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Source: © 123rf The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series reveals that 70% of procurement professionals are
overwhelmed by marketing contracts, while agencies quietly exploit the gaps

Overwhelming marketing contracts, agencies quietly exploit the gaps

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MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

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Source: © 123rf The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series reveals that 70% of procurement professionals are
overwhelmed by marketing contracts, while agencies quietly exploit the gaps

Overwhelming marketing contracts, agencies quietly exploit the gaps

16 Jul 2025

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Training AI with copyrighted books ruled ‘fair use’ in US: Implications for SA

Kate Beretta and Ashleigh Brink 10 Jul 2025

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What influencers and brands need to know about #sponsored disclosures

Sarah Suleman 4 Jul 2025

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What every musician needs to know about copyright

Nick Matzukis 28 May 2025

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Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

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Karabo Ledwaba 14 Apr 2025

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Anton Harber | Protection orders being used to silence journalists and activists

Anton Harber 1 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf South Africans will not be denied their constitutional right to access to news and information after the Gauteng High Court suspended the analogue TV switch-off date of 31 March 2025

Court suspends analogue switch-off date, ruling calls set date "irrational"

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2025

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Counting chickens before they’re dunked? ARB rules in favour of KFC in "wings" dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf The legal bid of eTV, Media Monitoring Africa and SOS Support public broadcasting continues today, Wednesday 19 March in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

Television access at risk for millions of South Africans as analogue switch-off date is contested

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Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Mar 2025

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MDPMI provisional report findings against tech giants - Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, X, TikTok

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Google, Meta face penalties for anti-competitive behaviour towards SA news media

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2025

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Newly launched Free Expression Legal Network to increase protection for media freedom

21 Feb 2025

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No room for picky eaters? ARB rules in favour of KFC in chicken wing complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Feb 2025

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Feb 2025

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PoPIA v press freedom: SA court to decide on HIV disclosure case

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 6 Feb 2025

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Press ombud rules on News24’s coverage of Gayton McKenzie’s Olympic jaunt

Ombud Watcher Law 29 Jan 2025

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Alicia van der Walt, Tshireletso Tlholoe, and Marcelle Samons 28 Jan 2025

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Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

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Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

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DBE to fight Matric results publication ban in court

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Blind and visually impaired people have the right to convert protected works to accessible formats without having to obtain permission, the Constitutional Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Blind people can access copyrighted works, rules Concourt - again

Tania Broughton 17 Dec 2024

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SCA applies dominant purpose test against Steinhoff 'litigation privilege' argument

Bianca Masterton 13 Dec 2024

Nadine Mather, partner, and Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer: employment and data protection, Bowmans examine the new Guidance Note on Direct Marketing

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