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IP Law

Public domain vs commercial use: Why Disney is drawing battle lines over Mickey Mouse jewellery

Nishaat Slamdien 1 day

Offernet wins 4 Assegai Awards for Innovation in South African Performance Marketing

Direct Marketing

Offernet wins 4 Assegai Awards for Innovation in South African Performance Marketing

Issued by Offernet 14 Nov 2025

College hosts employers to strengthen industry partnerships and drive QCTO rollout

Higher Education

College hosts employers to strengthen industry partnerships and drive QCTO rollout

Issued by False Bay College 13 Nov 2025

Novartis' new malaria medicine GanLum sachets at the company's manufacturing site in Slovenia, October 30, 2024. Image credit: Novartis/Handout via Reuters

Malaria

Novartis' new drug more than 97% effective at treating malaria

Jennifer Rigby 13 Nov 2025

Vaal River City: A landmark investment opportunity in a mixed-use urban hub

Markets & Investment

Vaal River City: A landmark investment opportunity in a mixed-use urban hub

Issued by Plumari Property Group 13 Nov 2025

Pharmaceuticals

SAHPRA gives Biovac go-ahead to start oral cholera vaccine trials

12 Nov 2025

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Trends

Digital-led empathy: 5 healthcare trends to look out for in 2026

12 Nov 2025

#Orchids&Onions: SAB drives a hard message home, KFC does ESG right

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: SAB drives a hard message home, KFC does ESG right

Brendan Seery 10 Nov 2025

Ricardo Pillay, Team Lead, LnP Beyond Legal, Energy Team

Legislation & Regulation

New regulations set to transform SA's electricity transmission

Ricardo Pillay 7 Nov 2025

Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom's Koeberg Unit 2 granted 20-year licence extension

7 Nov 2025

Agribusiness

Landmark move unlocks R12bn boost for South Africa’s indigenous economy

7 Nov 2025

Tiisetso Masimula, director, Transcend Capital

Management & Leadership

SA competition authorities' role in promoting employee ownership

Tiisetso Masimula 6 Nov 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

One-Stop Border Post Bill to intensify economic growth

6 Nov 2025

Cape Forest Products creates a sustainable timber future

Manufacturing

Cape Forest Products creates a sustainable timber future

Issued by PG Bison 5 Nov 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

A cross-regional guide to Africa's crypto regulations

Contributors - various African attorneys 4 Nov 2025

How to prepare your e-commerce business for peak retail season

E-commerce

How to prepare your e-commerce business for peak retail season

Issued by TDMC 4 Nov 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Kimberly-Clark announces $48.7bn Kenvue acquisition

3 Nov 2025

Archive image: Curro Durbanville

Primary & Secondary Education

Majority approval for Curro buyout offer

3 Nov 2025

Image credit: SA News

HIV/AIDS

New hope for HIV prevention in South Africa with lenacapavir approval

27 Oct 2025

Passport overhaul aims to put SA travellers back on the global map

Travel

Passport overhaul aims to put SA travellers back on the global map

27 Oct 2025

Source: JillWellington via

Viticulture & Oenology

Enartis and Parsec join forces to advance winemaking technology

24 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Rhino Resources races TotalEnergies to first oil in Namibia

Wendell Roelf 24 Oct 2025

When workplace AI harms employees, who’s to blame?

4th Industrial Revolution

When workplace AI harms employees, who’s to blame?

Nadeem Mahomed, Safee-Naaz Siddiqi, Dylan Greenstone 22 Oct 2025

$TBWA\Hunt Lascaris and its client City Lodge Hotel Group won the Grand Effie Award 2025 (Image: Bizcommunity, Danette Breitenbach)$

Advertising

TBWA tops the Effies Awards SA

21 Oct 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The untapped goldmine in South Africa’s ESD landscape

Nadia Rawjee and Marc Ashton 21 Oct 2025

Are brands trading credibility for clout?

Marketing

Are brands trading credibility for clout?

Samu Hashe 20 Oct 2025

Land & Property Law

Right of first refusal and 3 OTPs: High Court rules which one is valid

Anelisa Zungu and Martin Vermeulen 16 Oct 2025

HIV/AIDS

Pepfar Bridge Plan gives South Africa's HIV/Aids efforts $115m boost

16 Oct 2025

Umalusi briefing the media on the state of readiness of the public and private assessment bodies (Department of Basic Education, Department of Higher Education and Training, Independent Examinations Board and South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute) to conduct, administer and manage the 2025 end of year national examinations. -

Primary & Secondary Education

All systems go for matric exams 2025 - Umalusi

16 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Understanding the SCA ruling: Breaches that lead to director delinquency

Nastascha Harduth and Gaby Wesson 15 Oct 2025

EFT Corporation partners with Happy Pay to expand e-commerce offering

E-commerce

EFT Corporation partners with Happy Pay to expand e-commerce offering

14 Oct 2025

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Competition Law

CompComm block exemptions: Is cartel conduct on exports now acceptable? Not exactly...

14 Oct 2025

Image credit: Reuters/George Frey

Pharmaceuticals

Aspen to launch Mounjaro for weight management in South Africa

13 Oct 2025

Pharmacists can initiate people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. Photo: GroundUp Staff

Medical Law

Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules

10 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa is on track to meet key fiscal targets, Treasury says

Kopano Gumbi 10 Oct 2025

Source: SANews.gov.za

Aviation

Government confirms approval of permit for Abakan Air

8 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

QatarEnergy gets 27% interest in North Cleopatra block from Shell

7 Oct 2025

Bluegrass Digital welcomes AI-powered developer tools with Umbraco MCP server

Artificial Intelligence

Bluegrass Digital welcomes AI-powered developer tools with Umbraco MCP server

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 6 Oct 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Liquor Amendment Bill moves to ban alcohol advertising

Sabrina de Freitas and Juliet Killick 2 Oct 2025

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Energy

Eskom's turnaround: R23.9bn profit and decreased load shedding

1 Oct 2025

Daniel Ek to exit CEO role at Spotify

Mobile & Apps

Daniel Ek to exit CEO role at Spotify

1 Oct 2025

Flexibility and consolidation are key to navigating Africa’s evolving logistics challenges

Supply Chain

Flexibility and consolidation are key to navigating Africa’s evolving logistics challenges

Issued by Dachser 30 Sep 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies exits Bonga oilfield: Shell and Agip boost stakes

Isaac Anyaogu 26 Sep 2025

The rise of responsible credit

Fintech

The rise of responsible credit

Issued by Sanlam Fintech 25 Sep 2025

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Energy

Investec’s energy trading vision takes off with Nersa’s approval

25 Sep 2025

Nurturing creativity in business

Marketing

Nurturing creativity in business

Issued by eatbigfish 25 Sep 2025

Corporate & Commercial Law

Nigeria pulls plug on TotalEnergies' $860m asset sale to Chappal Energies

Isaac Anyaogu and America Hernandez 25 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Gaura Moodley, Candidate Attorney: Webber Wentzel.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Cape Town's Airbnb boom: How short-term rentals are reshaping the city's housing market

Gaura Moodley, Lize-Mari Doubell and Michael Evans 18 Sep 2025