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Coal, Oil & Gas

Mantashe announces imminent end to shale gas moratorium

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About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

Ihsaan Haffejee and Thamsanqa Mbovane 17 Sep 2025

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrating an early court victory against Shell in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell’s Wild Coast seismic blasting case goes to the Concourt

Tania Broughton 12 Sep 2025

Law of Succession

Dispute over life partnership status fuels legal battle for estate

Loraine Strydom and Kaamilah Paulse 15 Jul 2025

Blind SA went to the high courts in Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg to appoint curators for two special schools it says are failing to adequately provide for learners with disabilities. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Blind SA takes schools to court over conditions for children with disabilities

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 9 Jun 2025

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 28 May 2025

Property

Buffalo City wants to recover R16m in Covid housing funds

Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp staff 9 May 2025

Photos: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito

Joseph Bracken 3 Apr 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

NHI

Africa Health Congress: SA's new NHI - path to UHC or empty promise?

18 Jul 2024

A protestor holds a placard as she joins a demonstration against oil major Royal Dutch Shell's plans to start seismic surveys to explore petroleum systems off the country's popular Wild Coast, at Muizenberg beach in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Energy

Shell confirms intention to exit SA

Wendell Roelf 6 May 2024

Public Health

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

#BestofBiz 2023, Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Marketing & Media site over the past year

Marketing & Media

#BestofBiz 2023: Marketing & Media

19 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

Image source: Gregory Alekhine –

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Zimbabwe permit application dismissed: no need for it, say judges

Tania Broughton 8 Nov 2023

Bester and Magudumana threaten court action to stop book release

Publishing

Bester and Magudumana threaten court action to stop book release

GroundUp Staff 12 Oct 2023

Source: Lindsey Schutters

Coal, Oil & Gas

#SAOGC2023: Gwede Mantashe claims CIA is funding anti-gas NGOs

Lindsey Schutters 13 Sep 2023

Damage to the West Coast north of the Olifants River estuary caused by previous diamond mining operations (before Trans Hex). Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp

Environmental Law

Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

John Yeld 28 Aug 2023

Litigants in the court case to stop the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) have received threats on Twitter. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Twitter threats to litigants in Zimbabwean Exemption Permit court case

Ashraf Hendricks 18 Apr 2023

Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Family Law

Court rules on unwed fathers

Tania Broughton 18 Jan 2023

Financial Services

BHF launches legal action against the Council for Medical Schemes

17 Aug 2022

Media

Daily Maverick vindicated as it wins defamation case

Tania Broughton 17 Aug 2022

Image archive: Hlaudi Motsoeneng

Law Practice

High Court dismisses Motsoeneng's leave to appeal application

20 Jul 2022

Solidarity seeks court order against Sibanye-Stillwater lock-out

Mining

Solidarity seeks court order against Sibanye-Stillwater lock-out

Nelson Banya 9 Mar 2022

Trustees can disconnect power to sectional title units where levies are in arrears

Residential Property

Trustees can disconnect power to sectional title units where levies are in arrears

21 Dec 2021

Media

Why the handling of a false South African news report about 10 babies has set off alarm bells

Anton Harber 5 Nov 2021

Source: Le Moal Olivier –

IP Law

Beyond registration - 8 tips to enforcing your trade mark

Tammi Pretorius 8 Sep 2021

SA Uber drivers move for employee rights in class action suit

Labour Law

SA Uber drivers move for employee rights in class action suit

25 Feb 2021

R45m victory for Prasa

Corporate & Commercial Law

R45m victory for Prasa

James Stent 12 Feb 2021

Clinical trials with human volunteers done in South Africa must get approval from the health products regulator. Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Pharmaceuticals

Explainer: how South Africa regulates medicines and vaccines

Andy Gray 11 Feb 2021

Rebosa takes EAAB to court over 'ongoing service delivery issues'

Property

Rebosa takes EAAB to court over 'ongoing service delivery issues'

2 Feb 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: Out of the 'ordinary'

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Out of the 'ordinary'

Brendan Seery 3 Nov 2020

Is the government prepared to prevent a nuclear disaster?

Nuclear Power

Is the government prepared to prevent a nuclear disaster?

8 Oct 2020

#OrchidsandOnions: Walk in these slippers

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Walk in these slippers

Brendan Seery 18 Aug 2020

'Irrational' lockdown regulations invalid - High Court ruling

Human Rights Law

'Irrational' lockdown regulations invalid - High Court ruling

Shan Radcliffe 3 Jun 2020

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

Labour Law

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

Malesela Letwaba 27 May 2020

Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court

Sandisiwe Shoba 16 Sep 2019

More transparency in the chicken industry - court action suspended

Corporate & Commercial Law

More transparency in the chicken industry - court action suspended

16 May 2019

DAFF ignores science, wastes public funds in appealing High Court Rock Lobster ruling

Fishing

DAFF ignores science, wastes public funds in appealing High Court Rock Lobster ruling

Louzel Lombard Steyn 24 Oct 2018

9 changes in Cape Town's water by-laws you should note

Property

9 changes in Cape Town's water by-laws you should note

2 Jul 2018

9 changes in Cape Town's water by-laws you should note

Property

9 changes in Cape Town's water by-laws you should note

2 Jul 2018

Property

9 changes in Cape Town's water by-laws you should note

2 Jul 2018

Nersa announces R32.69bn approval for Eskom RCA application

Energy

Nersa announces R32.69bn approval for Eskom RCA application

15 Jun 2018

South African Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago

Banking

Explainer: what happens when a bank is put into curatorship

Jannie Rossouw 6 Apr 2018

Delay in minimum wage 'necessary'

Labour Law & Unions

Delay in minimum wage 'necessary'

Theto Mahlakoana 23 Mar 2018

Mining

Sibanye files submission for Lonmin deal, even as Amcu threatens court action

Allan Seccombe 19 Mar 2018

Court rescinds order that Acsa explain why it did not act against CEO

Labour Law

Court rescinds order that Acsa explain why it did not act against CEO

16 Mar 2018

Is there something more sinister behind the latest PPA delay?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Is there something more sinister behind the latest PPA delay?

Nicci Botha 14 Mar 2018

Public Protector faces harsh criticism in Parliament over dairy farm debacle

Law Practice

Public Protector faces harsh criticism in Parliament over dairy farm debacle

Xolisa Phillip 6 Mar 2018

Australia media join forces to fight record Rebel Wilson payout

Media

Australia media join forces to fight record Rebel Wilson payout

27 Feb 2018