Gender parity in the workplace

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies issues proposed policy direction to ICASA on B-BBEE in the ICT Sector

On 23 May 2025, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies gave notice of the proposed policy direction to be issued to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ( ICASA ) in terms of section 3 of the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 ( the ECA ) regarding Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ( B-BBEE ) in the ICT Sector.

Fixed-term contracts and the termination of third-party service relationships

The importance of understanding procurement procedures, particularly within SAPS

Charles Green, Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice, was featured on Newzroom Afrika where he discussed the importance of understanding procurement procedures, particularly within SAPS.

Small town Regional Court ruling has big-time environmental liability consequences for a company director

The long-standing yet seldomly relied upon director liability provision – section 34(7) in the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) – finally bared its substantial teeth in a court order that was handed down by Magistrate RM Nkuna on 21 September 2023 in the Phalaborwa Regional Court against Southern Sky Hotel and Leisure (Pty) Ltd (Southern Sky), the previous owner of the Hans Merensky Hotel, Golf and Spa and its sole director, Shamira Rinderknecht (Rinderknecht).

The National Register for Sex Offenders: Nowhere left to hide

On 18 November 2024 the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released and handed over to the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) a groundbreaking national study on gender-based violence (GBV), which revealed the extent of the crisis that continues to devastate individuals and communities across our country. It showed, among other things, that 33,1% of women in South Africa aged 18 years and older had experienced physical violence in their lifetime – which translates to an estimated 7,310,389 women – and that 9,9% of women had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime, which translates to 2,150,342 women across thecountry. 

Employment of Illegal foreigners – what employers need to know

The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has recently stepped up its inspection raids relating to the employment of illegal foreigners. These actions have attracted significant media attention. Most notably, these inspections have been prominent in the hospitality industry.