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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Warning for land-grab inciters: new bill could mean R2m fine

7 Jul 2026

A former awaiting-trial prisoner has been awarded more than R1-million after contracting tuberculosis in Pollsmoor Prison from June 2000 to August 2003. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Medical Law

21-year court battle over TB in prisons ends in R1m payout

Tania Broughton 1 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

White-collar crime in Africa: Cross-border trends reshape corporate risk

Lionel van Tonder, Garth Duncan and Brittany Leroni 1 Jun 2026

Media

Former journalist and provincial spokesperson convicted on 4 rape counts

13 May 2026

South African opposition politician Julius Malema, leader of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) looks on after he was granted leave to appeal a five-year prison sentence by a magistrate's court,in KuGompo City, South Africa, 16 April 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Criminal Law

Malema sentenced to 5 years with leave to appeal

Johnnie Isaac 17 Apr 2026

South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader Julius Malema walks after proceedings on the day he appears at court for a pre-sentencing hearing after being convicted of charges including unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a weapon in public, in East London, South Africa, 15 April 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Criminal Law

Prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence for Malema

Johnnie Isaac 16 Apr 2026

Media Freedom

Tunisian journalist sentenced amid union outcry over media repression

1 Apr 2026

Jimmy Lai in conversation with BBC. Source: YouTube.

Media Freedom

Hong Kong court sentences publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison

9 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Call for comment on draft Cannabis Regulations

4 Feb 2026

Media Freedom

Journalists’ sentencing in Tunisia seen as retaliation, claims family

23 Jan 2026

Media Freedom

Tunisian journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak freed after sentence cut

Tarek Amara 15 Jan 2026

A man walks out of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, 25 September 2025. Reuters/Marvellous Durowaiye

Criminal Law

Nigeria's Supreme Court allows late appeal in Kano blasphemy case

Camillus Eboh 26 Sep 2025

Legislation & Regulation

Burkina Faso outlaws LGBTQ practices

Reuters reporters 2 Sep 2025

Protesters hold placards as lead applicant and lawyer Mzwandile Masuku addresses them outside the court, after a hearing was postponed, in Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025. Reuters/Zakhele Mabuza

Human Rights Law

Eswatini government faces court challenge for accepting US deportees

Nellie Peyton 25 Aug 2025

Magudumana is currently in prison.

Streaming

#Watch: Netflix releases trailer for Beauty And The Bester

20 Aug 2025

Foreigners in SA jails: Deportation is… complicated

Higher Education

Foreigners in SA jails: Deportation is… complicated

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 18 Aug 2025

Human Rights Law

Court showdown on whether prisons must provide gender-affirming healthcare

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 29 Jul 2025

Cape Town lawyer Gary Trappler was convicted on Monday. Archive photo: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Court finds Cape Town lawyer guilty of slashing neighbour’s tyres

Riyadh Karodia 8 Jul 2025

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Criminal Law

Former attorney convicted of stealing RAF payouts

30 Jun 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Alarm bells: Stricter vetting needed as 3% of educators face criminal allegations

Ashleigh Laurent 5 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Nike's tagline Just do It works because it transcends sports

Branding

5 world-famous taglines: What they’re really saying—and selling

2 May 2025

Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town

SMEs

Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town

27 Mar 2025

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Human Rights Law

Public release of the NRSO: Educators to get first look

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2025

Brigitta Mangale, Director of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice

Human Rights Law

Sex offenders register to be made public: Implications for safety and justice

Brigitta Mangale and Thobeka Nomazizi Dhlamini 26 Feb 2025

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, 16 January 2019. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Criminal Law

What is the International Criminal Court?

Stephanie van den Berg 7 Feb 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New pollution law to increase protection of oceans

28 Jan 2025

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Criminal Law

Rhino poachers handed prison sentences

27 Jan 2025

Jane Andropoulos, Partner, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Expect more corporate corruption crackdowns in 2025

Jane Andropoulos 27 Jan 2025

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Environmental Law

Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax 6 Nov 2024

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Criminal Law

Ex-Eskom official convicted of fraud and corruption

14 Oct 2024

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Criminal Law

NPA scores Steinhoff victory

27 Sep 2024

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Criminal Law

Former Prasa employee sentenced to 15 years in prison

4 Sep 2024

A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco, 12 March 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Criminal Law

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convicts

Ahmed Eljechtimi 21 Aug 2024

Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen is the Muffin Man. Source: Supplied.

Social Media

Muffin Man Mania: A sweet PR boost for the Olympics amid controversy

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Aug 2024

Source ©: Sikuvile Awards The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards were announced on Saturday evening, 20 July

Media Freedom

All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards winners

Danette Breitenbach 21 Jul 2024

Source: © CPJ The Basmanny district court in Moscow has convicted Russian-American journalist and writer Masha Gessen of disseminating "fake" information about the Russian military

Media Freedom

Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen convicted of disseminating "fake" information

19 Jul 2024

Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to his suppoters during the launch of the election manifesto of his new political party, uMkhonto we Sizwe, ahead of a general election on 29 May, at a rally in Soweto, South Africa, 18 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Law Practice

#SAelections24: Zuma disqualified from running for parliament, ConCourt rules

Anait Miridzhanian 20 May 2024

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Labour Law

Ruling clarifies discrimination due to criminal history in the employment process

Johan Botes 14 May 2024

Yolande Schoültz, payroll fraud specialist and founder of YSchoültz Attorneys & Conveyancers & Notaries

Remuneration & Payroll

6 specialist tips to combating payroll fraud

29 Apr 2024

Source: © RSF The BBC World Service has filed an urgent appeal to UN over abuse of national security and counter-terrorism laws against BBC News Persian journalists

Media Freedom

BBC World Service files urgent appeal to UN over abuse of BBC News Persian journalists

17 Apr 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

The war against cable theft is being won. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels.

Hardware

Telkom and SAPS partnership to fight theft and vandalism sees results

29 Jan 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Parliament passes key Bills

7 Dec 2023

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Criminal Law

July unrest 'instigator' Mdumiseni Zuma slapped with 12-year jail sentence

30 Nov 2023

File photo: Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius leaves court after appearing for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, 14 June 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files

Criminal Law

UPDATED: Pistorius granted parole

Bhargav Acharya 24 Nov 2023

Criminal Law

NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court

Raymond Joseph 25 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf Jacob Zuma's appeal against journalist Karyn Maughan and advocate Billy Downer has been dismissed with costs by the Supreme Court of Appeal

Media

Jacob Zuma's appeal against journalist Karyn Maughan and advocate Billy Downer dismissed

17 Oct 2023