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| Jul 6, 2026 | Malatsi comes out swinging in Starlink lobbying row | Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has hit back at parliament over the Starlink lobbying controversy, delivering a combative written rebuttal that names for the first time the facilitato... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Nedbank Acquires iKhokha to Accelerate SME Customer Growth | Share this:
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| May 26, 2023 | Crypto providers in SA now caught in the licensing net | In a significant move toward regulatory oversight, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has officially classified crypto assets as financial assets under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act. The decision comes after... |
| May 26, 2023 | Crypto providers in SA now caught in the licensing net | In a significant move toward regulatory oversight, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has officially classified crypto assets as financial assets under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act. The decision comes after... |
| Jul 4, 2022 | Legal Issues in the Metaverse – part 2: commercial opportunities | In this Part 2 of our 'Legal Issues in the Metaverse' series, we focus on the legal considerations for businesses that intend to commercialise opportunities in the metaverse. There are numerous legal issues for businesses to consider when e... |
| Apr 26, 2022 | POPIA thoughts and perspectives… 10 months in | Karl Blom, Senior Associate, Webber Wentzel.
Recent developments relevant to data protection issues offer some guidance for businesses, including in the event of data breaches and M&A transactions
It has been 10 months since the commenc... |
| Mar 18, 2022 | SA’s sexual harassment code now covers bullying – and ‘condescending eye contact’ | (Getty)
On Friday, a government guide on dealing with sexual harassment at work was replaced by a guide also covering bullying, and racial harassment.
It defines various types of harassment, including passive-aggressive harassment via facia... |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Conflict of interest, moonlighting and the duty of good faith | A recent judgment in the Labour Appeal Court (LAC)* has re-emphasised that employees have a duty of good faith to their employers by disclosing material activities that may result in a conflict of interest.
In this case, the employee was a ... |
| Dec 2, 2021 | The Cybercrimes Act Becomes Partially Operational | cybersecurity. Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels |
| Dec 2, 2021 | The Cybercrimes Act Becomes Partially Operational | cybersecurity. Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels
by Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Karl Blom, Wendy Tembedza, Cindy Leibowitz from Webber Wentzel
The President has declared that some parts of the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 (Cyberc... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | CM.com and Webber Wentzel partner to help SMEs ensure POPIA compliance | Leading SA law firm Webber Wentzel and cloud software provider CM.com have partnered to help SA business owners implement the requirements for POPIA compliance.
Failure to comply can result in up to 10 years’ imprisonment and R10-million i... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | CM.com and Webber Wentzel partner to help SMEs ensure POPIA compliance | Leading SA law firm Webber Wentzel and cloud software provider CM.com have partnered to help SA business owners implement the requirements for POPIA compliance.
Failure to comply can result in up to 10 years’ imprisonment and R10-million in... |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace published | The Minister of Employment and Labour has issued a revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace. The Direction was signed by the Minister on 28 May 2021. In line with the previous versions of this Direction, it applies t... |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace published | The Minister of Employment and Labour has issued a revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace. The Direction was signed by the Minister on 28 May 2021. In line with the previous versions of this Direction, it applies t... |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Cybercrimes Bill signed by the President | Peter Grealy, Partner, Webber Wentzel.
The Cybercrimes Bill has been signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. This Bill will now be known as the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 (the Cybercrimes Act).This development is a welcome move in the fight ag... |
| May 13, 2021 | Digital mergers potentially face greater scrutiny | Shawn van der Meulen.
The Competition Commission has invited public comment on proposed amendments to Small Merger Guidelines, which expand the scope of potentially notifiable mergers in digital markets
On 11 May 2021, the Competition Commi... |
| Apr 1, 2021 | POPIA 101 for businesses | All businesses with employees, customers, and suppliers must comply with POPIA, which comes into effect on 1 July 2021.
Here is a practical guide to the most important aspects of complying with POPIA as a business
With the commencement da... |
| Apr 1, 2021 | POPIA 101 for businesses | All businesses with employees, customers, and suppliers must comply with POPIA, which comes into effect on 1 July 2021.
Here is a practical guide to the most important aspects of complying with POPIA as a business
With the commencement date... |
| Mar 15, 2021 | POPIA codes of conduct, information officers and applications for exemption | Peter Grealy.
