MC Botha Inc.

27/03/2026

Budget 2026: What it Means for You and Your Business
Read more: https://www.ro.co.za/budget-2026-what-it-means-for-you-and-your-business/

Taxpayers will enjoy long-awaited tax relief with much good news contained in the 2026 Budget.
It scrapped the previously announced R20 billion in tax increases, and instead provides relief for taxpayers, assists small businesses and encourages savings by adjusting various tax brackets, caps and limits.

There is also real optimism about the country’s economic growth prospects. So much so that Budget 2026 has been called a fiscal turning point for SA, as important milestones are achieved. Read more good news from the Budget here...

16/01/2026

‘Household tariffs may increase further.’

16/01/2026

Nersa has yet again been held liable for flawed and unlawful decisions, impacting unfairly on industrial electricity users. The Johannesburg High Court this week ordered the energy regulator to re-do the 2024/2025 tariff determinations for 4 municipalities before 30 June, with Nersa conceding that its actions were unlawful.
We are proud to have represented the applicants in this matter, playing a role in holding authority to account on behalf of business.

‘Household tariffs may increase further.’

10/12/2024

Our offices will close on 13 December 2024 and will reopen on 7 January 2025.

If you need legal support please contact your attorney directly.

09/12/2024

Reining in municipal powers – municipalities can only enact by-laws on matters that they have the right to administer. Of interest is the recent Constitutional Court (CC) judgment that two Mpumalanga municipalities had overstepped their constitutional and legislative authority in enacting by-laws that put conditions on property transfers outside the scope of their powers as local government. The matter was taken to the apex court by Glencore and other mining companies.
The judgment is important for providing clarity on the scope of municipalities to make by-laws that may infringe on constitutional rights or contradict national legislation.
Read the full judgment at https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2024/25.html
Talk to us for help unravelling by-laws and protecting the rights of business against over-reaches of authority.

https://www.concourt.org.za/index.php/judgement/575-govan-mbeki-local-municipality-v-glencore-operations-south-africa-pty-limited-and-others-emalahleni-local-municipality-v-glencore-operations-south-africa-pty-limited-and-others-cct-189-22-cct-191-22

05/12/2024

In a ruling that provides certainty to industrial consumers about their rights when Nersa or other state actors fail to discharge their duties, we obtained an interdict in the High Court preventing Jo'burg City Power from disconnecting electricity supply to our clients, four large industrial power users. They were threatened with disconnection due to non-payment of City of Johannesburg electricity tariffs that were declared unlawful by the court three years ago, and have yet to be rectified. (They have continued to pay what they calculate as the lawful portion of their electricity bills.)
Another milestone in our drive to represent the interests of business against unlawful actions of authority.

Large power users obtain interdict in five-year battle.

01/09/2024

When Should Your Company Be Cautious of AI?
Read more: https://buff.ly/4dZkxOu

Using powerful data analytics and pattern recognition, Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest buzzword in every business on the planet. If you looked hard enough, you could probably find an AI solution for every application a business could need (and a few no business could ever need!). Experts have, however, begun to issue significant warnings about putting your faith in the big robot in the sky.

Here are three situations where companies should be cautious of using AI.

23/07/2024

We have opened a branch in St Francis Bay to service local businesses and industry in the Kouga region with practical, innovative and business-focused legal solutions. Contact us on +27 41 100 0080 or email [email protected] for a law firm that understands business and thinks out-of-the-box.

18/07/2024

Congratulations to our associate Reade Foong on his admission as Attorney of the High Court this week. We're proud of you and glad to have you on board for the journey with MC Botha Inc.