--- title: Afriwise Blog | South Africa (23) description: South Africa | (23) --- [![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) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Webber Wentzel](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/webber-wentzel) ## [Tax consequences of riot insurance payments | Tax Chronicles](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tax-consequences-of-riot-insurance-payments-tax-chronicles) ​Businesses that are able to claim from the South African Special Risks Insurance Association (Sasria) for damage to premises or equipment from the July 2021 unrest need to be aware of the tax implications of payouts. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tax-consequences-of-riot-insurance-payments-tax-chronicles) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Real Estate](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/real-estate) [Fasken](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/fasken) ## [Expropriation without compensation – it is not the end of the road and is still on the table](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/expropriation-without-compensation-it-is-not-the-end-of-the-road-and-is-still-on-the-table) In a significant development in the land reform debate, the National Assembly on 7 December 2021 failed to pass a resolution to amend the South African Constitution to specifically allow land expropriation without compensation. The failure to adopt the constitutional amen.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/expropriation-without-compensation-it-is-not-the-end-of-the-road-and-is-still-on-the-table) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Fintech](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/fintech) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Banking](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/banking) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [The regulation of open banking in South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-regulation-of-open-banking-in-south-africa) “Open banking” involves the use of an application programming interface (“API”) and open-source technology to allow third-party developers, such as fintechs, to access data traditionally held by banks and develop applications or services around such data. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-regulation-of-open-banking-in-south-africa) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Retirement funds](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/retirement-funds) [Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/cliffe-dekker-hofmeyr) ## [An analysis of the new amendments to the Retirement Benefits Act](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/an-analysis-of-the-new-amendments-to-the-retirement-benefits-act) The Retirement Benefits Act 3 of 1997 (Retirement Benefits Act) is an act that establishes the retirement benefits authority and provides for the rules and guidelines that employers should comply with and employees should be aware of, with respect to retirement benefits s.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/an-analysis-of-the-new-amendments-to-the-retirement-benefits-act) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [EU](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/eu) [ESG](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/esg) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [ESG Objectives | The European Parliament gets serious about obligatory supply chain due diligence investigations](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/esg-objectives-the-european-parliament-gets-serious-about-obligatory-supply-chain-due-diligence-investigations) On 10 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution “EU Resolution” and issued recommendations including a draft directive “EU Directive” in respect of the corporate due diligence and accountability of undertakings with business activities in the EU. Once the E.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/esg-objectives-the-european-parliament-gets-serious-about-obligatory-supply-chain-due-diligence-investigations) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Cybercrime](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/cybercrime) [Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/cliffe-dekker-hofmeyr) ## [The beginning of an era: Certain sections of South Africa’s Cybercrimes Act have commenced and here’s what you need to know](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-beginning-of-an-era-certain-sections-of-south-africas-cybercrimes-act-have-commenced-and-heres-what-you-need-to-know) There is no denying that rapid technological advancements and the use of various software, applications and data storage mechanisms have changed the way South Africans conduct themselves in business and on a personal level. These often indispensable technologies have expo.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-beginning-of-an-era-certain-sections-of-south-africas-cybercrimes-act-have-commenced-and-heres-what-you-need-to-know) [Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Renewable Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/renewable-energy) [Baker McKenzie](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/baker-mckenzie) ## [South Africa: Green hydrogen policy - a rapidly growing timeline of important developments](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-green-hydrogen-policy-a-rapidly-growing-timeline-of-important-developments) As an essential component of South Africa’s energy transition, the production, transport, storage and use of green hydrogen, has been the subject of numerous policy updates and public and private sector commitments in the country, especially in the last year. The timeline.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-green-hydrogen-policy-a-rapidly-growing-timeline-of-important-developments) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [Adams & Adams](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/adams-adams) ## [Attachment of Trademarks Registered in South Africa by a Foreign Entity to Found Jurisdiction in South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/attachment-of-trademarks-registered-in-south-africa-by-a-foreign-entity-to-found-jurisdiction-in-south-africa) Can trademarks that are registered in South Africa and owned by a foreign entity be attached to found or create jurisdiction in South Africa over the foreign entity? This question was considered by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in a judgment that was handed down in Se.. 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