Looking busy, but not productive: the cost of clock botching in the workplace

Work-from-home warning in South Africa

Yvonne Mkefa, Director in the Employment Law practice, was recently featured in BusinessTech, discussing the shift from remote work back to the office in South Africa.

Employment Equity Compliance from 1 September 2025

Rule 56, default cures and fairness: SCA confirms substance over procedure in tax disputes

In Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Virgin Mobile South Africa (Pty) Ltd ZASCA 77 (4 June 2025), the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) delivered important guidance on the procedural interplay between Rule 56 of the Tax Court Rules (Rules) and the requirement for condonation under Rule 52. This ruling provides important clarity on how late filings should be approached, particularly where the defaulting party acts within the grace period afforded under Rule 56.

Deadline for non-compliant Link Business applications

Linking a business is the process of converting physical company records into a digital format that will later be accessible on the Companies Registry online portal. This can be undertaken by a company director, director-shareholder or company secretary.

Now that the shock has settled, some thoughts on the ‘rumoured’ 2% VAT hike

There has been a lot of commotion over the past week pursuant to the postponement of the Budget until 12 March 2025. The postponement will likely have significant legal and fiscal implications, some of which we may not yet fully appreciate, given the unprecedented nature of this event. But commotions aside, what would an increase of value-added tax (VAT) from 15% to 17% mean for South Africa, its budget strategy and the ordinary person on the street? We consider this question and also briefly consider whether there are any viable alternatives to raising the VAT rate.

Recognition and enforcement of Russian Lugovoy Law judgments in South Africa

In June 2020 the Russian Federal Law 171-FZ was adopted (the “ Lugovoy Law ”). It amended Article 248 of the Russian Commercial (Arbitrazh) Procedure Code to enable Russian commercial courts to assume jurisdiction over disputes that involved sanctioned entities or are otherwise related to the imposition of sanctions. This amendment gave jurisdiction to Russian courts even where parties had contracted to resolve disputes before a foreign court or arbitral tribunal.