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South Africa Newsletter - June 2018

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June 2018

South Africa’s diverse economy, strategic role in Africa and political history create a unique business and regulatory environment. The Dentons South Africa Newsletter will help you keep abreast of issues that affect doing business in, from and with South Africa. Every month this newsletter will provide you with a collection of articles, alerts and guidelines from our offices around the world.

South Africa

Expropriation in South Africa – a changing landscape

Africa

Sale of renewable energy in the designated operational zone (without a licence) rendered illegal

Global

New law on additional and limited liability companies comes into force

Be Aware of Limits on Attorney-Client Agreements

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Expropriation in South Africa - a changing landscape

June 28, 2018

During his maiden State of Nation address, South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, stated that the implementation of a land redistribution programme involving expropriation without compensation is on the ruling party’s agenda. This is in line with the policy decision on expropriation taken at the ANC’s 54th national conference in December 2017.

Sale of renewable energy in the designated operational zone (without a licence) rendered illegal

June 28, 2018

On 19 December 2017 the Energy Commission of Ghana (the Energy Commission), the regulator of the energy sector in Ghana, issued a public notice warning that the sale of electricity from renewable energy and other sources to a third party within the designated operational zones of the Electricity Company of Ghana and Northern Electricity Distribution Company without a licence/permit from the Energy Commission is illegal.