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Have Cross-Border Payments for Royalties and Fees Become Less Stringently Controlled?
by Khanyisa Tshoba, Associate and reviewed by Deon Griessel, Director Towards the end of 2024, the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (FinSuv) [...]
CCTV Footage: What the Information Regulator’s Draft Code Means for Surveillance Governance
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there [...]
Section 7C: Sars’s Draft Interpretation Note Signals Assertive Approach to Wealth Transfers
by Ernest Mazansky, Director: Werksmans Tax (Pty) Ltd and Amy Murphy, Candidate Attorney On 26 November 2025, SARS published a Draft Interpretation Note titled "Loan, advance, [...]
Supreme Court of Appeal Ruling on Foreign Trustee Recognition and Cross-Border Surplus Distribution
by Brendan Olivier, Director In a recent decision, Scheer v Wagner NO and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal considered the key issue of the recognition [...]
South Africa’s Digital Markets Regime Has Arrived and it Lives Inside Competition Law
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory The debate about whether South Africa should regulate digital platforms is over. The Competition Commission has moved decisively [...]
When Fuel Costs Become the Inflection Point
by Eric Levenstein, Director and Head Insolvency & Business Rescue and Amy Mackechnie, Senior Associate Rising fuel prices are once again dominating economic commentary in South [...]
Generative AI and Copyright: Emerging Legal and Policy Questions for Africa’s Creative Industries
by Tebogo Sibidla, Director Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming one of the most contested issues in copyright law worldwide. At the centre of this [...]
Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity: Regulatory Implications for Africa’s Digital Future
by Tebogo Sibidla - Director and Nothando Madondo - Associate Direct-to-device (“D2D”) satellite connectivity is emerging as one of the most consequential developments in the global [...]
Satellite Regulation in Africa: Aligning Global Frameworks with National Policy Priorities
by Tebogo Sibidla, Director In Africa, where satellite connectivity is increasingly relevant to digital infrastructure strategies, the central policy question is not simply how to enable [...]
Part 2: The “One-Shot” Pre-Merger Consultation in South Africa. Preparation, Risk, and the Question no-one is asking
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Confidentiality and gun-jumping - the tension at the heart of the process The one-shot design of the pre-merger [...]
Payments Revolution: what every PSP operating in South Africa needs to know right now
By Natalie Scott, Director and Head of Sustainability South Africa's payment landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. From sweeping regulatory overhauls to new [...]
Part 1: The “One-Shot” Pre-Merger Consultation in South Africa. What it means for your Deal
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory A new procedural reality On 13 February 2026, the Competition Commission published its final pre-merger filing consultation guidelines. [...]
Your SPV is an accountable institution … now what?
by Janice Geel - Associate, reviewed by Natalie Scott - Director and Head of Sustainability Special purpose vehicles ("SPVs") have been the cornerstone of securitisation, structured [...]
Morocco’s Belated AFCON Triumph: A Legal Analysis of Articles 82, 83 and 84
by Brendan Olivier, Director and Daniel Gewer, Associate Introduction The dust had barely settled on the chaotic scenes witnessed during the showcase final of the 2025 [...]
The End of an Era? Key Considerations arising from the South African Reserve Banks’ Consultation Paper on the Cessation of the Prime Lending Rate
by Janice Geel, Associate, reviewed by Natalie Scott, Director and Head of Sustainability In February 2026, the South African Reserve Bank ("SARB") published a 'Consultation Paper [...]
Disruptors Beware – The Court’s Firm Stance on Abusive Business Rescue and Setting Aside Applications
by Jonathan Stockwell - Director, Karabo Kekana - Associate, Sunusha Moodley - Candidate Attorney Introduction Liquidation proceedings place companies in an undesirable legal and operational position [...]
Labour Law Amendment and Labour Relations Amendment Bills – call for comments
by Andre van Heerden - Director On 26 February 2026, the Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth MP, published by way of Government Gazette a [...]
Budget Speech 2026 / 2027: Tax Overview
By: The Werksmans Tax Team Download PDF KEY TAX CHANGES INTRODUCTION On 25 February 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his fifth Budget Speech and his [...]
Service under court online: what litigants need to know
by Teresa Thomas - Candidate Attorney and reviewed by Walid Brown - Director Gone are the days when a missing stamp or a misplaced proof of [...]
Pricing the same as your competitors – unlawful or permissible?
by Paul Coetser - Director and Head of Competition and Ntombi Nzimande - Associate One often observes in the marketplace that prices of products advertised or [...]
A new Trade Mark Act for Zambia
by Donvay Wegierski - Director and Dannielle Fiff - Senior Associate The Zambian Trade Marks Bill 2023 signed on 31 December 2025 has repealed the Trade [...]
Celebrating International Data Privacy Day: “12 years of POPIA – what next?”
by Tebogo Sibidla, Director On 28 January 2026, the global community celebrated International Data Privacy Day. This year, its commemoration landed in a world where privacy [...]
Advertising Regulatory Board ups the ante on responsible gambling advertising
by Wendy Rosenberg Director and Head of Digital Media & Electronic Communications and Nothando Madondo, Associate While gambling advertising is already extensively regulated in national and [...]
Excessive delay in disciplinary proceedings could render the dismissal unfair
Lethoba and Rand Water (2025) 46 ILJ 2771 (CCMA) by Andre van Heerden - Director and Mikayla Ehrenreich - Candidate Attorney Introduction Employers should guard against unduly [...]
What’s in a name – Trade marks and Brooklyn Beckham
by Donvay Wegierski, Director What's in a name - Trade marks and Brooklyn Beckham Brooklyn Beckham, son to British born Victoria and Sir David has voiced [...]
