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What small businesses miss when chasing big clients

SMEs

What small businesses miss when chasing big clients

Rizanne Oosthuisen-Botha 7 Sep 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Embedding carbon management into construction contracts: What SA needs to know

Joe Whittle 17 Jul 2026

Why South African Music creators are losing money: What Samro is doing about it

Music

Why South African Music creators are losing money: What Samro is doing about it

Issued by SAMRO 21 May 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

Corporate & Commercial Law

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

Nikita Lalla and Ricardo Pillay 2 Apr 2026

Glencore taps China's Wuxi exchange to fulfil cobalt needs amid supply crunch

Mining

Glencore taps China's Wuxi exchange to fulfil cobalt needs amid supply crunch

Pratima Desai 17 Mar 2026

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Corporate & Commercial Law

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Peter Barnard and Claudelle Pretorius, Issued by Cox Yeats 6 Mar 2026

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Blame game: Who's liable in slip-and-fall incidents at malls?

Rethabile Shabalala and Maano Manavhela 1 Dec 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Sundowns ruling: When do commission 'clawbacks' fall under contract and not employment law?

Lenja Dahms-Jansen 1 Oct 2025

The contract between SASSA and Postbank is to be terminated this month. But Postbank has approached the court to get this set aside, saying it will have “severe consequences for vulnerable citizens”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Court battle over the end of Postbank’s agreement with Sassa

Marecia Damons 25 Sep 2025

Building materials lie exposed and no workers have been seen for months at the R300-million Polokwane Regional Wastewater Treatment Works project. Photos: Judas Sekwela

Food, Water & Energy Security

Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls

Judas Sekwela 2 Sep 2025

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Media & Entertainment Law

What influencers and brands need to know about #sponsored disclosures

Sarah Suleman 4 Jul 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

A guide to golden handshakes: Legal tips for untarnished employee exits

27 Jun 2025

Energy & Mining

How to prepare for the inevitability of contractual disputes and project delays

Kirsten Wolmarans 9 Jun 2025

#MiningIndaba: Alternative financing is the new frontier for Africa

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: Alternative financing is the new frontier for Africa

6 Feb 2025

Navigating the complexities of removing a director who is also an employee

Labour Law

Navigating the complexities of removing a director who is also an employee

Issued by Cox Yeats 4 Feb 2025

Capital markets bolster Murray & Roberts with R130m for business rescue efforts

Construction & Engineering

Capital markets bolster Murray & Roberts with R130m for business rescue efforts

21 Jan 2025

Mr Sweet workers picketed outside the Department of Labour’s office in Germiston during their 11-week strike. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Mister Sweet workers face disciplinary hearings for strike

Kimberly Mutandiro 20 Dec 2024

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Competition Law

Kenya's competition watchdog fines Mogo Auto for unfair practices

Joyce Karanja and Michelle Karimi Kimonye 1 Nov 2024

Jean-Paul Rudd - Partner, Adams and Adams

Corporate & Commercial Law

Applying the ‘but-for’ test when determining appropriate D&O insurance coverage

Jean-Paul Rudd 22 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Charles Stuart, PwC South Africa Technology, Media & Telecommunications partner says while digital advertising remains a multibillion-rand industry, the world of digital advertising is a complex ecosystem

Digital

PwC’s 4 key elements for digital campaigns to hit the mark

Charles Stuart 5 Sep 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Unemployment by death: What happens to employees when employers die?

Nasheetah Smith 16 Apr 2024

Pick n Pay files for liquidation of franchisee’s stores

Franchising

Pick n Pay files for liquidation of franchisee’s stores

29 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf The judgment on the Tongaat Hulett application to suspend its Sugar Industry Agreement payment obligations vindicates the South African Sugar Association says Andrew Russel, chairperson, SA Canegrower

Regulatory

Tongaat Hulett judgment vindicates South African Sugar Association

Andrew Russell 5 Dec 2023

Adjudication enforcement: Is it effective?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Adjudication enforcement: Is it effective?

Richard Hoal & Mohamed Mota, Issued by Cox Yeats 4 Jul 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique drops part of 'tuna bonds' claim against shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Kirstin Ridley 5 Oct 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Extended notice periods: Do you have to honour them?

Justin Hattingh 30 Aug 2023

Almost 200 graduates have gone through the programme in the past eight years. Source: Supplied.

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Insights into Nahana Graduate Programme with head of learning Papikie Seopa

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Jun 2023

Covid-19

CDC orders discard of 12.5 million doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccine

19 May 2023

Zero certificates: What they are and how to avoid them

Construction & Engineering

Zero certificates: What they are and how to avoid them

Brad Boertje 26 Apr 2023

Financial services company ordered to pay client more than R800k lost in cybercrime fraud

Cybersecurity

Financial services company ordered to pay client more than R800k lost in cybercrime fraud

Tania Broughton 3 Apr 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Force majeure: How climate change will impact renewable energy contracts

Hannetjie Marais 17 Mar 2023

Retail Marketing

Ye and Adidas break up: Why brand marriages sometimes go bad

Pankhuri Malhotra 10 Nov 2022

Yeezy Gap Round Jacket floating projection in Los Angeles. Source: Gap

Fashion & Homeware

Kanye West pulls plug on Yeezy Gap partnership

16 Sep 2022

A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90 kilometres north-east of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Railway

Transnet lifts force majeure on 9 coal exporters

Anait Miridzhanian 6 Jul 2022

Jackie Smith, head of buyers trust, a division of the Ooba Group

Residential Property

Property purchasing 101: A bank guarantee and its benefits

24 May 2022

Paymenow adds NetcarePlus and Discovery Health to its value-added service offering

Fintech

Paymenow adds NetcarePlus and Discovery Health to its value-added service offering

16 May 2022

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Covid-19

J&J stops Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing in crucial plant

9 Feb 2022

Takalani Madzhadzhi, CEO of Ashanti ai

Trends

#BizTrends2022: 7 intelligence facts shaping the recruitment industry

Takalani Madzhadzhi 7 Jan 2022

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Logistics & Transport

Sabrata calls on government to review bus rapid transit legislation

13 Dec 2021

Prasa appoints acting group CEO

Railway

Prasa appoints acting group CEO

22 Nov 2021

How to avoid the potential costs of property transfer delays

Residential Property

How to avoid the potential costs of property transfer delays

28 Oct 2021

Invitation to tender

Radio & Audio

Invitation to tender

Issued by Kaya 959 8 Sep 2021

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Logistics & Transport

South Africa needs to diversify its supply chain networks

Lebo Letsoalo 6 Aug 2021

Court orders NAC to fulfil R8m payment to National Arts Festival

Art

Court orders NAC to fulfil R8m payment to National Arts Festival

22 Jun 2021

The lash of lockdown: A potato farmer's story of resilience

Agro-processing

The lash of lockdown: A potato farmer's story of resilience

28 Apr 2021