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Can a Business Rescue Practitioner and a Curator Bonis hold hands?
The recent High Court judgment in National Director of Public Prosecutions v Knoop N.O and others; National Director of Public Prosecutions v Templar Capital Limited and [...]
The Rise in Responsible and ESG Investment
ESG Framework by Natalie Scott, Director, and Janice Geel, Candidate Attorney The King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa was published on 1 November [...]
When is Disclosure Voluntary for VDP Relief?
Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) The Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) is a disclosure programme that allows taxpayers to come forward on a voluntary basis to regularise their [...]
UPDATE | Important Notice for Kenya Imports (Recordation)
Mandatory Recordation of Intellectual Property Rights as of 1 July 2022 "deadline extended to 1 January 2023" Kenya's Anti-Counterfeit (Recordation) Regulations 2021 requires Intellectual Property rights [...]
National Land Reform Summit considers new modes of landholding tenure
Deputy President David Mabuza leading Inter-Ministerial Committee on land reform convened the Communal Land Administration and Tenure Summit on 27 - 28 May 2022, involving NGOs, [...]
Junior Mining Indaba 2022
The Junior Indaba took place on 1 and 2 June 2022 at the Johannesburg Country Club for junior miners. The discussions this year include a focus [...]
Topic – Part 3: The Cutting Red Tape Project
Proposed amendments to the JSE Listings Requirements On 5 March 2021, the Issuer Regulation Division of the JSE issued a Market Notice on a JSE Consultation [...]
Business Rescue Practitioner in South Africa
Business Rescue Practitioner 1. What is the role of the business rescue practitioner? The business rescue practitioner is required, as soon as possible after appointment, to [...]
Section 150A LRA intervention in the Sibanye-Stillwater deadlock?
After a lengthy period of striking - nearly 3 (three) months - over wage increases at Sibanye's gold operations, the time is ripe for the type [...]
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Africa Quarterly e‑Bulletin | May 2022
Botswana Broadband Facts and Figures Report, 2021 On 21 January 2022, the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) published its Broadband Facts and Figures Report for 2021, [...]
A new reality for illegal miners and the ‘zama zamas’?
Illegal mining challenge Illegal mining is a critical challenge in the South African mining and minerals industry. In response to this challenge and ahead of the [...]
Treaty residence of mobile South Africans – An interesting UK tax case
Treaty residence of mobile South Africans The tax residence status of a natural person with a mobile lifestyle recently formed the subject matter of a tax [...]
The case for South Africa’s business rescue procedure – Commissioner of Sars v Louis Pasteur Investments (Pty) Ltd and others
South Africa's business rescue procedure by Eric Levenstein, Head of Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring and, Brandon Starr, Candidate Attorney In the recently published Deloitte Africa [...]
Important notice for Kenya imports
Intellectual Property rights ("IPR") owners who import goods into Kenya Mandatory recordation of Intellectual Property Rights as of 1 July 2022 by Donvay Wegierski, Director, and [...]
Business Rescue plan South Africa
Business Rescue Plan 1. What is a business rescue plan? A business rescue plan is a plan developed and, if approved, implemented by the business rescue [...]
FSCA’s draft transformation strategy – A step in the right direction?
FSCA: Draft Transformation Strategy On 28 February 2022, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority ("FSCA") published a draft financial sector transformation strategy ("Draft Transformation Strategy") for public [...]
FAQ | Opportunities for investors arising from the South African business rescue process
The South African business rescue process has created the opportunity for investors (local and foreign) to position themselves in order to take advantage of distressed assets [...]
National Health Act update
National Health Act 61 of 2003 The Minister of Health ("the Minister") published, for public comment various regulations in terms of the National Health Act 61 [...]
The management of COVID-19 in the workplace
COVID-19 in the workplace On 4 April 2022, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ("the Minister") terminated the national state of disaster. In doing [...]
The hazardous biological agents regulations: COVID-19 in the workplace
Hazardous Biological Agents by Jacques van Wyk, Director, Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate, and Danelle Plaatjies, Candidate Attorney The Minister of Employment and Labour ("The Minister") [...]
FAQ | Opportunities for investors arising from the South African business rescue process
The South African business rescue process has created the opportunity for investors (local and foreign) to position themselves in order to take advantage of distressed assets [...]
Paint-by-numbers: Competition law litigation against Google and Meta
Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry Is it with bated breath that one should await the outcome of the Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry conducted by the [...]
Is South Africa in a state of procurement limbo? Where to from here, for now?
Public procurement in South Africa by Sarah Moerane, Director, and Koketso Rapoo, Candidate Attorney Public procurement in South Africa is undeniably tied to the country's socio-economic [...]
Putting Directors on Notice! – Section 129(7) of the Companies Act
Section 129(7) of the Companies Act The often "overlooked" Section and its meaning for directors of financially distressed companies by Eric Levenstein, Director, and Head of [...]
Explanatory Note
"No right, including the right to strike, is absolute." (AMCU and Others vs Anglo Gold Ashanti and Others) The right to strike is understood and accepted [...]
