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Minette Bowen

Legal Researcher, Knowledge Centre

Minette works as a legal researcher at PH Attorney's leading-edge Knowledge Centre, where she offers expert legal research support to... professionals.

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Mariska Van der Merwe

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Mariska is a senior legal researcher at PH Attorney’s leading-edge Knowledge Centre. Her expert legal research support provides professionals with... prompt, updated, accurate and result orientated legal research. Her dedicated approach to legal research and expertise allows professionals to reduce research time and focus on providing clients with top-class legal services.

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Minette Bowen

Legal Researcher, Knowledge Centre

Minette works as a legal researcher at PH Attorney's leading-edge Knowledge Centre, where she offers expert legal research support to... professionals.

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Bloemfontein

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+27 51 400 4194

+27 51 400 4002

+27 72 174 4223

Mariska Van der Merwe

Senior Legal Researcher, Knowledge Centre

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Treasury halts controversial tax proposal on preference shares

17 September 2025, Dr Candice Reynders, Simangaliso Sithole

The retracted tax changes bring interim relief for investors relying on preference shares as a financing tool.

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New share buyback provisions in the Companies Act

03 March 2025, Ahmed Dhupli

Section 48 of the Act deals with the requisition of shares by a company or its subsidiaries from its shareholders.

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Starlink’s signal “jammed” in SA? Navigating regulatory hurdles.

03 March 2025, Ahmed Dhupli

American satellite internet giant Starlink is set to make waves in South Africa but has locked horns with the Independent... Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA”). Starlink has urged ICASA to rethink its requirements for issuing licenses to service providers in South Africa, set in terms of the Electronic Communications Act 36

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The Companies Amendment Act puts directors in the hot seat

03 October 2024, Ahmed Dhupli, Dr Candice Reynders

Recent amendments to the Companies Act—through the Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024 and Companies Amendment Act 17 of 2024... (collectively referred to as the “Amendment Acts”)—introduce a host of changes that all directors need to be aware of. This article offers an overview of the significant updates to the Act.

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Deregistration looms for non-compliant companies

24 July 2024, Mark le Riche

The recent ruling of Goosen v Minister of Trade and Industry and Others (EL 639/2024) [2024] ZAECELLC 28 highlights the... critical duty companies have to file annual returns with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and the significance of the procedures companies must follow to reinstate a deregistered company.

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Blazing changes in the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill

24 April 2024, Eldon Ward

In early April 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill.

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Tax Incentive for rooftop solar panels

27 June 2023, Johnny Davis

In the 2023 national budget speech, Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana unveiled a series of draft tax relief initiatives aimed at... promoting renewable energy adoption among households and alleviating the burden on the struggling national power grid. These proposed tax relief incentives were published in the 2023 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (D

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Article

Treasury halts controversial tax proposal on preference shares

17 September 2025, Dr Candice Reynders, Simangaliso Sithole

The retracted tax changes bring interim relief for investors relying on preference shares as a financing tool.

272

Article

New share buyback provisions in the Companies Act

03 March 2025, Ahmed Dhupli

Section 48 of the Act deals with the requisition of shares by a company or its subsidiaries from its shareholders.

3544

Article

Starlink’s signal “jammed” in SA? Navigating regulatory hurdles.

03 March 2025, Ahmed Dhupli

1586

Article

The Companies Amendment Act puts directors in the hot seat

03 October 2024, Ahmed Dhupli, Dr Candice Reynders

1177

Article

Deregistration looms for non-compliant companies

24 July 2024, Mark le Riche

2103

Article

Blazing changes in the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill

24 April 2024, Eldon Ward

In early April 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill.

2838

Article

Tax Incentive for rooftop solar panels

27 June 2023, Johnny Davis

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