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South Africa's New 60-Day Dispute Rule – Debit Order Disputes Are Getting Simpler, Here Is What It Really Means

Financial Services

South Africa's New 60-Day Dispute Rule – Debit Order Disputes Are Getting Simpler, Here Is What It Really Means

Pieter Brand, Issued by Hyphen 12 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Quintin Rossi, chief executive officer of Spear REIT; Santos Francesco of Mambos; Demetre Nikolopoulos, chief executive officer of Mambos Storage & Home; and James Bylos, head of leasing at Spear REIT.

Industrial & Logistics Property

R90m Blackheath development to boost Mambos’ national distribution capacity

1 day

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

Packaging

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

Evan-Lee Courie 16 hours

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IP Law

IP valuation 101: Key factors behind your IP's true worth

Sara-Jane Pluke 1 day

New digital funding service targets Western Cape small businesses

Funding

New digital funding service targets Western Cape small businesses

1 day

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

SA Reserve Bank bursary programme open for applications

1 day

Source: Supplied. Regard Budler, chief executive officer of BetterSure Financial Consultants.

Property

Renting out your property? Avoid these common landlord mistakes

Regard Budler 7 Aug 2026

Indemnities and indemnity clauses in contracts – a practical legal analysis

Corporate & Commercial Law

Indemnities and indemnity clauses in contracts – a practical legal analysis

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 6 Aug 2026

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that public office bearers in Chapter Nine institutions are not “workers” entitled to benefits beyond what is laid down in the relevant statutes. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Chapter 9 commissioners are not workers, High Court rules

Tania Broughton 6 Aug 2026

Everyone writes now and everyone sounds the same

Insurance & Actuarial

Everyone writes now and everyone sounds the same

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 5 Aug 2026

Emirates, SAA expand codeshare with nine new routes

Travel

Emirates, SAA expand codeshare with nine new routes

5 Aug 2026

Canal+ secures broadcast rights to all UEFA club competitions

TV

Canal+ secures broadcast rights to all UEFA club competitions

Issued by MultiChoice 5 Aug 2026

Safla, AMIE SA partner to strengthen meat-trade logistics

Logistics & Transport

Safla, AMIE SA partner to strengthen meat-trade logistics

4 Aug 2026

Branding

Aston Martin creditors threaten legal action over branding rights deal

4 Aug 2026

Maxwell's South African tour cancelled

Music

Maxwell's South African tour cancelled

3 Aug 2026

Standard Bank lands R5.4bn African Development Bank investment for SMEs

SMEs

Standard Bank lands R5.4bn African Development Bank investment for SMEs

3 Aug 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Emirates NBD Bank to acquire retail banking business of HSBC Egypt

Menna Alaa El-Din and Federico Maccioni 3 Aug 2026

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Labour Law

When key employees walk: How to ensure your restraint of trade holds up in court

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Thobile Ndaba 31 Jul 2026

Marriott expands all-inclusive portfolio into Zanzibar and Jamaica

Hospitality

Marriott expands all-inclusive portfolio into Zanzibar and Jamaica

31 Jul 2026

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HIV/AIDS

“Game-changing” HIV prevention drug reshapes employee benefits

Naseema Ephraim 30 Jul 2026

Supplied image: 2019 Owlag graduation

Primary & Secondary Education

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls to close, scholarship remains

30 Jul 2026

Auto strike will set a precedent, says union

Commercial & Industrial

Auto strike will set a precedent, says union

Greg Dor 29 Jul 2026

Health & Safety

No safety in numbers: Implats holds lion’s share of SA mine fatalities in 2026

29 Jul 2026

What South Africans should know about long term car rental costs

Commercial & Industrial

What South Africans should know about long term car rental costs

Issued by Pace Car Rental 28 Jul 2026

Sugar imports nearly double as SA Canegrowers calls for tariff intervention

Agriculture

Sugar imports nearly double as SA Canegrowers calls for tariff intervention

28 Jul 2026

Why authentic influencer generated content is important

Digital

Why authentic influencer generated content is important

Issued by TDMC 27 Jul 2026

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Energy

Jozi’s City Power makes a dent in R5.2bn debt owed to Eskom

27 Jul 2026

DP World to expand UAE port network with new Fujairah terminals

Logistics & Transport

DP World to expand UAE port network with new Fujairah terminals

27 Jul 2026

Makhudu Sefara has been cleared of any wrongdoing by his employer. Source: Facebook.

Media

Arena Holdings clears Makhudu Sefara, reinstates Sunday Times editor

27 Jul 2026

The Merck Research Laboratories in South San Francisco, California. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Generic Medicines

Aspen gets Merck licensing agreement for experimental HIV pill

Christy Santhosh 24 Jul 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Envusa Energy to power Kumba’s Sishen mine with 63MW of solar energy

24 Jul 2026

Harvesting pine trees in the Dennedal compartment of Lower Tokai on 30 August 2016. Work was halted later that day by an urgent High Court interdict. Photos: John Yeld

Environment & Natural Resources

New battle looms over future of Tokai and Cecilia pine plantations

John Yeld 28 Jul 2026

Ryan Coetzee helped negotiate the DA into the GNU while serving as CEO of an international political and corporate advisory company (source: @ Daily Investor

PR & Communications

DA paid Dubai-based consultancy more than R7.7m to run its GNU operation

24 Jul 2026

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Law Practice

Small Claims Court limit raised to R30k

23 Jul 2026

Automotive

Green mobility shift: Absa expands BYD EV finance offering

22 Jul 2026

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HR & Management

Trusted Employer Scheme Phase II is open: All the finer details

Lee Masuku and Taryn York 22 Jul 2026

AgriSA, BACSA launch data-driven partnership to combat rural crime

Agriculture

AgriSA, BACSA launch data-driven partnership to combat rural crime

17 Jul 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Embedding carbon management into construction contracts: What SA needs to know

Joe Whittle 17 Jul 2026

RFA, SAFLA sign MoU to improve freight efficiency

Logistics & Transport

RFA, SAFLA sign MoU to improve freight efficiency

16 Jul 2026

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Data & Analytics

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Steve Kretzmann 15 Jul 2026

Aviation

Airbus, MTU to form hydrogen aircraft engine joint venture

15 Jul 2026

Etihad expands southern Africa reach with Fastjet Zimbabwe deal

Travel

Etihad expands southern Africa reach with Fastjet Zimbabwe deal

13 Jul 2026

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Agriculture

FMD settlement opens door to private vaccine imports

13 Jul 2026

Moving IP abroad: Key rules for SA businesses

IP Law

Moving IP abroad: Key rules for SA businesses

Sara-Jane Pluke 9 Jul 2026

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Residential Property

Why this lease choice matters for landlords and long-term property performance

9 Jul 2026

A strategic content licensing partnership sees e.tv's new daily drama,The Four of Us appearing on Netflix (Image supplied)

Streaming

Select e.tv content moves onto international streaming platform

9 Jul 2026

Supreme Court: Consumer Protection Act doesn't apply to home rentals

Land & Property Law

Supreme Court: Consumer Protection Act doesn't apply to home rentals

Armand Swart 8 Jul 2026