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Syndicated loan transactions are a common feature in the South African loan market.

South Africa's financial regulators have published Draft Joint Standard 1 of 2026, introducing comprehensive requirements for identifying and vetting beneficial owners of financial institutions. Stemming from the country's 2023 FATF greylisting, this regulatory framework aims to prevent criminals from acquiring ownership or control of banks, insurers, and other regulated entities. How will these new fit-and-proper requirements, reporting obligations, and governance standards reshape beneficial ownership com

Thousands of South Africans place their trust in financial advisers to professionally manage their money and their futures.

amends the law relating to trade unions to make better provision therefor and for federations of trade unions and employers' organisations;...

When raising finance by way of preference shares, taxpayers are well aware of the risks posed by the anti-avoidance provisions of sections 8E and 8EA of the Income Tax Act ("the Act")...

Recently, the Prudential Authority, acting in terms of the Banks Act, 1990, issued a guidance note (G10/2022) to inform banks and bank controlling companies of practices...

Few regions in the world match the entrepreneurial spirit found in South Africa. From tech pioneers to resource innovators and dynamic SMEs, South African business owners have consistently demonstrated ambition...

The financial statements of a company are essential information tools that enable investors, regulators and other stakeholders to assess its performance...

The declaration of South Africa's National State of Disaster and associated lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented.

The sensational revelations that were made during the Zondo Commission of Enquiry into Allegations of State Capture, by, inter alia, the former COO of Bosasa, namely Angelo Agrizzi, shocked...

The low commodity prices and weak equity markets of recent years have made it difficult for (in particular) junior and exploratory mining companies to secure financing at the levels required...

Since minister Mandisi Mphalwa's embargoed briefing on the revised Codes of Good Practice under the Broad Based Black economic Empowerment Act (BEE ACT) on 24 June 2005, much has been made in the media of the purported exclusion of so-called "indirect ownership" in those Codes.

Building on our earlier publication discussing the designation of systemically important financial institutions ("SIFIs") in South Africa, this article outlines the roles of regulators and public bodies (the "Guards")...

The 2022 edition of "Brand Finance South Africa 100", described as "the annual report on the most valuable and strongest South African brands", was recently published.

When debt is reduced or written off, certain adverse tax consequences may arise for the debtor.

The recently launched Namibia Green Hydrogen and Derivatives Strategy sets out the Namibian Government's action plan leading up to March 2025 to establish Namibia as a major global hydrogen producer.

The recent controversial decision in Ham Enterprises v Diamond Trust Bank (U) and Diamond Trust Bank (K) Ltd has shaken up Uganda's banking and finance sector, with many foreign lenders demanding...