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Competition Law

R101m settlement finally ends 9yr dispute between CompCom, Willowton

17 Feb 2025

DBE faces R5m fine for PoPIA breach over Matric results

Primary & Secondary Education

DBE faces R5m fine for PoPIA breach over Matric results

Lindsey Schutters 24 Dec 2024

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Primary & Secondary Education

DBE to fight Matric results publication ban in court

17 Dec 2024

For more than six weeks the Unemployment Insurance Fund online service has been down. Image: GroundUp

HR Tools & Software

After six weeks UIF online system still down

Mary-Anne Gontsana 4 Oct 2024

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Disclaimer vs liability claim: Court rules on school's duty of care

Emma Meyer and Pierre Le Roux 20 Aug 2024

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Land & Property Law

Extending extensions: Can courts grant more time to developers to complete extensions?

Rishona van der Merwe 3 Jan 2024

Covid-19

SA Health Ministry hands over confidential Covid-19 vaccine contracts

Katja Hamilton 1 Sep 2023

Covid-19

South African High Court orders release of secret vaccine contracts

Katja Hamilton 21 Aug 2023

Legislation & Regulation

Transparency triumphs as Concourt rules sections of PAIA, Tax Admin Act unconstitutional

31 May 2023

Govt to appeal exemption of hospitals, schools, police stations from load shedding

Energy

Govt to appeal exemption of hospitals, schools, police stations from load shedding

10 May 2023

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Consumer Law

Information Regulator establishes Enforcement Committee

4 Aug 2022

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Tax Law

Court dismisses CRRC's bid for return of Sars seized monies

22 Jul 2022

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Zondo Commission

Gama's reinstatement a result of political meddling - Zondo report

Valencia Talane 8 Feb 2022

Unpacking ConCourt's ruling and sentencing of Zuma

Zondo Commission

Unpacking ConCourt's ruling and sentencing of Zuma

Valencia Talane 30 Jun 2021

Millions stolen by Bobroffs should be forfeited to State, court rules

Criminal Law

Millions stolen by Bobroffs should be forfeited to State, court rules

7 May 2021

ECD clauses in Children's Amendment Bill rejected

Legislation & Regulation

ECD clauses in Children's Amendment Bill rejected

8 Mar 2021

Electricity prices to increase by 15%

Energy

Electricity prices to increase by 15%

17 Feb 2021

Is it time for matric exams to go digital?

Primary & Secondary Education

Is it time for matric exams to go digital?

Prof Rita Niemann 21 Dec 2020

Matric exams marking to get underway on 4 January

Primary & Secondary Education

Matric exams marking to get underway on 4 January

17 Dec 2020

Non-profit leaders face a stark new normal

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Non-profit leaders face a stark new normal

Nazeema Mohamed 16 Nov 2020

Judge Makhubele is suspended ... but still hearing cases

Law Practice

Judge Makhubele is suspended ... but still hearing cases

James Stent 12 Nov 2020

South Africa’s east and west coastlines have some of the world’s richest, unexploited, naturally occurring heavy mineral sands. Shutterstock

Mining

South African community wins right to access mining application. But who will win the war?

Tracy-Lynn Field 14 Oct 2020

NWU lecturer appointed as acting High Court judge

Higher Education

NWU lecturer appointed as acting High Court judge

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 13 Oct 2020

Foster-care bill will bring relief to thousands

Legislation & Regulation

Foster-care bill will bring relief to thousands

James Stent 9 Oct 2020

Court orders Eskom to restore full supply immediately

Human Rights Law

Court orders Eskom to restore full supply immediately

Tania Broughton 2 Sep 2020

DPE welcomes Eskom's efforts to recoup lost funds

Energy

DPE welcomes Eskom's efforts to recoup lost funds

4 Aug 2020

Celebrate #PrideMonth with these 6 African LGBTIAQ+ series, films

Film

Celebrate #PrideMonth with these 6 African LGBTIAQ+ series, films

15 Jun 2020

Cabinet to appeal ruling on Covid-19 regulations

Law Practice

Cabinet to appeal ruling on Covid-19 regulations

4 Jun 2020

Judgment reserved in CoCT's bid to procure power from independent sources

Legislation & Regulation

Judgment reserved in CoCT's bid to procure power from independent sources

12 May 2020

Information on mining applications should be public, Xolobeni activists tell court

Environmental Law

Information on mining applications should be public, Xolobeni activists tell court

Zoë Postman 11 Feb 2020

The Constitutional Court has denied Athi-Africa Ventures leave to appeal against a judgment blocking its plan to mine coal in a protected area in Mpumalanga. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Mining

Constitutional Court rejects coal mining company's attempt to appeal

John Yeld 20 Nov 2019

Strengthening sexual offences prosecutions

Criminal Law

Strengthening sexual offences prosecutions

31 Oct 2019

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Mining

Mining Round-up - key takeaways on the industry

30 Sep 2019

Bank of Baroda slapped with R400k fine

Banking

Bank of Baroda slapped with R400k fine

7 Aug 2019

Storm around South Africa's public protector shows robustness, not a crisis

Law Practice

Storm around South Africa's public protector shows robustness, not a crisis

Theunis Roux 29 Jul 2019

Constitutional Court

Taxation & Regulation

Public protector held personally liable for Sarb court costs

22 Jul 2019

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Law Practice

Ramaphosa files supporting evidence in Gordhan matter

18 Jul 2019

Media

What's making headlines in SA?

5 Jul 2019

Roger Baxter, CEO, Minerals Council

Mining

Minerals Council files for judicial review of Mining Charter clauses

28 Mar 2019

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Mining

Court refuses appeal on Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 28 Jan 2019

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Mining

Bench Marks warns minister not to poll Xolobeni community on mining

11 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Expect more on the Mining Charter

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Expect more on the Mining Charter

Athi Jara and Mihlali Sitefane 7 Jan 2019

Zuma must pay own legal costs, Presidency notes judgment

Law Practice

Zuma must pay own legal costs, Presidency notes judgment

14 Dec 2018

Tom Moyane. Photo: Sa411

Taxation & Regulation

Moyane's court application dismissed

12 Dec 2018

Xolobeni community members celebrated at the North Gauteng High Court after Judge Annali Basson ruled that the Department of Mineral Resources has to obtain consent from mining communities before granting a mining right to a company. Photo:Zoe Postman

Mining

Government and companies must obtain "full and informed" consent from communities before granting mining rights, says judge

Zoe Postman 23 Nov 2018

Court overturns state's approval of controversial coal mine

Environment & Natural Resources

Court overturns state's approval of controversial coal mine

John Yeld 9 Nov 2018

Professor Thuli Madonsela, Law Trust chair of social justice in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University (SU)

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Thuli Madonsela to lead discussions at first Social Justice M-Plan Expert Roundtable

24 Oct 2018

What you need to know about the 2018 Mining Charter

Mining

What you need to know about the 2018 Mining Charter

3 Oct 2018

Media

'Stellenbosch mafia' controls white, Indian journalists, according to Malema

21 Sep 2018