Dentons - South Africa Newsletter

Revised Mining Charter published for comment

June 28, 2016

On 15 April 2016, the Department of Mineral Resources published the Reviewed Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry, 2016 (Draft Mining Charter) for public comments. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the major changes proposed by the Draft Mining Charter.

Restructuring in Africa – an Employment and Labour Law Perspective

June 28, 2016

Due to the global economic downturn and advances in automation technologies, we have seen an increase in organisations implementing restructuring and rationalisation exercises. As part of these exercises, organisations would often undergo a retrenchment process. In this article, we provide some practical insights regarding retrenchments in Africa.

Global pandemic emergencies: the insurance industry tackles a seemingly unmanageable risk

June 10, 2016

The World Bank Group last month announced the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), a new global financing mechanism that is the first-ever insurance market to protect against the global liability risks associated with deadly pandemics.

Dentons takes home Private Equity Africa Award for third consecutive year

June 14, 2016

Dentons is pleased to announce that it has received the Special Recognition Award – Mid-Cap Advisor of the Year at the Private Equity Africa Awards 2016 (PEA Awards). This is the third consecutive year that Dentons' Africa Private Equity team has been recognised at the annual awards, which were presented at a gala dinner on 9 June 2016 at the Langham Hotel in London.