The impact of AI and the power of streaming platforms in the South African context

Drone operations in South Africa: An overview of the legal landscape

In recent years, South Africa has embraced drone technology, with both hobbyists and commercial operators leveraging its potential. Drones, technically known as remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) or unmanned aircraft (UA), are transforming various industries, including mining, agriculture, construction, environmental monitoring, emergency response, real estate and infrastructure inspection. In light of this, it is necessary for both private and commercial operators to understand the laws governing drone usage in South Africa to ensure safe and legal operations. Below is a brief overview of the current legal landscape.

Health and Safety in the Workplace: Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) - Pending Amendments

Vulnerability caused by compliance: Section 129(7) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the risk of being wound up

A lot has been said and written about directors’ fiduciary duties and the pitfalls directors expose themselves to when making business decisions, almost daily. The circumstances which may lead a director to breaching their fiduciary duties are broad, and to determine whether a director actually breached their fiduciary duties often requires an extensive factualenquiry. 

The extent of business rescue practitioners’ powers to suspend a company’s contractual obligations

Chapter 6 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act) confers various powers on business rescue practitioners (BRPs) once they have assumed their responsibilities to restructure the affairs of a company that has been placed under business rescue. This is achieved through the temporary supervision of the company, and the management of its affairs, business and property, by the BRP; a temporary moratorium on the rights of claimants against the company or in respect of property belonging to the company or lawfully in the possession of the company; and the development and implementation, if approved, of a business rescue plan to rescue the company by restructuring its affairs, amongst other things.

Another judgment on prescription?

Whether it relates to the meaning of a debt or the running of prescription, it seems that every year, the courts are obliged to publish judgments dealing with one or theother. 

It never ends: Proposals to clarify the interaction between section 7C and transfer pricing rules in the context of low or interest-free loans

Tax advisors, like others in the legal profession, can sometimes be guilty of using jargon and “ legalese ”. However, considering the amount of times that section 7C of the ITA has been amended since its introduction in 2017, saying “ 7C is a problem ” might become a common phrase at a Saturday evening braai. In the Budget, National Treasury is at it again, this time proposing to clarify the interaction between sections 7C and 31 of the ITA.