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#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

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SA proposes workaround for communication multinationals to adhere to local ownership lawsOlivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nqobile Dludla

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Pirate now, pay later: Long-term cost of copying textbooksLeisha Chiba and Reinard Kruger

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Certainly uncertain: SCA ruling leaves unanswered questions about VAT clawbacksJuliette de Hutton, Julia Choate and Tobie Jordaan

SA's logistics sector set for transformation under new regulations

SA's logistics sector set for transformation under new regulationsHeather Irvine, Andrew Pike and Nazeera Mia

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AI in IP law practice: The good, the bias and the (potentially) unethicalChezanne Haigh

Temu signs MoU to combat online counterfeiting

Temu signs MoU to combat online counterfeiting

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French media giant Canal+ can acquire MultiChoice with conditions

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Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa at a bilateral meeting with President Karin Keller-Sutter of Switzerland on the margins of the first meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors in Cape Town in February 2025.

Plea for transparency: Ramaphosa to release NHI Bill approval records

8 May 2025

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

Raynold Tlhavani and Micaela Pather 8 May 2025

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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?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Isabella Keeves 7 May 2025

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

Tania Broughton 7 May 2025

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Legal maze of SA retirement ages: What employers need to know

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

Kimberly Mutandiro 6 May 2025

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Court battle looms over Employment Equity Act amendments

Hugo Pienaar, Asma Cachalia, and Alex van Greuning 5 May 2025

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#WorkersDay: Evolution of SA labour laws

Chloë Loubser 5 May 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

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

2 May 2025

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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

Eike Schneiders, Joshua Krook and Tina Seabrooke 30 Apr 2025

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Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Marecia Damons 29 Apr 2025

Wrapping up lives, not estates

Wrapping up lives, not estates

Capital Legacy 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

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

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FSCA proposes new reporting and disclosure requirements for short sales

25 Apr 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

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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Why microlenders are under the regulatory spotlight

Sameer Kumandan 24 Apr 2025

Further work on the Botsmaskop Fynbos Estate has been halted by the Western Cape High Court. Photo from an appendix in court papers.

Court halts further work on luxury Stellenbosch mountain estate

John Yeld 23 Apr 2025

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Best Lawyers forms advisory board to address evolving demands in legal marketing

23 Apr 2025

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

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

Tidjane Thiam, president of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire), speaks during a meeting as the country prepares for the presidential election in Yopougon, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Source: Reuters/Luc Gnago/File.

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

Reuters 23 Apr 2025

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High stakes as DA and EFF unite to challenge upcoming VAT hike in the Western Cape High Court

22 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

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How a missed deadline keeps Bafana Bafana's World Cup hopes alive

Lesedi Mphahlele and Sello Ramanyana 22 Apr 2025

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Godongwana defends VAT increase, saying ‘severe consequences’ await if hike is suspended

Estelle Ellis, Suné Payne, Lerato Mutsila & Ethan van Diemen 21 Apr 2025

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Tidjane Thiam, president of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire), speaks during a meeting as the country prepares for the presidential election in Yopougon, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Source: Reuters/Luc Gnago/File.

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

Villen Anganan and Hereward Holland 10 Apr 2025

Meta can be sued in Kenya over posts related to Ethiopia violence, court rules

Hereward Holland 7 Apr 2025

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