Our projects & energy team is advising this client in connection with the global competitive procurement conducted for the 100 MW Solar PV Project (Metehara Project).

The decriminalisation of cannabis use and/or possession for minors: A significant shift in South African drug law reform

In 2019, the Constitutional Court in Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince and Others (1) SA 14 (CC), partially confirmed the judgment in Prince v Minister of Justice and Others (4) SA 299 (WCC), which declared provisions of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 (Drugs Act) and the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 unconstitutional. In doing so, the Constitutional Court decriminalised the use, possession and cultivation of cannabis by adults for their personal use in private.

Further refinements to the corporate rollover relief provisions

Eskom’s grid allocation rules: On your marks, ready, set, halt!

The national grid, which facilitates the conveyance of electricity between points of generation and offtake, is a pivotal piece of South Africa’s energy infrastructure. Owing to the country’s historical reliance on coal as a main energy generation resource, the development and upkeep of the national grid was primarily centred around Eskom’s coal fleet in Mpumalanga, with little attention paid to implementing the same level of upkeep in other areas of the country where renewable energy resources are most concentrated.

The High Court “waives” goodbye to an application for a waiver of minimum distribution requirements for public benefit organisations

In the recent case of Tomson N.O and Others v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service and Another (33918/2021) ZAGPPHC 359 (24 April 2023) the Pretoria High Court heard a review application brought by the appointed trustees of the Chevrah Kadisha Capital Trust (trust).

Lexology - In-Depth: Oil and Gas - South Africa

Directors HeinrichLouw, Megan Rodgers and Associate Amore Carstens contributed to the South African chapter of the Lexology - In-Depth: Oil and Gas Law - Edition 11 .

From spam to slam: First enforcement notice issued by the Information Regulator

The Information Regulator of South Africa (Information Regulator) has sent a stern warning to direct marketers that are sending out marketing messages and calls which do not adhere to the current laws applicable to direct marketing.