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RoadCover turns 21: A crash, a claim, a community

Safety

RoadCover turns 21: A crash, a claim, a community

Issued by RoadCover 16 Oct 2026

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

Fuel & Energy

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

12 Oct 2026

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Pothole? What pothole? Why early evidence is critical in road injury claims

Peter Michaels 25 Aug 2026

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

High Court slams department for years of litigation, orders punitive damages after road crash ruling

12 Aug 2026

RoadCover acquires FlyCool Collective Cycling Team to champion safer roads and community impact

Safety

RoadCover acquires FlyCool Collective Cycling Team to champion safer roads and community impact

Issued by RoadCover 12 Jun 2026

27 cyclists injured or killed since January: RoadCover and Cycle Sunday join forces to protect South Africa's riders

Safety

27 cyclists injured or killed since January: RoadCover and Cycle Sunday join forces to protect South Africa's riders

Issued by RoadCover 8 Jun 2026

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Logistics & Transport

Transport budget allocates R31bn to Sanral for national road upgrades

13 May 2026

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Economy

Inflation edges up, but bigger price pressures still loom for South Africa

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2026

RoadCover and Wheel Well partner to drive a new era of road safety for South African families

Safety

RoadCover and Wheel Well partner to drive a new era of road safety for South African families

Issued by RoadCover 20 Apr 2026

#Budget2026: Road freight logistics and what it means for consumers

Logistics & Transport

#Budget2026: Road freight logistics and what it means for consumers

Gavin Kelly 26 Feb 2026

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Law Practice

Discovery affidavits: Insurers need not apply, High Court rules

Mtho Maphumulo 13 Feb 2026

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Financial Services

Anti-corruption watchdog blames politicians for dire state of Road Accident Fund

Justin Brown 4 Feb 2026

A dedicated Road Accident Fund tribunal would relieve the pressure on the courts which are clogged with RAF claims, the assistant State Attorney in Johannesburg says. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

State Attorney calls for a new Road Accident Fund tribunal

22 Jan 2026

Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Kisch IP's Kevin Dam: Micro, macro and mega trends steering the future of the legal sector

Kevin Dam 21 Jan 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

Debate stirs as South African courts consider raising disputed tax assessments

Nina Keyser & Karen Miller 19 Jan 2026

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Law Practice

RAF's attempt to reverse settlement denied by SCA judgment

Rethabile Shabalala and Maano Manavhela 22 Dec 2025

Kobus de Beer, co-founder and Director at DBM Attorneys

Law Practice

Mandatory mediation at Gauteng High Court: What you need to know

Kobus de Beer 3 Dec 2025

Eastern Cape Journalists celebrated as 2025 Vodacom Award Winners named. Source: Supplied.

Media

Eastern Cape’s 2025 Vodacom Journalist of the Year winners revealed

18 Nov 2025

A Judicial Conduct Committee has cleared Johannesburg High Court Judge Denise Fisher of wrongdoing. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge Denise Fisher succeeds in clearing her name

Tania Broughton 5 Nov 2025

Subrogation in South African law: Quo vadis?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Subrogation in South African law: Quo vadis?

Andrew Clark, Issued by Cox Yeats 12 Sep 2025

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HR Tools & Software

AI: The new frontier in SA's psycho-legal assessments - part 2

Chris Blair 15 Aug 2025

Dr Chris Blair, group director of 21st Century

HR Tools & Software

AI: The new frontier in SA's psycho-legal assessments - part 1

Chris Blair 8 Aug 2025

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Finance

Transport Minister dissolves RAF board over governance failures

16 Jul 2025

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Criminal Law

Former attorney convicted of stealing RAF payouts

30 Jun 2025

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Management & Leadership

RAF CEO placed on special leave

2 Jun 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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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

JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

OOH

JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

Issued by JCDecaux 16 Apr 2025

Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo has proposed mandatory mediation for all civil matters. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Law Practice

Gauteng High Court proposes mandatory mediation for civil cases

Tania Broughton 25 Mar 2025

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Accounting & Auditing

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Issued by SAICA 17 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Thabani Ndwandwe 13 Mar 2025

Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

The Legal Services Ombud has castigated the Legal Practice Council for failing to act in the public interest and worse by contributing to an injustice. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

Law Practice

Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council

Tony Beamish 17 Oct 2024

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Limpopo court slashes R11m RAF claim by 90%

6 Aug 2024

Discovery Health says Road Accident Fund in breach of court order

Automotive

Discovery Health says Road Accident Fund in breach of court order

Tania Broughton 21 Jun 2024

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Cyber Law

Victims of cybercrime - SCA's landmark ruling on responsibilities of affected parties

Lionel Dos Passos 14 Jun 2024

Fuel price adjustments are a mixed bag for April

Energy

Fuel price adjustments are a mixed bag for April

Lindsey Schutters 1 Apr 2024

RAF empowers Polokwane traffic officers through tyre safety workshop

Safety

RAF empowers Polokwane traffic officers through tyre safety workshop

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 22 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Group.

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2024: Surprise decision to leave income tax rates unchanged welcomed by property industry

22 Feb 2024

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Automotive

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Chiara Carter 30 Nov 2023

Sumitomo Rubber SA lends technical support to RAF/SATMC road safety programme

Safety

Sumitomo Rubber SA lends technical support to RAF/SATMC road safety programme

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 18 Oct 2023

Load shedding and liability: Are you at fault for accidents at traffic lights?

Maintenance

Load shedding and liability: Are you at fault for accidents at traffic lights?

12 May 2023

Diesel rebate policy 'too selective', ignores broader food industry value chain - Fasa

Franchising

Diesel rebate policy 'too selective', ignores broader food industry value chain - Fasa

28 Mar 2023

Government opts for no general fuel, Road Accident Fund levies hike

Fuel & Energy

Government opts for no general fuel, Road Accident Fund levies hike

22 Feb 2023

Events

Cotton Fest Cape Town announces full lineup

11 Nov 2022

Transport Month: Tyre safety workshop held for law enforcement officers

Dealers

Transport Month: Tyre safety workshop held for law enforcement officers

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 25 Oct 2022

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an application by the Road Accident Fund. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Public Liability & Personal Injury

No constitutional right to stupidity, says judge

Tania Broughton 10 Jun 2022