Ockert Jansen News Today

In a recent Labour Appeal Court judgment, the Court confirmed what most, if not everyone, accept as common sense: forging a sick note and providing it to your employer constitutes serious misconduct...

The Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa)’s annual duty penalty waiver programme has seen a slow response, with fewer than 20 000 out of the 217 […]

In November 2023, Namibian noncompliant businesses owed the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa) an accumulated N$275 million in duties and penalties for the period 2012-2022. […]

Namibia’s plans to phase out the registration of close corporations (CCs) are not final yet.

The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) is calling on the government to do away with the current system of close corporations (CCs) in the country.

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is pressuring the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa) to introduce a modern N$82 million digital registration system that would, among others, help trace individuals involved in financial crime.

The Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa) has suspended two officials for allegedly enabling the forging of documents linked to the sale of a N$50-million lithium entity.

The absence of adequate Intellectual Property (IP) legislation in many African countries often results in volatile market conditions that ultimately negatively impact investments.

The mental health of employees must feature prominently on corporate agendas in a Covid-19/post-Covid-19 world, says Yeleni Bruinders, senior associate at law firm Bowmans.  There has been “an exponential increase in depression and anxiety” since the first Covid-19 lockdown, Bruinders said. “I have had three or four Covid-related cases where people are struggling because of poor performance or they are actually not coping and have asked their employer for time off to try and navigate it ...