South African businesses with associate links to UK corporations – or who are represented by agents in their dealings with such companies – need to be aware of the potential implications of the UK Bribery Act on a business transaction relating to donations and charities.

Corruption is a crime that is not unique to South Africa, but is endemic around the globe.

South African companies that have operations in the UK or the US - or are listed in these territories - that fail to comply with anti-corruption legislation could be on the receiving end of devastating fines or even incarceration of key stakeholders.

South African businesses with links to American organisations need to be aware of the potential risks associated with US-enacted legislation that makes it illegal for facilitation payments to be paid to third party agents for facilitating a ’corrupt act’.

On 21 August the Gauteng Division of the High Court handed down a judgment setting aside the findings of the Arms Procurement Commission

In a recent judgment, the local division of the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ordered PSG Wealth Financial Planning (Pty) Ltd to reimburse an investor, Mr. Gerber, more than R800,000 in cash after Gerber's email account was hacked.

The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 ("BEE Act") was recently amended to provide for (amongst other things) the criminalisation of fronting practices.

South Africa's Information Regulator issued an enforcement notice against the Gauteng Department of Health for failing to disclose records requested under PAIA, linked to investigations...

An ongoing impeachment process in South Africa reached a critical point when the investigating panel declared on 30 November that President Cyril Ramaphosa likely violated the constitution...

In Vula v Minister of Safety and Security, the Eastern Cape High Court considered whether Mr Vula was entitled to the return of his .303 calibre rifle...

The Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 ("POCA") was enacted to tackle organised crime and cases of serious wrongdoing by individuals.

KPMG International report reveals culprits are predominantly an employee colluding with others inside and outside their organization.

Private sector contributions to government initiatives are on the rise in South Africa. In this article, we provide an overview of current public and private sector collaborations and examine the challenges...

Among the many varieties of white collar crime prevalent in South Africa today, the three most common are theft, financial statement fraud, and bribery and corruption, probably in that order.

South Africans are due to head to the polls on 29 May 2024. Globally, elections are scheduled in over 70 countries this year, including some of South Africa's largest trading partners, the United States...

Scale corruption is the proverbial elephant in the room in the ongoing conversation about Africa's growth story.

The Supreme Court of Appeal handed down judgment today, 28 September 2017, in the matter of Pather v Financial Services Board.

On 11 April 2023, the UK Government confirmed the inclusion of a new "failure to prevent fraud" in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill ...

When the first indications of a significant accounting fraud scandal emerged in December 2017, Markus Jooste ("Jooste'') resigned from Steinhoff International Holdings NV (''Steinhoff'').

This article is the last of a three part series which will consider environmental, social and governance indicators ("ESG") and the factors that have the potential to impact the components of ESG. In the second article...