South Africa: Inward/ Foreign Investment

Africa's power sector is undergoing a fundamental shift as transmission infrastructure moves from the background to center stage. With projects emerging across South Africa...

Chinese manufacturers such as Chery and BYD are rapidly deepening their presence in South Africa through new brand launches, dealership expansion, and potential access to existing manufacturing capacity. This pricing strategy is materially undercutting traditional OEM segments, particularly in entry-level and mid-range categories historically dominated by Japanese and European brands.

ENSafrica's latest legal briefing covers critical developments across African jurisdictions, from Uganda's proposed withholding tax on foreign debt to South Africa's rail reform revolution and the landmark COFI legislation heading to Parliament. The collection examines regulatory enforcement limits, investment law changes in Ghana, and emerging risks in AI-generated code deployment.

There are many reasons why a South African entity may want to assign or transfer ownership of their intellectual property (IP) offshore.

Despite challenges faced in recent years with the global pandemic as well as political and economic instability, South Africa has a booming fintech and technology industry.

Grey-listing by the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") has major implications for countries and companies alike.

During the South African Budget Speech earlier in 2020, National Treasury proposed a complete overhaul of the exchange control systems.

On 9 October 2020, the South African Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies published the Draft White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Content Services Policy Framework: A New Vision for South Africa 2020.

The elements of this article contain an introduction South Africa to foreign investors and to provide context in terms of the country's ease of doing business and the first steps of establishing a business in South Africa.