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After 13 years of litigation and R2.5-million in legal fees, a maintenance fitter who was found by arbitration and several courts to have been unfairly dismissed is a step closer to receiving compensation. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Worker wins compensation case after 13 years of litigation

Tania Broughton 9 hours

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp.

Infrastructure & Utilities

A R7bn dam but no tap water for local villagers in Lesotho

Sechaba Mokhethi 20 Feb 2026

Dozens of communities downstream of the Katse Dam are owed compensation since 2013 by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Lesotho dam project misses deadline to pay multi-million compensation claim

Sechaba Mokhethi 11 Feb 2026

Construction & Engineering

Still no compensation for victims of George building collapse

Daniel Steyn 2 Apr 2025

At a meeting on 24 August, families of those who died in the Marshalltown fire, and survivors of the fire, decided to launch a class action suit against the City of Johannesburg. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Marshalltown fire survivors to launch class action against City of Johannesburg

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 Aug 2024

Glencore has finally reached closure on the DRC criminal case

Mining

Glencore closes DRC criminal investigations

5 Aug 2024

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Human Rights Law

Govt pays out more than R330m to Marikana victims

21 Aug 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Environmental Law

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

Appian begins legal proceedings in $1.2bn claim against Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Appian begins legal proceedings in $1.2bn claim against Sibanye-Stillwater

Nelson Banya 30 May 2022

The Constitutional Court has overturned a judgment of the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal which found that the Road Accident Fund can reject a compensation claim that it is not brought within three years because of a person’s mental incapacity. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan / GroundUp

Law Practice

Concourt gives man go-ahead to file late road accident claim

Geoffrey Allsop 19 Nov 2021

Gerald Mwandiambira, acting CEO and chief strategist at Sasi | Image supplied.

SMEs

6 insurance types you may need to safeguard your business

Johannes Masiteng 28 Jul 2021

Expropriation Bill aims to bring SA in line with global land ownership policies

Land & Property Law

Expropriation Bill aims to bring SA in line with global land ownership policies

Virusha Subban and Cameron Jeffrey 2 Jun 2021

Suez Canal starts dredging work to extend double lane

Infrastructure & Utilities

Suez Canal starts dredging work to extend double lane

Aidan Lewis 17 May 2021

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Agriculture

Zim white farmers who lost their farms 'may soon be compensated'

13 Feb 2018

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Aviation

Lufthansa Group to make 2017 the year of digitalisation

12 Jan 2017

GM adds another 92,000 vehicles to ignition switch recall

Manufacturing & Parts

GM adds another 92,000 vehicles to ignition switch recall

2 Jan 2015

Shock figures of ad broadcasting errors

Advertising

Shock figures of ad broadcasting errors

22 Oct 2009