Norman Arendse
Senior Counsel · Cape Bar
Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of parties defending the Legal Sector Code in the May 2026 Gauteng High Court challenge. Evidence leader in the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee on the Mkhwanazi allegations.
15 moments on the public record
Natives Land Act — Black South Africans confined to 7% of the land
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateNational Party elected — apartheid formally implemented
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateBantu Education Act — deliberately inferior schools for black children
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateEarly 1970s: black industrial organising and a tightening labour shortage
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateFirst democratic election — economy still owned by minority
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateEmployment Equity Act gazetted — workplace anti-discrimination framework
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateBlack Economic Empowerment Commission briefs Parliament on national strategy
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateBroad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act gazetted (Act 53 of 2003)
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateCodes of Good Practice — the scoring system introduced
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateB-BBEE Amendment Act provisions commence — fronting becomes a criminal offence
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateInequality: South Africa near the top of global league tables
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateLegal Sector Code gazetted — major firms to achieve 50% black ownership
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebatePretoria High Court: Sakeliga wins against Air Services Licensing Council
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateLandmark Legal Sector Code challenge — Gauteng High Court, Week 1
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateDefenders tell court: "This is about survival for black professionals"
In story: B-BBEE: South Africa's Transformation Law — History, Impact, and DebateNorman Arendse SC is not listed on a national commission of inquiry in The Record yet—new coverage may add this over time.
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