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Cyber Law

High Court orders Meta to shut down accounts linked to child sexual abuse

16 Jul 2025

Tamsyn Lunt, director of Product Growth at Plentify

Employee Wellness

Unpacking progressive parental leave policies with Plentify's Tamsyn Lunt

Shan Radcliffe 28 Mar 2025

Law Practice

Attorneys, beware 'AI hallucinations' - the real consequences of fabricated citations

11 Mar 2025

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Land & Property Law

High Court ruling allows body corporate to disconnect power of resident in arrears

Charlise Finch and Pierre Le Roux 4 Mar 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

No appeals allowed for arbitration awards - High Court rules

Maria D’Amico 6 Nov 2024

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrated a court victory outside the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Court asked to stop Shell’s seismic tests once and for all

Tania Broughton 2 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Transnet to appeal against R6.2bn Sasol award over tariff dispute

Nelson Banya 21 Jun 2024

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme will not end any time soon, following a Supreme Court of Appeal dismissal of the Minister of Home Affairs’ request for leave to appeal. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

Environmental Law

Nigeria's top court says Shell's appeal should be heard after oil spill claim

Camillus Eboh 5 Jan 2024

The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

File photo: Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, 19 September 2023. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique can sue Privinvest in London 'tuna bond' case, UK court rules

Sam Tobin 20 Sep 2023

Source: © Cape Talk The Constitutional Court has confirmed the January 2022 Western Cape High Court ruling on the illegality of the Overbeek Building outdoor advertising billboards

OOH

Constitutional Court confirms 2022 ruling for Overbeek Signs to take down OOH billboard

Danette Breitenbach 28 Jun 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court confirms 3Sixty Life curatorship

5 Oct 2022

Plant-based meat products saved from seizure...for now

Regulatory

Plant-based meat products saved from seizure...for now

22 Aug 2022

Members of the Goringhaicona and others opposing the River Club development celebrate the dismissal of an urgent application to depose Tauriq Jenkins (centre) as supreme high commissioner of the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council. Together with the Observatory Civic Association, the council has led litigation against the development. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

River Club contempt of court hearing pushed back another week

Steve Kretzmann 28 Jul 2022

Access gates installed by Siyangena at Cape Town Station never worked. Archive photo: Kim Reynolds / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Doubts over Prasa's commitment to uphold High Court corruption judgment

James Stent 18 Jul 2022

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Law Practice

Govt awaits ConCourt decision on analogue switch-off date

27 Jun 2022

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Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education Minister to release 2021 NSC results

20 Jan 2022

Department of Transport to appeal Aarto ruling

Automotive

Department of Transport to appeal Aarto ruling

18 Jan 2022

Department to appeal Aarto ruling

Transport

Department to appeal Aarto ruling

18 Jan 2022

DMRE will not appeal ruling on mining charter's Black empowerment clauses

Mining

DMRE will not appeal ruling on mining charter's Black empowerment clauses

Helen Reid 23 Nov 2021

Tourism industry welcomes SCA dismissal of Santam's appeal against Ma-Afrika

Tourism

Tourism industry welcomes SCA dismissal of Santam's appeal against Ma-Afrika

8 Oct 2021

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Family Law

ConCourt ruling - reversing unjust property laws imposed on black marriages

Fikile Sithole 4 Oct 2021

ARB to appeal High Court ruling - what the judgment could mean for its authority

Media & Entertainment Law

ARB to appeal High Court ruling - what the judgment could mean for its authority

Bernadette Versfeld, Ziyanda Ngcobo and Lerato Niklaas 17 Jun 2021

Kenya launches Lamu port. But its value remains an open question

Shipping

Kenya launches Lamu port. But its value remains an open question

24 May 2021

High Court ruling provides relief for RAF

Law Practice

High Court ruling provides relief for RAF

13 Apr 2021

SABC lift replacement contract set aside

Corporate & Commercial Law

SABC lift replacement contract set aside

21 Dec 2020

All private preschools, ECD centres may open immediately

Early Childhood Development

All private preschools, ECD centres may open immediately

7 Jul 2020

Private schools must give fair hearings before kicking children out, rules Concourt

Corporate & Commercial Law

Private schools must give fair hearings before kicking children out, rules Concourt

Tania Broughton 18 Jun 2020

'Irrational' lockdown regulations invalid - High Court ruling

Human Rights Law

'Irrational' lockdown regulations invalid - High Court ruling

Shan Radcliffe 3 Jun 2020

Concourt brings relief to children of foreign parents

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Concourt brings relief to children of foreign parents

Tania Broughton 26 Feb 2020

Rights, obligations and recourse for short-term rental properties

Rental

Rights, obligations and recourse for short-term rental properties

24 Dec 2019

Can your contract protect you against construction mafia losses?

Construction & Engineering

Can your contract protect you against construction mafia losses?

28 Oct 2019

City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 Apr 2019

Key judgement secures renewable IPP contracts with Eskom

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Key judgement secures renewable IPP contracts with Eskom

Michael Evans & Megan Adderley 28 Mar 2019

Western Cape government wins school closure case

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape government wins school closure case

Barbara Maregele 7 Mar 2019

Zim casualty doctors join strike

Public Health

Zim casualty doctors join strike

27 Dec 2018

DAFF ignores science, wastes public funds in appealing High Court Rock Lobster ruling

Fishing

DAFF ignores science, wastes public funds in appealing High Court Rock Lobster ruling

Louzel Lombard Steyn 24 Oct 2018

Mark Arnold, principal officer of Resolution Health Medical Scheme

Medical Aid

Act could redress medical scheme sustainability issues

21 May 2018

SAPS appeals court judgment on firearm renewals

Legislation & Regulation

SAPS appeals court judgment on firearm renewals

28 Jul 2017

Media

Primedia welcomes high court ruling on Black First Land First

7 Jul 2017

Genesis wins case on accounting for use of medical savings funds

Medical Aid

Genesis wins case on accounting for use of medical savings funds

9 Jun 2017

South Africa's power utility is hoping for a tariff hike. It may not get it

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's power utility is hoping for a tariff hike. It may not get it

Stephen Labson 22 May 2017

Koeberg nuclear power station

Nuclear Power

Nuclear body responds to judgement

28 Apr 2017

Weed has been legalised? No, not quite...

Criminal Law

Weed has been legalised? No, not quite...

Shan Radcliffe 31 Mar 2017

SA formally withdrawing from ICC

Criminal Law

SA formally withdrawing from ICC

21 Oct 2016

AfriForum's Unisa language case to go on

Higher Education

AfriForum's Unisa language case to go on

Bekezela Phakathi 27 Sep 2016

-East Fort Hout Bay - Hout Bay and Llandudno Heritage Association

Tourism & Travel

SA's ten most endangered cultural heritage sites

23 Sep 2016