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Sustainability

Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

Angela van der Berg 4 hours

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Labour Law

Ex-UJ manager hit with R18m bill for accrediting fraudulent student accommodation

Grace Crocker and Chloë Loubser 4 Sep 2026

Talks between Premier Foods and unions over the planned closure of the fruit canning factory in Tulbagh, Western Cape, have broken down. Photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Premier Foods factory closure: Talks break down

Greg Dor 3 Sep 2026

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HR & Management

When AI meets PoPIA in the workplace: What HR and recruiters need to know

Melissa Cogger and Talita Laubscher 18 Aug 2026

A street in Phoenix, Durban. The Special Tribunal has set aside eThekwini’s “irregular” Phoenix housing deals. Archive photo: Benita Enoch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful

Tania Broughton 18 Aug 2026

Is your agency compliant? The hidden liabilities in outsourced labour

Management & Leadership

Is your agency compliant? The hidden liabilities in outsourced labour

Issued by IntelliStaff 14 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

Compliance at scale: managing the human capital logistics of remote mining projects

Talent Acquisition

Compliance at scale: managing the human capital logistics of remote mining projects

Issued by IntelliStaff 15 Jun 2026

Why cybersecurity has become essential for modern farming

Agriculture

Why cybersecurity has become essential for modern farming

Tayyibah Suliman and Izabella Gutlar-Balkovic 11 Aug 2026

Maxwell's South African tour cancelled

Music

Maxwell's South African tour cancelled

3 Aug 2026

Outdoor Network expands digital billboard network with 4 fully approved sites

OOH

Outdoor Network expands digital billboard network with 4 fully approved sites

Issued by Provantage 31 Jul 2026

Social grant beneficiaries have until 31 August to switch from the Sassa Gold Card to the Postbank Black Card. Archive photo: supplied

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa Gold Card: 280,000 people still need to switch

Marecia Damons 30 Jul 2026

Jean-Paul Rudd, Partner at Adams and Adams

Public Liability & Personal Injury

The danger of ambiguous consent-to-settle clauses in professional indemnity policies

Jean-Paul Rudd 24 Jul 2026

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Digital

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Warren Lawrence 23 Jul 2026

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

SMEs

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

22 Jul 2026

Regulation moves at the pace of legislation, but the threat landscape does not, says Rynier Schoeman, cyber architecture specialist and solutions consultant at Palo Alto Networks (Image source: © 123rf )

Banking

5 cybersecurity challenges SA’s financial institutions need to tackle now

Rynier Schoeman 20 Jul 2026

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

Legal

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

Tania Broughton 13 Jul 2026

Pronutro is not misleading consumers, rules ARB. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

ProNutro can keep 'original' branding despite recipe change

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Jul 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Accidental data leaks are still PoPIA violations

Armand Swart 3 Jul 2026

From end to end: How user and PC security define modern enterprise resilience

Cybersecurity

From end to end: How user and PC security define modern enterprise resilience

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 30 Jun 2026

Advertising

Amazon is being taken to court for introducing ads to Prime Video. The world will be watching

Jeannie Marie Paterson 30 Jun 2026

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 29 Jun 2026

The ARB has instructed Unilever to amend the claim appearing on the front of its Sunlight Platinum packaging stating “100% plant-based active” (Image source @ Mzansi Pulse

Advertising

Sunlight Platinum to amend ambiguous greenwashing packaging

24 Jun 2026

Cyber breach? How you respond determines liability

Cyber Law

Cyber breach? How you respond determines liability

Issued by SchoemanLaw 23 Jun 2026

Your bank will not cover everything. Personal cyber insurance might

Insurance & Actuarial

Your bank will not cover everything. Personal cyber insurance might

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 22 Jun 2026

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Corporate & Commercial Law

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Issued by SchoemanLaw 18 Jun 2026

Mamoeti Nosi, Product Head: Events at iTOO Special Risks. Image supplied

Exhibitions & Events

Behind the risks that major event organisers must manage behind the scenes

11 Jun 2026

Housing activists protesting at the Cape Town Civic Centre in 2021. Archive photo: Liezl Human/GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Draft Bill on evictions puts tenants at risk

Lee-Anne Gaertner, Thuto Gabaphethe, Lulama Madyaka and Robert Krause 10 Jun 2026

Jetour advert ruled 'misleading' by ARB

Dealers

Jetour advert ruled 'misleading' by ARB

10 Jun 2026

Digital skills will drive South Africa's entrepreneurial future

SMEs

Digital skills will drive South Africa's entrepreneurial future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 28 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

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Economy

The surprise driver of higher grocery bills this month isn’t fuel

22 May 2026

A snippet from the ad. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

ARB clears Wildebeest Brandewyn ad accused of promoting binge drinking

Karabo Ledwaba 21 May 2026

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

SMEs

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

Lucas Molefe 21 May 2026

The human paradox: The faster AI advances, the more human connection matters

Artificial Intelligence

The human paradox: The faster AI advances, the more human connection matters

Charne Munien, Issued by Rogerwilco 19 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Taru Madangombe, vice president for power and grid segment, MEA at Schneider Electric.

Smart Buildings & Cities

Smart city ambitions expose critical infrastructure to rising cyber threats

Taru Madangombe 7 May 2026

This ad was submitted in the complaint. Source: ARB.

Advertising

L’Oréal, Eucerin face off over “#1” claim as ARB rules

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Apr 2026

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Emotional distress damages denied: High Court emphasises psychiatric proof

Jean-Paul Rudd 20 Apr 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

New AI policy in South Africa stresses corporate liability for agentic systems

Kate Beretta, Justin Ramages, and Ashleigh Brink 16 Apr 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Pay first, arbitrate later: The reality of adjudication in SA construction conflicts

Nikita Lalla and Ricardo Pillay 13 Apr 2026

The growing need for unified IT in complex environments

ICT

The growing need for unified IT in complex environments

Shobana Sruthi Mohan 10 Apr 2026

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Law Practice

Lessons on prescription: When the introduction of new causes comes too late

Mtho Maphumulo 9 Apr 2026

Corporate & Commercial Law

Deliberately avoiding condition fulfilment is not a 'get out of contract free' card

Nikita Lalla and Ricardo Pillay 2 Apr 2026

Cybersecurity gaps endanger retailers in growing e-commerce sector

Security

Cybersecurity gaps endanger retailers in growing e-commerce sector

Martin Petrov 1 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Postbank.

Banking

Postbank to resume black card rollout

Marecia Damons 1 Apr 2026

Stats SA hit by cyberattack, hackers demand ransom

Cybersecurity

Stats SA hit by cyberattack, hackers demand ransom

30 Mar 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS directed to activate forensic unit to work with SIU

30 Mar 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Legal challenges of protests in South African shopping centres

Mzwakhe Poswa 30 Mar 2026

Law Practice

Is the game worth the candle? Ways to resolve disputes without breaking the bank

PJ Veldhuizen 27 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026