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Nowhere to Hide: Regulator Orders JSE to Lift the Veil on Trading Records
by Armand Swart - Director, Hlonelwa Lutuli - Associate, Hanán Jeppie - Candidate Attorney On 5 January 2026, the Information Regulator ("IR") issued an enforcement notice [...]
Publicly available information and your privacy: How South African law really works
Download Article By Ahmore Burger-Smidt – Director and Head of Regulatory 'Instagram' is great if you want to share photos, but you're not that technical. [...]
A Catalyst for Economic Growth – Proposed Amendments to South Africa’s Merger Thresholds
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory On 27 January 2026, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Parks Tau, published a draft amendment to [...]
Privacy Day 2026: Moving beyond the consent myth under POPIA
DOWNLOAD PDF South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 ("POPIA") provides multiple lawful bases for processing personal information, and one ought to be [...]
Regulatory Snapshot: Financial Services and AML
by Hilah Laskov, Director In this article, we lay out the main regulatory and legal developments in 2025 that impacted the financial services sector and [...]
Evaluating the public interest effects of a merger: The Competition Appeal Court charts the course
by Paul Coetser, Director and Head of Competition and Kwanele Diniso, Associate When evaluating a merger, the Competition Act 89 of 1998 ("the Act") mandates that [...]
What makes the “Best” mobile network? A South African perspective
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Choosing the “best” mobile network depends on multiple factors. In practice, it is rarely defined by a single [...]
South African Competition Commission’s Draft Guidelines on Minority Shareholder Protections: what businesses need to know
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory The Competition Commission has published Draft Guidelines on Minority Shareholder Protections for public comment in December 2025. The [...]
COMESA publishes important new Competition Regulations
by Paul Coetser, Director and Head of Competition and Raisah Mahomed, Associate The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has recently issued far‑reaching new [...]
No! It is NOT all about consent!
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director & Head of Regulatory “I believe that a guarantee of public access to government information is indispensable in the long run for [...]
AI-Hallucinated Case Law
Appellate court to trial judge: You know these cases are made up, right? by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Research is Difficult and Time-Consuming [...]
AI and the Data Privacy Elephant in the Room
“The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do.” – B.F. Skinner by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Insights from the 2025 Report: AI [...]
Who let the dogs in?
Cyber epidemic, ever present in South Africa, and it would seem that the Government is realising this. by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Cyber [...]
Competition Law: Transformation and public interest in abuse of dominance cases
with assistance from Kwanele Diniso, associate Recent developments in South African competition law have significantly elevated the role of transformative considerations and public interest objectives. The [...]
Relief for cystic fibrosis patients? The Competition Commission Closes Investigation into Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Reviewed by Rudolph Raath, Director "… poverty alleviation, the provision of high-quality education, the best health enhancing facilities or necessities, and the enablement of the best business [...]
Tainted treats, spoiled foods and potential dangers…are there any legal safeguards for consumers?
In recent weeks gone by, there have been numerous food poisoning cases reported[1] resulting in serious health issues and, in some cases, even death of children. [...]
Is your iPhone “illegal”?
and Ntombi Nzimande - Candidate Attorney Vertical integration is a powerful strategy employed by businesses to control more than one stage of their supply chain. By [...]
Sparking Entry into the Electricity Market
Solar energy remains a desirable source of electricity for businesses even "after" loadshedding, but high costs can be prohibitive. The DTIC's Block Exemptions for Energy Suppliers [...]
The Competition Commission’s Revised Final Public Interest Guidelines: A Critical Framework for Merger Analysis
and Chiara Ferri - Candidate Attorney Introduction The South African Competition Commission ("Commission") has published its final revised Public Interest Guidelines ("the Guidelines") relating to merger [...]
Newsflash: The Competition Authority of Kenya clarifies the position on Administrative Remedies and Settlement.
and Lwazi-Lwandile Simelane - Candidate Attorney On 21 March 2024, the Competition Authority of Kenya ("the CAK") announced that it had published the Consolidated Administrative Remedies [...]
COMESA’s first ever fine for Anti-Competitive Business Practices
By Nkonzo Hlatshwayo Director, Phuti Mashalane Director and Chiara Ferri, Candidate Attorney The COMESA Competition Commission ("CCC") is clamping down as they issue their first fine [...]
Take note and prepare to comment – Proposed Amendments to the COMESA Competition Regulations
and Chiara Ferri, Candidate Attorney On 24 January 2024, the COMESA Competition Commission ("CCC") published its Draft COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations ("Draft Regulations"). COMESA [...]
Ground-breaking European Union legislation limits dominance of major tech corporations
and Chiara Ferri, Candidate Attorney The Digital Markets Act ("DMA") is a piece of EU legislation aimed at targeting enormous tech companies that operate platforms serving [...]
On to the next! The Competition Commission Sets its Sights on Digital Platforms
The Competition Commission (Commission) plans to conduct an inquiry into the distribution of media content on digital platforms.[1] The inquiry, named the Media and Digital Platforms [...]
Fresh Produce Market Inquiry: What is it all about? Apples, pears, grapes, avocados, tomatoes, onions and more
The Competition Commission (Commission) is set to conduct a market inquiry into the fresh produce market of South Africa (Fresh Produce Market). We previously discussed this [...]
