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SIM card provider dodges law

Telecoms & Networks

SIM card provider dodges law

Veer Gosai and Joel Cedras 1 day

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

14 Apr 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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Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino poaching continues to decrease

7 Mar 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

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

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Criminal Law

Does the punishment fit the counterfeit crime? A look at lenient sentencing

Hashiem Logday 29 Nov 2024

Research

Almost 3 in 5 stores sell illegal cigarettes, research reveals

15 Jul 2024

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Labour Law

Ruling clarifies discrimination due to criminal history in the employment process

Johan Botes 14 May 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Why criminal records might not be an employment dealbreaker

22 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

Source: Investopedia.

Financial Services

BlackRock: 5 global megatrends shaping European investor interest

27 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

Source: Reuters.

Economy

For investors, 2024 is the year of transition to a new economic order

Paritosh Bansal 4 Jan 2024

Drunk Drivers Stay For Free

Advertising

Drunk Drivers Stay For Free

Issued by Clockwork 6 Dec 2023

Mark Caruso when he was still executive at Mineral Commodities with Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources Gwede Mantashe in February 2019. Caruso is pursuing defamation claims against environmental activists. Archive photo: DMR

Media & Entertainment Law

Aussie mining company “Slapp suit” partly settled out of court

John Yeld 23 Nov 2023

Euromonitor unveils top global consumer trends for 2024

Trends

Euromonitor unveils top global consumer trends for 2024

16 Nov 2023

Woman "wrongly" sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released

Legislation & Regulation

Woman "wrongly" sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released

Tania Broughton 11 Sep 2023

Zeitz Mocaa launched new season of exhibitions, a symposium and a publication this August

Art

Zeitz Mocaa launched new season of exhibitions, a symposium and a publication this August

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 18 Aug 2023

3 young SA entrepreneurs with inspiring stories of resilience and perseverance

SMEs

3 young SA entrepreneurs with inspiring stories of resilience and perseverance

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 17 Jul 2023

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Law Practice

Legal Services Ombud office welcomes Legal Practice Act promulgation

14 Jun 2023

What you need to know about child vaccinations - Medshield

Paediatrics

What you need to know about child vaccinations - Medshield

Issued by Stone 22 May 2023

#EnlitAfrica2023: Eskom hopes to recover 6,000MW in the next 2 years, says Cassim

Energy

#EnlitAfrica2023: Eskom hopes to recover 6,000MW in the next 2 years, says Cassim

17 May 2023

Fashion & Homeware

Shoprite's clothing brand: Is Uniq unique?

Jonathan Cherry 18 Apr 2023

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IP Law

5,000 counterfeit remotes destroyed as MultiChoice backs fight against piracy

28 Feb 2023

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Retail

#Budget2023: Mostly positive but some disappointment - Consumer Goods Council

24 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

FMCG

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

22 Feb 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Energy

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

Image sourced from : The 2022 MOTY winners

Events

GQ South Africa's Men of The Year 2022

13 Dec 2022

MultiChoice and Irdeto welcome the second conviction of a perpetrator for selling internet streaming pirate boxes

Streaming

MultiChoice and Irdeto welcome the second conviction of a perpetrator for selling internet streaming pirate boxes

Issued by MultiChoice 7 Dec 2022

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Criminal Law

Criminal record expungement workshops launch in Joburg township

14 Nov 2022

Ogilvy South Africa voted the Most Effective Agency of 2022

Advertising

Ogilvy South Africa voted the Most Effective Agency of 2022

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 3 Nov 2022

How digital tech, ambience and sustainability drive in-store shopper behaviour

Research

How digital tech, ambience and sustainability drive in-store shopper behaviour

25 Oct 2022

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Zondo Commission

Cabinet responds to State Capture Report recommendations

24 Oct 2022

#MusicExchange: Connecting with international soul diva Sybil Lynch

Music

#MusicExchange: Connecting with international soul diva Sybil Lynch

Martin Myers 14 Sep 2022

Healthcare

Observatory Forensic Pathology Institute nears completion

6 Sep 2022

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Criminal Law

Hawks investigating over 22,400 cases valued at R1.5tn

23 Aug 2022

A woman's place is everywhere and anywhere - Addressing gender discrimination in the workplace

Employment Equity

A woman's place is everywhere and anywhere - Addressing gender discrimination in the workplace

Vukani Mngxati, Issued by Stone 8 Aug 2022

Seun Timi-Koleolu, Pavestones co-founder and African Legal Awards Partner of the Year 2021

Law Practice

#AfricaMonth: Seun Timi-Koleolu on finding success while challenging the status quo

Shan Radcliffe 30 May 2022

Supplied.Award-winning creative director Senzo Xulu has joined Conversation LAB as executive creative director

Advertising

#Newsmaker: Award-winning Senzo Xulu joins Conversation Lab

Danette Breitenbach 12 May 2022

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HR Tools & Software

Post-pandemic workplace: Should we axe pre-employment credit checks?

15 Mar 2022

Economy

#SOPA2022: Premier Alan Winde pays lip service to gender-based violence

Katja Hamilton 17 Feb 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Managing mandatory vaccine exemptions in the workplace

Talita Laubscher and Alexia Kaplan 8 Dec 2021

The courage of creativity

Marketing & Media

The courage of creativity

Fareez Joulay 6 Dec 2021

Thabiso Makhubela and Molife Kumona, 2020 MOTY Awards

Media

GQ Men of the Year Awards returns

22 Nov 2021

Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: A South African legend whose music spans generations

Music

Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: A South African legend whose music spans generations

Gwen Ansell 5 Nov 2021

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Technology

Behavioural economics: Cryptocurrency and herding

Udette Kirsch 28 Oct 2021

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Criminal Law

42 military veterans get bail

20 Oct 2021

Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 26 May, 2021. Phill Magakoe/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Criminal Law

Court agrees to hear Zuma's challenge to jail term

Siyabonga Sishi 5 Jul 2021