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The road (un) paved with good intentions: Infrastructure-led Economic Recovery
The 2022 Budget Review provides an update on Government’s infrastructure investment drive, increasing infrastructure spending to an estimated R812.5 billion over the next three years. Finance...
All tenders halted!
On 16 February 2022, a Constitutional Court decision effectively halted public procurement for the foreseeable future - further hampering infrastructure-driven economic recovery plans (as outlined...
The Amazon Site: Meaningful community engagement again at the core of an interdict – (case no 12994/21)
On 18 March 2022, the Western Cape High Court granted an interdict against a R4.5 billion Amazon development pending a review of the environmental land use authorisations. Construction of the...
Legal services worth the investment
Legal services are often regarded as a grudge purchase; however, it ensures that consulting engineers and mining houses save money in the long term. “When consulting engineers are preparing bids for...
A New Era of Energy Source – Amendments to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act
Following an extensive public consultation process and a significant amount of technical work undertaken by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), President Cyril Ramaphosa made the...
Private-sector investment key amid challenges
From an economic perspective, the Covid-19 pandemic has not affected countries in Africa, apart from South Africa, as much as countries on other continents. In Africa, political dynamics continue to...
LNP Attorneys recognised for service excellence: Firm shortlisted for six categories in the African Legal Awards 2020
With a history of award-winning experience in the energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors, LNP Attorneys has been recognised by various professional bodies and publications for service...
Striving for a transformed workplace: LNP Attorneys nominated for the 8th Gender Mainstreaming Awards
In recognition of the firm’s commitment to changing the status quo, LNP Attorneys has been nominated in the 8th Gender Mainstreaming Awards in the category of Equal Representation and Participation....
The #METOO Movement Affects all women in all workplaces
In 2017, the initial idea of the #MeToo movement was to empathise with, and empower, victims of sexual abuse by shifting experiences of sexual assault and sexual harassment from the private to the...
Unpacking the new Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency Act: Could it promote investment into renewable energy in Zimbabwe?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Zimbabwe was steadily reforming its renewable energy policies and investment laws. In February 2020 the government of Zimbabwe introduced a progressive...
Five ideas for jumpstarting the economy
NIKITA LALLA, Chief Executive | The severe economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been widely reported in media and is well understood by business owners across the country who are facing...
‘Forgotten Act’ could spur economic development
Government and industry should not forget the Infrastructure Development Act (IDA), promulgated in 2014, and the impact it could have on economic development, says legal service provider LNP...











