Season 15 Episode 8

Megan Rodgers on legal certainty and unlocking African investment

06 October 2026 · 21:08 min

Legal certainty could determine whether billions in African energy and infrastructure investment actually reach financial close.

Megan Rodgers, Cape Town Office Managing Partner, Director in the Corporate & Commercial Practice, and Sector Head of Oil & Gas at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, joins Business… Talk to unpack how regulation, investor confidence and the rule of law shape major investment decisions across South Africa and the wider continent.

Rodgers discusses the growing investment opportunities in oil and gas, renewable energy, power transmission and infrastructure, while explaining why predictable legal and fiscal frameworks are essential for long-term projects. She also examines how regulatory changes can cause investors to pause capital commitments, using South Africa's upstream petroleum framework and the Orange Basin as key examples.

The conversation also explores the Western Cape's growing business ecosystem, Africa's need for industrialisation and local value creation, and how CDH structures complex cross-border projects across multiple African jurisdictions.

0:00 Why legal certainty matters
0:51 Megan Rodgers' new leadership role
2:27 Energy investment across Southern Africa
6:18 CDH's priorities in the Western Cape
9:03 Legal certainty and investor confidence
12:14 Regulation and oil and gas investment
14:24 Africa's biggest investment opportunities

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