With fewer than four months left for organisations to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA), many are grappling with the practicalities of compliance. The Information Regulator has now issued fin... |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Covid-19 TERS scheme extended to 15 March 2021 | The president has announced the TERS benefit will be extended to 15 March 2021 for certain sectors but there are unanswered questions over aspects of the extension.
In the recent State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa annou... |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Covid-19 TERS scheme extended to 15 March 2021 | The president has announced the TERS benefit will be extended to 15 March 2021 for certain sectors but there are unanswered questions over aspects of the extension.
In the recent State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announ... |
| Dec 25, 2020 | IBOR reform has significant implications for SA’s financial industry | Since 2017, Interbank Offered Rate (IBOR) reform has been on the cards in many markets around the world.
The use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a benchmark, is set to be discontinued
This has significant implications across... |
| Dec 25, 2020 | IBOR reform has significant implications for SA’s financial industry | Since 2017, Interbank Offered Rate (IBOR) reform has been on the cards in many markets around the world.
The use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a benchmark, is set to be discontinued
This has significant implications acro... |
| Dec 2, 2020 | POPIA, GDPR or both? | Businesses that have taken steps to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation passed by the EU will also have to be compliant with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act by July 2021.
Compliance with one does not en... |
| Dec 2, 2020 | POPIA, GDPR or both? | Businesses that have taken steps to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation passed by the EU will also have to be compliant with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act by July 2021.
Compliance with one does not ens... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Insider trading: recent fines imposed by the FSCA | Recent significant fines imposed by the FSCA on Jooste and others for trading on inside information have highlighted the extensive powers contained in the Financial Markets Act and the dangers of insider trading
An administrative penalty of... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Insider trading: recent fines imposed by the FSCA | Recent significant fines imposed by the FSCA on Jooste and others for trading on inside information have highlighted the extensive powers contained in the Financial Markets Act and the dangers of insider trading
An administrative penalty o... |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Playing safely with Personal Information inside a Regulatory Sandbox | Given that almost all of the remaining provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) came into effect on 1 July 2020, and that organisations have until 30 June 2021 to comply with POPIA, technology innovators may be... |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Playing safely with Personal Information inside a Regulatory Sandbox | Given that almost all of the remaining provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) came into effect on 1 July 2020, and that organisations have until 30 June 2021 to comply with POPIA, technology innovators may be... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Draft code of practice on violence and harassment in the workplace published | The Minister of Employment & Labour has published for comment a Draft Code of Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (Code).
The Code applies to all sectors (both public and private) ... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Draft code of practice on violence and harassment in the workplace published | The Minister of Employment & Labour has published for comment a Draft Code of Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (Code).
The Code applies to all sectors (both public and private) i... |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Tackling buyer power in South Africa | The Competition Commission has offered some guidance on how the new buyer provisions of the Competition Act will affect businesses – providing insights on how complaints will be screened, how long assessments are likely to take and the thre... |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Tackling buyer power in South Africa | The Competition Commission has offered some guidance on how the new buyer provisions of the Competition Act will affect businesses – providing insights on how complaints will be screened, how long assessments are likely to take and the thre... |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence has POPIA implications | Rapid evolution in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, as well as improvements in computing power and the increasing availability of data, have led to significant growth in AI across most industries. The key developments in AI over t... |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence has POPIA implications | Rapid evolution in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, as well as improvements in computing power and the increasing availability of data, have led to significant growth in AI across most industries. The key developments in AI over t... |
| Aug 19, 2020 | POPIA: What employers need to know | The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) which came into force on 1 July 2020 places several obligations on employers in terms of managing employees’ personal information. In addition, it also gives certain rights to pri... |
| Aug 19, 2020 | POPIA: What employers need to know | The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) which came into force on 1 July 2020 places several obligations on employers in terms of managing employees’ personal information. In addition, it also gives certain rights to pri... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive issued | The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) recently issued a revised Directive on Compensation for Workplace-acquired Novel Corona Virus Disease (Directive).
The Department of Employment and Labour has issued revised guidelines on ... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive issued | The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) recently issued a revised Directive on Compensation for Workplace-acquired Novel Corona Virus Disease (Directive).
