Legal Bytes Over Coffee: Episode 6 | 2026 (Video)

According to recent reports, startups in South Africa raised over $832m in 2021.

On 13 February 2026, the Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004, published the draft National Norms and Standards for the recognition of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures for public comment.

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has published revised amendments to the JSE Listings Requirements following recent changes to the Companies Act regarding remuneration disclosures. These proposed changes will significantly alter how listed companies handle remuneration policies, implementation reports, and share incentive schemes, with interested parties having 14 days to lodge objections.

A contract is an agreement between two or more parties who intend to create legally binding obligations. For a contract to exist, there must be mutual agreement (a meeting of minds) and a clear intention.

Regulators worldwide are accelerating rule-making at an unprecedented pace, creating a widening gap between compliance expectations and organizational capability. South African boards face mounting pressure across AI governance, financial crime prevention, and climate disclosure, with King V's outcomes-based framework now demanding measurable evidence that governance practices actually work. The question is no longer whether organizations can tick compliance boxes, but whether they possess the integrated ov

In the recent case of Davids and Another v ABSA Bank Ltd, heard in the Cape High Court, ABSA's action was based on an unlimited deed of surety signed by Davids.

A Western Cape High Court judgment confirms that payments made to creditors during business rescue proceedings may be void if a winding-up application was already presented.

South African courts may allow multiple companies to be liquidated in one application, but separate grounds and evidence must be established for each company.

Commercial agreements often include supporting obligations intended to improve a creditor’s prospects of recovery if the principal debtor defaults. These may be described as guarantees, suretyships, undertakings...

When a company enters business rescue, most creditors breathe a little easier: section 133 of the Companies Act imposes a moratorium that stops you suing or enforcing against the company without consent or a court's leave.