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South Africa Proposes Tougher Beneficial Ownership Rules: What Companies Need To Know

South Africa's proposed Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill introduces sweeping changes to beneficial ownership compliance, including new discrepancy reporting obligations...

South Africa Commercial

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FATF Developments And Relevance To The AfCFTA's Financial Crime Risk Landscape

As the African Continental Free Trade Area accelerates implementation and intra-African trade volumes grow, recent Financial Action Task Force developments highlight both the urgency and complexity...

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ENS

When Enforcement Overreaches: What A Recent FICA Judgment Means For Sanctions

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.

South Africa Finance

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What The General Laws Amendment Bill Means For South Africa

South Africa's removal from the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") grey list in October 2025 represented an important milestone in the country's ongoing efforts to strengthen its anti money laundering...

South Africa Accounting

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South Africa's New Regulatory Framework For Alternative Remittance Providers: What Businesses Need To Know

South Africa Finance

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South Africa Removed From Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List

South Africa Government

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The Sovereign Group

Practical Implication Of The Revised FIC Guidance Note 7A

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

SA Delisted - What Comes Next?

South Africa Government

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Webber Wentzel

Will October 2025 See The End Of South Africa's Greylisting Headache?

South Africa Government

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ENS

FCA Fines Barclay's GBP42M: AML Wake-up Call For South African Institutions

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Addressing Fraud, Corruption And Money Laundering Risks In The African Continental Free Trade Area

South Africa Criminal

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National Treasury Proposes Further Companies Act Amendments In Connection With Disclosure Of Companies' Shareholding

South Africa Commercial

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Webber Wentzel

South Africa Makes Further Progress In Strengthening Measures For FATF Compliance

South Africa Government

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The Sovereign Group

Global Anti-Corruption Insights: Winter 2025

Worldwide Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

South Africa’s Rail Revolution: The Draft National Rail Master Plan

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

When Tax Structuring Stops Being About Tax

South Africa Commercial

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Andersen in South Africa

Sustainability – Africa Dialogues | Bridging The Readiness Gap: Turning IFRS S1 & S2 Into Action (Video)

South Africa Commercial

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SNG Grant Thornton

Withdrawal Of South Africa’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy

South Africa Technology

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ENS

Trade Mark First, SAHPRA Later; Or SAHPRA First, Trade Mark Later: A Chicken Or Egg Conundrum

South Africa IP

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ENS

Cross-Border White-Collar Crime Legislations And Their Implications On Corporate Criminal Liability For Multinationals Operating In And Out Of Africa

Africa has continued to lead the ranks as the region with the highest rate of return on foreign investment. The continent is not only fast in developing its commercial future, but since the turn of the 21st century.

South Africa Criminal

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Stren & Blan Partners

What, The FIC, Is Beneficial Ownership?

In terms of section 21B of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 ("FICA"), as amended by the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act 22 of 2022...

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

50 Shades Of Greylisting: When Will South Africa Meet The FATF Requirements?

By way of background, the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") is an independent inter-governmental body that develops and promotes policies...

South Africa Government

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ENS

What Does A Third Party Due Diligence Process Typically Look Like?

In our previous article, we discussed the importance of third-party due diligence processes within organisations. In this article, we offer suggestions, drawn from best practice guidelines, on establishing...

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

The Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 Of 2001

South Africa Government

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Fairbridges

A Guide For South African Businesses On Anti-Money Laundering Legislation

South Africa Government

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Fairbridges

South Africa Says Removal From FATF Grey List In 2025 Remains A Challenge

South Africa Government

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The Sovereign Group

FATF: Still A Grey Outlook For South Africa

South Africa Government

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ENS

South Africa To Ramp Up Beneficial Ownership Requirements And Target Non-resident Employers

South Africa Government

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The Sovereign Group

Navigating South Africa's New Beneficial Ownership Requirements: A Guide For Trusts

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

South Africa Requires Enhancements To Trust Beneficial Ownership Information

South Africa Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

International Sanctions And The FATF Grey List: A South African Perspective

South Africa Government

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Centurion Law Group

South Africa Brings New Measures For Beneficial Owners Of Trusts Into Force

South Africa Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Requirements For Companies

South Africa Commercial

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Barnard Inc.

