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Financial Services

Legislative updates and industry news

Danica Pretorius, Issued by Ambledown 11 Nov 2025

SA removed from FATF greylist, boosting financial integrity; Saica played a role

Financial Services

SA removed from FATF greylist, boosting financial integrity; Saica played a role

Issued by SAICA 6 Nov 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

A cross-regional guide to Africa's crypto regulations

Contributors - various African attorneys 4 Nov 2025

Inside SA’s retail security crisis: Protecting your business from cyber threats and fraud

Security

Inside SA’s retail security crisis: Protecting your business from cyber threats and fraud

Chandni Gopal, Aaqilah Nagdee & Precious Maphupha 9 Oct 2025

Best Agent CEO warns: Estate agencies face serious FICA compliance risks

Facilities & Property Management

Best Agent CEO warns: Estate agencies face serious FICA compliance risks

Issued by PBPR 26 Sep 2025

Equipment, apparently provided by a Chinese company, for mining at Sensele mine. Photo supplied

Mining

The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining

Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti 15 Sep 2025

When it’s you: Talking about scams, healing the shock, and taking action (A South African guide)

Cybersecurity

When it’s you: Talking about scams, healing the shock, and taking action (A South African guide)

Issued by Offernet 1 Sep 2025

Law Practice

Fica compliance risks for law firms: 5 red flags

Hawken McEwan 3 Jul 2025

Source: Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks360.

Finance

Why microlenders are under the regulatory spotlight

Sameer Kumandan 24 Apr 2025

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Banking

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Issued by AfriGIS 3 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Sameer Kumandan: MD SearchWorks.

Fintech

Crypto clampdown: South Africa's Directive 9 raises the bar for compliance

Sameer Kumandan 14 Mar 2025

Source: LinkedIn.

Banking

Capitec's R56m brush with Sarb

Katja Hamilton 27 Dec 2024

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

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 1: Threats, lies and red tape

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 Dec 2024

Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks

Corporate & Commercial Law

Are you flouting Fica? Sarb cracks down on non-compliance

Sameer Kumandan 4 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Malicious whistleblowing - part 2: Importance of investigations

Lionel van Tonder, Aaqilah Nagdee and Delon Small 28 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

All adds up: Considerations and calculations behind eye-watering admin penalties

Kent Davis and Anél De Meyer 31 Oct 2024

Using intelligence, forensics and prosecution against illegal mining activities

Mining

Using intelligence, forensics and prosecution against illegal mining activities

Issued by Pinpoint Stewards 15 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

HSBC and Bidvest Bank fined millions for non-compliance

7 Oct 2024

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Agriculture

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Karl Blom, Lerato Niklaas, Kenan Petersen and David Donkor 23 Jul 2024

Finance

South Africa faces ‘perfect storm’ of financial crime, ready to ‘fight back’

5 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks.

Property

Avoid Fica sanctions as a property practitioner

19 Jun 2024

How Fica will affect dealers of high-value goods

Regulatory

How Fica will affect dealers of high-value goods

Hawken McEwan 8 May 2024

Finance

A steep climb ahead as South Africa races to delist from FATF greylisting

Rufaro Nyakatawa and Milton Osborn 3 May 2024

Navigating FICA compliance for the SA retail industry

Regulatory

Navigating FICA compliance for the SA retail industry

4 Apr 2024

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Trends

Latest trends in background screening - MIE annual report

14 Mar 2024

Accounting & Auditing

South Africa's battle against greylisting: a year on

Hawken McEwan 4 Mar 2024

Property

Real estate industry called to action as compliance failures put economy at risk

19 Feb 2024

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Tax Law

Can crypto regulation help SA shake off FATF greylisting?

Andre van den Berg, Zanrie Linstrom and Pooja Pu 16 Feb 2024

Source: stevepb via

Tourism

Over 900 Tourism Equity Fund applications initiated

27 Dec 2023

Source: Tarris Arnold, business development manager at Luno.

Fintech

South African businesses primed for crypto expansion as institutions embrace licenses

11 Dec 2023

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Trends

Digital finance regulations - trends and developments

Christoff Pienaar, Analisa Ndebele & Shannon 'O Brien 20 Sep 2023

Image source: Getty Images

Legislation & Regulation

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

Lerato Lamola and Christopher Williamson 24 Aug 2023

Deeds office delays got you down? Here's how to expedite your business property registration

SMEs

Deeds office delays got you down? Here's how to expedite your business property registration

Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 Jun 2023

Source: iStock.

Economy

Energy crisis at heart of Godongwana's national treasury budget vote

18 May 2023

Accountable institutions can rely on AfriGIS to verify client addresses anywhere and everywhere

Finance

Accountable institutions can rely on AfriGIS to verify client addresses anywhere and everywhere

Issued by AfriGIS 15 May 2023

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Labour Law

Employee screening now compulsory for accountable institutions

Johan Botes and Ethan Chetty 19 Apr 2023

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Technology

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Christoff Pienaar, Safiyya Patel, Dawid de Villiers 28 Mar 2023

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Banking

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 14 Mar 2023

The impact of greylisting on SA's hospitality and leisure sector

Tourism & Travel

The impact of greylisting on SA's hospitality and leisure sector

Candice Meyer, Lize-Mari Doubell and Lauren Jimmy 8 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

Ashlin Perumall, Partner - Corporate and M&A Practice Group, Baker McKenzie

Trends

#BizTrends2023: African fintech is trending

Ashlin Perumall 9 Jan 2023

National Assembly, NCOP pass two money bills

Legislation & Regulation

National Assembly, NCOP pass two money bills

19 Dec 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

What is greylisting and what impact will it have on South Africa?

Gabriel Rybko and Ashlin Perumall 24 Nov 2022

Taxation & Regulation

Financial Intelligence Centre recovers R5bn in criminal assets

7 Nov 2022

A possible greylisting for South Africa if its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing shortcomings are not addressed

Economy

A possible greylisting for South Africa if its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing shortcomings are not addressed

Veronica Hardenberg, Issued by Milpark Education 31 Aug 2022

Source: FreePik

Finance

After a massive outcry from civil society, Finance committee refuses to rubber-stamp greylisting bill

Marianne Merten 12 Oct 2022

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Cyber Law

Is SA's one-size-fits-all approach to crypto risk management sufficient to combat terrorism?

Angela Itzikowitz and Aslam Moosajee 16 Sep 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA fintech: Regulatory and deal developments

Ashlin Perumall 6 Sep 2022