--- title: Afriwise Blog | South Africa (18) description: South Africa | (18) --- [![Afriwise](https://insights.afriwise.com/hubfs/Logos/Afriwise/Afriwise%20logo.svg)](https://afriwise.com/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) - [Insights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [Solutions](https://afriwise.com/solutions/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - Insights - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) # Welcome to Africa’s legal blog Never miss a beat on Africa's legal and regulatory landscape. - [Legislation (287)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) - [South Africa (227)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) - [Nigeria (157)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) - [Kenya (151)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) - [Financial Services (128)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) - [ICT (106)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) - [Tanzania (102)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) - [Regulation (87)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) - [Corporate Commercial (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) - [Tax (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) - [Case discussion (78)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) - [Uganda (66)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) - [Intellectual Property (58)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Energy & Natural Resources (57)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) - [Ghana (55)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) - [Employment and labour (52)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) - [Data Protection (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) - [Mozambique (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) - [Commercial Crime (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) - [Competition/Antitrust (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) - [Dispute Resolution (47)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) - [Mauritius (46)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) - [Environment (44)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) - [Zambia (38)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) - [Projects and Procurement (26)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Breakthrough Attorneys](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/breakthrough-attorneys) ## [Tax law update: What next for Tanzanian taxpayers with suppliers in South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tax-law-update-what-next-for-tanzanian-taxpayers-with-suppliers-in-south-africa) The Court of Appeal of Tanzania has recently made another landmark decision on the interpretation of the Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes o.. 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We un.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-african-energy-crisis-the-practical-implications-of-the-governments-proposed-interventions) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Spoor & Fisher](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/spoor-fisher) ## [Heir entitled: death, wills, and intellectual property legacies](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/heir-entitled-death-wills-and-intellectual-property-legacies) Death and taxes are inevitable, but how do intangible assets such as trade marks, copyrights and other forms of intellectual property and their related income streams, transfer to heirs in a deceased person’s estate? [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/heir-entitled-death-wills-and-intellectual-property-legacies) [Commercial Crime](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Why a failure to amend FICA could see disinvestment in South Africa’s financial institutions](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/why-a-failure-to-amend-fica-could-see-disinvestment-in-south-africas-financial-institutions) South Africa has until the end of February 2023 to meet a tight deadline to amend its Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (“**FICA**”) or face the consequences of its financial institutions being added to a grey list alongside countries such as Yemen, Sou.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/retailers-using-ai-should-be-aware-of-personal-privacy-and-cybercrimes-issues) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Competition/Antitrust](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) [Market inquiry](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/market-inquiry) [Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/cliffe-dekker-hofmeyr) ## [Robust intervention recommended in the Commission’s preliminary report on the online platform inquiry](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/robust-intervention-recommended-in-the-commissions-preliminary-report-on-the-online-platform-inquiry) On 13 July 2022, the Competition Commission of South Africa (Commission) released for public comment its provisional report (Report) following a 14-month inquiry into the online platforms market (the Inquiry). The document is comprehensive and ambitious in equal mea.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/robust-intervention-recommended-in-the-commissions-preliminary-report-on-the-online-platform-inquiry) [Corporate Commercial](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Fasken](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/fasken) ## [Directors beware: the court emphasises the importance of disclosure in Atlas Park Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Tailifts South Africa (Pty) Ltd](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/directors-beware-the-court-emphasises-the-importance-of-disclosure-in-atlas-park-holdings-pty-ltd-v-tailifts-south-africa-pty-ltd) South African company law has long recognised the general rule that a contract made by a company with one of its directors, or with a company or firm in which that director is interested, is voidable at the instance of the company in question, unless the company’s s.. 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