On 6 October 2023, the Information Regulator of South Africa circulated a ‘compliance notice’ in terms of section 83(3)(d) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA).
Continue readingSouth Africa: JSE Simplification Project – a rewrite of the JSE Listings Requirements
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is proposing a complete rewrite of its JSE Listings Requirements in terms of a Simplification Project which has recently commenced and is expected to run over the next 18 months.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Warning – exchange controls apply beyond cross-border transactions
Exchange controls are generally aimed at governing cross-border transactions (including forex activities and arrangements between residents and non-residents) in a particular jurisdiction.
Continue readingHarnessing Africa’s free trade agenda – AfCFTA Protocol on Competition
The AfCFTA is alive to the fact that anti-competitive and other restrictive business practices constitute an obstacle to the achievement of a single African market. Consequently, the AfCFTA makes provision for a Protocol on Competition Policy (the Protocol), which we discuss in this part of the series.
Continue readingSouth Africa: AARTO compliance and employment ramifications
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act 46 of 1998, as amended by the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act 4 of 2019 (AARTO) is not only about a demerit system against individual motorists for their road traffic violations.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Employment case law update – key takeaways
On Friday, 8 September 2023, we hosted a webinar on the latest cases impacting the employment law landscape in South Africa. Please click here to access a recording. Citations of the cases discussed, together with key takeaways, are set out below.
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