In February 2023, South Africa was put on a 'greylist' by the FATF for falling short of certain international standards for the combating of money laundering and other serious financial crimes. In this podcast, members of our Business Crime team and alliance partner Linklaters talk about what South Africa’s addition…
Businesses are required to take ownership of, and commit to, respecting human rights in their organisations and throughout their entire value chain. They need to act on identifying, preventing, mitigating, and remediating negative human rights impacts that may result from their operations or their business relationships, by putting the necessary…
Business and Human Rights (BHR) has become increasingly important due to the world's increased focus on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). Human rights due diligence and human rights impact assessments are some of the key controls that guide corporate strategy and planning on BHR matters. In this podcast, Pooja Dela…
South Africa’s greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has significant implications for its economic growth and global competitiveness but steps are already being taken to satisfy the FATF that South Africa is committed to combating money laundering and terrorist financing. In this podcast, Lerato Lamola-Oguntoye, Kent Davis, and…
Daryl Dingley, head of Webber Wentzel's Competition team, hosted the Honourable Judge Dennis Davis to discuss recent competition law developments in South Africa for the latest podcast in the Webber Wentzel Legal Insights series. Judge Davis is uniquely placed to speak to these developments as the former Judge President of…
Over the past year, we have seen the spending patterns of South African consumers change, due to factors such as inflation and also COVID-19. Statistics also show that one in three South African consumers live beyond their means, where low and middle-income groups spend mostly on non-discretion items such as…
The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (OPFA) published its Annual Report for 2020/21, and whilst the OPFA recorded a reduction in the number of new complaints referred for that period, it noted that this may be due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst pension funds, administrators and employers have their…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is actively reviewing mergers and pursing several restrictive business practice investigations. In this podcast, Florence Abebe (Assistant Chief Legal Officer at the FCCPC), Ayodeji Oyetunde (Partner at Aluko & Oyebode) unpack recent competition compliance and trade law developments, and discuss the effect…
Over the past few months, there have been some important merger control developments in Nigeria, including the recent amendment to the merger filing fees. In this podcast, Florence Abebe (Assistant Chief Legal Officer at the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) and Ayodeji Oyetunde (Partner at Aluko & Oyebode) discuss…
by Chandni Gopal, Dylan Cron, Prathik Mohanlall, Kirsten Wolmarans Considering avenues of mitigating your company's risk exposure, is part and parcel of investing across borders. When dealing with a government entity in your business transaction, are you certain that the local courts will protect your company in cases where there…
The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has now been active for almost 10 years and has pioneered the development of regional competition law in Africa. In this podcast, Dr Willard Mwemba, the Acting Director and Chief Executive Officer of the CCC, and Burton Phillips from Webber Wentzel unpack the recent important…
The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has now been active for almost 10 years and has pioneered the development of regional competition law in Africa. In this podcast, Dr Willard Mwemba, the Acting Director and Chief Executive Officer of the CCC, and Daryl Dingley from Webber Wentzel unpack the recent important…
The African Continental Free Trade Area aims to increase intra-African trade and transform the economies on the African continent. With trade comes investment and the first question that investors should be asking when taking the plunge and committing to an investment in a foreign state is how that investment will…
With the arrival of South Africa's first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, many employers are grappling with the possibility of introducing workplace vaccination policies. Over this 6-part series, we will be unpacking various issues from the possibility of mandatory vaccination policies for employees to personal information management of employee vaccination data…
With the arrival of South Africa's first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, many employers are grappling with the possibility of introducing workplace vaccination policies. Over this 6-part series, we will be unpacking various issues from the possibility of mandatory vaccination policies for employees to personal information management of employee vaccination data…
With the arrival of South Africa's first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, many employers are grappling with the possibility of introducing workplace vaccination policies. Over this 6-part series, we will be unpacking various issues from the possibility of mandatory vaccination policies for employees to personal information management of employee vaccination data…
With the arrival of South Africa's first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, many employers are grappling with the possibility of introducing workplace vaccination policies. Over this 6-part series, we will be unpacking various issues from the possibility of mandatory vaccination policies for employees to personal information management of employee vaccination data…
With the arrival of South Africa's first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, many employers are grappling with the possibility of introducing workplace vaccination policies. Over this 6-part series, we will be unpacking various issues from the possibility of mandatory vaccination policies for employees to personal information management of employee vaccination data…
With the arrival of South Africa's first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, many employers are grappling with the possibility of introducing workplace vaccination policies. Over this 6-part series, we will be unpacking various issues from the possibility of mandatory vaccination policies for employees to personal information management of employee vaccination data…
As the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) becomes effective from 1 January 2021, our podcast panel explores what is required to bring about this enhanced regional cooperation, how the various member states can unlock the envisaged benefits and the important role that the Development Finance Institutions can plan within…
11 Dec 2020
28 min
1 – 20
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