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Labour Law

Court ruling on polygraph dismissals and misclassified terminations

Riona Kalua 17 Sep 2025

Promptathons: Catalysing AI Adoption and Innovation in the Enterprise

Education

Promptathons: Catalysing AI Adoption and Innovation in the Enterprise

Issued by Shaper 8 Jul 2025

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Finance

Fighting internal fraud: How fidelity insurance protects South African businesses

28 Aug 2025

Securex South Africa 2025: Making retail security smarter, safer, and more efficient

Security

Securex South Africa 2025: Making retail security smarter, safer, and more efficient

Issued by Securex 24 Apr 2025

Source: Fikile Mbalula, the Secretary-General of the African National Congress addresses the media during a press conference at Chief Albert Luthuli House, the headquarters of the African National Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 April, 2025.

Markets & Investment

South Africa's ANC committed to coalition despite budget disagreements

Nellie Peyton 8 Apr 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

If time is money, can time-wasters be fired?

Wesley Field 18 Mar 2025

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Insurance & Actuarial

NLPs and automated image analysis: How AI is being used to prevent insurance fraud

Prescious Mogale and Zaakir Mohamed 6 Dec 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Malicious whistleblowing - part 1: How to deal with employees that cry wolf

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Mbali Nkosi 22 Nov 2024

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Labour Law

Icala aliboli - DUIs and why you can still be fired over a 2-year-old lie

Amandla Makhongwana and Jerry Kaapu 18 Nov 2024

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Labour Law

Dismissal disputes: Trust breakdown evidence not always required

Amandla Makhongwana and Chloë Loubser 7 Oct 2024

Media

Complaint against Daily Maverick Steinhoff stories dismissed

Ombud Watcher Law 12 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Debarments reveal systemic issues within the financial services industry

Jean-Paul Rudd 2 Jul 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Zero tolerance for pandemic of fraudulent medical certificates

JJ van der Walt 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

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Labour Law & Unions

On the hook for playing hooky: Consequences of sick leave abuse

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 3 May 2024

Source: © Daily Investor 3 SABC executives have been suspending following their failure to disclose a 7.5% profit-share deal with Discover Digital

Media

SABC executives suspended over undisclosed profit-share deal with Discover Digital

12 Feb 2024

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Labour Law

Employee confessions - are they valid? LAC ruling

Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2024

Umalusi approves release of 2023 matric exam results

Primary & Secondary Education

Umalusi approves release of 2023 matric exam results

16 Jan 2024

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PR & Communications

8 tips to a winning entry in the Sabre Awards EMEA and Africa

11 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Despite fraud cases dominating the news cycle, there has been a decrease in fraudulent and dishonest life insurance claims

Insurance & Actuarial

AI steps up the fight against insurance fraud

21 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf A medical certificate produced by an employee to justify a period of absence constitutes hearsay evidence, which employers are entitled to challenge

Labour Law & Unions

Instances when an employer can query the validity of the medical certificate

Dumisani Ndiweni & Kgololego Pooe 16 Oct 2023

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Labour Law

Qualified, but still a liar - consequences of CV misrepresentation

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 10 Oct 2023

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Labour Law

Too sick to work, but well enough to march? Not so fast...

Johan Botes 26 Jul 2023

A Sars employee who took part in an EFF protest while claiming to be on sick leave must be fired, the Labour Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

"Sick" Sars employee spotted at EFF protest must be fired, judge rules

Tania Broughton 24 Jul 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Chef's Warehouse waitress fired for not pooling R150 tip

Tania Broughton 10 Jul 2023

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Employment Equity

Minister Nxesi to publish regulations on Employment Equity targets

10 May 2023

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Labour Law

Employee screening now compulsory for accountable institutions

Johan Botes and Ethan Chetty 19 Apr 2023

Former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), Phillemon Letwaba has been ordered to pay punitive legal costs to veteran freelance journalist Raymond Joseph (pictured above) / GroundUp

Media & Entertainment Law

Court orders former Lottery boss to pay punitive legal costs to journalist

Tania Broughton 1 Mar 2023

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Labour Law

Once judged, twice... res judicata

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 27 Jan 2023

Primary & Secondary Education

Umalusi approves Matric 2022 results

17 Jan 2023

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Primary & Secondary Education

2022 NSC exams kick off

31 Oct 2022

Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks

HR Tools & Software

Pre-employment background checks: Are your potential hires who they say they are?

24 Oct 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Educator misconduct: Why legislation needs to be amended now

14 Jun 2022

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Law Practice

Office of the Legal Service Ombud launched

3 Jun 2022

Building trust with the power of PR

PR & Communications

Building trust with the power of PR

Samantha Hogg 24 May 2022

Plagiarism - do we have an elephant in the room?

Higher Education

Plagiarism - do we have an elephant in the room?

Larysa Botha, Issued by Milpark Education 25 Apr 2022

Food & bev. services

Nando's gets the stick for firing a man who tasted its carrots

Tania Broughton 25 Apr 2022

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Higher Education

3 ways to destroy your academic integrity and how to avoid them

17 Mar 2022

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Zondo Commission

Mokonyane lied about Bosasa favours, Zondo finds

Valencia Talane 17 Mar 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

No leniency for dishonesty in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk 14 Mar 2022

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Zondo Commission

Bosasa: Frolick, Smith failed in their oversight role

Valencia Talane 11 Mar 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Resigning to avoid disciplinary action? Think again

Danie Pretorius 18 Feb 2022

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Labour Law

Honesty is the best policy when moonlighting

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kgololego Pooe, Jenna Atkinson and Nonjabulo Mthem 2 Feb 2022

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Labour Law

Calling in sick to go watch the match will get you fired

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kalene Watson, Nasmé Puley and Otshepeng Molapisi 28 Jan 2022

How the new Property Practitioners Act will impact property developers

Property

How the new Property Practitioners Act will impact property developers

Wilco du Toit 26 Jan 2022

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Primary & Secondary Education

Umalusi approves the release of 2021 national examination results

18 Jan 2022

16 tips for developing a strong business strategy

Business Plans

16 tips for developing a strong business strategy

Tara Turkington 10 Jan 2022

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Financial Services

Industry disruptor wins SAICA's top-35 under-35 award

29 Nov 2021