The Competition Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of Billabong International Limited by global branded apparel business Boardriders Inc.
19 Apr 2018
In this age of social media and the internet, big businesses are taken to task for unethical and non eco-friendly corporate practices by a socially conscious citizenry...
Angelo Nicolaides 13 Apr 2018
Emile Myburgh has won the 2017 LexisNexis Prize for Legal Practitioners for the best article by a practising attorney published in De Rebus, for his piece on 'Holding delinquent directors personally liable'...
12 Apr 2018
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will hold public hearings into Eskom's Regulatory Clearing Account applications across the country, starting next week...
11 Apr 2018
NEWSWATCH: The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) will be proceeding with oral hearings on competition in the local pay-TV market, after having proposed to introduce shared sports rights and shorten exclusive contract periods...
5 Apr 2018
It has become clear that business leadership in South Africa needs a major overhaul, as more and more is revealed about the unethical behaviour of significant brands such as Steinhoff‚ KPMG‚ SAP and Naspers.
4 Apr 2018
The head of the Hawks's commercial crime unit has slammed a report submitted by Steinhoff management as lacking in substance and "malicious"...
Linda Ensor 29 Mar 2018
International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers says government is in the process of submitting documentation and the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement to Parliament for ratification...
28 Mar 2018
Small accountancy practices could feel the pinch of compliance obligations if the professional is included as an accountable institution in a schedule of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (Fica)...
Faith Ngwenya 28 Mar 2018
Africa's leaders will gather in Rwanda on Wednesday to launch what they say will be the world's largest free trade area but Nigeria has already pulled out, highlighting the challenge in getting the continent to sign up...
20 Mar 2018
Compliance officers have the opportunity to position themselves as the essential business asset that they are, anchored not only by a strategic understanding of their business and its regulatory obligations, but also qualities such as adaptability and openness...
LexisNexis 19 Mar 2018
The Competition Tribunal has approved Netcare's acquisition of Akeso Clinics, a group of 12 dedicated mental healthcare facilities...
19 Mar 2018
M&A activity in the technology and telecommunication sectors in Africa and the Middle East will more than quadruple in 2018, from 2017...
16 Mar 2018
More than 98% of Steinhoff International's shareholders voted to discharge all of the directors and supervisory board members from liabilities at the group's annual general meeting (AGM) in March 2017...
Ann Crotty 15 Mar 2018
PARIS, France - France will take legal action against Google and Apple for "abusive business practices", Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday as transatlantic ties threaten to be riven by a trade war...
15 Mar 2018
KPMG SA has been censured by the powerful US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has to pay a $100,000 fine for "improper professional conduct"...
Ann Crotty 15 Mar 2018
Although we have heard similar statements in the past from the Department of Energy, the statement from Minister Radebe last week on the status of the South African energy programmes went further...
Kieran Whyte 14 Mar 2018
The abrupt and devastating wipe-out of 80% market value in the multi-national retailer, Steinhoff, has without any doubt brought about more questions than answers...
12 Mar 2018
South Africa has extensive exchange control rules that govern the inflow and outflow of capital, as well as some stringent legal requirements pertaining to credit and financial assistance...
Lischa Gerstle 12 Mar 2018
Global software company SAP's investigation into contracts with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) Transnet and Eskom has found that there were payments made to Gupta-related entities and that there were indications of mismanagement and irregularities...
Genevieve Quintal 8 Mar 2018
Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps...
7 Mar 2018
Former Eskom chairman Ben Ngubane appeared before the parliamentary inquiry into state capture of Eskom on Wednesday to answer questions, ranging from the employment contract of former CEO Brian Molefe to the prepayment made to Gupta-owned Tegeta Exploration and Resources for coal supplies...
Linda Ensor 7 Mar 2018
The Gauteng provincial government has announced the introduction of a drive to shut down illegally operating foreign-owned businesses in townships...
27 Feb 2018
The CEO of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica), Terence Nombembe, has called on the Ntsebeza inquiry to leave no stone unturned...
Genevieve Quintal 20 Feb 2018
Steinhoff International's troubles continue to mount. On Thursday, the Cape High Court began to interrogate the controversial lending practices of Capfin, which provided unsecured credit to customers of Pepkor and Ackermans...
Ann Crotty 16 Feb 2018
The Competition Tribunal has dismissed Massmart's complaint that Shoprite Checkers, Pick n Pay and Spar were taking part in anticompetitive behaviour through exclusive leases with shopping-mall landlords.
Michelle Gumede 14 Feb 2018
Waymo and Uber announced an agreement on Friday, 9 February 2018, in the blockbuster federal lawsuit over allegedly stolen trade secrets from the former Google self-driving car project...
12 Feb 2018
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has noted the charges by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) against former acting National Police Commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane...
9 Feb 2018
The FIC Act is designed to enable authorities to better understand the movement of money in order to reveal unlawful activities. However, the regulations therein not only pertain to transgressors of the Act, but also companies involved in a business relationship with those companies...
Hondo Swartz 9 Feb 2018
Former acting National Police Commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane, is appearing in the Specialised Commercial Crimes court this morning, to face alleged corruption and money-laundering charges...
8 Feb 2018
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