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An attorney has been sentenced to 12 months in prison or a R10,000 fine, half suspended, for delaying a major murder trial by more than a year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Lawyer sentenced for delaying murder trial

Tania Broughton 10 hours

Supplied image: Retha Beerman, Director of Knowledge Management at CDH

Is AI eroding our critical thinking skills?

Retha Beerman 3 days

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When AI meets PoPIA in the workplace: What HR and recruiters need to know

Melissa Cogger and Talita Laubscher 18 Aug 2026

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

Lesetja Mochaki 14 Aug 2026

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Deputy commissioners appointed for Competition Commission

14 Aug 2026

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

Shan Radcliffe 13 Aug 2026

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

13 Aug 2026

Ekapa Minerals’ diamond mine in Kimberly has been placed into business rescue after a court challenge by NUMSA. Photo supplied

Numsa wins bid to block liquidation of diamond mine

Greg Dor 11 Aug 2026

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that public office bearers in Chapter Nine institutions are not “workers” entitled to benefits beyond what is laid down in the relevant statutes. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Chapter 9 commissioners are not workers, High Court rules

Tania Broughton 6 Aug 2026

An acting judge in the Johannesburg High Court will have to explain himself to the Legal Practice Council over the use of fictitious and incorrect legal citations in their judgment. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Acting judge told to explain possible AI ‘hallucinations’ in judgment

Tania Broughton 5 Aug 2026

Webber Wentzel, Linklaters to part ways

Webber Wentzel, Linklaters to part ways

29 Jul 2026

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