Compliance & Legal

The South African Revenue Service has drawn a firm line in the regulatory sand. From 4 May 2026, automatic administrative penalties will be imposed on every trust that has failed…

South Africa's apex court has fundamentally redrawn the enforcement landscape for human rights compliance in the country. In a unanimous judgment handed down on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Constitutional…

Burkina Faso's military government has dramatically escalated its dismantling of civil and political infrastructure, moving in the span of five days to eliminate over a hundred civil society organisations following…

South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority has moved decisively against two unlicensed investment operations, imposing combined administrative penalties of R2.2 million and issuing debarment orders spanning up to 15 years,…

South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority has issued two separate enforcement actions within 24 hours, targeting three unlicensed investment operators and five individuals across two distinct matters. Published on 1…

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued Reddit Inc. a £14.47 million (approximately $19.6 million) fine for unlawfully processing the personal data of children under the age of…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalised an enforcement action against OkCupid and its parent affiliate Match Group Americas, imposing permanent prohibitions on the companies' data practices after concluding that…

The United States Federal Trade Commission moved directly against four of the world's most powerful payment infrastructure companies on 26 March 2026, issuing formal warning letters to the chief executives…

South Africa’s revenue authority has introduced a new digital compliance process for organisations seeking income tax-exempt status, marking a shift in how nonprofit entities interact with the tax system. On…

South Africa has formally implemented the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), a global tax transparency standard developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), marking a major shift in…