https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/547.html South Africa Corporate & Commercial Law news 15 Corporate & Commercial Law news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/547.html en-us Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:37:33 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-early-tax-choices-can-silently-undermine-venture-capital-exits-297697a A venture capital (VC) investment may take five years to exit, but the tax consequences of that exit can begin with decisions made on day one. 1-271650 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2026-african-legal-awards-celebrates-continents-top-legal-talent-075425a The 13th annual African Legal Awards celebrated legal excellence from across the continent at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on 4 September 2026. 1-271637 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/special-tribunal-declares-ethekwini-low-cost-housing-contracts-unlawful-520080a The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a Special Tribunal ruling declaring low-cost housing contracts – worth some R30m – awarded to three service providers in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality as unlawful and unconstitutional. 1-271596 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ex-uj-manager-hit-with-r18m-bill-for-accrediting-fraudulent-student-accommodation-297177a The Labour Court’s decision in University of Johannesburg v Helani (delivered on 21 August 2026) serves as a useful reminder to employers facing financial loss due to fraudulent employee misrepresentations: dismissal may not be the only recourse. 1-271480 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-security-zoo-the-documents-that-can-shape-a-business-rescue-853763a More often than not, the course and success of a business rescue will be decided by a folder of digital files signed years ago when the distressed entity was healthy and the fine print was far too cumbersome to read. 1-271449 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/premier-foods-factory-closure-talks-break-down-075985a CCMA to rule on union representation. 1-271447 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/it-commercially-sensitive-is-no-longer-enough-to-block-paia-requests-964584a There is a phrase reached for almost automatically in South African boardrooms, whenever a request for a record in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) lands on the CIO’s desk: “It’s commercially sensitive information”. For those using it, it has a comforting sound of a slamming door, and for years, it has largely functioned as such. 1-271274 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-do-buyers-of-businesses-look-for-631231a When business buyers consider acquiring a business, they generally have two options available to them. The first is to acquire the shares in a company which holds the business. The second is to acquire the business itself from the person or entity conducting the business operations. 1-271251 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/foreign-banks-win-key-jurisdiction-ruling-in-south-africa-forex-case-419499a For more than a decade, South Africa’s competition authorities have faced uncertainty over whether they can prosecute foreign companies for alleged anticompetitive conduct occurring entirely offshore. 1-271185 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sassas-r370-month-grant-has-its-day-in-the-supreme-court-of-appeal-075085a The affordability of the South African Social Security Agency’s (Sassa) R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, was challenged in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which reserved judgment. 1-271147 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law South Africa