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Mining

Glencore embroiled in lawsuit over alleged fraud, breach of contract, and conspiracy

Pratima Desai 10 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

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

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

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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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS directed to activate forensic unit to work with SIU

30 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

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Labour Law & Unions

Can fixed-term contracts be ended early? Labour Court clarifies

Aadil Patel, Nadeem Mahomed, Leila Moosa and Sashin Naidoo 15 Dec 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

When do employers have to pay staff bonuses or 13th cheques?

Ayesha Karjieker 17 Nov 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

The writes and wrongs of disciplinary hearings

Riona Kalua 23 Jun 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

All work, no pay: How to deal with employers that owe you money

Dakalo Singo 2 Apr 2025

Medtech

Is telemedicine revolutionising or complicating healthcare?

17 Feb 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Court rules on insurance case: No valid tracker? No valid claim

Mtho Maphumulo 14 Feb 2025

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Labour Law

Take leave or lose it – Labour Court ruling reiterates

Richard Brown 6 Aug 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Why 'unlawful dismissal' doesn't mean 'automatic reinstatement'

Chloë Loubser and Caity Barbour 18 Apr 2024

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Media & Entertainment Law

Defamation suit a warning to all influencers about appropriate conduct

Pierre le Roux 3 Apr 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Are extended notice periods enforceable?

13 Feb 2024

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners

Corporate & Commercial Law

How SA employment law impacts corporate deals

Tracy van der Colff 20 Nov 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Extended notice periods: Do you have to honour them?

Justin Hattingh 30 Aug 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Tackling unilateral extension options and pre-contracts in football

Sibusiso Dube and Clinton Mphahlele 18 Aug 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Labour Court slams minister for "unlawfully" firing staffer after being stuck in a lift for an hour

Tania Broughton 6 Jun 2023

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Labour Law

Once judged, twice... res judicata

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 27 Jan 2023

Darryl Bernstein, Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice at Baker McKenzie

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Trends in dispute resolution - ESG compliance and risk management in Africa

Darryl Bernstein 9 Jan 2023

No growth for logistics industry without safety and efficiency this silly season

Logistics & Transport

No growth for logistics industry without safety and efficiency this silly season

Tania Govender 31 Oct 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

No vax, no test, no entry: Labour Court weighs in on Covid-19 admission policies

Brett Abraham and Mehnaaz Bux 16 Mar 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Corporate dispute risks for 2022

28 Jan 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

How ESG obligations could increase the risk of litigation for African businesses

Darryl Bernstein 10 Dec 2021

Rental agreements: 5 factors that tend to cause the most trouble

Residential Property

Rental agreements: 5 factors that tend to cause the most trouble

13 Aug 2021

EOH sues former CEO Asher Bohbot for R1.7bn

Services

EOH sues former CEO Asher Bohbot for R1.7bn

29 Jun 2021

Remote work - employee rights not black and white

Labour Law & Unions

Remote work - employee rights not black and white

14 May 2021

R66m bridge left up in the air

Infrastructure & Utilities

R66m bridge left up in the air

Nokulunga Majola 19 Feb 2021

Let's get constructive about constructive dismissal - you can still be fired

Labour Law

Let's get constructive about constructive dismissal - you can still be fired

Johan Botes 26 Jan 2021

President Joe Biden

Coal, Oil & Gas

Keeping an eye on Biden's plans for Africa

22 Jan 2021

Beware the dreaded 'double-commission' claim

Residential Property

Beware the dreaded 'double-commission' claim

Gerhard Kotzé 26 Nov 2020

Office subletting an emerging property trend

Office Property

Office subletting an emerging property trend

14 Jul 2020

Covid-19 and its impact on loans and real estate arrangements

Property

Covid-19 and its impact on loans and real estate arrangements

Loice Erambo 29 Apr 2020

Force majeure and Covid-19

Corporate & Commercial Law

Force majeure and Covid-19

Joshua Kadish 30 Mar 2020

Demotion as an alternative to retrenchment during Covid-19 outbreak

Management & Leadership

Demotion as an alternative to retrenchment during Covid-19 outbreak

Kayla Shadiack 25 Mar 2020

You can leave, just not right now...

Labour Law

You can leave, just not right now...

Bradley Workman-Davies 6 Mar 2020

Contract termination vs employee dismissal - how are they interrelated?

Labour Law

Contract termination vs employee dismissal - how are they interrelated?

Bradley Workman-Davies 23 Jan 2020

Could your insurer reject your claim due to poor tyres?

Maintenance

Could your insurer reject your claim due to poor tyres?

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 12 Dec 2019

3 simple checks to save you money on your tyres

Safety

3 simple checks to save you money on your tyres

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 29 Nov 2019

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Media Freedom

Media: How to protect your phone from spyware

11 Nov 2019

Trouble with the tenants? How to deal when things don't go according to plan

Rental

Trouble with the tenants? How to deal when things don't go according to plan

25 Jul 2019

Positive rental market growth expected for rest of 2019

Rental

Positive rental market growth expected for rest of 2019

Jacqui Savage 16 Jul 2019

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IP Law

Striking the right balance between honouring a brand and violating a trade mark

Zama Buthelezi & Megan Reimers 8 Jul 2019

Why speaking ill of your employer in public may get you fired

Labour Law

Why speaking ill of your employer in public may get you fired

Kirsten Eiser and Shane Johnson 23 May 2019

Desalination plant ends contract with City of Cape Town

Infrastructure & Utilities

Desalination plant ends contract with City of Cape Town

Kristine Liao 16 May 2019

The desalination plant on the Waterfront is not operating and the company that runs it is in a legal dispute with the City of Cape Town. Photo: Kristine Liao

Infrastructure & Utilities

Dirty sea water brings Cape Town desalination plant to a halt

Kristine Liao 7 May 2019