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A constitutional court case brought by communities affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is to be heard by the Lesotho High Court. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

The human cost of SA’s water lifeline: Lesotho communities go to court

Sechaba Mokhethi 3 hours

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Energy

Energy disputes see a shift: how mediation is leading the way

Priyesh Daya, Brittany Leroni and Litha Raziya 3 days

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court judgment on subrogation: Implications for insurance industry

Sandra Sithole, Rethabile Shabalala and Laken-Lee Abrahams 9 Jul 2025

Recipe for resilience: What perfect pasta teaches us about medical scheme governance

Medical Aid

Recipe for resilience: What perfect pasta teaches us about medical scheme governance

Issued by Medihelp 8 Jul 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Dinner served with a side of negligence - judgment a warning to restaurateurs

Justin Malherbe and Nosiphiwo Rala 7 Jul 2025

Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Justice Dunstan Mlambo. Archive photo:

Law Practice

Judge President Mlambo recommended for deputy chief justice

4 Jul 2025

24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

Labour Law

24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

Issued by Juta and Company 4 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Extortionists “hell-bent” on derailing MyCiTi bus project, says City of Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso 4 Jul 2025

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TV

Police watchdog probes disappearance of Nigerian immigrant during TV show

Marecia Damons 4 Jul 2025

Family Law

Disturbing the dead for DNA testing? High Court rules

Anelisa Zungu and Kaamilah Paulse 4 Jul 2025

Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

Human Rights Law

Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 2 Jul 2025

Sechaba Mchunu, Advocate at the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and member of the Maisels Group of Advocates.

Corporate & Commercial Law

On-demand guarantees: What the SCA's landmark decision means for guarantors, contractors

Sechaba Mchunu 1 Jul 2025

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Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Baker McKenzie candidate attorneys’ shared pursuit of justice and progress

Shan Radcliffe 30 Jun 2025

Onela Onthatile Moseane, Candidate Attorney, Spoor and Fisher

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Onela Onthatile Moseane - from moot court to candidate attorney at Spoor & Fisher

Shan Radcliffe 27 Jun 2025

IP Law

Local trade marks v genuine imports: SCA ruling clarifies 'counterfeit' and 'infringement'

Aletia Oberholster 26 Jun 2025

Law of Succession

What happens when minors inherit immovable property in SA?

Tebello Setleko 25 Jun 2025

IP Law

Claws out as High Court rules on Tammy Taylor trade mark franchising dispute

Nishaat Slamdien 23 Jun 2025

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Ritz Hotel changes hands: Sea Point's modular marvel set for revival

Katja Hamilton 23 Jun 2025

Law Practice

To arbitrate or litigate? That is the question

Paul Russell 20 Jun 2025

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Law Practice

Urgent applications: What you need to know about the new court rules

Dee-dee Mathelela 19 Jun 2025

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Construction & Engineering

Multi-billion Limpopo mega-project has ground to a halt

Andries van Zyl 19 Jun 2025

Securing the legacy of our youth

Law of Succession

Securing the legacy of our youth

Issued by Capital Legacy 17 Jun 2025

A lack of refuse removal services in Caledon’s Riemvasmaak informal settlement results in waste being dumped at the bottom of the hill on the bank of the Bath River. Riemvasmaak resident Anele Boyce said the dumping problem could be reduced if the municipality supplied bin bags and a skip. Photos: Steve Kretzmann

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jun 2025

Image supplied. Diffusion tensor imaging shows corpus callosum fibre tracts in two adolescents: One with traumatic brain injury (TBI; G and H) and one with an orthopaedic injury (E and F). At 3 months post-injury (E, G), early degeneration and loss of fibre tracts are visible, especially in the TBI case. At 18 months (F, H), some recovery or reorganisation occurs, but persistent loss and thinning of tracts remain, particularly in the frontal regions, indicating lasting white matter damage after TBI.

Sports Science

The dangers of traumatic brain injuries in contact sport

Kathy Malherbe 17 Jun 2025

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Tax Law

Landmark judgment rules crypto 'freely transferrable' - Sarb moves to block it

Bright Tibane, Andani Thovhakale and Tony Misago 13 Jun 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Challenge denied: SCA dismisses bidder's appeal over procurement ethics

Dee-dee Mathelela 11 Jun 2025

ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

Blind SA went to the high courts in Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg to appoint curators for two special schools it says are failing to adequately provide for learners with disabilities. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Blind SA takes schools to court over conditions for children with disabilities

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 9 Jun 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Court voids over R2.2m in payments during Wheatcor's liquidation proceedings

Lara Horne and Werner Lotter 3 Jun 2025

Fuel price update still pending as June adjustment date nears

Fuel & Energy

Fuel price update still pending as June adjustment date nears

3 Jun 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Smile, you're on camera: Court reaffirms virtually signed agreements still valid

Mtho Maphumulo 2 Jun 2025

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Land & Property Law

Voetstoots clause won't protect disingenuous developers

Sandra Sithole, Rethabile Shabalala and Kimara Rampersad 28 May 2025

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Legal showdown for land rights: New push to scrap the Expropriation Act

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2025

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 28 May 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewage

Tim Cocks 27 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Family or not - business is business: Consequences of reckless trading

Lara Horne and Nicola Mullineux 20 May 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Judge slams Gauteng land grab

Tania Broughton 16 May 2025

Advocate Justin Erasmus CEO of of the Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association

Law Practice

New compulsory mediation rule faces ConCourt challenge by lawyers' association

16 May 2025

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Property Development

Athlone Power Station's redevelopment hits roadblock

14 May 2025

A staff member walks past a branding during a media visit and tour of Tiger Brands' Albany Belville Bakery, in Cape Town, South Africa, 17 October 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File photo

Consumer Law

Tiger Brands offers settlement to plaintiffs in listeriosis class action

Siyanda Mthethwa 12 May 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

New case, same ruling: RAF still liable for costs already covered by medical aid

Raynold Tlhavani and Micaela Pather 8 May 2025

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa at a bilateral meeting with President Karin Keller-Sutter of Switzerland on the margins of the first meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors in Cape Town in February 2025.

NHI

Plea for transparency: Ramaphosa to release NHI Bill approval records

8 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that a section of the law which automatically strips South Africans of citizenship if they take the citizenship of another country is invalid. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Tania Broughton 7 May 2025

Joburg traders claim they are harassed by City

Informal Retailing

Joburg traders claim they are harassed by City

Kimberly Mutandiro 6 May 2025

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Labour Law

Court battle looms over Employment Equity Act amendments

Hugo Pienaar, Asma Cachalia, and Alex van Greuning 5 May 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

Law Practice

Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Marecia Damons 29 Apr 2025

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that crimes from the apartheid era can be prosecuted. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Criminal Law

Understanding the court ruling on apartheid-era crimes

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Apr 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 24 Apr 2025