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Namibia has launched three foundational digital infrastructure components: WayaMe for instant payments, DigiNam for digital identity verification, and activated electronic signature provisions under the Electronic Transactions Act. These developments create the technical and legal framework necessary for businesses to offer remote onboarding, electronic contracting, and digital public services across the country's emerging digital economy.

So they've resigned – now what? Can the fiduciary duties as a director of a company extend post-resignation, and if so, to what extent?

The Supreme Court of Appeal has clarified critical aspects of severance pay entitlements under South Africa's Basic Conditions of Employment Act, particularly addressing when employees may forfeit severance benefits by unreasonably refusing alternative employment offers. This judgment resolves jurisdictional questions about which forum should adjudicate such disputes and establishes important precedent regarding the interplay between contractual employment terms and statutory severance obligations.

According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) 2019 mid-year population estimates for 2019, around 18,7% of South Africans aged 15 to 49 years are HIV positive

Reliable and affordable electricity at scale underpins industrialisation across Africa, yet energy shortages continue to limit development opportunities and constrain productivity. This analysis examines how market reforms, renewable energy integration, and regional cooperation are reshaping Africa's energy landscape, with particular focus on South Africa's recent regulatory changes and the strategic importance of treating electrification as an economic priority rather than an afterthought.

On 30 October 2019, the Minister of Finance (Minister) tabled the 2019 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).

Proprietors of liquor businesses should take heed of a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal reported in the case of Hitler Adolf Klokow v Michael Boyton Sullivan.

Environmental, social and governance considerations are increasingly moving beyond regulatory compliance into the contractual allocation of risk in commercial transactions. Businesses now face ESG obligations directly in commercial agreements, project documents, financing arrangements, and investment transactions, creating a separate source of legal exposure even when fully compliant with applicable laws. This shift is being reinforced by evolving regulations, investor scrutiny, sustainability reporting req

In his 2005 budget speech, President Thabo Mbeki lashed out at the most common of all criticisms of current black economic empowerment models – that BEE is not "broad based" enough.

This is exactly what happened in the case of Galactic Auto (Pty) Ltd v Venter (4052/2017) [2019] ZALMPPHC 27. The plaintiff, a motor vehicle dealership

Our courts have often dealt with employees operating under the misconception that their social network sites are personal, private and detached from their employment.

In the Symons case, the plaintiff invested R5 million into a property syndication with Sharemax Investments (Pty) Ltd (Sharemax) based on the advice of the defendant ...

With suppressed economic activity in South Africa, suppliers, distributors and service providers are all feeling the economic pinch and seeking various means to obtain some financial reprieve

A recent Labour Court judgment demonstrates that structuring voluntary separation packages by age, without evidence to justify the distinction, may constitute unfair discrimination under the Employment Equity Act. The case examines whether an employee who accepts a lower age-based package waives their right to challenge it, and explores the limits of contractual agreements in overriding constitutional protections against age discrimination.

With the publication of the first draft Codes of Good Practice (codes) under the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act No. 53 of 2003 (BEE Act) in December 2004, the regulation of BEE has taken an interesting turn.

The South African corporate world recently stood in trepidation of a momentous decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") which could have resulted in most, if not all, share for share offers made to shareholders of public companies concluded during the past few decades being declared unlawful.

The Competition Commission recently published a notice designed to inform franchisors and franchisees about the impact of the Competition Act on their franchising arrangements.