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Labour Law

Labour Court reminds political parties not to get involved in labour disputes

Rosalind Davey and Mbali Mnyandu 1 day

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Corporate & Commercial Law

How public-private partnerships can benefit from the National Treasury Regulation amendments

Dee-dee Mathelela 4 Aug 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Disciplinary revisited: When can employee enquiries be reheard?

Riona Kalua 31 Jul 2025

Human Rights Law

Court showdown on whether prisons must provide gender-affirming healthcare

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 29 Jul 2025

August unspooled: new visions on the big screen

Film

August unspooled: new visions on the big screen

Daniel Dercksen 28 Jul 2025

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IP Law

SCA blocks Oasis Water's claim on franchisee assets

18 Jul 2025

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Ethics & Medicolegal

EMS shortages will cause medical malpractice claims

16 Jul 2025

Law of Succession

Dispute over life partnership status fuels legal battle for estate

Loraine Strydom and Kaamilah Paulse 15 Jul 2025

A constitutional court case brought by communities affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is to be heard by the Lesotho High Court. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

The human cost of SA’s water lifeline: Lesotho communities go to court

Sechaba Mokhethi 14 Jul 2025

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Human Rights Law

Historic win for Caster Semenya in European human rights court

11 Jul 2025

The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities

Higher Education

The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 11 Jul 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court judgment on subrogation: Implications for insurance industry

Sandra Sithole, Rethabile Shabalala and Laken-Lee Abrahams 9 Jul 2025

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Tourism

Minister De Lille addresses SA Tourism tender allegations

9 Jul 2025

Buy Now Pay Later can help retailers thrive in late 2025

Sales

Buy Now Pay Later can help retailers thrive in late 2025

9 Jul 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Dinner served with a side of negligence - judgment a warning to restaurateurs

Justin Malherbe and Nosiphiwo Rala 7 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Extortionists “hell-bent” on derailing MyCiTi bus project, says City of Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso 4 Jul 2025

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TV

Police watchdog probes disappearance of Nigerian immigrant during TV show

Marecia Damons 4 Jul 2025

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IP Law

The dos and don'ts of registering a 'green' trade mark

Alissa Naran and Robyn Broodryk 20 Jun 2025

New crèches in the Drakensberg may have to close because of late payments of subsidies by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

New crèches may have to close because of late payments by education department

Joseph Bracken 17 Jun 2025

Anelisa Zungu, candidate attorney at Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: 'Change happens when young people believe their voices matter' - Anelisa Zungu

Shan Radcliffe 13 Jun 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Challenge denied: SCA dismisses bidder's appeal over procurement ethics

Dee-dee Mathelela 11 Jun 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

Turkcell opposes MTN’s Constitutional Court appeal in $4.2bn Iran licence case

Telecoms & Networks

Turkcell opposes MTN’s Constitutional Court appeal in $4.2bn Iran licence case

5 Jun 2025

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Telecoms & Networks

Starlink's secret network uncovered in SA: Is it legal?

Katja Hamilton 30 May 2025

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Land & Property Law

Voetstoots clause won't protect disingenuous developers

Sandra Sithole, Rethabile Shabalala and Kimara Rampersad 28 May 2025

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Labour Law

Sorry not sorry: Remorse a key factor in fair dismissals, says Labour Court

Bradley Workman-Davies and Mike Searle 27 May 2025

Social Media

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

23 May 2025

South Africa clarifies position on Tanzanian banana imports

Agribusiness

South Africa clarifies position on Tanzanian banana imports

19 May 2025

Organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development are facing late payments and have concerns over contracts. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Joseph Bracken 8 May 2025

Joburg traders claim they are harassed by City

Informal Retailing

Joburg traders claim they are harassed by City

Kimberly Mutandiro 6 May 2025

Empowering the future: Online learning’s role in reimagining South African education

E-learning

Empowering the future: Online learning’s role in reimagining South African education

Issued by CambriLearn 29 Apr 2025

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that crimes from the apartheid era can be prosecuted. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Criminal Law

Understanding the court ruling on apartheid-era crimes

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

No relief for grant recipients, hikes loom and food prices remain unaffordable

Banking & Finance

No relief for grant recipients, hikes loom and food prices remain unaffordable

Naledi Sikhakhane 14 Apr 2025

Mauritius Minister of Finance Renganaden Padayachy arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, 17 February 2022. John Thys/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Criminal Law

Former Mauritius central bank governor charged with fraud, released on bail

Villen Anganan and Hereward Holland 10 Apr 2025

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Labour Law

When do restraint of trade agreements become unreasonable in the eyes of the court?

Jaimé-Lee Jacobs 7 Apr 2025

Advertising

ARB says complaint against Department of Health TV sugar ad holds merit

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Apr 2025

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Land & Property Law

Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito

Joseph Bracken 3 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf South Africans will not be denied their constitutional right to access to news and information after the Gauteng High Court suspended the analogue TV switch-off date of 31 March 2025

Media Freedom

Court suspends analogue switch-off date, ruling calls set date "irrational"

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2025

Allan Gray Makers and E Squared Investments launch Imara SMME Fund

SMEs

Allan Gray Makers and E Squared Investments launch Imara SMME Fund

Issued by Tishala Communications 27 Mar 2025

An architect’s impression of the proposed retirement complex at Sedgefield. Graphic: Eco Route Environmental Consultancy (Draft Amendment Report).

Land & Property Law

Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5m

John Yeld 19 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf The legal bid of eTV, Media Monitoring Africa and SOS Support public broadcasting continues today, Wednesday 19 March in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

TV

Television access at risk for millions of South Africans as analogue switch-off date is contested

19 Mar 2025

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Healthcare

#HumanRightsMonth: The call for stem cell transplants for SA children

18 Mar 2025

Law Practice

Attorneys, beware 'AI hallucinations' - the real consequences of fabricated citations

11 Mar 2025

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Advertising

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Mar 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation financing in South Africa: Clarifying misconceptions

Simon Kuper and Neil Lazarus 6 Mar 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: A costly mistake, a well-timed ad, and a lesson in digital banking

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: A costly mistake, a well-timed ad, and a lesson in digital banking

Brendan Seery 6 Mar 2025

Agriculture

How do we ensure that record agricultural exports translate to strong agricultural GDP?

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025