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How excessive government controls harm employees and processes

Accounting & Auditing

How excessive government controls harm employees and processes

Walter Bhengu, Issued by SAICA 6 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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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

NPO reserve funds: Why they're crucial and how to build them

Soraya Joonas 5 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

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Final warning: NPOs that don't comply with regulations will be deregistered

25 Oct 2024

Source: The South African Reserve Bank.

Banking

Say goodbye to old EFTs: SA's banking system braces for change

Katja Hamilton 6 Sep 2024

Pictured: Ronelle Bester, account director.

Taxation & Regulation

Red Ribbon Communications drive FICA compliance awareness for fintech company DocFox

Issued by Red Ribbon Communications 2 Jul 2024

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

Property

Avoid Fica sanctions as a property practitioner

19 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Hawken McEwan, director of compliance at DocFox.

Taxation & Regulation

Battling corruption, Fica keeps eye on SA's political elite

Hawken McEwan 21 May 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

Image: Supplied

Corporate & Commercial Law

What businesses want: Improved regulation that spurs investment

11 Apr 2024

Surging cryptocurrency prices have brought more scrutiny to the local crypto market. Source: DS Stories/Pexels

Technology

FCSA crypto licensing cause for cautious optimism and concerns

Lindsey Schutters 20 Mar 2024

Accounting & Auditing

South Africa's battle against greylisting: a year on

Hawken McEwan 4 Mar 2024

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: The future of foreign exchange

23 Feb 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

Alison Mellon, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Banking and Finance, and Thomas Erskine, Candidate Legal Practitioner, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Legal insight into banking and finance for 2024

Alison Mellon and Thomas Erskine 9 Jan 2024

Greylisting as it relates to trusts

Accounting & Auditing

Greylisting as it relates to trusts

Issued by SAICA 2 Nov 2023

Financial Services

Could South Africa's new, tighter exchange control rules end up backfiring?

Harry Scherzer 9 Aug 2023

Whistleblowing in South Africa: Protecting a vulnerable watchdog

Legal

Whistleblowing in South Africa: Protecting a vulnerable watchdog

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 17 Jul 2023

Gear change needed to accelerate SA's auto manufacturing sector

Manufacturing & Parts

Gear change needed to accelerate SA's auto manufacturing sector

Pieter Wessels 10 Jul 2023

Taxation & Regulation

Fintech helps counter non-compliance by 72% of SA's SMEs

Joshua Alexandre 3 Jul 2023

Regulatory

Coordination, enforcement needed to stem tide of illicit economy

31 May 2023

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Labour Law

Employee screening now compulsory for accountable institutions

Johan Botes and Ethan Chetty 19 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied.

Fintech

AI and data science can help banks make smarter and fairer credit decisions

Bryan McLachlan 12 Apr 2023

State of the South African economy and your health

Economy

State of the South African economy and your health

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 11 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Ola Oyetayo, chief executive officer at Verto.

Markets & Investment

The grey list survival guide: compliance strategies for South African and Nigerian companies

Ola Oyetayo 3 Apr 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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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The critical role NGOs play in South Africa

27 Feb 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

Cars drive past Nigerian national flags in Abuja, Nigeria 12 June 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Criminal Law

Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to "grey list"

Tassilo Hummel, Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 24 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Elzahne Henn, director and head of private clients at Mazars in South Africa.

Economy

#Budget2023: No wealth tax, but trustees beware

Elzahne Henn 24 Feb 2023

US, SA agree to 'follow the money' in wildlife trafficking - Yellen

Environment & Natural Resources

US, SA agree to 'follow the money' in wildlife trafficking - Yellen

Andrea Shalal 26 Jan 2023

National Assembly, NCOP pass two money bills

Legislation

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

Image source: Getty Images

Legislation

NCOP passes amended finance bill

23 Nov 2022

Taxation & Regulation

Rushed legislation to avoid greylisting betrays a weakened law-making regime

18 Nov 2022

Taxation & Regulation

Financial Intelligence Centre recovers R5bn in criminal assets

7 Nov 2022

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, 10 August 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

South African crypto platforms must be licensed in 2023 - regulator

Rachel Savage 20 Oct 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

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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

Economy

National Treasury moves to avoid greylisting, but knows it's an uphill battle

Ray Mahlaka 30 Aug 2022