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On 3 June 2022, changes to the Magistrate's Court, High Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal rules were published in the Government Gazette.

The legislative landscape of the national policy on land is currently undergoing significant changes which are aimed at fast-tracking land reform and land redistribution.

South Africa's Information Regulator has issued a landmark enforcement notice against mining company Sibanye-Stillwater, directing disclosure of Social and Labour Plan compliance reports under the Promotion of Access to Information Act.

Practitioners appearing in full court appeals have long worked on the assumption that Rule 49(13) of the Uniform Rules applies whenever an appeal is directed to the full court of a division of the High Court - regardless of who granted leave. That assumption has now been tested and found wanting. In Koopman v Minister of Police (963/2022) [2026] ZASCA 45 (7 April 2026), the Supreme Court of Appeal held that Rule 49(13) of the Uniform Rules does not apply where it is the SCA, rather than a High Court judge, that grants leave to appeal to the full court.

In Ndudane and Others v Financial Intelligence Centre, the Western Cape High Court, sitting as the Equality Court, dealt with an opposed interlocutory application for access to information...

On 1 December 2011 the Constitutional Court (the Court) handed down judgment in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v Blue Moonlight Properties39 (Pty) Ltd and Another ("Blue Moonlight").

The Promotion of Access to Information Act No. 2 of 2000 ("the Information Act") has already received much attention from our courts. In a recent unreported judgment in the Witwatersrand Local Division, further principles concerning the manner in which information may be requested and refused were elucidated by the court.

The Rules Board for Courts of Law, approved by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, issued amendments to the rules regulating the conduct of the proceedings...

There has been much in the media of late concerning the seditiously entitled "Secrecy Act" (more properly known as the Protection of State Information Act) and the impact that this legislation will have on the availability of certain information currently in the hands of Government.

‘Dabbling in weed could be good for democracy', ‘Western Cape has high hopes for marijuana market', ‘The great green gold rush', ‘The dagga business is booming already...

The NHI, in its bill form, has been controversial since its introduction and has attracted significant critique from various stakeholders.

Prior to the introduction of section 9 of the Conduct Standard for Banks in July 2021, absent a clause to the contrary in the agreement between the bank and its client...

The notes below provide a summary of the amendments to the Companies Act 1973 introduced by this new Act insofar as they are relevant to the functioning of the Audit Committee of “Widely Held Companies” (i.e. public companies) and of related issues.

Digital identity programs in jurisdictions with weak privacy regulations face the risk of commodification, breach and misuse.

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

The appeal is upheld and the decision of the Registrar of Plant Breeders' Rights, conveyed on 17 February 2020, instructing the appellant to alter the SUN KISS denomination within 60 days, is set aside.

South Africa's Draft Protected Disclosures Bill, 2026 proposes to replace the current whistleblower protection framework with a more comprehensive regime that extends protection beyond employees, mandates formal internal procedures, and introduces stricter confidentiality controls and retaliation consequences.