Legal Articles and Guides

Mondi SA has won a com­pany name dis­pute after the Com­pan­ies Tribunal ordered a com­pany called Mondi Work­place Ser­vices to change its name, find­ing it is con­fus­ingly sim­ilar to Mondi SA’s name and trade­marks, reports Business Day.

SA’s biggest furniture group, Lewis, has approached the Constitutional Court as it seeks to block Shoprite’s R3.2bn sale of its furniture business to Pepkor, reports News24.

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is heading to court to ensure that state-owned enterprises (SOE) directors can also be declared delinquent. The Public Finance Management Act protects most SOE boards, CEOs and CFOs from being declared delinquent directors.

A question mark hangs over the fate of cannabis company Labat Africa after it received another suspension warning from the JSE, having failed to publish financial reports again.

Prominent businessman Lazarus Zim has been summonsed by a former stockbroker to pay him nearly R123.7m plus interest, for allegedly breaching an agreement linked to a broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) transaction involving JSE-listed Northam Platinum.

Cell C remains technically insolvent, but there are signs that it is starting to turn the corner ahead of a possible listing.

Cell C owner Blue Label Telecoms has received the requisite shareholder approval to change its name to Blu Label Unlimited.

State-owned chicken producer Daybreak Foods says it is considering business rescue, a day after officials from the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) said it had been forced to cull thousands of starving chicks.

Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital Investments (ARCI) plans to delist from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), offering shareholders R9.75 per share.

The SARB has blocked trade in 506m Pepkor shares worth about R12.5bn as it continues to investigate Steinhoff.

‘Low risk’. That’s how consultants from the professional services firm Mazars described notorious wheeler dealer Lawrence Mulaudzi in an October 2023 due diligence report, says an amaBhungane report on the News24 site.

En commandite partnerships offer a strategic advantage in structuring transformation deals for government procurement, balancing BBBEE compliance with operational control. This article explores the legal benefits of en commandite partnerships, highlighting their role in attracting investment, managing risk, and ensuring long-term sustainability in public procurement projects, all while driving meaningful transformation in South Africa’s economy.

The Competition Commission has supported the proposed takeover of AutoZone, helping save the company after it entered a business rescue earlier this year.

AutoZone has published a business rescue plan which the retailer hopes will help secure its future following a tumultuous four years.

Shoprite Holdings has signed an agreement to allow its rival, Pepkor to acquire its furniture stores.