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We refer to our article published on 26 July 2024 dealing with the signing into law of new amendments to the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 ("Companies Act").

The Pretoria High Court has placed the South African Post Office under provisional liquidation, signalling the end of the state-owned entity.

Initially BEE involved only the concept of "ownership"- usually in the form of introducing a high profile black businessman into the ownership of a company. Understandably, however, this did nothing to help the situations of the majority of black South Africans and led to "empowerment of the few" - and the "few" that did not really need it, at that.

The Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (“FinSurv”) has published a draft regulatory framework for cross-border e-commerce retail transactions.

The African mining industry is an attractive destination for many global mining companies, but structuring deals on the continent is not always straightforward for foreign investors in the sector.

Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") considerations have assumed a central role within the global mining sector, and nowhere is the emphasis on credible ESG reporting...

As another Budget Speech looms, one can only hope that the Minister of Finance will provide positive news to encourage further investment in the oil and gas industry.

On 5 June 2015 Treasury released the second draft of the regulations relating to OTC derivatives under the Financial Markets Act, 2012.

Asian companies are shifting from manufacturing to high-tech research and product development. As a consequence, Asian companies are now important innovators who generate valuable IP which can be commercially exploited.

The Board of Directors authorised the launch of a recruitment procedure for a new CEO, subsequent to the dismissal, with immediate effect, of the Deputy Director General (DGA) of OAPI, Mr Jean-Baptiste Noël Wago on 13 May 2022.

Wastage is the number one issue in service-based businesses, including law firms. Wastage is a result we see when there is a weak interaction between the system, process and people, and it hampers progress.

Business rescue, a formal corporate turnaround mechanism, is legislated under Chapter 6 of the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008.

A recent Western Cape High Court judgment (Gerritsen Trading CC t/a Gerritsen Drilling SA v Blydskap Holdings (Pty) Ltd (2024/146798) [2025] ZAWCHC 400 (27 August 2025) in a provisional...

The speed at which business operates today often means that suppliers and contractors are on-boarded quickly without proper vetting procedures.

South Africans are under no illusion that the local economy is experiencing hardship. The Reserve Bank is continuously being forced to increase interest rates...