIFT IN DUAL CITIZENSHIP: A NEW DAWN FOR SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONALS
In a landmark ruling on 6 May 2025, the Constitutional Court delivered a unanimous judgment in Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs, declaring Section 6(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1995, unconstitutional—thereby restoring dual citizenship rights to affected South Africans.
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