The global shift to remote work positions South Africa as an attractive destination for employees working locally for foreign employers.
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South Africa: Excessive delays in instituting disciplinary proceedings may taint procedural fairness
On 25 Jan 2016, Major General S.L. Mapyane (SAPS) was dismissed for five fraudulent travel claims (Aug 2010–Jul 2012) after a 3-year delay.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Positive developments on proposed amendments to the Companies Act
Following public hearings, revised Companies Amendment Bills have been submitted to the National Council of Provinces.
Continue readingHarnessing Africa’s free trade agenda – AfCFTA Protocol on Investment
This is the eighth article in our African Continental Free Trade Area series, focusing on the AfCFTA Protocol on Investment.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change Law Round-Up, 2023
In the last 18 months, South Africa has seen several key policy and legal developments relating to environment, sustainability, and climate change. In this legal update, we summarise these legal developments, especially those that are expected to have a bearing on South Africa’s climate response, our collective journey to net-zero by 2050, and those relevant to managing corporate-level risk and liability.
Continue readingSouth Africa: ESG in decision making – Eloff Landgoed (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment and Others (GDP) (June, 2023)
This matter is an important indicator of the difficulties that ‘fossil-fuel’ projects may face in future. Eloff Landgoed, the applicant in the case, runs a large commercial farm. It applied to court to review and set aside the Minister’s decision to grant an environmental authorisation to Eloff Mining, which allowed Eloff Mining to run an open-cast coal mine on land bordering its farm. The applicant primarily reviewed the decision as it related to the fundamental irrationality of the decisions to grant the authorisation.
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