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In July 2018, the South African Competition Commission (Commission) prohibited a small merger involving Chinese owned IRL (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (IRL) and local mine, Mapochs Mine...

On 16 March 2022, CEMAC published Regulation No. 00087 to supplement and amend Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation No. 00035 of September 2020. The new Regulation contains provisions relating...

In February 2026, the Competition Commission executed unannounced searches at four scrap metal companies, seizing documents and interviewing employees without warning.

"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...

The experience of South African companies in Africa - like that of other international investors - might be encapsulated in the expression "Africa has great M&A opportunities".

In 2018 much was said about the adverse impact of political uncertainty and a sluggish economy on M&A activity in South Africa.

Over the last few years, companies listed on both the primary and secondary market of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ("JSE"), have been obliged to comply with increasingly onerous...

Contracts are a key part of almost every deal – whether you're renting an townhouse or forming a joint venture between large companies.

The new Companies Act (Number 71 of 2008) was signed by the President on 8 April 2009. It is set to replace the existing Companies Act of 1973 and is therefore the first substantial change to this important area of the law in more than three decades.

This is the first of a few circulars examining directors’ duties under the Companies Act (the Act). Prior to the commencement of the Act and in terms of sections 234 to 238 of the old Companies Act, directors, managers, the managing director and the secretary of a company were obliged to disclose their direct or indirect material interests in contracts or proposed contracts which were of significance to the company’s business and which had been or were to be entered into by the company.

When the Constitutional Court rules on the interpretation of contracts, it's best to take note. When it starts with a poem – even more so!

As we sail into 2024, the waters of corporate governance remain choppy, exacerbated by shifting currents of regulations, stakeholder expectations, and technological advancements.

Whether you're buying another company, selling off a division of your company or entering a new alliance, transactions have become increasingly multi-faceted.

With large language models ("LLMs") taking the world by storm, it's safe to say that they have established their place as a mainstay of modern technology.

In an unprecedented legal move, ExxonMobil has instituted a lawsuit against two shareholder activists, alleging that their proposed resolution seeks to unduly interfere with the company's day-to-day operations.

South Africa's Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has made the registration of businesses for locals easy via the e-Services portal.

Regulators worldwide are accelerating rule-making at an unprecedented pace, creating a widening gap between compliance expectations and organizational capability. South African boards face mounting pressure across AI governance, financial crime prevention, and climate disclosure, with King V's outcomes-based framework now demanding measurable evidence that governance practices actually work. The question is no longer whether organizations can tick compliance boxes, but whether they possess the integrated ov