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South Africa's Competition Commission has published a comprehensive impact study examining Employee Share Ownership Plans mandated as merger remedies, revealing that while all assessed ESOPs held shares with voting rights...

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

Environmental, social and governance considerations are increasingly moving beyond regulatory compliance into the contractual allocation of risk in commercial transactions. Businesses now face ESG obligations directly in commercial agreements, project documents, financing arrangements, and investment transactions, creating a separate source of legal exposure even when fully compliant with applicable laws. This shift is being reinforced by evolving regulations, investor scrutiny, sustainability reporting req

As global expectations for corporate sustainability disclosure tighten, Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads. The release of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)'s IFRS S1...

In the 2023 State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated a recommendation made well over ten years ago, for overarching legislation to improve governance at state-owned enterprises ("SOEs").

Corporate governance generally refers to the way in which a company is run and controlled; with specific reference to a company's directors.

The new Companies Bill contains certain proposals which, if adopted, will fundamentally alter the rights of shareholders arising out of takeovers and mergers.

Dividends paid by one South African company to another have been exempt from both normal tax and dividends tax since April 2012 when dividends tax came into effect.

The long-awaited new Companies Act came into effect at the beginning of May, a month after the effective date originally planned.

With the financial and governance issues that have affected the reputation and financial health of companies such as Eskom and Oakbay Resources and Energy (Oakbay), questions arises as to...

The publication of the King V Code on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2025 (King V) marks a pivotal evolution in South African corporate stewardship.

The forthcoming publication of the King V Code on Corporate Governance for South Africa (King V)...

The ethical dilemma lies in the violation of honesty and integrity. Companies engaging in greenwashing mislead consumers by making false or exaggerated claims about the environmental benefits of their products or services.

In November 2025, the British Broadcasting Corporation ("BBC") found itself at the epicentre of a global media storm. The scandal, which culminated in the resignation of Director-General...

Transformation of the legal profession is not only an economic and moral imperative but the maintenance of the rule of law is dependent on transforming the legal profession. Currently a little over a quarter of the country’s attorneys are black, even though approximately 88% of South Africa’s population is black.

For international oil companies ("IOCs") to develop oil and gas fields sizable funding is required, however, there has been a noticeable trend by some financial institutions...

Part 1 of a legal analysis of the COVID-19 outbreak.