The Department of Employment and Labour has issued revised guidelines on... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Is SARS Fighting Illicit Financial Flows or Just Checking up on you? | |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Is SARS Fighting Illicit Financial Flows or Just Checking up on you? | If you are fortunate enough to have an offshore bank account, and have received a questionnaire from that bank asking for information on your residency and tax reference numbers, the reason is simply that banks are now required to provide i... |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Companies must prepare for the CIPC’s new compliance checklist [Opinion] | The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has introduced a new requirement for all SA companies to declare their compliance with specific sections of the Companies Act 2008 by completing and submitting a compliance checklist... |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Companies must prepare for the CIPC’s new compliance checklist [Opinion] | The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has introduced a new requirement for all SA companies to declare their compliance with specific sections of the Companies Act 2008 by completing and submitting a compliance checklist... |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Bombarded with marketing calls and messages? Offenders could face jail-time or fines soon | (iStock)
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The outstanding parts of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) are expected to be adopted soon.
This will mean that companies who unlawfully share your personal information with third parties could face stiff fin... |
| Jun 11, 2019 | A Rand Backed Cryptocurrency In The Form Of A Stablecoin | Seshree Govender, a Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel |
| Jun 11, 2019 | A Rand Backed Cryptocurrency In The Form Of A Stablecoin | Seshree Govender, a Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel
by Seshree Govender
Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, have become well known for their volatile value. In contrast to this, “stablecoins” are cryptocurrencies that have be... |
| Apr 18, 2018 | Meet the 10 startups, scale-ups selected for Webber Wentzel’s Ignite incubator [Updated] | South African law firm Webber Wentzel has announced the selection of 10 startups and scale-ups to join its Ignite legal incubation programme.
In a statement yesterday, Aalia Manie, project lead and partner at the firm, commented that the le... |
| Apr 18, 2018 | Meet the 10 startups, scale-ups selected for Webber Wentzel’s Ignite incubator [Updated] | South African law firm Webber Wentzel has announced the selection of 10 startups and scale-ups to join its Ignite legal incubation programme.
In a statement yesterday, Aalia Manie, project lead and partner at the firm, commented that the l... |
| Jan 8, 2018 | 10 Defining moments that shaped the 2017 South African startup ecosystem | 2017 in South Africa is a very hard year to define… Most people are limping into 2018 battle-scar ridden and trying to figure out what the hell just happened?!
Bitcoin highs and Steinhoff lows, neighbouring coup-non-coups, Rugby World Cup ... |
| Jan 8, 2018 | 10 Defining moments that shaped the 2017 South African startup ecosystem | 2017 in South Africa is a very hard year to define… Most people are limping into 2018 battle-scar ridden and trying to figure out what the hell just happened?!
Bitcoin highs and Steinhoff lows, neighbouring coup-non-coups, Rugby World Cup h... |
| Dec 8, 2017 | Webber Wentzel launches incubation initiative, Webber Wentzel Ignite | South African law firm Webber Wentzel has announced the launch of Webber Wentzel Ignite, a legal incubation programme aimed at high-potential startups and scale-ups.
The law firm is looking for SA enterprises that have gained some market tr... |
| Dec 8, 2017 | Webber Wentzel launches incubation initiative, Webber Wentzel Ignite | South African law firm Webber Wentzel has announced the launch of Webber Wentzel Ignite, a legal incubation programme aimed at high-potential startups and scale-ups.
The law firm is looking for SA enterprises that have gained some market t... |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Smart Contract 2.0: the need for "smart lawyers" | Alexia Christie.
Technology and the law
Technology is changing almost every aspect of our lives. It is therefore no surprise that it has already had a profound effect on how legal contracts are made (and signed), for example, we now negotia... |
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| Feb 20, 2017 | Fintech Innovation Africa roadshow to kick off in Cape Town | One of SA’s largest accelerators, Sw7, in partnership with the law firm, Webber Wentzel, will launch their roadshow, known as the Fintech Innovation Africa. The roadshow will launch in both Cape Town and Johannesburg during the week of 27 F... |
| Feb 20, 2017 | Fintech Innovation Africa roadshow to kick off in Cape Town | One of SA’s largest accelerators, Sw7, in partnership with the law firm, Webber Wentzel, will launch their roadshow, known as the Fintech Innovation Africa. The roadshow will launch in both Cape Town and Johannesburg during the week of 27 F... |
