Africa Regulatory ENSight 2021 | 08

On 23 July 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 ("the Act") into law, fulfilling the constitutional mandates of sections 195, 216, and 217.

South Africa's whistleblower protection framework is undergoing significant reform through the proposed Protected Disclosures Bill, 2026, which aims to address critical gaps exposed by high-profile assassinations and the Zondo Commission findings. The new legislation promises expanded protections, criminal sanctions for retaliation, and financial rewards for whistleblowers, but will the reforms be sufficient to encourage individuals to come forward in a climate where speaking up can cost lives?

The expropriation of property is a significant legal and political issue in South Africa, particularly in the context of land reform and redressing historical injustices.

Freedom of expression and hate speech must be considered against the background and the diversity of the population of a specific country, culture, historical background and history in general.

South Africa's legal landscape is undergoing significant transformation across multiple domains, from direct marketing compliance and government contract validity to artificial intelligence policy development...

When it comes to corporate insolvency, few provisions have sparked as much legal and constitutional debate as Section 417 read with Section 418 of the Companies Act 61 of 1973.

The Protocol permits foreign investors to initiate binding international arbitration proceedings directly against member states, which may result in enforceable damages awards.

The legal framework governing foreign investments in South Africa

Tension between the two economic giants in the world, China and the United States, might have a silver lining for Africa.

In a long-running argument between the Governing Body of the Rivonia Primary School and the Gauteng Provincial Education Department, the Constitutional Court started out, in its majority judgement, by referring to s29 which it states "guarantees everyone the right to a basic education" and observing that this constitutional guarantee is "inaccessible for large number of South Africans".