South Africa: Inward/ Foreign Investment

South Africa's latest investment announcements have put the country back into the conversation for international investors. With record commitments across energy, infrastructure, manufacturing...

Africa's power sector is undergoing a fundamental shift as transmission infrastructure moves from the background to center stage. With projects emerging across South Africa...

Chinese manufacturers such as Chery and BYD are rapidly deepening their presence in South Africa through new brand launches, dealership expansion, and potential access to existing manufacturing capacity. This pricing strategy is materially undercutting traditional OEM segments, particularly in entry-level and mid-range categories historically dominated by Japanese and European brands.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that, as of 24 April, a new enhanced Tax Compliance Status (TCS) application form was being introduced "to facilitate the consolidation...

There are many reasons why a South African entity may want to assign or transfer ownership of their intellectual property (IP) offshore.

Despite challenges faced in recent years with the global pandemic as well as political and economic instability, South Africa has a booming fintech and technology industry.

On 9 October 2020, the Government of South Africa published a draft Expropriation Bill, 2020 in its Gazette.

During the South African Budget Speech earlier in 2020, National Treasury proposed a complete overhaul of the exchange control systems.

On 9 October 2020, the South African Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies published the Draft White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Content Services Policy Framework: A New Vision for South Africa 2020.