Entries by Isabel Joubert

4 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO KEEP YOURSELF CYBER SAFE

    Cyber scams are nothing new. Every day, con artists are looking for the best “marks.” Think you’re not worth being the target of online predators? Think again! Hackers don’t need to know how much is in your bank account to want to get into it. Your identity, your financial data, what’s in your […]

Newly elected President and Vice-Presidents

  The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) elected Mabaeng Denise Lenyai as President, and Joanne Anthony-Gooden and Ntlai Eunice Masipa as Vice-Presidents at its conference and Annual General Meeting in Kempton Park on 23 March 2022. This is a historic moment for the LSSA because it is the first time the organisation has a […]

Registration of Trusts for Income Tax purposes can now be done online

SARS COMMUNIQUE New channel to register a Trust 28 March 2022 – SARS has launched an online functionality for the registration of Trusts for Income Tax purposes via the SARS Online Query System (SOQS) on this website. Trustees, representative taxpayers, and registered representatives can now not only register a trust for income tax purposes, but […]

Appointment of Chief Justice Raymond Zondo

The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) welcomes the appointment of Justice Raymond Zondo as the Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa. On behalf of the attorney’s profession, the President of the LSSA, Jan van Rensburg, conveys the highest esteem on his appointment. The President exercised his constitutional responsibility and discretion in deciding […]

CYBERGUIDE REFRESHER

KEEP SOFTWARE UP-TO-DATE Ensure your software across all machines are up-to-date to stay in line with security features to fend off security vulnerabilities. DO NOT OPEN THAT E-MAIL! Not all e-mails should be opened, even if they may be legitimate. If an e-mail looks fake or dodgy, do not open it! KEEP YOUR HARDWARE UP-TO-DATE […]