Pretoria High Court declares lock-down regulations unconstitutional and invalid: However, the state is about to appeal this judgment. In the meantime, here is a commentary on Judge Davis' High Court ruling.

Having delivered an unprecedented systemic shock to economies across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated sharp drops in M&A deal value and volume in Africa.

The Government has already taken swift action against the Coronavirus pandemic through regulations gazetted by the Minister of the Department of Trade and Industry ("the DTI").

The announcement of the National State of Disaster on 15 March 2020 has driven up the demand for ICT services and has essentialised the need for access to high-speed and affordable broadband internet.

On 21 April 2020 the FSCA issued FSCA General Notice 2 of 2020 ("FSCA Notice") in terms of section 279(1) of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, which provides ...

On 10 June 2020, the Prudential Authority published Communication 1 of 2020, wherein the Prudential Authority has stated it is imposing a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new licenses for...

May estates and complexes institute mandatory vaccine requirements?

On Monday, 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a 21-day national lockdown in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002.

On 17 November 2020, the UIF announced that it will open and begin processing the latest and last round of COVID-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme ("TERS")...

In this alert, we broadly outline the recent developments concerning the COVID-19 TERS benefit, which has been extended for certain employees, and which benefit will now be paid directly to employees.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced industries globally to reinvent themselves in challenging times. Many South African businesses are frequently conducting virtual meetings.

On 26 March 2020, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies published Directions to facilitate the dissemination of information in order to combat COVID-19 in South Africa.

Many employers have placed their hopes of a return to the pre Covid-19 workplace on the development of a Covid 19 vaccine.

The exploration and exploitation of natural resources in Africa, and the world, has often mirrored social and political events of the day.

Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the Bank of Mauritius has been closely monitoring its economic impact on the banking sector and the Mauritian economy.

The coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the world and paused life in an unprecedent manner has infected over millions of people worldwide with well over a million deaths and counting.

Participating countries attending the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland reached an agreement on 17 June 2022 to partially waive intellectual property restrictions on the manufacture and production of COVID-19 vaccines for the next five years.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented level of disruption to the hotel industry. As a result of the local lockdowns and travel restrictions many hotels have been forced to close...

Covid-19 vaccination is probably the most potent weapon available at present in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic that has taken millions of lives, worldwide.

It is not unusual to have insurance claims approved but payouts being underwhelmingly low and/or slow.