The private sector is feeling the ballooning pressure of weighing in and engaging on fraught political, social and moral issues. At a time when Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy (ESG) is very much in vogue, we are captivated by what companies are doing to assist the war effort and the stigma that attaches when a company falters.
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As part of the JSE’s active focus on remaining relevant and competitive in order to retain and attract more listings and capital markets activity, the JSE has released a further consultation paper considering some proposals.
Continue readingOn 4 May 2022, the JSE released amendments as part of the Cutting Red Tape Project, Aimed at Effective and Appropriate Regulation, which will be effective from 1 June 2022. The approved amendments intend to create a more enabling environment to pursue listings and reduce delistings.
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Head of Banking and Financial Services Regulatory, David Geral, and partners, Bright Tibane, Joshua Janks, and Kirsten Kern, wrote the South African Chapter in Chambers and Partners’ Fintech 2022 Guide.
Continue readingThe South African Hydrogen Society Roadmap (HSRM) was published on 17 February 2022 by the Department of Science and Innovation. It establishes a national framework for policy and actions relating to hydrogen in South Africa and intends to serve as a national coordinating framework in facilitating the integration of hydrogen-related technologies.
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On 12 August 2021 Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy released the much-awaited exemption which raises the registration threshold for self-generation facilities from 1MW to 100MW. This has been widely heralded as unlocking significant opportunities for the private sector and should assist in introducing additional generation capacity into the stressed South African grid.
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