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This new standard is invaluable as it allows organisations to understand the measures that need to be implemented in order to develop an effective anti-bribery management programme.

The South African Constitutional Court, in the case of United Democratic Movement and Another v Lebashe Investment Group (Pty) Limited and Others, delivered an important judgment regarding...

With government functions and business operations slowly returning to normality in 2022 following the COVID-19 pandemic...

The judgment brings welcome clarity to South Africa’s International Arbitration Act and its interaction with the Constitution, reflecting a purposeful alignment with established pro arbitration jurisdictions worldwide.

Business email compromise ("BEC") is a type of scam in terms of which a party's email is compromised and used to send fraudulent messages...

On 10 February 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order ("EO") directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...

The pen may be mightier than the sword, but in an ever-growing digital world, this small but mighty weapon may well be on its way to extinction

Government is well under way in implementing its plan to "revamp" Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa.

A discussion on a recent case, where SARS suspected the defendant for having had fraudulently manipulated invoices so as to pay less duty, thereby committing various offences under the Customs and Excise Act.

Incidents of bribery have increased, but so has general awareness of anti-bribery compliance among organisations: these were some of the high-level findings of a recent survey conducted by ENSafrica.

In our previous article, we discussed the importance of third-party due diligence processes within organisations. In this article, we offer suggestions, drawn from best practice guidelines, on establishing...

Fraud can cost an organisation hundreds of thousands if not millions of Rands if not detected early enough.

Africa has continued to lead the ranks as the region with the highest rate of return on foreign investment. The continent is not only fast in developing its commercial future, but since the turn of the 21st century.

The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act repealed the South African Corruption Act. It constitutes one of the most far reaching anti corruption statutes in the world.

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector Including Organs of State ("the Commission"), chaired by ...

When personal information is compromised, insurers face more than a technical problem—they confront a legal and reputational crisis that demands immediate, structured action. Drawing lessons from major South African data breaches including Dis-Chem, Experian, and FlySafair, this analysis examines how insurance organisations can implement effective data breach triage protocols under POPIA to ensure proportionate escalation, preserve evidence, and maintain control when incidents occur.

ENS' Forensics team have seen an upsurge in clients who have fallen victim to credit application fraud, a particular type of cybercrime.