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The range of information protected by POPI is extremely wide; any Information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person, or an existing juristic person is covered.

The adoption of environmental, social and governance ("ESG") criteria is on the rise, unlocking capital for ESG compliant projects.

Regular assessments of your payroll structure, employment policies and overall employee cost profile can be hugely beneficial, but are often overlooked.

There are so many ESG-related publications and developments that it is hard to keep abreast of them all. For this reason, HSF publishes a monthly tracker of ESG-related publications...

Africa Regulatory ENSight - October 2019

Constitutional Court seeks to clarify jurisdictional boundaries of competition authorities in group five judgment...

The Competition Commission recently published a notice designed to inform franchisors and franchisees about the impact of the Competition Act on their franchising arrangements.

"It is truly astonishing how often businessmen conduct their affairs, involving at times huge financial interests, on the strength of crude and vague agreements and then ‘rely on hope, good spirits...

In an era demanding greater corporate transparency, the concept of beneficial ownership has moved from a niche legal term to an essential compliance imperative for businesses operating in South Africa.

In most instances a company in business rescue will require post commencement financing.

There are certain essential elements which must be present in a contractual arrangement for an agreement to be deemed valid.

It is not only the scores under these elements that may be affected.

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic.

When the new South African Companies Act comes into force in the second half of 2010 there will be greater exposure to claims against directors and officers and greater scope for all-important risk management.

The DRC has now deposited its instruments of ratification in the OHADA depository state Senegal which will render the OHADA laws applicable in the DRC in September 2012.

The Expropriation Bill is set to be enacted soon. Under which circumstances may expropriation without compensation be permitted?