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Lurking in the shadows: Understanding the often-overlooked capital gains tax in real estate transactions

Since its reintroduction in 2015, capital gains tax (CGT) has been somewhat overlooked by sellers and buyers in both land and real estatetransactions. 

Employment of Illegal foreigners What employers need to know

CSARS v Virgin Mobile South Africa (Pty) Ltd [2025] ZASCA 77

Mariska Delport, Associate in the Tax & Exchange Control practice, joined Olebogeng Motse on OFM, where she discussed the ‘CSARS v Virgin Mobile South Africa (Pty) Ltd ZASCA 77’ in which the Supreme Court of Appeal clarified that where a party cures a procedural default within the Rule 56 period, no condonation is required.

To register or not to register: The Ugandan Personal Data Protection Office’s decision on the registration of data controllers

On 18 July 2025, Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) delivered a decision that could reshape how multinational entities approach data protection in Uganda. The PDPO found that Google LLC (Google) was in breach of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019 (DPPA) for failing to register as a data controller or data collector and for failing to demonstrate adequate safeguards in its cross-border transfer of personal data belonging to Ugandan data subjects.

The Story of the GeFP Green Methanol Corridor: Circular Economy in Action

Join us for an episode of the H₂ Dialogue: Fuelling the Future podcast series where Jackwell Feris, Director and Sector head: Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade will be in conversation with experts on the cutting-edge hydrogen economy in South Africa.

A cautionary tale for well intentioned ‘community trusts’

Trusts are created by corporates for various reasons, including to promote Black economic empowerment initiatives, create employee share incentive schemes, and extend a corporate’s social responsibility reach.