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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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Competition Law

No stitches for snitches: Role of leniency in dismantling cartels

Nicholas De Decker 18 Oct 2024

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Competition Law

Draft block exemption regulations - relief for ports and rail industry

Angelo Tzarevski, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Clara Hansen 9 Jul 2024

Fuel prices rise on back of higher global oil costs and weaker rand

Energy

Fuel prices rise on back of higher global oil costs and weaker rand

Lindsey Schutters 4 Mar 2024

Banking

Landmark ruling: Dismissal of key banks in rand manipulation case

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2024

Source: World Economic Forum. Lesetja Kganyago, South African Reserve Bank governor, seen here at the Davos 2023, World Economic Forum annual meeting in Switzerland.

Economy

Navigating turbulent waters: Unpacking Sarb's repo rate decision

Katja Hamilton 23 Nov 2023

Source: Wikipedia.

Banking

Standard Chartered's admission of rand manipulation triggers widespread banking probe

22 Nov 2023

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

Coal, Oil & Gas

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

NJ Ayuk 20 Nov 2023

Unity On The Square returns to Cape Town CBD this December

Events

Unity On The Square returns to Cape Town CBD this December

3 Nov 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Food Security

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

Media

From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack - but they must also regain public trust

George Ogola 17 Apr 2023

Bathu partners with 2023 South African Amapiano Awards; nominees revealed

Music

Bathu partners with 2023 South African Amapiano Awards; nominees revealed

13 Feb 2023

Film

All the films to look forward to in the new year!

Daniel Dercksen 3 Jan 2023

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Media & Entertainment Law

Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

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Public Transport

Why the South African state should not subsidise minibus taxi owners

Andrew Kerr 4 Jul 2022

Packaging

Competition Commission blocks Corruseal-Neopak acquisition

23 Mar 2022

War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

Energy

War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

Scott L. Montgomery 11 Mar 2022

Splashy Fen 2022 lineup revealed

Events

Splashy Fen 2022 lineup revealed

23 Feb 2022

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Travel

Why Covid-19 means the era of ever cheaper air travel could be over

David Beirman 4 Jan 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Comesa Competition Regulations: Draft guidelines on penalty, settlement and hearing procedures

Lerisha Naidu, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Zareenah Rasool 2 Nov 2021

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Competition Law

Competition policy enforcement is increasing across Africa

Angelo Tzarevski and Zareenah Rasool 19 Oct 2021

The AA predicts a looming fuel price hike of catastrophic proportions

Fuel & Energy

The AA predicts a looming fuel price hike of catastrophic proportions

18 Oct 2021

Source: Sean Thoman via

Agro-processing

Al Mawashi SA to trade directly with commercial farmers

10 Sep 2021

Petrol up, diesel down for September

Fuel & Energy

Petrol up, diesel down for September

18 Aug 2021

Competition in Africa's digital economy

Competition Law

Competition in Africa's digital economy

Lerisha Naidu and Angelo Tzarevski 30 Jul 2021

All the Sama27 nominees

Music

All the Sama27 nominees

20 May 2021

#OnTheBigScreen: The Marksman and Met Opera streamings

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: The Marksman and Met Opera streamings

Daniel Dercksen 22 Jan 2021

The inaugural Bowery Awards announces finalists

Advertising

The inaugural Bowery Awards announces finalists

10 Nov 2020

ConCourt rules against Pickfords in cartel case

Competition Law

ConCourt rules against Pickfords in cartel case

26 Jun 2020

Certain grocery items are protected from price gouging under Covid-19 regulations

Competition Law

Competition law exemptions and regulations applicable during Covid-19

Lerisha Naidu & Sphesihle Nxumalo 26 Mar 2020

First acts announced for 2020 Splashy Fen Music Fest

Music

First acts announced for 2020 Splashy Fen Music Fest

7 Feb 2020

Sea of Shadows - premieres 6 December on National Geographic

TV

Sea of Shadows - premieres 6 December on National Geographic

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 5 Dec 2019

Township retailers need to be bolstered as entrepreneurs

Community

Township retailers need to be bolstered as entrepreneurs

21 Nov 2019

Josephine Buys and Peter Langschmidt of the PRC at Cape Town's Inner City Ideas Cartel on 19 November 2019. Image: Leigh Andrews

Research

The PRC on why the future of data is fusion

Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2019

Mayans M.C.: the biggest series since Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead?

Streaming

Mayans M.C.: the biggest series since Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead?

Issued by Showmax 10 Oct 2019

#FreshOnTheShelf: New from Seedlip, Opstal Vars and Autograph Gin

FMCG

#FreshOnTheShelf: New from Seedlip, Opstal Vars and Autograph Gin

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Sep 2019

Key Competition Amendment Act provisions are now in force...

Competition Law

Key Competition Amendment Act provisions are now in force...

Lerisha Naidu, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Kirsty Gibson 31 Jul 2019

Eskom and Iscor were formed to feed the railway network’s need for cheap electricity and steel. Shutterstock

Energy

South Africa's state owned companies: a complex history that's seldom told

Nancy L Clark 19 Jul 2019

Tech innovators selected for SBC AfriTech accelerator

Tech Startups

Tech innovators selected for SBC AfriTech accelerator

17 Jul 2019

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Coal, Oil & Gas

What's really driving oil market volatility?

Fred Fromm 25 Jun 2019

D&AD Awards 2019: ALL winners announced!

D&AD Awards

D&AD Awards 2019: ALL winners announced!

24 May 2019

D&AD Awards announces its full shortlist

D&AD Awards

D&AD Awards announces its full shortlist

20 May 2019

#OnTheBigScreen: Skemerson, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile and Miss Bala

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Skemerson, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile and Miss Bala

Daniel Dercksen 3 May 2019