Digital onboarding: a welcome disruption in the insurance industry
Like many other sectors of the economy, the insurance industry is facing disruptive innovation, with the impacts of the pandemic, economic uncertainty, rising unemployment...
Checks and balances to avoid non-compliance
Choosing the right governance, risk and compliance system for your business
Institutional checks and balances, civil society groups, and independent media saved South Africa from...
Adopting new technologies to conduct legal research
Long late-night hours poring through old legal texts in a stately library setting, with attractive albeit dishevelled colleagues: the storyline of most legal sitcoms....
Digging Deeper: Changes to Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) Guidance
Certain types of legal entities, such as companies, trusts, and partnerships, can be particularly susceptible to misuse by criminals due to their structure or...
It’s All About Forming the Right Coalitions – Part II
And then working towards a common goal…
As Friday drew to a close and President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as the President of South Africa...
SA consumers deserve transparent information to make savvy financial choices
Powerful and transformative changes in technology have altered the way consumers interact with businesses and make purchasing decisions. According to Sameer Kumandan, Managing Director...
It’s All About Forming the Right Coalitions: PART I
And then working towards a common goal…Part I
South Africa’s general elections have ended in an interesting, yet not completely surprising result.
As we all know...
RMCP enforcement is here, and the consequences are real
Having a Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP) isn’t just a procedural formality - it is a legal requirement under Section 42 of the...
Disaster Recovery Simplified
Tailoring DRaaS Solutions for South Africa’s Legal SectorIn an environment where law firms are handling ever-growing volumes of sensitive client information, digital evidence, and...
Have you started your Directive 11 RCR submission yet?
On 31 March 2026, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) officially issued Directive 11 of 2026, mandating Legal practitioners and other Accountable Institutions (AIs) to...
Why beneficial ownership is still one of business’s biggest blind spots
When organisations conduct due diligence on a new customer, supplier or business partner, there's often a sense of reassurance once the basics have been...
THE REGULATOR IS NOT YOUR EARLY WARNING SYSTEM: The Compliance Hangover
Why Legal Risk Is Still Managed After the Party …
There’s a particular silence that settles over a boardroom when a compliance problem stops being...
