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South Africa’s municipalities are facing significant challenges, with many underperforming in governance, financial management and service delivery. The Auditor-General’s report indicates that only 16% of municipalities obtained clean audits, with many facing total collapse. In 2025, as stated by Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke: “Our municipalities are at a breaking point. The continued failure to implement our […]
Cox Yeats has been honoured in the 17th edition of the Best Lawyers in South Africa, with lawyers from across its national offices recognised for their outstanding expertise. This achievement highlights the firm’s depth of specialist expertise and its ongoing commitment to delivering high-calibre legal counsel across key practice areas. It also underscores the professional […]
Introduction Operation Vulindlela was introduced by the Government to remove obstacles holding back economic growth. Phase 2, announced in May, seeks to address the problem of municipal dysfunction and infrastructure collapse. A key focus of Phase 2 of Operation Vulindlela is to achieve water infrastructure reform, which aims to: a. address the root causes of […]
On 16 August 2025, the National Treasury published the 2025 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, which proposes to revise the rules applicable to preference shares. Comments on the draft legislation must be made by 12 September 2025. If the draft is brought into effect, it will become applicable from 1 January 2026. Our Companies Act […]
Cox Yeats is proud to have advised the consortium on their acquisition of Kwikspace Modular Buildings, a B-BBEE Level 1 company and leading manufacturer and supplier of prefabricated and modular buildings in Africa, which are sold as a mobile product, in kit format, or as a rental. With a legacy spanning over 50 years, Kwikspace […]
Introduction Since the 1990s, broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE) has been a major policy initiative so as to redress the imbalances created by apartheid. Some 30 years on, the debate has now shifted. Politicians are questioning whether BEE has worked, whether it should enter a new phase and whether our focus should move […]
Since the 1990s, South Africa has moved from the world’s number 1 mining jurisdiction to being among the top 10 worst places for mining companies to operate. Our mining production has declined compared to Australia, which also has abundant supplies of minerals, and whose mining production is now three times higher. What is […]
The judgment handed down by Judge J Fisher on 25 November 2024 contains all of the drama associated with high stake commercial restructuring. Dimension Data is a household name in South Africa and the case involves its six founders, led by Jeremy Ord (Ord). In 2010, Dimension Data was acquired from the founders by Nippon […]
Cox Yeats is honoured to announce that 18 of our lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in South Africa™. This prestigious recognition underscores our firm’s dedication to legal excellence, positioning our experts among the most trusted and respected in the industry. For us, this honour reaffirms our commitment to delivering client-centred solutions […]
PWC has estimated that the impact of load shedding on GDP is up to 5 percentage points. This implies that our economy should have grown by close to 7% in 2022 and 6% in 2023. South Africa has also committed to a low-carbon climate economy and society and part of this has been the JUST […]
