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Source: Supplied. Sameer Kumandan: MD SearchWorks.

Fintech

Crypto clampdown: South Africa's Directive 9 raises the bar for compliance

Sameer Kumandan 1 day

Miniatures of oil barrels and a rising stock graph are seen in this illustration. Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil price spikes after Trump cancels Chevron Venezuela licence

Stephanie Kelly 28 Feb 2025

Asus gave the workhorse ExpertBook a glow up that transformed it into a title contender for the enterprise crown.

Hardware

Asus ExpertBook P5 shows Lunar Lake advantage

Lindsey Schutters 17 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Market upheaval as Moscow Exchange halts trading amid rouble rally

Katja Hamilton 14 Feb 2025

Financial Services

South Africa, Trump and the EWC

Issued by Aluma Capital 4 Feb 2025

Huawei throws weight behind Nova 13 to drive market comeback

Mobile & Apps

Huawei throws weight behind Nova 13 to drive market comeback

Lindsey Schutters 11 Feb 2025

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, 16 January 2019. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Criminal Law

What is the International Criminal Court?

Stephanie van den Berg 7 Feb 2025

SMEs face new opportunities, challenges as key economic events unfold in February

Entrepreneurship

SMEs face new opportunities, challenges as key economic events unfold in February

5 Feb 2025

Source: Sasfin.

Banking

After 36 years, Sasfin exits JSE

2 Jan 2025

Source: LinkedIn.

Banking

Capitec's R56m brush with Sarb

Katja Hamilton 27 Dec 2024

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

Legislation

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

24 Dec 2024

Huawei rides high as wearables market shifts gears

Technology

Huawei rides high as wearables market shifts gears

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 2: How to get ahead of the game

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 30 Dec 2024

Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks

Corporate & Commercial Law

Are you flouting Fica? Sarb cracks down on non-compliance

Sameer Kumandan 4 Dec 2024

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster to step down after 33 years of leadership

Aviation

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster to step down after 33 years of leadership

29 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Malicious whistleblowing - part 2: Importance of investigations

Lionel van Tonder, Aaqilah Nagdee and Delon Small 28 Nov 2024

Finance

New UK sanctions on Russia also target Africa Corps

Muvija M 8 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil falls on stock build, firm dollar as Trump win projected

Emily Chow 6 Nov 2024

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Climate Change

Polluters must pay: How COP29 can make this a reality

Llewellyn Leonard 4 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

All adds up: Considerations and calculations behind eye-watering admin penalties

Kent Davis and Anél De Meyer 31 Oct 2024

Media

Press Council expels Independent Media for failing to obey rulings

25 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity risk: 31% of children are unsupervised on parents' work devices

16 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

HSBC and Bidvest Bank fined millions for non-compliance

7 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf A platform rig used in the oil and gas industry. Phezulu Natural Energy Resources is demanding that PetroSA disclose internal documents showing how and why it selected Russia’s Gazprombank and scandal-plagued Equator Holdings for multibillion-rand gas deals

Coal, Oil & Gas

Rival bidder takes PetroSA to court over Gazprom-Equator tenders

Susan Comrie 23 Sep 2024

The Intel team was upbeat when unveiling the new Core Ultra 200V at IFA.

Hardware

#IFA2024: Intel's big bet on Lunar Lake could help local CIOs

Lindsey Schutters 6 Sep 2024

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Competition Law

Impact of Malawi's new competition law on mergers - Part 2

Tamara Dini and Nazeera Mia 14 Aug 2024

Honor South Africa is bullish on its chances in a saturated smartphone market

Hardware

Honor 200 series comes to Mzansi with premium ambitions

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jul 2024

Finance

South Africa faces ‘perfect storm’ of financial crime, ready to ‘fight back’

5 Jul 2024

Property

Upholding integrity: Anti-money laundering compliance imperatives in real estate

25 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks.

Property

Avoid Fica sanctions as a property practitioner

19 Jun 2024

Source: St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Financial Services

Putin confirms Brics' independent payment system in the pipeline

Katja Hamilton 10 Jun 2024

Finance

A steep climb ahead as South Africa races to delist from FATF greylisting

Rufaro Nyakatawa and Milton Osborn 3 May 2024

Source: © RSF The BBC World Service has filed an urgent appeal to UN over abuse of national security and counter-terrorism laws against BBC News Persian journalists

Media Freedom

BBC World Service files urgent appeal to UN over abuse of BBC News Persian journalists

17 Apr 2024

Assaults on learners: Appeal court says tougher sanctions must apply to teachers

Primary & Secondary Education

Assaults on learners: Appeal court says tougher sanctions must apply to teachers

Tania Broughton 10 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets

Libby George, Dhara Ranasinghe, Karin Strohecker, Naomi Rovnick,and Marc Jones and Yoruk Bahceli 10 Apr 2024

Trends

Study reveals annual cost of financial crime compliance totals $85bn in EMEA

5 Apr 2024

Source: BRICSNews/@BRICSinfo

Pharmaceuticals

India surpasses Germany as Russia's leading pharmaceutical supplier amidst sanctions

2 Apr 2024

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Legislation

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

Public Health

Can the UN impose sanctions on SA? You bet it can… and One Health may be the tipping point

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2024

FNB is one of the most valuable banking brands. Source: FNB.

Branding

4 African banks including FNB and Capitec are world's strongest banking brands

6 Mar 2024

Bruno Zhang unveils the Global Leap Program by Cloud Native Elite Club (CNEC). Source: Supplied

Cloud

#MWC2024: Huawei Cloud expands globally, eyes growing AI market

Lindsey Schutters 27 Feb 2024

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Labour Law

Strike misconduct - you don't have to be violent to get fired

Lizle Louw and Amy King 12 Feb 2024

Fintech

#WEF24: Startups to test their AI models on European Commission supercomputers

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2024

Kylie Slambert, Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Dispute resolution trends - rising demand for legal compliance and due diligence

Kylie Slambert 22 Jan 2024

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Mobile & Apps

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Lindsey Schutters 12 Dec 2023

Source: IThala Bank.

Banking

Ithala Bank under regulatory scrutiny

13 Nov 2023

Branding

Israel: Why the brand boycotts probably won't make much difference

Aisha Ijaz 13 Nov 2023