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Law Practice

Fica compliance risks for law firms: 5 red flags

Hawken McEwan 3 Jul 2025

Source: Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks360.

Finance

Why microlenders are under the regulatory spotlight

Sameer Kumandan 24 Apr 2025

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Banking

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Issued by AfriGIS 3 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Sameer Kumandan: MD SearchWorks.

Fintech

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

Sameer Kumandan 14 Mar 2025

Source: LinkedIn.

Banking

Capitec's R56m brush with Sarb

Katja Hamilton 27 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 1: Threats, lies and red tape

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 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

Shoprite introduces GetPaid, a self-service payment for small businesses

Banking & Finance

Shoprite introduces GetPaid, a self-service payment for small businesses

3 Dec 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

Image source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

Corporate & Commercial Law

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

Kent Davis and Anél De Meyer 31 Oct 2024

The case for digital identity in South Africa

Cybersecurity

The case for digital identity in South Africa

Issued by Altron 30 Oct 2024

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Agriculture

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Karl Blom, Lerato Niklaas, Kenan Petersen and David Donkor 23 Jul 2024

Finance

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

5 Jul 2024

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

Property

Avoid Fica sanctions as a property practitioner

19 Jun 2024

Source: Africanbank CEO, Kennedy Bungane.

Banking

#AfricaMonth: Kennedy Bungane champions Africanbank's expansion

Katja Hamilton 31 May 2024

Fixing lengthy delays on deceased estates

Family Law

Fixing lengthy delays on deceased estates

Issued by Capital Legacy 27 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Hawken McEwan, director of compliance at DocFox.

Taxation & Regulation

Battling corruption, Fica keeps eye on SA's political elite

Hawken McEwan 21 May 2024

How Fica will affect dealers of high-value goods

Regulatory

How Fica will affect dealers of high-value goods

Hawken McEwan 8 May 2024

Finance

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

Rufaro Nyakatawa and Milton Osborn 3 May 2024

How much funding does your small business need?

Funding

How much funding does your small business need?

24 Apr 2024

Navigating FICA compliance for the SA retail industry

Regulatory

Navigating FICA compliance for the SA retail industry

4 Apr 2024

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Trends

Latest trends in background screening - MIE annual report

14 Mar 2024

Accounting & Auditing

South Africa's battle against greylisting: a year on

Hawken McEwan 4 Mar 2024

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Tax Law

Can crypto regulation help SA shake off FATF greylisting?

Andre van den Berg, Zanrie Linstrom and Pooja Pu 16 Feb 2024

Source: stevepb via

Tourism

Over 900 Tourism Equity Fund applications initiated

27 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2023: Legal

19 Dec 2023

Tech trio offers new opportunities to SA retailers

Technology

Tech trio offers new opportunities to SA retailers

1 Dec 2023

Image source: Getty Images

Legislation & Regulation

What you need to know about the new Fica provisions now in force

Lerato Lamola and Christopher Williamson 24 Aug 2023

Deeds office delays got you down? Here's how to expedite your business property registration

SMEs

Deeds office delays got you down? Here's how to expedite your business property registration

Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 Jun 2023

Accountable institutions can rely on AfriGIS to verify client addresses anywhere and everywhere

Finance

Accountable institutions can rely on AfriGIS to verify client addresses anywhere and everywhere

Issued by AfriGIS 15 May 2023

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Labour Law

Employee screening now compulsory for accountable institutions

Johan Botes and Ethan Chetty 19 Apr 2023

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Technology

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Christoff Pienaar, Safiyya Patel, Dawid de Villiers 28 Mar 2023

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Banking

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 14 Mar 2023

Another court case highlights the risks of negotiating bank payments over email. Illustration: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Lawyer must pay clients R1.4m stolen by scammer

Tania Broughton 30 Jan 2023

National Assembly, NCOP pass two money bills

Legislation & Regulation

National Assembly, NCOP pass two money bills

19 Dec 2022

Advice for entrepreneurs: what you need to know about securing financing for commercial property

Office Property

Advice for entrepreneurs: what you need to know about securing financing for commercial property

Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Nov 2022

What you need to know about securing commercial property financing

Markets & Investment

What you need to know about securing commercial property financing

4 Nov 2022

A possible greylisting for South Africa if its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing shortcomings are not addressed

Economy

A possible greylisting for South Africa if its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing shortcomings are not addressed

Veronica Hardenberg, Issued by Milpark Education 31 Aug 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Nedbank slapped with R35m administrative sanction

15 Aug 2022

The South African Reserve Bank announces intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product

Economy

The South African Reserve Bank announces intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product

Kenrick Newport, Issued by Capital Legacy 18 Jul 2022

Property scams taking several forms as incidence continues to rise

Residential Property

Property scams taking several forms as incidence continues to rise

7 Mar 2022