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ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown loomingTania Broughton

In South African law, gig workers, such as Checkers Sixty60 drivers, are classified as “independent contractors” with limited labour protections or benefits. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

South African law is failing gig workers

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Deeming provision: 'Indefinite' employment does not mean 'permanent' employment

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South Africa's housing crisis: Why 2.2 million homes are needed immediately

12 Mar 2025

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Budget Speech: VAT delay disrupted plans, but increase remains likely

Des Kruger and Chetan Vanmali 12 Mar 2025

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Attorneys, beware 'AI hallucinations' - the real consequences of fabricated citations

11 Mar 2025

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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Digital business visa application system goes live

10 Mar 2025

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BCEA earnings threshold increase: What this means for business

John Botha 10 Mar 2025

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Watch your step: Court rules claimant's own negligence contributed to injuries

Rethabile Shabalala and Sandra Sithole 10 Mar 2025

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Dept seeks declaratory order for irregular tender for Driving Licence Card Machine

7 Mar 2025

Nigerian competition agency sues MultiChoice over price hike

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Chijioke Ohuocha 6 Mar 2025

Trying to work-around time bars

Trying to work-around time bars

Peter Barnard, Cox Yeats 6 Mar 2025

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Litigation financing in South Africa: Clarifying misconceptions

Simon Kuper and Neil Lazarus 6 Mar 2025

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SA competition watchdog probes Novo Nordisk and Sanofi over insulin

Maggie Fick and Nqobile Dludla 5 Mar 2025

Retired KZN Judge Anton van Zyl will not face impeachment proceedings, but he will face an inquiry which can issue him with a warning or a fine. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

“Startling ruling” lets Judge Anton van Zyl escape impeachment for late judgments

Tania Broughton 5 Mar 2025

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High Court ruling allows body corporate to disconnect power of resident in arrears

Charlise Finch and Pierre Le Roux 4 Mar 2025

RCL vs Berkley: Bumpy legal battle over smooth mageu packaging

RCL vs Berkley: Bumpy legal battle over smooth mageu packaging

Nishaat Slamdien 3 Mar 2025

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SA presses forward for a just society

3 Mar 2025

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Darlene Thorne 3 Mar 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

Regulating spaza shops: policy versus practicality

Regulating spaza shops: policy versus practicality

Tshego Modise 27 Feb 2025

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Public release of the NRSO: Educators to get first look

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2025

SA wine industry challenges proposed excise tax hike

SA wine industry challenges proposed excise tax hike

27 Feb 2025

All infrastructure work on the R300m Botmaskop Fynbos Estate on the Helshoogte Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek has already been completed. Photo from an appendix in the respondent’s court papers.

Parties hold their breath in battle over R300m Stellenbosch mountain estate

John Yeld 26 Feb 2025

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Call for comment on draft King V Code for corporate governance

26 Feb 2025

Workers at a household goods wholesaler in Johannesburg must be paid the minimum wage, not according to targets reached, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Women workers win major victory on minimum wage

Tania Broughton 26 Feb 2025

Brigitta Mangale, Director of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice

Sex offenders register to be made public: Implications for safety and justice

Brigitta Mangale and Thobeka Nomazizi Dhlamini 26 Feb 2025

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Foreign pensions: An effective tool for global wealth diversification and asset protection

25 Feb 2025

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

25 Feb 2025

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Upcyclers - mind your IP and Qs when repurposing branded clothing

Emily Gammon, Robyn Moriarty, and Refilwe Riba 25 Feb 2025

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Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

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

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2025

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Nigerian competition agency sues MultiChoice over price hike

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Chijioke Ohuocha 6 Mar 2025

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After termination, are staff preferential interest rates up for debate?

Terry Mwango, Quinter Okuta, Charles Omondi Oyeng and Kelsey Naluende 20 Feb 2025

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Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bail

Villen Anganan 6 Jan 2025

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Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025