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Special Edition Alert | Budget Speech 2024

Renewable energy tax incentives to be re-energised

Section 12B of the ITA deals with, amongst other things, renewable energy tax incentives. It assists companies investing in renewable energy assets with cash flow constraints through an accelerated capital depreciation allowance on qualifying assets and supporting infrastructure. Given South Africa’s critical energy shortage and the global move to a greener energy mix, this tax incentive is a cornerstone of South Africa’s current fiscal policy.

Non-compliance with court orders: When is late too late?

In Economic Freedom Fighters and Others v The Chairperson of The Powers and Privileges Committee N.O and Others (23230/2023) Zawchc 16 (30 January 2024) the court had to determine whether to condone non-compliance with a court order that would lead to a delay in finalising a matter of nationalimportance. 

CDH Women Empowerment podcasts

10 April 2023 marked 100 years since the Woman Legal Practitioners Act 7 of 1923 was promulgated. The Act contained a single section, which reads: “ Women shall be entitled to be admitted to practice and to be enrolled as advocates, attorneys, notaries public or conveyancers in any province of the Union, subject to the same terms and conditions as apply to men… ”. As we commemorate 100 years of women in law, we bring you insightful episodes of the CDH Women Empowerment podcast series. This is where several members of our firm discuss the importance of women empowerment in the legal profession.      

President Ruto’s major tax proposals ahead of the Finance Bill, 2023

In late March, President Ruto made some key tax pronouncements in his speech at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Business Summit. Most elements of the speech are expected to feature in the Finance Bill, 2023 as part of wide tax reforms. In a further Cabinet meeting chaired by the President on 27 April 2023, additional proposals were made as part of the efforts to bolster the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda and facilitate economic growth.

CIPC hack: What we know and how to mitigate the risk

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa (CIPC), which falls under the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and is responsible for maintaining the country’s business and intellectual property registrations, released a statement regarding a data breach which compromised its systems on 29 February2024.