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Jan 28, 2025 | 
freightnews.co.za | Bruce Dickinson |Nomsa Mbere |Paula-Ann Novotny |Webber Wentzel
Southern Africa is poised at a unique crossroad – a moment of unparalleled opportunity to leverage its vast reserves of critical minerals to drive not only economic transformation but also a green and sustainable future. As the world accelerates toward net-zero goals and targets, the demand for rare earth elements and critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper are skyrocketing.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
ebnet.co.za | Webber Wentzel
Personalisation In Advertising – Data Protection and Privacy Issues Wendy Tembedza and Bernadete Versfeld, Partners at Webber Wentzel The proliferation of intelligent technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) has created opportunities for players within the consumer sector to harness the capabilities of new tools to enhance the customer experience. Within the retail segment, advances in the use of technology for marketing now allows retailers to tailor their offerings not only to...
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
ebnet.co.za | Van Tonder |Webber Wentzel
Wolves in sheep’s clothing: The importance of investigating malicious whistleblowing Lionel van Tonder, Director, Aaqilah Nagdee, Senior Associate and Delon Small, In-House Counsel, at Webber Wentzel As discussed by Webber Wentzel’s employment team, whistleblowing can be abused by those seeking to further their own ends or purposefully harm an individual or wider organisation.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
ebnet.co.za | Webber Wentzel
The employee that cried wolf: Malicious whistleblowing and its effects Featured | Financial Planning | Regulation & Compliance | Technology and innovation Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Partner & Mbali Nkosi, Senior Associate, at Webber Wentzel Whistleblowing is widely regarded as a critical tool for promoting transparency and accountability in organisations. It allows individuals to report unethical behaviour or misconduct without fear of retaliation. However, false and malicious whistleblowing...
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
ebnet.co.za | Webber Wentzel
Obligations of insurers related to cybersecurity and outsourcing Lenee Green, Partner, Gabi Richards-Smith, Partner & Londiwe Mazibuko, Candidate Attorney, Webber Wentzel Joint Standard 2 of 2024 seeks to address the sector’s concerns against evolving cyber threats and aims to enhance cyber risk management and resilience.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
ebnet.co.za | Webber Wentzel
The NHI Act: A flawed execution of a laudable idea Prelisha Singh, Partner, Martin Versfeld, Partner and Alexandra Rees, Senior Associate, Webber Wentzel Robust contestation on how to best fulfil the fundamental rights of South Africans complements and strengthens our constitutional democracy. Recent debate has centred on the effective realisation of the right to access healthcare, which the state is required progressively to realise for all South Africans, irrespective of their background...
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
ebnet.co.za | Webber Wentzel
Mehnaaz Bux, Partner, Karl Blom, Partner, Caitlin Leahy, Candidate Attorney and Daniel Philipps, Candidate Attorney at Webber WentzelThe ongoing United States (US) case of Derek Mobley v Workday warrants the attention of South African employers using AI platforms and AI software developers themselves. Derek Mobley, an African American male over 40 with anxiety and depression, alleges that Workday’s AI screening tools discriminate against job applicants based on race, age, and disability.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
ebnet.co.za | Webber Wentzel |De Meyer
The Chamber of Financial Secrets: Uncloaking the mysteries of administrative penalties Kent Davis and Anél De Meyer, Partners at Webber Wentzel ZAR 475 million, ZAR 210 million, ZAR 59 million, these are not lottery-winning jackpot amounts. They are some of the eye-watering administrative penalties that have recently been imposed by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and the Prudential Authority (PA) (together, the Regulators) during 2024 on (i) the late Mr Jooste for...
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
itweb.co.za | Lerato Lamola |Webber Wentzel
As of June 2024, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has issued 138 crypto asset service provider (CASP) licences. With the rolling out of licences, the discussion around the crypto industry moves from whether crypto assets should be regulated, to more detailed topics around what should be regulated and how it should be regulated. There are currently two pieces of legislation in relation to crypto assets that require some form of registration or approval.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
ebnet.co.za | Alice Vertue |Webber Wentzel
The High Cost Of Hidden Chats: Regulators Crack Down On Employee Messaging Clare-Alice Vertue, Partner, Karl Blom, Partner, Siya Ngcamu, Senior Associate and Sidrah Suliman, Associate from Webber Wentzel The European Commission recently fined a European company after a senior employee deleted private WhatsApp messages during a dawn raid pertaining to a competition law violation. The WhatsApp chat in question was with a competitor and contained business-related information. This fine...
