On 6 June 2012, government and the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) submitted their economic report on the fund that is to be formed in terms of a condition imposed by the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) in the proposed acquisition of Massmart Limited (Massmart) by Wal-Mart (Wal-Mart).

​​​On 19 December 2024, the National Treasury published the Draft General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill, 2024 (Draft Bill) for public comment.

On 18 July 2012 the Competition Tribunal issued reasons for the conditional approval of the merger between Tedelex and Sammeg.

The Employment and Employee Benefits practice group has extensive experience providing legal advice and representation on employment equity matters. Building on this foundation, the team is pleased to announce the launch of its dedicated Employment Equity compliance and consultancy offering (see below infographic).

The Honourable Minister of Mineral Resources, Ms Susan Shabangu, reinforced during her 2012 budget speech on 10 May 2012, amongst other things, that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) remains determined to continue issuing stoppage notices in terms of section 54 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, No. 29 of 1996 (MHSA) to ensure compliance with the MHSA.

On 9 November 2012 the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Mauritius, Hon. Xavier Luc Duval, delivered his speech on the Budget for the year 2013.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has provided guidance for prospective litigants intending to institute class actions in relation to breaches of the Competition Act.

The legal position on whether internal restructurings within South African businesses require prior approval from the competition authorities has been uncertain for some time.

On 22 October 2012 the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) confirmed a settlement agreement between British Airways (BA) and the Competition Commission (Commission).

The Minister of Trade and Industry (the Minister) today released draft revised broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) Codes (draft Codes).

A contingent value right (CVR) is a type of instrument or arrangement that creates an obligation on a purchaser to pay a seller additional consideration on the occurrence of a pre-agreed future event – the instrument can be structured as tradeable or non-tradeable.

The Minister of Employment and Labour (the Minister) has withdrawn a long-standing exemption that previously shielded employers from labour law enforcement regarding deadlines for payment of benefit fund contributions.

On 12 November 2024, the final results of Mauritius' General Elections were announced. The opposition party, Alliance du Changement (Alliance for Change), emerged victorious, securing 62.6% of votes and winning all 60 parliamentary seats.

In a far-reaching and unanimous judgment delivered on Thursday 31 May 2012, in Minister of Minerals and Energy v Agri South Africa [2012] ZASCA 93, the Supreme Court of Appeal ("the Court") held that the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 ("the MPRDA") did not bring about a general expropriation of mineral rights in South Africa.

On 26 April 2012 the South Gauteng High Court handed down judgment in the matter of Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd v Adriaan Basson and M&G Media Limited, in which Webber Wentzel successfully represented the weekly newspaper Mail & Guardian.

​​​​​​​​SARS has announced the deadline dates for filing income tax returns for the 2022 year of assessment as well as the details of those exempt from filing returns.

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and Prudential Authority (PA) have announced that Joint Standard 1 of 2024 (Outsourcing by Insurers) and Joint Standard 2 of 2024 (Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Requirements), will be effective on 1 December 2024 and 1 June 2025 respectively.

A new Code of Conduct (Code) for the Consumer Goods and Services (CGS) industry has been released and takes effect on 30 April.

On 13 August 2025, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition published the draft National Credit Act Amendment Regulations in the Government Gazette, proposing amendments to various Regulations under the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (NCA), including Regulations 18,19 and 23A.