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According to recent reports, startups in South Africa raised over $832m in 2021.

Confidential information means any information disclosed in however manner that is commercially sensitive.

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition has promulgated a series of codes of conduct in which the BEE regime is fully laid out.

After having given it considerable thought, Michalsons have decided not to use capital letters for defined words in our contracts.

The majority of South Africans are using some form of credit or have access to some form of credit, whether by way of credit cards, clothing account credit cards, personal loans, etcetera.

In terms of section 21B of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 ("FICA"), as amended by the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act 22 of 2022...

The proposed changes to the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ("B-BBEE") codes now intend to make "ownership" a compulsory priority element.

Recent press reports have highlighted the prevalence of white collar crime in South Africa. The effect on businesses which fall victim to fraud and other types of white collar crime is exacerbated by the lack of institutional capacity to effectively deal with the problem.

Due to the current trying economic times, companies will be required to perform a balancing act to ensure that their businesses survive the harsh economic realities facing them, while achieving their BEE targets set out in our empowerment laws.

Recent litigation between the South African Reserve Bank and fintech company Kastelo has brought exchange control compliance and crypto arbitrage under intense regulatory scrutiny. The case raises critical questions about how fintech business models involving cross-border transactions, foreign exchange, and digital assets must navigate South Africa's evolving regulatory framework, particularly regarding the use of individual foreign investment allowances for commercial purposes.

On 5 July 2016, the Registrar of Securities Services posted draft amendments to the JSE Debt Listings Requirements (the "DLRs") on the Financial Services Board's website.

In 2000, the PPP Unit of National Treasury published the first draft of the standardised terms for public private partnership (PPP) agreements ("Standardisation"). At the time that the Standardisation was first published for comment a number of concerns were raised by various entities involved in PPPs, including law firms, banks, construction entities and service providers.

Projects in Africa (notably in the Agri-space) struggle to reach financial close and scale not because of a lack of demand or technical promise...

These are among the questions facing many South African taxpayers – and for a growing number, the answer lies in offshore trusts.

On 31 October 2019, the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank ("Reserve Bank") released Circular 18/2019 stating that the loop dispensation currently available ...

South Africa is a constitutional democracy, which means that it is a country which observes human rights principles and is governed by the rule of law.

The effect of a liquidation order is to crystallise an insolvent company's position in time and to ensure that no further transactions can be concluded by that entity.

The task of enforcing the law rests in the State. Even private arbitration awards are enforceable only by way of a court order. Conversely, the procedure for resolving domain name registration disputes does not involve the State.