Doing Business in South Africa

Tax treatment of charitable organisations in Kenya: An impending regulatory update

Charitable organisations are entities that operate with an aim to alleviate poverty, relieve public distress, advance religion, advance education, or generally serve the public. They do so without a primary goal of generating profit or personal gain.

Competition and pricing algorithms: Can your machines violate competition law without you knowing?

In his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for peace in 1921, Christian Lange said that “ technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master ”. More than a 100 years later this statement is more relevant than ever. In a world where more commercial decisions are left in the ‘hands’ of automated decision-makers, this raises the question of whether these decisions can result in their human masters unknowingly contravening competitionlaw. 

Discusses the republished regulations for EE Sector targets

CDH Director Hugo Pienaar from our Employment Law practice appeared in Newzroom Afrika to discuss the Minister of Employment and Labour republishing draft regulations for sector targets that afford interested parties 90 days to comment on the proposals (republished regulation).

2024 Budget summary: VAT

Njeri Wagacha talks to Wangechi Gichuki and Linda Anene

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This month, Njeri welcomes esteemed guests Wangechi Gichuki, Head of Legal and Secretarial Services, and Linda Anene, Senior Legal Counsel and Acting Company Secretary, from Safaricom.

Skyward shift: Modernising air service licensing in South Africa

In a move geared towards enhancing the efficiency of air service licensing in South Africa, local operators’ air service licence applications and foreign operators’ permit applications will now be submitted electronically to the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) for processing.