Our legal specialists will examine the proposed amendments contained in the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) Amendment Bill and their implications for mining companies, investors, landowners and affected communities. The discussion will also consider Section 54 of the MPRDA, which governs disputes between mining right holders and landowners, as well as the impact of the Expropriation Act on mining rights, land ownership and early-stage exploration agreements.

This seminar offers valuable insights into the evolving regulatory landscape and practical guidance on navigating changing legal obligations, stakeholder engagement and emerging risks.

Event Details:

Date: 30 July 2026

Location: Werksmans Attorneys, 96 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg

Seminar Time: 16:30 for 17:00 | Networking: 18h00 onwards

Kindly RSVP by 27 July 2026.

Agenda:

16:30 | Registration

16:50 | Welcome

Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform

17:00 | Exploring the MPRDA

Kathleen Louw, Director

17:10 | Public consultation in the context of landowners and the environmental sector

Refilwe Moitse, Director

17:20 | Examining Section 54 of the MPRDA and its interaction with informal land rights holders

Siphamandla Dhlamini, Associate

17:30 | The intersection of the Expropriation Act within South Africa’s mining sector

Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform

17:40 | Questions and closing discussion

18:00 | Networking

To book your seat, please RSVP here.

We look forward to hosting you.

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Event Details:

Date: 21 May 2026

Location: Werksmans Attorneys, 96 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg

Seminar Time: 15h30 for 16h00 | Networking: 17h30 onwards

Kindly RSVP by 14 May 2026.

Agenda:

16:00 – 16:05 | Opening and Overview

Neil Kirby, Director and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Werksmans Attorneys

16:05 – 16:20 | An update on the current status of NHI litigation: Substantive legal challenges to the provisions of the legislation: common themes

Helen Michael, Director, Werksmans Attorneys

16:20 – 17:05 | What now? The implications of the aftermath of NHI litigation: Public Participation Challenges before the Constitutional Court

Siphosakhe Phakathi, Senior Associate, Werksmans Attorneys

17:05 – 17:30 | What Health Funders can do now to advance Universal Health Coverage

Charlton Murove, Head of Research at Board of Healthcare Funders

17:30 – 17:40 | Questions & Discussion

To book your seat, please RSVP here.

We look forward to hosting you.

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Event Details:

Date: 23 October 2025

Location: Werksmans Attorneys, 96 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg

Seminar Time: 15h30 for 16h00 | Networking: 17h30 onwards

Kindly RSVP by 2 October 2025.

Agenda:

16:00 – 16:20 | Opening and Overview on the National Health Insurance in South Africa

Neil Kirby, Director and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences

16:20 – 16:40 | Unpacking the proposed Governance Regulations for the National Health Insurance Fund

Boitumelo Moti, Director, Werksmans Attorneys

16:40 – 17:00 | Prescription for Pricing, unpacking the draft Interim Block Exemption for Tariffs Determination in the Healthcare Sector, 2025

Dominique Arteiro, Director, Werksmans Attorneys

17:00 – 17:20 | The Evolving Healthcare Landscape and Healthcare Policy Shifts in South Africa

Charlton Murove, Head of Research at Board of Healthcare Funders

17:20 – 17:30 | Questions & Discussion

To book your seat, please RSVP here .

We look forward to hosting you.

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Join Werksmans Attorneys and SAICE , in association with Koleko for an insightful discussion navigating the legal landscape within the construction and engineering sector, its complexities and changes to keep you informed about developments and to be able to assist you to effectively mitigate and be aware of risks in the sector.

Our panel of specialists will delve into recent developments and regulations.

We will be unpacking trending topics such as the latest developments in labour law, what to expect from the recently enacted Climate Change Act, as well as how to understand and treat prescription in a construction context.

Agenda

Facilitator | Jennifer Smit, Head of Construction & Engineering – Werksmans Attorneys

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Dr. Eric Levenstein, Head of our Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring practice, and Director Danny Andropoulos, joined by leading industry leaders explore the impact of the Pandemic on this sector. They discuss how restructuring strategies and business rescue can be used as a tool to unlocking real value, lessons learnt and a discussion on the way forward within this sector and into 2022.

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Land Reform & Mining in South Africa
Wednesday 24 November 2021 | 9:00am 

Land reform and mining continues to evolve and dominate as headline topical issues in South Africa. Courts have certainly been catching up in their land distribution rulings with some landmark matters, but we await the long debated passing or not, of the Land Expropriation Bill. We have seen developments recently relating to ownership in the Mining sector as well where the High Court ruled that the Mining Charter is a policy guideline and not subordinate legislation; meaning non-compliance with the charter cannot be used to revoke a mining right.

Furthermore, another key change on the cards for these sectors involves the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, who has published her intention to repeal the 2015 Financial Provisioning Regulations and to make new Regulations for Financial Provisioning for the Mitigation and Rehabilitation of Environmental Damage Caused by Reconnaissance, Prospecting, Exploration, Mining or Production Operations.

With much change on the cards in South Africa’s key industries, we await in anticipation to see its unfolding. Please join us for an interesting webinar discussion as we unpack key legislation and current policy in the Mining and Land Reform sectors.

