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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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Private water trading faces total ban under 2026 NWA Amendment BillJames Ross, Alysa Buntin and Emily Raubenheimer

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SAPS deploys national forensic team after Woolies explosions

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White-collar crime in Africa: Cross-border trends reshape corporate riskLionel van Tonder, Garth Duncan and Brittany Leroni

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Warning to South African landlords: Student housing crackdown and R180,000 legal shocks

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Contradictory crypto judgment: New High Court ruling declares bitcoin is ‘capital’

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On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

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The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

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#AfricaMonth | Africa's bright future as an international arbitration hub

Jonathan Barnes and Samantha Mason 25 May 2026

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South Africa moves closer to new payments regulatory regime

Lerato Lamola 25 May 2026

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Protecting GUI IP: Why app icons are your best digital trade mark

Rual Grobler 22 May 2026

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ARB clears Wildebeest Brandewyn ad accused of promoting binge drinking

Karabo Ledwaba 21 May 2026

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CPA amendments: What new direct marketing rules mean for agents

Rowan Terry and Clare Laurent 20 May 2026

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Why SA’s labour laws are failing young workers

John Botha and Thembi Chagonda 19 May 2026

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ConCourt declares sections of NHA inconsistent with the Constitution

19 May 2026

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Deadline extension for comments on draft Capital Flow Management Regulations

18 May 2026

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When can SA courts dismiss a claim for want of prosecution?

Sifiso Dlamini 18 May 2026

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Trade secrets vs. patents: Protecting the "how" behind the products you sell

Patrick O’Brien 15 May 2026

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula addresses the media ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC to discuss a court ruling that revived impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the "Farmgate" scandal, in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 May, 2026.

South Africa's Ramaphosa gets party backing over 'Farmgate' scandal, SABC reports

Anathi Madubela 15 May 2026

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New NPA deputies appointed

15 May 2026

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#CannesLions2026: Ad law and self-regulation summit debuts at Cannes Lions

15 May 2026

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Eviction law reform sparks debate over housing rights and market access

Renier Kriek 14 May 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that rejected asylum seekers cannot reapply. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 14 May 2026

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SA bolsters judiciary with new High Court and SCA appointments

14 May 2026

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No crisis, but a turning point: The impact of Moody’s exit

Jatin Kasan 13 May 2026

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Surplus local funds and foreign debts: SCA's landmark insolvency ruling

Bridget Letsholo 13 May 2026

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Former journalist and provincial spokesperson convicted on 4 rape counts

13 May 2026

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New earnings threshold now in effect: Are your employment contracts compliant?

Carole Ratcliffe 12 May 2026

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New SA merger thresholds and filing fees effective 1 May 2026

Tamara Dini, Richard Bhagwan-Bryce, and Nazeera Mia 12 May 2026

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Parliament to reopen Section 89 process after court ruling

11 May 2026

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Contractors urged to act as fuel costs squeeze margins

11 May 2026

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya goes trough the judgement as South Africa's Constitutional Court gives the ruling on whether the parliament failed to hold President Cyril Ramaphosa to account over the "Farmgate" scandal, involving allegations that foreign currency was hidden at his Phala Phala game farm, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 May 2026. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

ConCourt revives impeachment process against Ramaphosa over "Farmgate"

Nilutpal Timsina, Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 8 May 2026

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Two years on, pressure mounts for justice in George collapse case

8 May 2026

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Cabinet approves early childhood development and other bills

7 May 2026

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FSCA appeals: Why indirect financial interests lack standing

Jean-Paul Rudd 7 May 2026

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Are your disciplinary processes up to Code?

6 May 2026

Africa Forum Conflict Resolution Centre agreement signed at AFSA JAW 2026

Africa Forum Conflict Resolution Centre agreement signed at AFSA JAW 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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