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CETA chief executive Malusi Shezi dismisses corruption allegations as smear campaign

Higher Education

CETA chief executive Malusi Shezi dismisses corruption allegations as smear campaign

Issued by K and K Media 22 Apr 2025

Media

Documentary lands Ethiopian journalists in hot water amid terrorism accusations

10 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Review Africa Eskom announced on 23 March 2025 that the final 800 MW unit at its Kusile coalfired power station had achieved first synchronisation with the national grid

Energy

SA power system constrained in March, EAF largely unchanged

7 Apr 2025

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

7 Apr 2025

Media

Anton Harber | Protection orders being used to silence journalists and activists

Anton Harber 1 Apr 2025

Legislation & Regulation

President signs the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill

31 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

New owner, same employment contract: Court reiterates original retirement age applies

Chloë Loubser 26 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Namibia's new president vows to diversify economy, tackle joblessness

Nyasha Nyaungwa 24 Mar 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

No NGOs under investigation for money laundering, terror financing

11 Mar 2025

Retired KZN Judge Anton van Zyl will not face impeachment proceedings, but he will face an inquiry which can issue him with a warning or a fine. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

“Startling ruling” lets Judge Anton van Zyl escape impeachment for late judgments

Tania Broughton 5 Mar 2025

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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

New MoU between Competition Commission and CIDB is aimed at stamping out anti-competitive behaviour.

Construction & Engineering

CompCom and CIDB join forces to tackle construction corruption

Lindsey Schutters 3 Mar 2025

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Law Practice

ConCourt blocks Mphaphuli Consulting’s application in R76m case

24 Feb 2025

Source: Austin Kirk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Pharmaceuticals

Bankruptcy twist in J&J's attempt to settle cancer claims

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Nuclear Power

Mantashe adds Russia and Iran to nuclear chat

Wendell Roelf 19 Feb 2025

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Competition Law

R101m settlement finally ends 9yr dispute between CompCom, Willowton

17 Feb 2025

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Higher Education

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Sandiso Phaliso and Joseph Chirume 12 Feb 2025

Forvis Mazars disputes PetroSA deal allegations

Markets & Investment

Forvis Mazars disputes PetroSA deal allegations

Lindsey Schutters 10 Feb 2025

Source: SAGovernment/X. SA International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola counters US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's criticisms of South Africa's new land-reform policies.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

G20 controversy: Marco Rubio slams SA's property expropriation law

Katja Hamilton 6 Feb 2025

Source: REUTERS. Johanna Geron.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa clash over SA's new land policy

Katja Hamilton 5 Feb 2025

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Labour Law

Dismissal codes expanded: What employers need to know

Keshni Naicker and Amandla Makhongwana 30 Jan 2025

Property

R1bn housing tender controversy: SAPS raids the office of MMC JP Smith

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2025

The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is suspected. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

Marecia Damons 22 Jan 2025

ITAC bends to ArcelorMittal pressure to investigate steel imports

Materials & Equipment

ITAC bends to ArcelorMittal pressure to investigate steel imports

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jan 2025

The Fall of Diddy premieres in February

Film

The Fall of Diddy premieres in February

20 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf has published more on sasfin Bank, which has, it says, "this year seemingly declared defeat after a series of scandalous revelations about the deep rot in its foreign exchange business"

Banking

Sasfin: Defeated after the scandal on the rot in its foreign exchange business

20 Dec 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Cystic fibrosis drug access secured in South Africa

12 Dec 2024

Vaal University of Technology demonstrates commitment to ethical financial governance through NSFAS refund

Higher Education

Vaal University of Technology demonstrates commitment to ethical financial governance through NSFAS refund

Sibusiso Nkosi, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 9 Dec 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

ESG trends and how they are impacting the retail sector

Chandni Gopal and Zimkhitha Mhlahlo 29 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Malicious whistleblowing - part 2: Importance of investigations

Lionel van Tonder, Aaqilah Nagdee and Delon Small 28 Nov 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Malicious whistleblowing - part 1: How to deal with employees that cry wolf

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Mbali Nkosi 22 Nov 2024

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Labour Law

Icala aliboli - DUIs and why you can still be fired over a 2-year-old lie

Amandla Makhongwana and Jerry Kaapu 18 Nov 2024

Image source: Getty Images

Criminal Law

Top Safa boss appears in court

14 Nov 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

SMEs

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

Thamsanqa Mbovane 13 Nov 2024

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Criminal Law

Sasria, Venda University of Technology and Gauteng Health face SIU probes

12 Nov 2024

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Covid-19

Leadership shakeup at Moderna ahead of major vaccine rollouts

Katja Hamilton 8 Nov 2024

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Competition Law

Kenya's competition watchdog fines Mogo Auto for unfair practices

Joyce Karanja and Michelle Karimi Kimonye 1 Nov 2024

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

Labour Law

10-step guide to dealing with bullying in the workplace

Sibusiso Dube 17 Oct 2024

Global Ethics Day: Most employees say they don’t work in an ethical culture

Accounting & Auditing

Global Ethics Day: Most employees say they don’t work in an ethical culture

Issued by SAICA 16 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Court rules in favour of Epic Games, but Google will appeal

Mobile & Apps

Court rules in favour of Epic Games, but Google will appeal

Lindsey Schutters 7 Oct 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Mazda places dogs at the wheel in its latest ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Mazda places dogs at the wheel in its latest ad

Brendan Seery 7 Oct 2024

Source: Investec.

Banking

Investec closes accounts linked to South Africa's political elite

1 Oct 2024

Criminal Law

Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate

Daniel Steyn 23 Sep 2024

Source: @PresidencyZA/X

Finance

From Struggle to State Capture: Remembering Pravin Gordhan

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa returned from a visit to China and busied himself with the fight against corruption.

Corporate & Commercial Law

Ramaphosa gives SIU license to investigate Transnet corruption

Lindsey Schutters 16 Sep 2024

Media

Judge Lindiwe Rusi vs City Press: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Ombud Watcher Law 3 Sep 2024

Gauteng judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi has been found guilty of misconduct after failing to deliver dozens of judgments on time. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

Gauteng judge guilty of misconduct, JSC finds

Tania Broughton 28 Aug 2024