Agenda

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Recent developments in the healthcare and life sciences sector

Thursday, 17 February 2022 | 8:30am

We unpack a recent judgement concerning a tender process and what that reveals about an approach to reviewing the outcome of a tender process.  We also look at the status of the National Health Insurance Scheme and what is promised for 2022 as well as the implications of the current “roadmap” for complementary medicines, manufacturers, and importers of those medicines.

Please join Neil Kirby, who is a Director and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences practice at Werksmans, together with Helen Michael, Director and Boitumelo Moti, Associate, as we deliberate on these interesting developments.

Agenda

08:30 – 08:35  |  Welcome and Introduction – Neil Kirby, Director, and Head of Healthcare Life Sciences, Werksmans Incorporated

08:35 – 09:05  |  Remedyless’ Review – a cautionary tale – An analysis of the recent High Court judgement in Ilex – Helen Michael, Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Area

09:05 – 09:35  |  Regulation by guideline – The status of the regulation of complementary medicines in the current legislative landscape – Boitumelo Moti, Associate, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Area

09:35 – 10:05  |  National Health Insurance Scheme – What are we expecting in 2022? – Neil Kirby

10:05 – 10:20  |  Questions and closing discussion

RSVP: Click here to RSVP

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The past two years of the pandemic have exposed some of South Africa’s dire legislative and socio-economic issues that continue to plague society. Whilst there has been much public discourse and debate about the importance of a capable State, our quarterly webinar sheds the spotlight on recent legislative developments and court decisions in relation to the status of public procurement, and the intersection between land, the environment, and the assertion of cultural and spiritual rights.

We focus on a recent Constitutional Court judgment and its implication for the future of public procurement as it relates to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act Regulations and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment.

We also consider the recent High Court judgments involving the balancing of rights to explore and undertake seismic surveys along the Wild Coast of South Africa and the effectiveness of the One Environment System. In doing so, we will also discuss an emerging form of jurisprudence where the courts continue to uphold and promote the recognition of communal land rights.

Lastly, we consider the relevance and importance of land use rights and identify challenges in enforcing court orders for evictions that were obtained during the National State of Disaster brought by the COVID 19 pandemic.

Click here to view and download the webinar presentation

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The challenges facing the construction industry started long before the pandemic-induced sector slump which hampered operations across the country and abroad, but resilience is the by-word of the South African condition.

Join our panelists as they take a constructive look at where we have come from and where we are headed and share their expertise, personal insights and learnings on the legal crosswinds faced by this industry (and many others) including the following topics:

• A historic look at the impact of state capture on infrastructure projects and how to shore up against more of the same occurring in future.
• Employment challenges including the impact of loadshedding and how companies are managing in an over-regulated sector.
• Regulatory Environment:  Regional environmental impact assessments, implementation of policies aimed at streamlining the permit process, and other international trends.
• Dispute resolution experiences from litigating on construction matters: where and why trip-ups happen.
• Construction mafia: tackling the bullies.
• Climate change and carbon credits – unpacking some legislative and policy highlights.

We welcome you to an informative hour long discussion. Let’s get the conversation started.

RSVP HERE

Construction Seminar

RSVP by: Johannesburg – 27 February 2023

Venue: Werksmans Attorneys

Time: 8:30am for 9:00am

Dates: Johannesburg – 9 March

RSVP HERE

For more information, please contact our events team.

Panelists

Jennifer Smit  | Director | Head of Construction & Engineering

Jacques van Wyk | Director

Athi Jara | Director

Jeremy Gobetz | Director

Robert Driman | Director

Dewald van den Berg | Director

Tsele Moloi | Senior Associate

Kyle Grootboom | Candidate Attorney

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The challenges facing the construction industry started long before the pandemic-induced sector slump which hampered operations across the country and abroad, but resilience is the by-word of the South African condition.

Join our panelists as they take a constructive look at where we have come from and where we are headed and share their expertise, personal insights and learnings on the legal crosswinds faced by this industry (and many others) including the following topics:

• A historic look at the impact of state capture on infrastructure projects and how to shore up against more of the same occurring in future.
• Employment challenges including the impact of loadshedding and how companies are managing in an over-regulated sector.
• Regulatory Environment:  Regional environmental impact assessments, implementation of policies aimed at streamlining the permit process, and other international trends.
• Dispute resolution experiences from litigating on construction matters: where and why trip-ups happen.
• Construction mafia: tackling the bullies.
• Climate change and carbon credits – unpacking some legislative and policy highlights.

We welcome you to an informative hour long discussion. Let’s get the conversation started.

RSVP HERE

Construction Seminar

RSVP by: Cape Town – 13 March 2023

Venue: Werksmans Attorneys

Time: 8:30am for 9:00am

Dates: Cape Town – 29 March

RSVP HERE

For more information, please contact our events team.

Panelists

Jennifer Smit  | Director | Head of Construction & Engineering

Jacques van Wyk | Director

Athi Jara | Director

Jeremy Gobetz | Director

Robert Driman | Director

Dewald van den Berg | Director

Tsele Moloi | Senior Associate

Kyle Grootboom | Candidate Attorney

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