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The Competition Commission has released draft amendments to the Small Merger Guidelines, proposing significantly higher thresholds for small merger notifications. These changes aim to capture potentially anti-competitive acquisitions in digital and technology markets where target firms are acquired before generating substantial turnover or assets, but possess significant future growth potential.

In a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal on 30 November 2004 (<I>Hay Management Consultants Ltd vs P3 Management Consultants (Pty) Limited</I>), the court considered whether a consent to the jurisdiction of a court in a contract can be relied upon in an action not directly arising from that contract, and whether the domicilium and choice of law clauses in a contract are sufficient to found jurisdiction.

Njeri Wagacha sits down with Liz Fanning, Founder and CEO of CorpsAfrica, to explore her transformative journey from Peace Corps volunteer to building an organization dedicated to empowering young people and high-poverty rural communities across Africa. The conversation delves into African-led development, local ownership, youth engagement, and the critical importance of listening to communities as they identify solutions to their own challenges.

Gender-based violence persists not just as isolated incidents, but as a systemic crisis enabled by institutional gaps, inadequate policies, and social norms that fail to protect survivors. Njeri Migwi, Founder of Usikimye, shares six years of frontline experience revealing why survivors struggle to leave, why cases rarely reach justice, and what structural changes are needed beyond public outrage.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was hurriedly passed by the United States Congress in reaction to the spate of <I>fin de siècle</I> accounting scandals that blighted the US corporate landscape.

A recent interim relief order of the Competition Tribunal has raised concerns in relation to restraints of trade. The order was given in the context of a 10 year restraint given by Nedschroef in favour of Teamcor and CBC Fasteners.

Recently, the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) reversed the decision of the Competition Tribunal in the matter of Nationwide Poles CC and Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd.

The Supreme Court of Appeal recently examined the distinction to be drawn between agreements concluded as a consequence of normal and acceptable economic bargaining on the one hand, and unconscionable and unlawful duress on the other hand.

The Labour Appeal Court's judgment in Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa v Modika addresses critical questions about when protected disclosures under the Labour Relations Act can halt or redirect disciplinary proceedings. This case examines the intersection between whistleblowing protections and an employer's right to conduct internal disciplinary processes, offering guidance on when employees may bypass traditional hearings in favor of pre-dismissal arbitration.

Company A owed rent to Company B and a large amount of unpaid tax to the South African Revenue Service (SARS). A was liquidated but had no assets because an associated company C had taken over its assets without paying for them.

There is a worldwide movement afoot to acknowledge and protect indigenous biological and genetic resources as well as traditional knowledge and traditional use of such resources peculiar to the indigenous people of particular countries.

Kenya's Finance Act 2026 introduces significant tax reforms that impact venture capital, private equity, and foreign investment. This discussion explores how these changes affect investor confidence...

In an effort to salvage your business, you resolve to place it into business rescue and proceed to appoint an appropriate business rescue practitioner (BRP).

Something about the festive season creates a ‘buzz' of excitement. More often than not, it is this ‘buzz' which makes the festive season that much more memorable.

Throw into the mixing bowl: The burgeoning sophistication of radical terror groups; Moore's law (the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles about every two years);

It is undeniable that South Africa is in the midst of a sexual offences epidemic. The recent national crime statistics reflect that 52,420 sexual offences occurred in 2019...

Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act (the Act) regulates the employment law consequences of a transfer of the whole or part of a business as a going concern.

An impending amendment to the revenue laws could cause a purchaser of immovable property to pay up to 10% of the purchase price by way of tax on behalf of a seller, plus penalties.