Legal Articles and Guides
Mashatile's friend linked to major energy contract
Bridgman Sithole, one of Deputy President Paul Mashatile's oldest and closest friends, is a director of a company set to make considerable profits over the next two decades from a major multibillion-rand government energy contract, reports New24.
Liebenberg slams 'weaponisation' of liquidators
Founder of Tariomix (Pty) Ltd and diamond mogul Louis Liebenberg has slammed the weaponisation of the country’s liquidators, whom he accused of targeting him and his companies by unlawfully liquidating his company.
Mashatile’s children flagged in tender exposé
Deputy-President Paul Mashatile’s alleged luxury lifestyle has been in the spotlight since March, but the controversy has now spread to his children’s business dealings, reports News24.
Spur buys 60% stake in Doppio Zero
Spur has bought a 60% stake in restaurant group Doppio Zero, giving it a foot in coffee culture and a pathway to expansion.
Proposed auction of ‘tombstone’ mall halted
The proposed sale or auction of The Villa ‘tombstone’ mall in terms of a proposed business rescue plan for the developer of the derelict half-built shopping centre in Pretoria’s eastern suburbs has been thrown into disarray, reports Moneyweb.
Primark targets SA online player
Primark says it plans to defend itself against MyRunway.co.za's allegations that it reneged on a contract to supply products to it, arguing that no direct supply arrangement had ever existed between them.
CBD blast scenarios investigated
The City of Johannesburg's preliminary investigation has identified three possible scenarios which could have led to Wednesday's explosion in the CBD.
FSCA suspicious about stokvel’s business dealings
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is warning consumers to be cautious about doing any financial services-related business with African United Stokvel on suspicion the entity is participating in unauthorised business and breaching some financial sector laws.
Coal tycoon accused of stashing funds in Mauritius
Coal tycoon and former cage-fighter Frederick Lutzkie has been accused of keeping millions of dollars and euros allegedly generated through organised crime in a Mauritian bank.
Official paid almost R100 000 in one month for overtime
A municipal official in Polokwane claimed and received an overtime payment of R92 000 in just one month, reports City Press.
Nine suspects questioned over torching of trucks
Nine people linked to the torching of trucks along national freeways have been identified in KZN and taken in for questioning, reports TimesLIVE.
Crypto exchanges to be licensed by year end
SA will require that crypto exchanges in the country operate with licences by the end of the year. That's according to the financial regulator.
Crypto assets frozen
SA crypto investment company Revix says it has had to freeze a quarter of its clients' crypto assets after one of its service providers abruptly halted withdrawals.
Arrest warrant for Jooste as Steinhoff implodes
Steinhoff will be dissolved and its assets gradually sold off after a Dutch court yesterday approved its debt restructuring plan, heralding the end of the retailer that survived for six years after being revealed as the site of SA’s biggest fraud.
Weather Service wants ‘dubious’ contracts set aside
The SA Weather Service (Saws) is on a quest to recoup more than R1m from dubious service level agreements with external companies, which allegedly flouted supply chain processes, reports City Press.
