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Who is responsible when a banking glitch results in a R2.6m debt?Anelisa Zungu and Werner Lotter

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Landmark ConCourt ruling: When facilitation fails, proceed straight to litigationRiona Kalua

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Contradictory crypto judgment: New High Court ruling declares bitcoin is ‘capital’Bright Tibane, Esther Geldenhuys and Robyn Berger

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SA's energy needs and environmental protection square off in court

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Landmark ConCourt ruling: When facilitation fails, proceed straight to litigation

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How public-private partnerships can benefit from the National Treasury Regulation amendments

Dee-dee Mathelela 4 Aug 2025

Source: Dean Macpherson at the 2024 signing of the historic Durban Declaration between the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, SA Police Service, Treasury_RSA and cidb_sa at the #NCS2024, which committed to put an end to disruptions at construction sites once and for all.

Fraudulent oxygen plant tender under scrutiny as PwC report drops

1 Aug 2025

Deputy Chief Justice Dunstan Mlambo

Justice Mlambo appointed deputy chief justice of SA

1 Aug 2025

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When can a non-compliant Will be declared valid?

Roberto Oktober and Karel Kogler 1 Aug 2025

A branch South African mobile communications provider Vodacom in Cape Town is shown in this picture taken 10 November 2015. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

ConCourt sends Vodacom 'Please call me' case back to the SCA

Shan Radcliffe 31 Jul 2025

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OpenSky billboard deemed sexist and offensive

Karabo Ledwaba 31 Jul 2025

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What the proposed Labour Relations amendments mean for executive dismissals

Kenneth Coster, Hassan Mahlawe and Megan Wilkinson 31 Jul 2025

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Disciplinary revisited: When can employee enquiries be reheard?

Riona Kalua 31 Jul 2025

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SIU triumphs in R67m corruption case: Lessons from landmark ruling

Dee-dee Mathelela 30 Jul 2025

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Court showdown on whether prisons must provide gender-affirming healthcare

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 29 Jul 2025

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JSC announces shortlisted candidates for SA courts

29 Jul 2025

ARB and TBWA launch campaign against false advertising

ARB and TBWA launch campaign against false advertising

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Jul 2025

KwaZulu-Natal Judge Jacqueline Henriques will face a Judicial Conduct Tribunal arising from her conduct around a judgment she failed to deliver for years. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

KZN judge faces tribunal over late judgment – after 12 years

Tania Broughton 28 Jul 2025

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Legal pitfalls and risks of misunderstanding construction contracts with private investors

Euan Massey 28 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. An architect’s impression of the apartment blocks that were to be called 75 Victoria that collapsed during construction.

George building collapse: Tribunal finds engineer who signed off plans guilty on five charges

25 Jul 2025

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From fine print to fortune: the power of precise property contracts

25 Jul 2025

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SA publishes new regulations on meat analogue products

25 Jul 2025

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When mental health is not enough to excuse poor work performance - LAC rules

Sian Gaffney and Alexandra Hoek 25 Jul 2025

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Nowhere to hide for tax dodgers: Sars ups surveillance with AI

Tanya Strauss 24 Jul 2025

An employee shows a Hershey's chocolate bar made in USA in the "American lifestyle" store in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel 24 Jul 2025

Logos of French TV channel Canal+ are reflected in a puddle in front of the Canal One headquarters of the Canal+ Group in Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, 20 February 2025. Reuters/Abdul Saboor/ File Photo

Tribunal approves acquisition of MultiChoice by Canal+

23 Jul 2025

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Landmark ruling confirms employers right to discipline employees does not prescribe

Anastasia Vatalidis and Anna Tchalov 23 Jul 2025

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Eskom sets record straight on R1bn Framatome court order

23 Jul 2025

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#Trademark: Who owns the IP – the brand or influencer?

Amani Patel 23 Jul 2025

SA’s beer industry calls for a policy change

SA’s beer industry calls for a policy change

Charlene Louw 23 Jul 2025

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New Bill aims to overhaul South Africa’s building regulations

22 Jul 2025

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Carte Blanche “gagging” order overturned

22 Jul 2025

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‘We are talking to everyone,’ says Mbalula as DA remains defiant on Appropriation Bill

Suné Payne 22 Jul 2025

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Navigating the complexities of multi-jurisdictional wills with massed estates

Karel Kogler 22 Jul 2025

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When does goodwill qualify as property? Kenya Supreme Court clarifies

Cecil Kuyo, Alfred Deya, Radhika Arora, Charles Omondi Oyeng’ and Munene Njoroge 22 Jul 2025

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An employee shows a Hershey's chocolate bar made in USA in the "American lifestyle" store in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel 24 Jul 2025

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When does goodwill qualify as property? Kenya Supreme Court clarifies

Cecil Kuyo, Alfred Deya, Radhika Arora, Charles Omondi Oyeng’ and Munene Njoroge 22 Jul 2025

Lesotho Palace of Justice in Maseru. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority wants a case against it dismissed. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Lesotho dams authority fights back in “legally baseless” court case

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Jul 2025

Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

9 Jul 2025

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