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No life after death for claims: High Court rejects joinder after claimant passes awayLesetja Mochaki

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Deputy commissioners appointed for Competition Commission

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#WomensMonth | Bowmans' Lerato Thahane: Women don't need more laws, they need better implementationShan Radcliffe

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Public comment open: Legal practice and trust law reforms, tougher penalties for illegal mining

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High Court slams department for years of litigation, orders punitive damages after road crash ruling

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Deputy commissioners appointed for Competition Commission

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Drinks Federation of SA joins forces to combat illicit alcohol at 2026 EMEA Security Conference

Drinks Federation of SA joins forces to combat illicit alcohol at 2026 EMEA Security Conference

9 Mar 2026

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The future of arbitration: Will AI replace people as judges?

Priyesh Daya, Brittany Leroni and Caitlin Leahy 9 Mar 2026

Justice Ponnan has accepted the appointment as chairperson of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa’s (BCCSA) Appointment and Appeals Committee (AAC) (Image supplied)

Justice Ponnan appointment to uphold broadcasting integrity

6 Mar 2026

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Process to appoint 50 additional judges to get underway

6 Mar 2026

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Peter Barnard and Claudelle Pretorius, Cox Yeats 6 Mar 2026

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When the numbers don't add up: Educational risks of counterfeit calculators

Jason Govender and Jarred West 5 Mar 2026

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Draft amendments to employment laws - part 1: Parental leave overhaul and more

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 5 Mar 2026

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Business rescue risks: When can practitioners be held personally liable for debt?

Jean-Paul Rudd 4 Mar 2026

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Nine dead in Joburg building collapse as City says construction was illegal

Bheki C. Simelane 3 Mar 2026

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Protected strike action: Can employers legally reward non-strikers?

Aadil Patel 3 Mar 2026

A photo taken by inspectors from the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry at a sweatshop in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo supplied (GroundUp)

Clothing company implicated in sweatshop scandal cries foul

Tania Broughton 2 Mar 2026

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Tax policy plot twist: A "Medtronic amendment" that arrived 2 years too late

Nina Keyser 2 Mar 2026

Cox Yeats recognises emerging leaders in 2026 promotion announcements

Cox Yeats recognises emerging leaders in 2026 promotion announcements

Cox Yeats 2 Mar 2026

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How new property tax proposals in Cape Town could alter rental yields

27 Feb 2026

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#Budget2026: Offshore transfer limit raised to R4m for South African couples

27 Feb 2026

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No free rides: Why you can’t use contractual defenses to avoid paying for services already rendered

Khanyisa Monqo and Nicola Mullineux 27 Feb 2026

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#Budget2026: SA pioneers cross-border trade reform with crypto and payments regulation

26 Feb 2026

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South Africa's copyright revolution: New protections for digital creators

Millisanté de Wee-Petersen and Kallen Hoather-Murphy 26 Feb 2026

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From compliance to credibility: The CFO's guide to BEE success

Snehal Desai 26 Feb 2026

Sibanye wins court battle for 50MW solar plant as Eskom studies judgment

Sibanye wins court battle for 50MW solar plant as Eskom studies judgment

26 Feb 2026

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 25 Feb 2026

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Is generative AI a threat to corporate legal privilege?

Pierre Burger 25 Feb 2026

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ARB bursts consumer bubble in Sunlight complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 25 Feb 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that an employee cannot claim constructive dismissal claim based on the anticipation that working conditions will become intolerable. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan / GroundUp

ConCourt rules on constructive dismissal after 18 months

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Feb 2026

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Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement

Marecia Damons 24 Feb 2026

Ramaphosa delays NHI as ConCourt hears public participation challenges

Ramaphosa delays NHI as ConCourt hears public participation challenges

24 Feb 2026

AI and defamation: Where does the responsibility lie?

AI and defamation: Where does the responsibility lie?

Dario Milo, Lia Wheeler 24 Feb 2026

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National minimum wage 2026: What workers (and employers) need to know

Danelle Plaatjies and Ludwig Frahm-Arp 23 Feb 2026

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Cannabis in the workplace: Rights, regulations, and responsibilities

Seshni Moodley 23 Feb 2026

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Unlocking R800bn: The push for modernising South Africa’s tax system

Shannon Friedman 20 Feb 2026

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Dozens of communities downstream of the Katse Dam are owed compensation since 2013 by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Lesotho dam project misses deadline to pay multi-million compensation claim

Sechaba Mokhethi 11 Feb 2026

An employee inspects bottles of beer on a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo/File Photo

Kenyan court postpones case seeking to halt Diageo's $2.3bn sale of EABL

Duncan Miriri and Emma Rumney 9 Jan 2026

Beer bottles pass through a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi//File Photo

Kenyan beer firm asks court to block Diageo's $2.3bn EABL sale to Asahi

Duncan Miriri and Emma Rumney 8 Jan 2026

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu speaks in Brasilia, Brazil, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo.

Nigeria to implement new tax laws from January despite calls for delay, Tinubu says

Camillus Eboh 31 Dec 2025

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