4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (305+ words) The firm has added a lawyer with central experience of the South African renewable energy sector. Bowmans has hired former Independent Power Producer Office (IPP Office) head of legal Lena Mangondo as an executive in its projects, energy and infrastructure…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (358+ words) A law firm report on the South African energy transition has revealed an appetite for carbon capture technologies, while the renewables landscape is diversifying. Over the coming year, 71% of South African participants confirmed plans to continue investments in CCS, however…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (233+ words) South Africa's competition regulator has begun a review of business regulations that prevent companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), from entering and competing in the country's markets. The Competition Commission's announcement yesterday (22 April), followed a promise made by South…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (183+ words) The firm has grown its regulatory and compliance practice with a lawyer who has spent almost 16 years in financial sector in-house roles. Spencer West has snapped up Standard Chartered Bank's chief compliance officer for Southern Africa, as a partner in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (619+ words) Joyce Karanja and Heather Irvine In a global economy defined by geopolitical tensions and rapid digital transformation, nobody has unlimited resources. Joyce Karanja and Heather Irvine at African law firm Bowmans explain how, for both businesses operating in Africa and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (630+ words) The country has put forward a Bill that would significantly bolster the safeguards afforded to whistleblowers as it acknowledges several deficiencies under the current law. South Africa yesterday (9 April) unveiled its Protected Disclosures Bill as it plots a revamp of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (273+ words) The sovereign bond issue has raised USD 2. 5 billion, with the central African country also issuing a tender offer for existing debt. Angola has concluded the issue of sovereign bonds, while also executing a tender offer for outstanding sovereign debt, raising…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (690+ words) Cynthia Lareine of the African Corporate and Government Counsel Forum reflects on the role of public sector lawyers, following a February 2026 webinar featuring Lindiwe Buthelezi of IDC South Africa and Felix Obiamalu of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit. There is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (195+ words) A lawyer with over 15 years" experience spanning a broad spectrum of legal matters has joined Bowmans" Windhoek arm. Bowmans has bolstered its capabilities in Southern Africa, with the addition of Hugo Meyer van den Berg as a partner in Windhoek,…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (283+ words) A lawyer with over a decade's energy, mining and infrastructure experience is the latest partner-level lateral hire for the Zambian firm. Zambian law firm Mulenga Mundashi Legal Practitioners (MMLP) has hired Mutinta Zulu, effective 12 February. She has arrived as the…...