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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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Understanding the new cans and can'ts of cannabis in South Africa

Peter Classen 9 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

Judge David Makhoba ruled that R14m in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits awarded during Covid bypassed bid processes. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Judge orders Tark Group directors to personally repay Covid contract profits

Tania Broughton 8 Apr 2026

Africa’s music industry confronts licensing and copyright gaps

Africa’s music industry confronts licensing and copyright gaps

8 Apr 2026

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Whistleblower overload - part 2: Mitigation through clear policies and redirected claims

Luway Mongie and Graham Damant 7 Apr 2026

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Draft AI policy approved for publication for public comment

2 Apr 2026

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Deliberately avoiding condition fulfilment is not a 'get out of contract free' card

Nikita Lalla and Ricardo Pillay 2 Apr 2026

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52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

2 Apr 2026

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Legal Aid SA adjusts means test in line with CPI

1 Apr 2026

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LAC overturns interdict: CCMA to decide whether section 188A(11) jurisdictional requirements exist

Keshni Naicker and Sanele Vilakazi 1 Apr 2026

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Norton Rose Fulbright SA relaunches as Deneys

31 Mar 2026

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NSFAS directed to activate forensic unit to work with SIU

30 Mar 2026

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Tendi Nyathi takes charge of Ozow's risk and governance

30 Mar 2026

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Legal challenges of protests in South African shopping centres

Mzwakhe Poswa 30 Mar 2026

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Legal professionals to discuss Companies Tribunal's extended jurisdiction

27 Mar 2026

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Is the game worth the candle? Ways to resolve disputes without breaking the bank

PJ Veldhuizen 27 Mar 2026

Police kept protesting former municipal workers away from Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s State of the City address in Germiston on Wednesday. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Ekurhuleni’s “ghost workers” demand jobs and compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 27 Mar 2026

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ARB rules RocketNet's fibre promotion misleading

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Mar 2026

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Homeowner wins back property after title fraud case

Wilmien van Biljon and Martin Vermeulen 26 Mar 2026

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SA-Tied phase III: Bridging research and policy for Southern Africa's economic growth

26 Mar 2026

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Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout

Rob Nicholls 26 Mar 2026

Cox Yeats maintains strong position in legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings

Cox Yeats maintains strong position in legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings

Cox Yeats 26 Mar 2026

Phetheni Nkuna, new chief operating officer of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

CDH appoints new COO

25 Mar 2026

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Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain

Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

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Whistleblower overload - part 1: When grievances masquerade as whistleblowing

Luway Mongie and Graham Damant 25 Mar 2026

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SCA judgment: Why placing property in your spouse's name might not protect it from your creditors

Mole Tshikare 24 Mar 2026

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 24 Mar 2026

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GenAI in SA: Balancing legal risks and operational rewards for businesses

Ginen Moodley 24 Mar 2026

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Winning the pitch: A law firm’s guide to compelling RFP responses

Andrea Paulsen 23 Mar 2026

When the ‘immortal’ falls: A reflection on Chuck Norris and our own mortality

When the ‘immortal’ falls: A reflection on Chuck Norris and our own mortality

Grant Fietze, Capital Legacy 23 Mar 2026

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Hidden costs of medical errors: Landmark case in Uganda spotlights HIV misdiagnosis

Mtho Maphumulo 23 Mar 2026

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

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