South Africa Requires Enhancements To Trust Beneficial Ownership Information

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced, on 15 September 2023, new rules for information on the beneficial owners of trusts, including the type of documents that must be submitted.

South Africa Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

International Sanctions And The FATF Grey List: A South African Perspective

Following our article published on 11 April 2023 in relation to grey listing, numerous updates relating to grey listing and measures taken to combat corrupt activities have surfaced...

South Africa Government

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Centurion Law Group

South Africa Brings New Measures For Beneficial Owners Of Trusts Into Force

Amendments to the Trust Property Control Act 1988, which are intended to address the shortcomings in beneficial ownership transparency in South Africa's regulatory framework, were brought into force on 1 April after the implementing regulations were gazetted on 31 March.

South Africa Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Requirements For Companies

The Financial Action Task Force (herein "FATF") is the global policy-developing body for anti-money laundering (AML); counter financing of terrorism (CFT); and counter financing...

South Africa Commercial

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Barnard Inc.

CIPC Confirms That Beneficial Ownership Information Must Be Filed As Soon As Possible

South Africa Commercial

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Trustees Beware! New Amendments, New Obligations

The South African banking and finance landscape is continually evolving, driven by changing regulations as well as emerging trends.

South Africa Government

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Beneficial Ownership Registry: A Solution To Financial Crimes?

With all these changes, it begs the question, are the latest changes a genuine attempt to increase transparency and accountability?

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

Some Non-profit Organisations Now Obliged To Register

To address the beneficial-ownership information deficiencies identified by the Financial Action Task Force in its Mutual Evaluation Report adopted in 2021, the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering...

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Know Your Employees: Screening Employees To Mitigate Against Financial Crimes

On 31 March 2023, the Financial Intelligence Centre ("FIC") published 3 directives in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 ("FIC Act"). Directives 6 and 7 require accountable...

South Africa Government

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ENS

New Filing Requirement For All South African Companies; Protecting The Integrity Of Our Regulatory Framework

South Africa Commercial

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Centurion Law Group

How To Comply With FICA And Avoid Heavy Fines And Jail Time

South Africa Finance

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Barnard Inc.

Combating Ransomware: A Multidisciplinary Approach For Efficient Investigation And Recovery Of Ransom Proceeds

South Africa Technology

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ENS

Companies Operating In Africa: How To Navigate The FATF Grey Listings

South Africa Commercial

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Ocorian

Grey-listed: What The FATF Now?

South Africa Government

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ENS

Could You Be An Accountable Institution Under FICA?

South Africa Finance

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ENS

New Year, New Laws: South Africa Amends Its Money Laundering And Counter-terrorist Financing Regime

South Africa Government

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ENS

Enactment Of Key Anti-Money Laundering And Combating Of Terror Financing...

South Africa Government

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Nexia SAB&T

Automating Your KYC And FICA Process With Ware Centric

South Africa Compliance

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Nexia SAB&T

Preventing Grey-listing Through Legislative Amendments

South Africa Government

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ENS

85% Chance Of South Africa Being Grey Listed

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Grey-listing Looming As South Africa Rushes To Meet Tight Deadline

South Africa Government

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ENS

SA's One Size Fits All Approach To Crypto Risk Management Inadequate To Combat Terrorism

South Africa Technology

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Nicola Sharp, Of Financial Crime Specialists Rahman Ravelli, Explains The Message The $21 Million Fine Imposed On Nedbank Sends To Other Financial Institutions In South Africa

South Africa Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Webinar | Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing: Are You At Risk? (Video)

South Africa Government

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ENS

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