The global sports industry is worth over USD 400 billion. Athletes and players who compete at a professional level often perform under conditions of stress, overexertion and overtraining.

For enterprises in South Africa that operate within the dynamic food and beverage industry, understanding and effectively utilising indirect tax incentives are a powerful way to enhance profitability and gain a competitive edge.

With effect from 19 December 2022, schedule 1 to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 38 of 2001 (FICA) was amended to include persons who provide credit in the list of accountable institutions in schedule 1 of FICA. Item 11(a) and item 11(b) list two types of persons who provide credit which are scoped in as accountable institutions.

Employee share ownership policies (ESOPs) in the current labour environment are far more than a passing trend.

​The 2025 Mining Indaba theme, "Futureproofing African mining, today," compels us to reflect on the legacies mining companies create and the responsibilities they shoulder in shaping the lives of communities long after mining activities have ceased.

On 1 January 2025, the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024 (ERAA) came into effect, following extensive stakeholder engagement and multiple draft iterations. The ERAA aims to usher the South African electricity sector into an era of change, continuing the shift from Eskom's historically vertically integrated monopoly to the establishment of the Transmission System Operator SOC Limited (TSO) and the introduction of an open-market platform that enables the competitive trading...

Once enacted, the much-anticipated Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (COFI) will introduce a significant shift in the legislative and regulatory landscape of South Africa's financial services sector.

The Protection of Personal Information Bill 2009 (POPI) aims to bring South Africa in line with international data protection laws.

The political landscape in Botswana has shifted significantly with the recent electoral success of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), which ended 58 years of rule by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)

When documents such as minutes of meetings, contracts, and invoices are backdated purely to avoid tax or to take advantage of tax benefits by portraying a set of facts that never happened, we are dealing with the crime of fraud.

A strategic approach within the African oil and gas industry that considers Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) as a tool to enhance operational effectiveness at a community level can provide value to investors, natural resource companies and communities in project areas.

The Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) confirmed at its Plenary held during the week of 20 – 24 October 2025 that South Africa has been removed from the FATF's greylist.

The importance of disclaimer notices at shopping centres came under the spotlight in recent personal injury cases.

​The recent agreement by 130 of the 139 countries participating in the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework (IF) to implement the two-pillar package will result in a fundamental shift in the ...

Taxpayers who are satisfied with their auto assessments need not take any further action, under the new procedures introduced by SARS for the 2022 tax filing season.

​​SARS is tightening tax collection on cryptocurrency transactions, which makes it important to distinguish between events that will trigger income tax rates or CGT rates.

​​​​A new draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissals (draft COP) seeks to introduce notable changes to Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA), which provides guidance on the fairness of dismissals. The intended changes affect small employers, dismissals linked to poor performance, misconduct, participation in unprotected strikes, and operational requirements.

​​Energy is on the minds of policymakers worldwide. In South Africa, while we may be at the beginning of the end of loadshedding, the government and broader society continue to keep a watchful eye on the energy supply.

Buy now pay later (BNPL) is an agreement for the sale of a product where the seller allows the payment to be extended over a specific period of time.

A discussion on the Protection of Personal Information Bill 2009, which aims to bring South Africa in line with international data protection laws.