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Research has shown in excess of 80% of serious frauds committed against an organisation are perpetrated by an employee, either alone or in collusion with other employees.

In a recent judgment, the local division of the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ordered PSG Wealth Financial Planning (Pty) Ltd to reimburse an investor, Mr. Gerber, more than R800,000 in cash after Gerber's email account was hacked.

The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 ("BEE Act") was recently amended to provide for (amongst other things) the criminalisation of fronting practices.

South Africa's Information Regulator issued an enforcement notice against the Gauteng Department of Health for failing to disclose records requested under PAIA, linked to investigations...

An ongoing impeachment process in South Africa reached a critical point when the investigating panel declared on 30 November that President Cyril Ramaphosa likely violated the constitution...

Private sector contributions to government initiatives are on the rise in South Africa. In this article, we provide an overview of current public and private sector collaborations and examine the challenges...

The release of the Panama Papers has once again shone the spotlight on the offshore finance industry and many have commented and criticised.

On 25 May 2016, the National Council of Provinces passed the Financial Intelligence and Centre Amendment Bill being the final approval before a section 76 bill is delivered to the President for signature.

It is well known that since new leadership was voted into government following the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it has taken the world by storm in terms of its anti-corruption campaign.

South African businesses with associate links to UK corporations – or who are represented by agents in their dealings with such companies – need to be aware of the potential implications of the UK Bribery Act on a business transaction relating to donations and charities.

Corruption is a crime that is not unique to South Africa, but is endemic around the globe.

South African companies that have operations in the UK or the US - or are listed in these territories - that fail to comply with anti-corruption legislation could be on the receiving end of devastating fines or even incarceration of key stakeholders.

South African businesses with links to American organisations need to be aware of the potential risks associated with US-enacted legislation that makes it illegal for facilitation payments to be paid to third party agents for facilitating a ’corrupt act’.

On 21 August the Gauteng Division of the High Court handed down a judgment setting aside the findings of the Arms Procurement Commission

The South African National Treasury reported on 29 February that while South Africa was on track to address all the outstanding action items required to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list...

This article is the last of a three part series which will consider environmental, social and governance indicators ("ESG") and the factors that have the potential to impact the components of ESG. In the second article...

Businesses across the spectrum are increasingly making use of the services of technology to manage their operations more efficiently.