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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court reaffirms strict personal liability for directors in reckless trading ruling

Mtho Maphumulo 1 day

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Corporate & Commercial Law

When letters backfire: How an AOD sealed a debtor’s insolvency fate

Werner Lotter and Wilmien van Biljon 2 days

The ever-evolving threat of cybercrime in South Africa

Cyber Law

The ever-evolving threat of cybercrime in South Africa

Issued by Cox Yeats 2 Oct 2026

Can an employer withhold an adjudication award over reversal and repayment concerns?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Can an employer withhold an adjudication award over reversal and repayment concerns?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 29 Sep 2026

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IP Law

Ignorance is not an excuse: What a High Court ruling means for copyright enforcement

Darren Olivier, Lita Miti-Qamata, Maureen Kiugu, Daniëlle van Deventer, Mandla Ngidi & Maggie N 29 Sep 2026

Private sector to scale ARC FMD vaccine production

Agriculture

Private sector to scale ARC FMD vaccine production

23 Sep 2026

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Wellness

Skin Functional’s new SPF30 range should be on everyone’s lips

18 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Willem le Roux, Head: Multi-Asset Solutions at Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager.

Markets & Investment

The Rassie Erasmus rule that could change how investors diversify

9 Sep 2026

Cansa surrounds young patients with hope, dignity and care

Oncology

Cansa surrounds young patients with hope, dignity and care

Issued by CANSA 4 Sep 2026

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HR Tools & Software

AI and job architecture - part 2: Why job grading still needs human oversight

Belinda Oregan 2 Sep 2026

When is a personal post actually an advertisement?

Consumer Law

When is a personal post actually an advertisement?

Robyn Shepherd, Issued by SchoemanLaw 26 Aug 2026

Congratulations on the promotion. Sorry your house is part of the deal

Insurance & Actuarial

Congratulations on the promotion. Sorry your house is part of the deal

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 26 Aug 2026

A police officer interacts with security personnel at the gate of a disused mine near Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said 14 illegal miners were killed and scores of others injured at the disused mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

South Africa digs deep: Anti-illegal mining operation prospers

26 Aug 2026

There has been a call for greater regulation and enforcement of TikTok following two incidents of the so-called “wrong-way” driving trend (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

“Wrong-way” driving trend deaths see calls for greater regulation of TikTok

25 Aug 2026

Investigative series exposes the human cost of SA’s illicit economy

Regulatory

Investigative series exposes the human cost of SA’s illicit economy

25 Aug 2026

IP Law

Iconic or generic? The battle over electric guitar culture's most famous silhouette

Heili Potgieter 20 Aug 2026

South Africa’s New 60-Day Dispute Rule - A shift in South Africa’s debit order rules

Financial Services

South Africa’s New 60-Day Dispute Rule - A shift in South Africa’s debit order rules

Pieter Brand, Issued by Hyphen 16 Feb 2026

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Property

Renting out your property? Avoid these common landlord mistakes

Regard Budler 7 Aug 2026

Indemnities and indemnity clauses in contracts – a practical legal analysis

Corporate & Commercial Law

Indemnities and indemnity clauses in contracts – a practical legal analysis

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 6 Aug 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Why SA’s top fashion retailers can no longer blame weak macroeconomics

Retailers

EXCLUSIVE: Why SA’s top fashion retailers can no longer blame weak macroeconomics

James Townsend 29 Jul 2026

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Labour Law

Off-colour workplace joke amounts to R25k sexual harassment ruling

Sandro Milo, Kyle-Terry Lamb, and Robyn-Leigh Lawrence 28 Jul 2026

Jean-Paul Rudd, Partner at Adams and Adams

Public Liability & Personal Injury

The danger of ambiguous consent-to-settle clauses in professional indemnity policies

Jean-Paul Rudd 24 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 2: The AI impact

Kim Rew 24 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 1: Harsher sentences, lower thresholds

Kim Rew 23 Jul 2026

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Nuclear Power

Eskom assures SA that there was no radiation leak at Koeberg

20 Jul 2026

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Markets & Investment

Rising oil prices add pressure to South Africa's import bill

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

Kia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

Dealers

Kia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

15 Jul 2026

DSBD's spaza shop registration drive passes 400,000 businesses

SMEs

DSBD's spaza shop registration drive passes 400,000 businesses

13 Jul 2026

5 lessons from the world's largest Out of Home Congress

OOH

5 lessons from the world's largest Out of Home Congress

Jacques du Preez, Issued by Provantage 1 Jul 2026

From end to end: How user and PC security define modern enterprise resilience

Cybersecurity

From end to end: How user and PC security define modern enterprise resilience

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 30 Jun 2026

Advertising

Amazon is being taken to court for introducing ads to Prime Video. The world will be watching

Jeannie Marie Paterson 30 Jun 2026

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Marketing

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 29 Jun 2026

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Land & Property Law

SCA denies Tshwane's land expropriation bid, enforces eviction order

Bulelwa Mabasa 22 Jun 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

Soothe operator: Why South African skin needs locally-made products

18 Jun 2026

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

Direct Marketing

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 11 Jun 2026

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Finance

Standard Chartered bank says reforms win back investors to Africa

Libby George 11 Jun 2026

The gravel bed on the right is where part of the Transnet line was uplifted at Sterkstroom in late 2012. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Prasa rail theft case: Virtual testimony accepted

Steve Kretzmann 9 Jun 2026

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Consumer Law

Who is responsible when a banking glitch results in a R2.6m debt?

Anelisa Zungu and Werner Lotter 5 Jun 2026

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Residential Property

1,000+ retirement schemes on notice after shock widower-eviction defeat

4 Jun 2026

Medtech

The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it

Harshit Jain 4 Jun 2026

Bullion PR & Communication marks 30 years of excellence

PR & Communications

Bullion PR & Communication marks 30 years of excellence

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 4 Jun 2026

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

Verosha Singh, Jacolien De Muelenaere 1 Jun 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

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

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Property Development

Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing

Matthew Hirsch 19 May 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

How South Africans are showing up for Western Cape storm victims

19 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Diesel-dependent construction sites are feeling the impact of soaring fuel prices

Roelof van den Berg 15 May 2026

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

TV

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

Issued by MultiChoice 15 May 2026

Media

Former journalist and provincial spokesperson convicted on 4 rape counts

13 May 2026

Cape Town’s cybersecurity leaders set to gather for ITWeb Security Summit this month

Cybersecurity

Cape Town’s cybersecurity leaders set to gather for ITWeb Security Summit this month

Issued by ITP Communications 13 May 2026