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Whilst the dust seems to have settled and the talk of recent riots and violence has calmed down, the vast majority of affected businesses are still grappling with the aftermath of the chaos.

On Friday many South Africans awoke to the news that Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta and Rajesh Gupta and their close associate Salim Essa, had been sanctioned by the United States government ...

There has been much debate in the past about the meaning and effect of the in duplum rule. Any uncertainty has been clarified by a recent judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal, delivered in September 2005 in the matter of Ethekwini Municipality v Verulam Medicentre (Pty) Ltd.

Experience shows that the moment disciplinary action looms, some employees abandon the real dispute and head straight for their keyboards, hoping a social-media storm will drown out the facts.

In today's fast-paced digital world, legislation often struggles to keep up with the rapid advancements in technology.

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is finally here after having been enacted by government on the 1 July 2020.

Doing deals in any business sector requires some understanding by principals and their advisors of the regulatory framework.

South African businesses play an integral role in socio-economic upliftment and development of communities. Expenditure incurred for this purpose may have tax implications for the business involved.

A capital allowance represents the portion of capital investment costs a business can deduct from its income under the Income Tax Act.

Business rescue under South Africa's Companies Act provides financially distressed companies with restructuring opportunities through mergers and acquisitions. How can M&A transactions facilitate corporate rehabilitation while balancing creditor interests, employment preservation, and legal compliance requirements?

The Minister of Trade and Industry published the Companies Amendment Bill, 2018 for public comment on 21 September 2018.

In the past, we wrote about personal data rooms.

The veil of incorporation is a legal concept that separates the company from its shareholders. The liabilities of the company do not ordinarily fall to the shareholders except in limited circumstances.

Directors of a company must perform their duties in a manner that furthers the interests of both the company and the shareholders. So what happens when a director is encumbering the business...

Insurance provides cover for losses arising from insured events which may happen in the future. Against an agreed premium, the risk of an insured event arising is transferred from the insured to the insurer.

From time to time, listed companies unbundle shares to their shareholders.

In the 1970s classic Colossus: The Forbin Project, AI's unchecked growth leads to a dystopian world where human agency is overridden by the machine's cold logic.