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The 3-month rule: Why updating your Will post-divorce is crucial

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Quit Like Sweden urges SA to back harm reduction, amend Tobacco Bill

13 May 2025

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TikTok, Meta fined hundreds of millions by EU regulators for data privacy breaches

Ryszard Lisinski and Brett Weinberg 13 May 2025

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Does a false accusation of racism constitute harassment? Importance of listed grounds when claiming unfair discrimination

Anli Bezuidenhout, Thato Maruapula and Azola Ndongeni 12 May 2025

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Copyright amendments to be read into Act with immediate effect - ConCourt

9 May 2025

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8 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law preventing municipal employees from holding office in political parties is unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

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New case, same ruling: RAF still liable for costs already covered by medical aid

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Liqui-Fruit's local sourcing claim found misleading by ARB

Karabo Ledwaba 7 May 2025

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Do automatic termination clauses overrule fair dismissal procedure?

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The Constitutional Court has confirmed that a section of the law which automatically strips South Africans of citizenship if they take the citizenship of another country is invalid. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

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Nicolette van Vuuren and Caitlin Leahy 6 May 2025

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Joinder applications and third party liability: When does a prescription period actually commence?

Mtho Maphumulo 6 May 2025

Joburg traders claim they are harassed by City

Joburg traders claim they are harassed by City

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Court battle looms over Employment Equity Act amendments

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#WorkersDay: Evolution of SA labour laws

Chloë Loubser 5 May 2025

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Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

WHO and Unicef expose unethical baby milk ads in South Africa

WHO and Unicef expose unethical baby milk ads in South Africa

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Legal Practice Council administrator accused of corruption loses Labour Court bid

Tania Broughton 2 May 2025

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People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study

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Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Marecia Damons 29 Apr 2025

ARB Ruling: Cape Flair called out for marketing as local

ARB Ruling: Cape Flair called out for marketing as local

Karabo Ledwaba 25 Apr 2025

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FSCA proposes new reporting and disclosure requirements for short sales

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Ivory Coast court strikes Thiam's name off electoral roll over French nationality

Reuters 23 Apr 2025

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye stands in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda 2 December 2024. Source: Reuters, Abubaker Lubowa.

Uganda plans law to allow military prosecution of civilians

22 Apr 2025

Mauritius Minister of Finance Renganaden Padayachy arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, 17 February 2022. John Thys/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Former Mauritius central bank governor charged with fraud, released on bail

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Hereward Holland 7 Apr 2025

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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 7 hours

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that crimes from the apartheid era can be prosecuted. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Understanding the court ruling on apartheid-era crimes

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Apr 2025

Equal Education argues that the Western Cape Education Department’s admissions policy does not cater for the needs of learners who make late applications for placement when the school year has already started. Archive photo: Masixole Feni

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 24 Apr 2025

FSCA penalises African Bank for misleading “investment” advertisement

FSCA penalises African Bank for misleading “investment” advertisement

24 Apr 2025

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