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25/05/2026

23/05/2026

One for the books! Fasken is a proud sponsor of the Kingsmead Book Fair 2026. The Kingsmead Book Fair celebrates reading as the starting point of discovery: the moment when the mind stands still, before opening wider. The festival hosts 160 authors sharing their stories in an engaging and meaningful way.

14/05/2026

Labour, Employment & Human Rights Bulletin | “A Dismissal Does Not Invalidate a Restraint of Trade” - https://www.fasken.com/en/knowledge/2026/05/a-dismissal-does-not-invalidate-a-restraint-of-trade . In this bulletin, Fasken Partner Ludwig Frahm-Arp and Associate Designate Ferdinand Pike, share insights on a Labour Appeal Court judgment regarding a restraint of trade and dismissal.

05/05/2026

🎓 University of the Witwatersrand law students, we’re on campus today! Come meet the Fasken team and find out how to apply for articles with Fasken.

01/05/2026

29/04/2026

Bulletin | "The Hallucinatory Irony of it All": Minister Withdraws Draft National AI Policy - https://www.fasken.com/en/knowledge/2026/04/the-hallucinatory-irony-of-it-all-minister-withdraws-draft-national-ai-policy?utm_source=concep&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9379689552610197627440, Fasken Partner Venolan Naidoo and Associate Danelle Plaatjies share an update on the withdrawal of South African Draft National AI Policy, per the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies statement on 26 April 2026.

Notwithstanding this setback, stakeholders who make use of AI tools are encouraged not to adopt a “wait and see” approach pending the re-issuance of a new Draft AI Policy and what would eventually flow from this.

It is, undoubtedly, a cautionary tale of how risky AI tool usage can be when organisations do not adequately have safeguards and mechanisms to prevent and manage these risks.

Our recommendation, therefore, given this cautionary tale, is to not necessarily wait until AI laws are shaped and implemented, but to deal with the immediate and proliferated risks that are presented (in advocating for adequate AI governance). Especially that specific legislation, including the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013, still applies to the regulation of AI tools.

29/04/2026

Yakha Isizwe Business Law Helpdesk | Webinar | The Fasken speakers are pleased to share insights with SMME delegates in today's webinar, they're covering the following important topics that impact SMMEs in South Africa:

• Procurement and Tender Processes
• Contract Provisions to Carefully Consider
• Competition Act and the Protections Afforded to SMME’s and Businesses Owned by Historically Disadvantaged Persons
• Income Tax and VAT
• Forms of Business Enterprises and their Funding

Lompumelelo Masilela | Oraizia Adham | Asanda Lembede | Lwazi-Lwandile Simelane | Johan Coertze | Avigael Brown | Sushila Dhever

23/04/2026

Congratulations to Fasken Partner Haroon Laher on his appointment as the Chairman of the Turnaround Management Association Southern Africa board.

TMA-SA is part of the global Turnaround Management Association, an international organisation dedicated to supporting professionals involved in corporate renewal, restructuring, insolvency and turnaround management. The South African chapter plays a key role in advancing best practice, thought leadership and professional development in an increasingly complex economic and restructuring environment.

Haroon is a highly regarded restructuring and insolvency practitioner with extensive experience advising boards, investors, lenders and business stakeholders on distressed transactions, business rescue proceedings and turnaround strategies across a range of sectors. His appointment reflects his long-standing involvement in the restructuring and turnaround industry, as well as his commitment to strengthening the profession locally - https://www.fasken.com/en/news/2026/04/fasken-partner-haroon-laher-appointed-chairperson-of-tma-south-africa