The South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that, as of 24 April, a new enhanced Tax Compliance Status (TCS) application form was being introduced "to facilitate the consolidation...

South Africa boasts the most advanced, broad-based economy in sub-Saharan Africa, which offers a wide range of opportunities to South African business owners and foreign investors alike.

Mauritius attracts many entities wanting to set up shop on their tropical island. With this foreign investment, it is important to consider the implications on brand enforcement and on its trading partners, namely South Africa and the rest of Africa.

In many African countries, political transitions and economic reform initiatives have supported investor confidence and are predicted to contribute strongly to business and investment activities going into the second half of 2018.

Whether you are a local entrepreneur or a foreign investor, establishing a business in South Africa requires strategic planning and legal compliance from the outset to ensure a strong foundation on which to grow.

These are among the questions facing many South African taxpayers – and for a growing number, the answer lies in offshore trusts.

NIPA is set to replace the Foreign Investments Act, 1990 and, if implemented, will result in far-reaching changes in the Namibian foreign investment regime.

On 31 October 2019, the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank ("Reserve Bank") released Circular 18/2019 stating that the loop dispensation currently available ...

On 9 October 2020, the South African Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies published the Draft White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Content Services Policy Framework: A New Vision for South Africa 2020.

Grey-listing by the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") has major implications for countries and companies alike.

Mergers and acquisitions play a pivotal role in shaping the economic landscape of South Africa, acting as a catalyst for growth innovation, and industry consolidation.

When establishing private equity funds targeting investments in Africa, South African fund managers are increasingly starting to look offshore.

Parties entering into cross-border transactions must consider the possibility of the transaction giving rise to a permanent establishment for either party, with an eye to avoiding this problem where possible.

In his 2005 budget speech, President Thabo Mbeki lashed out at the most common of all criticisms of current black economic empowerment models – that BEE is not "broad based" enough.

South Africa's National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank have published a draft Crypto Asset Manual that introduces new authorisation requirements for crypto asset service providers...

On 9 October 2020, the Government of South Africa published a draft Expropriation Bill, 2020 in its Gazette.

In an increasingly globalised economy, many South Africans are exploring offshore investments as a way to diversify their portfolios and mitigate local economic risks

Africa is still the next big market for multinationals, even in the face of global economic uncertainty and political and regulatory issues.

South Africa has received sovereign credit rating upgrades from both Fitch and S&P Global in 2025-2026, marking the country's first upgrades in nearly 21 years.

In its typical form, a so-called "loop structure" arises where a South African exchange control resident (individual or company)