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A former awaiting-trial prisoner has been awarded more than R1-million after contracting tuberculosis in Pollsmoor Prison from June 2000 to August 2003. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Medical Law

21-year court battle over TB in prisons ends in R1m payout

Tania Broughton 2 hours

Direct marketing: A national opt-out system and the effect on B2B marketing

Corporate & Commercial Law

Direct marketing: A national opt-out system and the effect on B2B marketing

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 21 hours

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Energy

Africa’s power market is changing fast — and private capital is driving it

Shirley Webber and Nikhil Kasiram 1 day

What happens if a parent refuses access? A South African family law overview

Family Law

What happens if a parent refuses access? A South African family law overview

Issued by SchoemanLaw 2 days

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Energy

Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 2 days

Air Europa launches direct Madrid-Johannesburg route

Travel

Air Europa launches direct Madrid-Johannesburg route

26 Jun 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

'Use it or share it' - call for comment on ECA Amendment Bill

Daniel Pretorius, Claire Franklyn, Bradley Dunbar, Enock Mogajana and Kalenda Opai-Tetteh 26 Jun 2026

Vodacom and Amazon launch Prime partnership in SA

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom and Amazon launch Prime partnership in SA

25 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

WPP Enterprise Solutions has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS to operationalise agentic AI for brands (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

Delivering AI systems at the speed and scale to meet consumer demand

25 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Bad Bunny replica (top and bottom) and Carrasco's original house (middle)

IP Law

Bad Bunny lawsuit: Can you copyright a house?

Nishaat Slamdien 24 Jun 2026

Why the best clients build agency partnerships, not supplier lists

Marketing

Why the best clients build agency partnerships, not supplier lists

Issued by Penquin 24 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied | ©The Lowveld Avgeek

Travel

CemAir signs interline agreement with Air Europa

23 Jun 2026

8 hidden contract clauses that can cost your business dearly

Corporate & Commercial Law

8 hidden contract clauses that can cost your business dearly

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 22 Jun 2026

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Mining

Iron ore grip: Manngwe Mining and ArcelorMittal head to Competition Tribunal

22 Jun 2026

EXCLUSIVE: 90% of FMCG suppliers operate blind during promotions, forfeiting sales daily

Retail Marketing

EXCLUSIVE: 90% of FMCG suppliers operate blind during promotions, forfeiting sales daily

Heath Batt 22 Jun 2026

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Issued by Catchwords 19 Jun 2026

Investor-ready or not? A reality check for South African business owners

Corporate & Commercial Law

Investor-ready or not? A reality check for South African business owners

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 19 Jun 2026

Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5,200 megawatts of new capacity. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Nuclear Power

#AEF2026: Everything is coming up nuclear for South Africa

18 Jun 2026

Agriculture

Tongaat Hulett sale agreement paves way for business rescue exit

Nelson Banya 18 Jun 2026

SA tyre giant TiAuto lands Japanese investor

Manufacturing & Parts

SA tyre giant TiAuto lands Japanese investor

17 Jun 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

It's a gas! Exxon Mobil to supply SA's first planned LNG terminal

17 Jun 2026

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Financial Services

#YouthMonth | Good credit, better futures: Financial lessons for South Africa's youth

17 Jun 2026

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Retailers

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Issued by Tiger Brands 15 Jun 2026

Table grape export agreement strengthens SA-Italy ties

Viticulture & Oenology

Table grape export agreement strengthens SA-Italy ties

12 Jun 2026

NTT Data, Google Cloud target enterprise AI rollout with 500 AI agents

4th Industrial Revolution

NTT Data, Google Cloud target enterprise AI rollout with 500 AI agents

12 Jun 2026

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Energy

16-hour planned power outage in Jozi signals growing electricity woes

12 Jun 2026

Media24 launches new corporate subscription bundle with The Wall Street Journal

Media

Media24 launches new corporate subscription bundle with The Wall Street Journal

Issued by Media24 11 Jun 2026

Outstanding e-toll debt to be written off

Logistics & Transport

Outstanding e-toll debt to be written off

9 Jun 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

What you need to know about the Employment Services Amendment Bill

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 9 Jun 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New deal with Chinese solar giant to spark up SA’s energy market

8 Jun 2026

Zululand Energy Terminal director, Oliver Naidu (left) and Eskom group executive for strategic delivery, Alfred Seema, seal the deal with a handshake. Image supplied.

Energy

SA's first LNG import terminal gassed up in new Eskom-Zululand agreement

5 Jun 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

SA's energy needs and environmental protection square off in court

5 Jun 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS seeks to refund former beneficiaries who overpaid student loans

4 Jun 2026

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Economy

Debt turning point reached as South Africa maintains fiscal discipline

4 Jun 2026

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Residential Property

1,000+ retirement schemes on notice after shock widower-eviction defeat

4 Jun 2026

Tiger Brands posts strong first-half volume growth and operating income improvement

FMCG

Tiger Brands posts strong first-half volume growth and operating income improvement

Issued by Tiger Brands 2 Jun 2026

The Gauteng Department of Social Development will no longer fund non-South African social workers. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers

Seth Thorne 1 Jun 2026

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Property

Warning to South African landlords: Student housing crackdown and R180,000 legal shocks

1 Jun 2026

Oil steadies as market awaits possible US-Iran ceasefire deal

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil steadies as market awaits possible US-Iran ceasefire deal

Seher Dareen, Helen Clark, Sudarshan Varadhan 29 May 2026

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Competition Law

How routine contractual restraints can trigger SA competition risk

Nicholas De Decker 28 May 2026

Nelson Mandela Bridge with Johannesburg CBD in the background. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Johannesburg sees light at the end of the tunnel in new deal with Eskom

27 May 2026

Why we need to re-evaluate Stem education

Skills Training

Why we need to re-evaluate Stem education

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 26 May 2026

Cinema meets retail in new Nu Metro x Edgars Club partnership deal

CRM

Cinema meets retail in new Nu Metro x Edgars Club partnership deal

26 May 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New partnership to energise virtual wheeling in South Africa

26 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

Stellantis teams up with Qualcomm to power next-gen cars

AutoTech

Stellantis teams up with Qualcomm to power next-gen cars

25 May 2026

'The Return of the Arab Priest', exhibition at UP Museums

Art

UP Museums presents Irma Stern’s Arab Priest - a rare homecoming on view in Pretoria

Issued by University of Pretoria 25 May 2026

Signing of the MoU between Takealot and the DHET in September 2025. Source: SANews.gov.za on

Skills Training

DHET, Takealot partnership to create income opportunities for students

25 May 2026

Air Products’ partnerships with longstanding industrial gas customers a key differentiator

Coal, Oil & Gas

Air Products’ partnerships with longstanding industrial gas customers a key differentiator

Issued by Air Products South Africa 25 May 2026