Legal Framework
From The Report: South Africa 2016
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OBG introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in South Africa, in partnership with Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. OBG talks to Brent Williams, CEO, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, on South Africa’s evolving legal and business environment.

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The South African legal system is a mixed or hybrid, and uncodified system based on a legacy of RomanDutch common law, as influenced by English law. Statute and judicial precedent constantly develop upon, alter, and update this common law base. Alongside the civil law there exists a rich tapestry of customary law based on the cultures, beliefs and traditions of the South African people. Cornerstone The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 is the supreme law against which law and conduct…

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The sluggish growth of the South African domestic market due to socioeconomic, labour and energy supply challenges, exchange rate pressures and regulatory uncertainty in the resources sector is likely to continue having a cooling effect on inbound foreign direct investment in the near term. South Africa’s economic malaise, however, has focused domestic corporates’ attention on opportunities available in other African markets – specifically mobile telecommunications, technology, financial services…