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ESG & Sustainability

2025 update: Navigating ESG disclosure changes in SA

Kent Davis and Paula-Ann Novotny 17 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Fair Pay Bill - a game changer for remuneration and recruitment practices

Norma Mazibuko and Amandla Makhongwana 1 Jul 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Court blocks business rescue abuse - delay tactics will not be tolerated

Julian Jones, Caellyn Eedes & Liso Potwana 28 Mar 2025

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

Legislation & Regulation

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

24 Dec 2024

Access Bank enters agreement to acquire 100% stake In South Africa based Bidvest Bank

Banking

Access Bank enters agreement to acquire 100% stake In South Africa based Bidvest Bank

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

What the Companies Act says about financial assistance and share buybacks

Janine Will 19 Nov 2024

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Management & Leadership

Nominations open for boards of PIC, Sasria and Land Bank

1 Oct 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Change is coming to ESG disclosures in SA - what to expect

Dalit Anstey 18 Jul 2024

Stephen Westwell steps in as Sasol chairman following Sipho Nkosi resignation

Energy

Stephen Westwell steps in as Sasol chairman following Sipho Nkosi resignation

13 Nov 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

What you need to know about the new Fica provisions now in force

Lerato Lamola and Christopher Williamson 24 Aug 2023

Court clamps down on the abuse of business rescue proceedings to avoid winding-up proceedings

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court clamps down on the abuse of business rescue proceedings to avoid winding-up proceedings

Megan Baker, Thys Scheepers & Adelin Dalais, Issued by Cox Yeats 26 Jul 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Company ownership: Unpacking new record-keeping, reporting requirements

Janine Will 28 Mar 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Grey list: What are the implications for SA going forward?

Webber Wentzel Finance Team 27 Feb 2023

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Loeries Creative Week

Jarred Cinman cleared of wrongdoing by ACA for Loeries article

25 Nov 2022

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Tax Law

Does an "external company" registration result in a taxable "permanent establishment"?

Denny Da Silva 26 Sep 2022

Registration, labour and tax: The most important compliance requirements for new small businesses

SMEs

Registration, labour and tax: The most important compliance requirements for new small businesses

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Aug 2022

Madelein Burger, Nasrin Kharsany and Victoria McFarlane

Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA upholds minority shareholder rights in share repurchase

Madelein Burger, Victoria McFarlane and Nasrin Kharsany 15 Jun 2022

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Labour Law

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Rosalind Davey, Chloë Loubser and Nikita Reddy 8 Apr 2021

Why shareholders cannot claim for reflective loss

Corporate & Commercial Law

Why shareholders cannot claim for reflective loss

Rishal Bipraj 13 Oct 2020

Minister Didiza appoints OBP interim board

Agriculture

Minister Didiza appoints OBP interim board

6 Aug 2020

Impact of the withdrawal of the CIPC non-binding opinion on sections 90 and 92 of the Companies Act

Corporate & Commercial Law

Impact of the withdrawal of the CIPC non-binding opinion on sections 90 and 92 of the Companies Act

Juanita Steenekamp and Hayley Barker Hoogwerf, Issued by SAICA 26 May 2020

Audit requirements relating to the business accounts of legal practitioners now clarified

Accounting & Auditing

Audit requirements relating to the business accounts of legal practitioners now clarified

Hayley Barker Hoogwerf, Issued by SAICA 26 May 2020

Remember to issue shares when converting a CC to a private company

Corporate & Commercial Law

Remember to issue shares when converting a CC to a private company

Raphael Chitambira 6 May 2020

Directors' responsibilities and risk taking

Corporate & Commercial Law

Directors' responsibilities and risk taking

Stephen Kennedy-Good and Akhona Boloko 29 Apr 2020

Essential services businesses need new certificate

Corporate & Commercial Law

Essential services businesses need new certificate

17 Apr 2020

R200m set aside for entrepreneurs to fight Covid-19

Funding

R200m set aside for entrepreneurs to fight Covid-19

30 Mar 2020

Companies prepare for the CIPC's new compliance checklist

Corporate & Commercial Law

Companies prepare for the CIPC's new compliance checklist

Madelein Burger, Elodie Maume, Cindy Leibowitz, and Marina Hodgkinson 19 Feb 2020

Radio & Audio

Classic 1027 placed under voluntary business rescue

4 Oct 2019

Corporate governance: Where are SOEs getting it wrong?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corporate governance: Where are SOEs getting it wrong?

Romeo Tsusi 19 Jun 2019

Tackling the Big Fish

Corporate & Commercial Law

Tackling the Big Fish

Dean Joffe, overseen by Ashlin Perumall 16 Apr 2019

Who's the boss during business rescue?

Management & Leadership

Who's the boss during business rescue?

1 Apr 2019

Faith Ngwenya, technical and standards executive at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (Saipa)

Accounting & Auditing

Who's the boss in business rescue?

26 Mar 2019

3 amendments to the Companies Act you should note

Corporate & Commercial Law

3 amendments to the Companies Act you should note

Janine Will 12 Nov 2018

Small investor ruffles feathers at Sovereign

Banking & Finance

Small investor ruffles feathers at Sovereign

Ann Crotty 23 Mar 2016

First world protection for South African whistle-blowers

Labour Law

First world protection for South African whistle-blowers

4 Aug 2015

Reinstatement of deregistered companies has retrospective effect

Corporate & Commercial Law

Reinstatement of deregistered companies has retrospective effect

Gabi Mailula and Andre Visser 7 Apr 2015

Changes to Companies Act have profound implications

Taxation & Regulation

Changes to Companies Act have profound implications

28 May 2014

Labour Court quotes DLA Piper report

Labour Law

Labour Court quotes DLA Piper report

14 Apr 2014

Christophe van Zyl

Corporate & Commercial Law

Trade mark rights and company names

Christophe van Zyl 9 Sep 2013

Corporate & Commercial Law

Common and recurring practical questions under the Companies Act, 2008

Yaniv Kleitman 5 Sep 2013

Corporate & Commercial Law

Lapsing two-year "grace period" under the Companies Act, 2008

Yaniv Kleitman 8 Jul 2013

Edcon appoints new board members

Retailers

Edcon appoints new board members

4 Jan 2013

Amend your Articles now or lose out

Regulatory

Amend your Articles now or lose out

Andrew Hannington 27 Feb 2012

Corporate & Commercial Law

The implications of the new Companies Act on the residence of a company

Grant Ford and Yaniv Kleitman 20 Feb 2012

Franchising

Spur meets resistance over directors' pay

8 Dec 2011