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Don’t Give Up on the Law: Why Small Legal Victories Still Matter

By Matome Kapa, Programme Head, Advocacy, Support and Training, Centre for Environmental Rights  Last week, I was speaking to one of the graduates of CER’s Rights & Remedies Course. What she told me inspired this piece.  She is from Free...

South Africa officially exits grey list after two years of regulatory reform

By Kirsten Kern, Partner, Head of Financial Services Regulatory South Africa, and Kirsten Paulo, Senior Associate, Bowmans South Africa has officially been removed from the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), following more than...

Development in the regulation of class actions

By Jonathan Barnes, Partner and Bianca Masterton, Knowledge & Learning Lawyer, Bowmans  Effective 19 September 2025, important changes to the Rules governing the proceedings in the High Courts of South Africa (the Uniform Rules of Court) will...

Compliance is the Cornerstone of Growth in South Africa’s Financial Sector

Pienaar Zietsman, Chief Operating Officer at Amplifin, comments; “For many financial institutions in South Africa, compliance has long been treated as a cost of doing business, a necessary function to satisfy auditors and regulators, and to avoid...

Artificial Intelligence: The future of auditing digital footprints

by Ashwini Singh Being one of the buzz phrases of the year, Artificial Intelligence has assimilated itself into numerous sectors of academia and business. In the forensic investigation and auditing spheres, Artificial Intelligence has proven that it...

South Africa: The Fair Pay Bill – A catalyst for change

South Africa may be on the brink of a major shift in how employers handle remuneration matters in recruitment. The recently introduced Fair Pay Bill (Bill) aims to end salary discrimination and promote equal opportunity in the workplace. At its core...

The legal implications of employee misconduct: Dismissal, civil claims and criminal charges

Authors: Ginen Moodley (Director at Moodley Attorneys Inc) and Ezekiel Dikio (Associate at Moodley Attorneys Inc) Employee misconduct, particularly in the form of theft, fraud, and negligence, can have far-reaching legal and financial consequences...

Higher education institutions must spearhead transformative constitutionalism

Promoting a culture of social responsibility prepares graduates to be advocates for justice Transformative constitutionalism represents a profound shift in understanding constitutional law, particularly in contexts where historical injustices and...

Supreme Court ruling confirms that pre & post-commencement financiers now equal in business rescue

By Innocentia Moele, Senior Associate, Business Restructuring & Insolvency and Charlene Ferns, Associate, Dispute Resolution at CMS South Africa. Business rescue, introduced through the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and implemented on 1 May 2011, has...
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