Compliance & Legal

South Africa’s corporate compliance environment is entering a far more aggressive phase after the Information Regulator confirmed plans to strengthen enforcement powers under both POPIA and PAIA, while intensifying investigations…

The Federal Trade Commission activates enforcement of the TAKE IT DOWN Act on May 19, 2026, marking the end of the one-year grace period granted to digital platforms after the…

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has concluded a full week of oral arguments in one of the most consequential compliance battles the South African legal profession has ever faced.…

South Africa's financial regulatory architecture is undergoing its most consequential legislative overhaul in a generation. Within a single parliamentary cycle, two bills carrying systemic weight have been formally set in…

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…