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Legislation & Regulation

Kubayi orders legislative amendments to make sex offenders register accessible

18 Sep 2025

Sex workers will have a respite from prosecution until a court case that will determine whether sex work should be decriminalised concludes. The case may take years. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

No sex workers will be prosecuted while court process plays out

Liezl Human 5 Sep 2025

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Law Practice

Discussion papers on review of Criminal Procedure Act open

24 Feb 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Media Freedom

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Source: The late chief executive officer of United Healthcare Brian Thompson.

Financial Services

UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead

6 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax 6 Nov 2024

Advertising

Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising

Barbora Jedlickova 10 Sep 2024

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Skills Training

Justice college, Sabric sign MoU

2 Sep 2024

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Pharmaceuticals

Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Jonathan Lipson 28 Jun 2024

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Pharmaceuticals

US-China talks: The fate of fentanyl manufacturing hangs in the balance

Katja Hamilton 30 Jan 2024

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Cyber Law

Cybersecurity breaches: Can you afford not to be insured?

Andrew Naidoo 8 Dec 2023

Law of Succession

Lawyers fed-up with shambles in Master's Offices

Ella Morrison 18 Oct 2023

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Law of Succession

Justice Department launches online service for deceased estates

10 Oct 2023

Justice department gives Gupta brothers extradition update

Legislation & Regulation

Justice department gives Gupta brothers extradition update

29 Sep 2023

Information Regulator fines the Justice Department R5m

ICT

Information Regulator fines the Justice Department R5m

5 Jul 2023

The Johannesburg Labour Court has deemed two cases brought by lawyers to be “hopeless in law and facts”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Law Practice

Lawyers reprimanded for bringing "hopeless cases" to court

Tania Broughton 12 Jun 2023

File Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with government members via a video link in Moscow, Russia 31 May 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via Reuters

Criminal Law

SA mulls options on ICC arrest warrant for potential visitor Putin

Carien du Plessis 1 Jun 2023

#BizTrends2023: The major cybersecurity trends of 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The major cybersecurity trends of 2023

Gerhard Swart 9 Jan 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

Last chance to have your say on domestic violence regulations

7 Jul 2022

Media

Sanef launches online Reporting the Courts Manual

5 Apr 2022

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Law Practice

Law Reform Commission hands reports to Justice Department

30 Mar 2022

Fintech

US seizes $3.6bn of stolen Bitcoin, its largest financial seizure ever

9 Feb 2022

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Cyber Law

Justice Department contains ransomware attack

11 Oct 2021

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Cyber Law

Experts, State agencies investigate Justice dept IT breach

13 Sep 2021

John McAfee, anti-virus software entrepreneur, found dead in prison cell

Software

John McAfee, anti-virus software entrepreneur, found dead in prison cell

24 Jun 2021

Would you leave your children's inheritance in the hands of the government?

Law of Succession

Would you leave your children's inheritance in the hands of the government?

Alex Simeonides, Issued by Capital Legacy 25 Mar 2021

Bushiri extradition request served on Malawi authorities

Criminal Law

Bushiri extradition request served on Malawi authorities

7 Dec 2020

SA missed its opportunity during lockdown to turn the tide on GBV pandemic

Health & Social Welfare

SA missed its opportunity during lockdown to turn the tide on GBV pandemic

25 Nov 2020

Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources Gwede Mantashe and Australian mining boss Mark Caruso during the minister’s visit to the Tormin mineral sands mine on the West Coast in February 2019. Photo: John Yeld

Mining

SA-linked Aussie mining executive in trouble with the law at home

John Yeld 6 Oct 2020

National Assembly passes Sexual Offences Amendment Bill

Legislation & Regulation

National Assembly passes Sexual Offences Amendment Bill

11 Jun 2020

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Legal

Justice Department officials arrested for fraud

27 Dec 2019

Boeing is doing crisis management all wrong

Travel

Boeing is doing crisis management all wrong

Kelli Matthews 26 Mar 2019

Opening of new courts set to increase access to justice

Law Practice

Opening of new courts set to increase access to justice

5 Mar 2019

Government to appeal decision on Muslim marriages

Legislation & Regulation

Government to appeal decision on Muslim marriages

22 Oct 2018

How to check if potential employees are sex offenders

Talent Acquisition

How to check if potential employees are sex offenders

20 Apr 2018

Abalone poaching: lifting the lid on why, how and who

Environment & Natural Resources

Abalone poaching: lifting the lid on why, how and who

Greg Warchol 16 Apr 2018

AT&T will use Time Warner as 'weapon' if merger goes ahead: US Justice Dept

TV

AT&T will use Time Warner as 'weapon' if merger goes ahead: US Justice Dept

26 Mar 2018

In blockbuster antitrust trial, Big Tech looms in background

Competition Law

In blockbuster antitrust trial, Big Tech looms in background

19 Mar 2018

US president, Donald Trump and media mogul, Rupert Murdoch. Image credit: .

Film & Cinematography

Disney-Fox deal puts antitrust enforcers in bind over Trump ally

18 Dec 2017

US charges 412 people for health fraud

Pharmaceuticals

US charges 412 people for health fraud

14 Jul 2017

Judge curbs Uber engineer in trade secrets case

Competition Law

Judge curbs Uber engineer in trade secrets case

16 May 2017

Bumble Bee to plead guilty in tuna price fixing case

Regulatory

Bumble Bee to plead guilty in tuna price fixing case

9 May 2017

Agribusiness

John Deere drops merger plan with Monsanto unit

3 May 2017

African languages a must for lawyers

Law Practice

African languages a must for lawyers

30 Mar 2017

Hotels increasingly vulnerable to ransomware attacks

Hospitality

Hotels increasingly vulnerable to ransomware attacks

16 Mar 2017

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Regulatory

Costco to pay $11.75m over medical prescriptions

20 Jan 2017

VW pleads guilty to US criminal charges, pays $4.3bn in 'dieselgate'

Manufacturing & Parts

VW pleads guilty to US criminal charges, pays $4.3bn in 'dieselgate'

12 Jan 2017

Advertising

WPP receives subpoenas from US justice department

20 Dec 2016