News Archive
Recent Energy Transition Event
In April, we held an exciting event exploring the Energy Transition and its implications in South Africa. Energy transition and decarbonisation are at the forefront of conversations globally and it is recognised that we need to explore different ways of accessing...
Tackling the South African Grid Crisis with Public-Private Partnerships
The provision of a consistently reliable energy supply inherently requires that the generation, transmission and distribution elements of an electricity supply network are considered and hence also planned, designed, operated and maintained as part of an integrated...
Enforcement of an agreement not to sue
A pactum de non petendo (“pactum”) is an agreement between parties whereby one party agrees not to institute legal proceedings against the other party, either temporarily or permanently. A pactum usually suspends the enforcement of a commercial contract for a specific...
Labelling misconduct – a source of clarity or confusion
In the workplace there is a temptation to label alleged misconduct, either because we consider doing so makes the misconduct appear more serious, or we consider it necessary to do so as part of a formal disciplinary process. Contrary to that instinct, the Labour...
Fair Value Frenzy
In the recently reported judgment of BNS Nominees (RF) Proprietary Limited and Another v Arrowhead Properties Limited and Others 2023 (1) SA 478 (GJ), the Johannesburg High Court provided clarity regarding certain provisions of section 164 of the Companies Act No. 71...
Recent AGM & Networking Drinks event 28 February 2023
On the 28th February 2023 the ABCSA Annual General Meeting was held at the offices of Fasken in Sandton. The AGM was well represented by members as well as guest representatives from the Australian High Commission and Australian Trade and Investment Commission...
Networking Event 8 November 2022
On the 8th of November 2022, ABCSA members gathered at the stunning offices of Flight Centre for our annual End of Year event, which was kindly sponsored by Flight Centre. Members from the Australian High Commission as well as H.E. Ms. Gita Kamath were kind enough to...
Auto & General Wins The 2022/2023 Short-Term Insurance Ask Afrika Orange Index Award
Auto & General Insurance has been announced as the overall winner in the short-term insurance category in the 2022/2023 Ask Afrika Orange Index® awards. The Ask Afrika Orange Index® has been at the forefront of service benchmarking and is the broadest,...