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Webinar Recording | Risks facing construction projects in Africa

Our panel of experts gave an overview of the challenges and constraints that face players in the construction industry in Africa and practical insights on how to handle them.

The legitimacy of soft skills evaluation as grounds for termination of employment

On 30 September 2024, the Employment and Labour Relations Court rendered a judgment in Daniel Kang’ethe Mbugua v Smart Applications International Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Courts Cause No. 359 of 2019), affirming that the claimant’s termination of employment was fair, based on concerns regarding his soft skills. This article discusses the judgment, while offering practical guidance to employers to ensure that their evaluation processes align with legal requirements and best practices.

Extension of validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits

NERSA’s decision on Eskom’s curtailment application pending

In terms of a consultation paper released by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on 5 July 2024 (Consultation Paper), Eskom submitted an application to NERSA on 24 May 2024 requesting approval for congestion curtailment to be treated as a constrained generation ancillary service for renewable energy resources (Application). Per the Consultation Paper, “ leveraging the intermittent nature of renewable energy resources, it becomes possible to connect more resources to the grid without exceeding the capacity of the grid for most of the time ”.

CDH launches innovative Technology & Communications service offering with Tayyibah Suliman at the helm

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), one of South Africa and Kenya’s leading corporate and commercial law firms, continues to evolve with a refreshed Technology & Communications service offering. This offering is led by the accomplished Sector Head Tayyibah Suliman, a Director at CDH’s Corporate & Commercialpractice.  

Keeping it clean: Using a clean team to unlock M&A transactions and manage competitively sensitive information

The evaluation of a potential merger or acquisition typically necessitates the sharing of confidential information, usually via a formal due diligence investigation. Naturally, the due diligence investigation is usually undertaken at the outset of the process to allow the potential bidder (or both parties, as applicable) to assess the suitability of the transaction and to inform negotiations.