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OnlyFans in South Africa: What creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economy

Phiwokazi Qoza 10 Sep 2026

Aabeed Adullatief, a Fairbridges Attorneys director, examines five legal lessons from production disputes (Image source: © 123rf )

What most filmmakers overlook: 5 lessons to avoid a production dispute

Aabeed Adullatief 28 Aug 2026

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Meta agrees to pay R287bn in child safety settlement

27 Aug 2026

Samro calls for continued balanced copyright reform following Constitutional Court ruling

Samro calls for continued balanced copyright reform following Constitutional Court ruling

SAMRO 8 Jul 2026

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Cape Town updates events by-law to ease approvals

17 Jun 2026

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ARB ruling | L'Oréal wins round 2 in dermatologist recommendation battle

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Jun 2026

Talor Swift for her Life of a showgirl album. Source: TAS Rights Management.

Taylor Swift faces trademark battle over The Life of a Showgirl

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

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

Rob Nicholls 26 Mar 2026

Podcast with MacG is widely popular in South Africa with hundreds of thousands of views per episode. Source: YouTube.

Government takes baby steps to regulate podcast industry

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Mar 2026

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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

Carolina Rossini 12 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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