Nov 13, 2025
Health data is one of the most valuable assets in modern healthcare, and the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) places strict requirements on its use. By Wendy Tembedza, partner at Webber Wentzel Stakeholders in the healthcare sector understand the...
Nov 11, 2025
The solar industry is seeing a sharp rise in unsafe and non-compliant wiring practices as some installers and suppliers continue using standard AC power cables in photovoltaic (PV) solar installations. South Ocean Electric Wire (SOEW), an Alrode-based JSE-listed cable...
Nov 11, 2025
South Africa’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework was meant to promote accountability and sustainability. Instead, it’s become a system where many producers unknowingly subsidise competitors, lose oversight of their own budgets, and surrender control to...
Nov 5, 2025
South African companies are stepping up as global procurement increasingly pivots toward environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities. Several firms are already setting the pace for eco-conscious procurement. Shoprite, for example, is rolling out solar...
Nov 4, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an unprecedented pace globally. By Prineil Padayachy, senior associate, Sinalo Matubatuba, candidate attorney, and Ilhaam Fredericks, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel The exceptional growth of data and the rapid...
Nov 3, 2025
Last Friday (24 October 2025), news broke that South Africa was removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list. By Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks This comes after the country made significant progress to improve the effectiveness of its anti-money...
