A new "Uniform Banking Law" ("Loi Bancaire Uniforme") ("Uniform Banking Law") has been adopted to unify banking law by the Monetary Union ("Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine") ("UMOA")...

South Africa's most significant transactions reveal a fundamental shift in how strategic assets are valued and controlled. From Pepkor's fintech consolidation to Anglo American's De Beers sale, buyers are pursuing established market positions, but regulatory conditions and competitive constraints are limiting how freely these acquired platforms can be deployed.

Cyber criminals have developed new ransomware techniques to improve the efficiency and profitability of their attacks. These include targeting large and high-value entities such as governments...

The South African Cryptocurrency Market Place is currently facing scrutiny and a fair amount of uncertainty as a result of First National Bank (FNB)...

South Africa's 2026 Budget, delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on 25 February, signals a period of relative fiscal stability after several years of pressure on public finances...

The month of September proved to be another key steppingstone for South Africa's efforts to become part of the global hydrogen economy.

The Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (“IFWG”) has published a discussion paper examining how existing South African financial regulatory frameworks apply to rand-pegged stablecoin arrangements (“Discussion Paper”).

As noted in our recent newsflash, National Treasury has published the draft Capital Flow Management Regulations, 2026 (“Draft Regulations”) for public comment.

A crypto asset is a digital representation of value that is not issued by a central bank but is traded, transferred and stored electronically by natural and legal persons for payment, investment and other forms of utility.

Welcome to the second issue of ENSafrica's Kenya in brief, focusing on the latest legal and regulatory updates across Kenya's corporate commercial...

The Crypto Assets Regulatory Working Group ("CAR WG") of the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group ("IFWG") has released its long-anticipated position paper on crypto assets.

The way we create art reflects how we engage with the world around us. For many artists, creation is rooted in personal identity, cultural heritage, and lived experience.

As a result of the growing interest and rapid innovation in the financial technology and crypto assets domain, the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group was established in 2016.

This comprehensive legal briefing examines critical developments across African jurisdictions, from constitutional interpretation in Ghana and AI policy governance in South Africa...

Welcome to the 18th issue of ENS' TMT ENSight, focusing on topics, news and analysis of novel and interesting developments in the technology...

Below, please find issue 132 of ENS' Tax in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.

This comprehensive legal update covers recent developments across South African law, from pharmaceutical naming regulations and copyright platform liability to VAT amendments affecting insurance and digital services. The collection explores emerging challenges in intellectual property protection, cryptocurrency regulation, and data brokerage compliance.

Digital Business Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of South Africa, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries