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Labour Law & Unions

Does a false accusation of racism constitute harassment? Importance of listed grounds when claiming unfair discrimination

Anli Bezuidenhout, Thato Maruapula and Azola Ndongeni 12 May 2025

Source: © UNESCO
This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

Media Freedom

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye stands in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda 2 December 2024. Source: Reuters, Abubaker Lubowa.

Criminal Law

Uganda plans law to allow military prosecution of civilians

22 Apr 2025

Media

Documentary lands Ethiopian journalists in hot water amid terrorism accusations

10 Apr 2025

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

7 Apr 2025

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

Issued by Trialogue 1 Apr 2025

An architect’s impression of the proposed retirement complex at Sedgefield. Graphic: Eco Route Environmental Consultancy (Draft Amendment Report).

Land & Property Law

Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5m

John Yeld 19 Mar 2025

Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?

Dealers

Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?

James Obiegbu, Gretchen Larsen 18 Mar 2025

Image source: Tara Winstead from

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

Branding

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship'

Timeka N. Tounsel 13 Feb 2025

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, 16 January 2019. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Criminal Law

What is the International Criminal Court?

Stephanie van den Berg 7 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Healthcare

US exits UN-HRC

5 Feb 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Celebrating 15 years: A tribute to truth, tenacity, and the community behind Daily Maverick

Publishing

Celebrating 15 years: A tribute to truth, tenacity, and the community behind Daily Maverick

Issued by Daily Maverick 31 Oct 2024

The ads have both been seen as racially charged. Source: Heinz.

Advertising

Heinz faces backlash for racially controversial ads

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Oct 2024

TV

ESPN Africa hosts brand immersion to showcase upcoming programming lineup

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 3 Jul 2024

Media Freedom

2 Tunisian journalists jailed pending trial, bolstering fears for free speech

Tunisian newsroom 16 May 2024

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic.

Fintech

Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance secures Dubai license

18 Apr 2024

Media

Tunisia jails journalist Mohamed Boughalleb for 6 months

Tarek Amara 18 Apr 2024

Image source: Kelly from

Land & Property Law

The fallout from false accusations in communal living

Mogamat Saudiq Moerat 8 Apr 2024

The Bitcoin price surge is predicted to continue throughout 2024. Source: André François McKenzie/Unsplash

Technology

Bitcoin rollercoaster rides on with halving and regulatory legitimacy still to come

Lindsey Schutters 15 Feb 2024

Image source: starush –

Labour Law & Unions

Traditional healers: What leave regulations say about training and treatment

24 Jan 2024

A view of a live broadcast displayed on a street as pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the day judges hear a request for emergency measures to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands, 11 January 2024. Reuters/Thilo Schmuelgen

Human Rights Law

Israel rejects genocide charges, tells World Court it must defend itself

Anthony Deutsch, Toby Sterling and Stephanie van den Berg 12 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

SA v. Israel: Accusations spotlight "danger for the historically protected position of healthcare workers" worldwide

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2024

A flare falls over Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, 29 December 2023. Reuters/Violeta Santos Moura

Human Rights Law

South Africa files genocide case against Israel at World Court

Wendell Roelf and Toby Sterling 2 Jan 2024

Media Freedom

Kashmir editor released from jail after 600 days of imprisonment

24 Nov 2023

Publishing

Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over 'untruthful' articles

26 Sep 2023

Source: Lindsey Schutters

Coal, Oil & Gas

#SAOGC2023: Gwede Mantashe claims CIA is funding anti-gas NGOs

Lindsey Schutters 13 Sep 2023

Media Freedom

Congo journalist detained regarding Jeune Afrique article, magazine says

13 Sep 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that an independent inquiry has found no evidence that a Russian ship had collected weapons from the country late last year destined for Russia.

Law Practice

South Africa says inquiry found no evidence of arms shipment to Russia

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Bhargav Acharya 4 Sep 2023

South Africa must fix its academic incentives, or other universities may meet the same fate as Unisa

Higher Education

South Africa must fix its academic incentives, or other universities may meet the same fate as Unisa

Neil Thomas Stacey 29 Aug 2023

File photo: Meta and Facebook logos are seen in this illustration taken 15 February 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Labour Law & Unions

Kenyan court orders mediation in Meta labour dispute

George Obulutsa 23 Aug 2023

Media Freedom

Senegal blocks TikTok in widening clampdown on dissent

Ngouda Dione and Joel Kouam 3 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Ethiopia asks to join Brics bloc of emerging economies

Hereward Holland 30 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent in the southern region of Dagestan, Russia, 28 June 2023.

Economy

South Africa to host Brics summit despite Putin arrest warrant

29 Jun 2023

PR & Communications

How leaders uphold brand reputation

Brian Eagar, Issued by MANGO-OMC 21 Jun 2023

Media Freedom

Tunisian journalist detained after criticising president

Tarek Amara, Stephen Coates 21 Jun 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

Paul Mackenzie, 50, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers of the members of the Good News International Church to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears at Malindi Law Courts, in Malindi, Kenya, 2 May 2023. Reuters/Stringer

Criminal Law

Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die

George Obulutsa, Humphrey Malalo and Duncan Miriri 2 May 2023

Financial Services

Should financial advisors consider ESG factors when advising their clients?

Jessica Blumenthal and Talia Cullinan 13 Apr 2023

Trends

#BizTrends: Banks are paying more attention to ESG. Here's why.

Clinton Abbott 6 Apr 2023

Source: Twitter/@ApostleDeza. Suspended public prosecutor, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

Legal

Mkhwebane calls for legal representation in her fight to hold office

6 Apr 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation & Regulation

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

SA tax-payers speak truth to power

Research

SA tax-payers speak truth to power

Issued by BrandMapp 14 Mar 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to National Assembly members' questions in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 3 November 2022. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Criminal Law

Public Protector's preliminary Phala Phala report clears Ramaphosa of wrongdoing

Queenin Masuabi 13 Mar 2023

Former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), Phillemon Letwaba has been ordered to pay punitive legal costs to veteran freelance journalist Raymond Joseph (pictured above) / GroundUp

Media & Entertainment Law

Court orders former Lottery boss to pay punitive legal costs to journalist

Tania Broughton 1 Mar 2023

Environmental Law

French court rejects lawsuit brought against TotalEnergies on Uganda pipeline project

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023