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Taxation & Regulation

African states hike gambling taxes as addiction soars, and industry fights back

19 Mar 2026

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Labour Law

Draft amendments to employment laws - part 1: Parental leave overhaul and more

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 5 Mar 2026

Finance

South Africa’s costly TFSA oversight: Millions left on the table

23 Feb 2026

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Banking

How AI in fraud is turning banks' own defenses against them

20 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Deadline for comments on anti-money laundering draft bill extended

20 Feb 2026

Sex workers will have a respite from prosecution until a court case that will determine whether sex work should be decriminalised concludes. The case may take years. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

No sex workers will be prosecuted while court process plays out

Liezl Human 5 Sep 2025

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Mining

Revamping the Mineral Resources Bill: A path to investment growth?

18 Aug 2025

Mining

Gwede Mantashe amends hotly contested BEE clauses in draft MRDP bill

13 Jun 2025

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Mining

Minerals Council South Africa inputs not reflected in MRD Bill

28 May 2025

Graduates welcome EFF proposal of Bill aimed at settling student university debt

Higher Education

Graduates welcome EFF proposal of Bill aimed at settling student university debt

Siyabonga Goni 24 Mar 2025

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

Legislation & Regulation

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

24 Dec 2024

The minister and deputy minister of minerals and petroleum resources addressed the media at Africa Oil Week 2024.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mantashe publishes Petroleum Products Bill for public comment

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

Indaba to spotlight procurement act, sustainability, and tenders

Logistics & Transport

Indaba to spotlight procurement act, sustainability, and tenders

23 Aug 2024

Social Media

Kenya tells TikTok to show it is complying with privacy laws

Duncan Miriri 22 Mar 2024

Lizle Louw, Partner at Webber Wentzel

Legislation & Regulation

Call for comment on sectoral targets in EEA amendment draft

Lizle Louw 8 Feb 2024

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Potholes and prosperity in store for employment law

Tracy van der Colff 24 Jan 2024

Gwede Mantashe is a strong advocate for developing the SA gas economy.

Coal, Oil & Gas

DMRE's Gas Act amendment points to major industry overhaul

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jan 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Public comment extension for draft SA Petroleum Company Bill

20 Dec 2023

Proposed tax law amendments raise concerns for global business outsourcing

Tax Law

Proposed tax law amendments raise concerns for global business outsourcing

Joon Chong 11 Sep 2023

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Family Law

Have your say on Draft Marriage Bill

12 Jul 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves publication of Draft Marriage Bill

23 Jun 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves Bills for public comment

16 Feb 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

IPID Amendment Bill published for comment

9 Dec 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

New proposed tobacco bill threatens jail time if kids are sold cigarettes

16 Nov 2022

Johan Olivier, Partner and Siya Ngcamu, Associate at Webber Wentzel

Labour Law

What role do employers have in eradicating gender-based violence?

Johan Olivier and Siya Ngcamu 13 Oct 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Draft Extradition Bill published

26 Aug 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Have your say on Treasury, Sars draft Bills

1 Aug 2022

National standards in the works for vaping and vaping products

Regulatory

National standards in the works for vaping and vaping products

19 May 2022

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Labour Law

Trio of employment law developments in South Africa

Tracy van der Colff and Kirsty Gibson 28 Mar 2022

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2022: What it means for your financial planning

25 Feb 2022

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Energy

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Hartmut Winkler 21 Feb 2022

The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is seen during the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia 29 June 2019. Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Senegal rejects bid to toughen strict anti-LGBT law

6 Jan 2022

Lize de la Harpe, legal advisor, Glacier by Sanlam

Taxation & Regulation

Withdrawing retirement funds on emigration: The impact of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act

Lize de la Harpe 3 Mar 2021

Bill paves ways for legal service for small enterprises

Legislation & Regulation

Bill paves ways for legal service for small enterprises

11 Dec 2020

New tax bill: Taxpayers could be criminally liable for honest mistakes

Taxation & Regulation

New tax bill: Taxpayers could be criminally liable for honest mistakes

Kyle Fyfe 7 Sep 2020

Necessary changes to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace

Legislation & Regulation

Necessary changes to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace

Tiisetso Rabolao and Kirsty Gibson 27 Aug 2020

Further tax measures to combat impact of Covid-19

Tax Law

Further tax measures to combat impact of Covid-19

Juanita van der Merwe 8 May 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 22 January 2020. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER.

Media Freedom

Wan-Ifra concerned over proposed media bill threatening freedom of expression - Ukraine

14 Apr 2020

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Agribusiness

Land reform in South Africa is both a human rights issue and a constitutional imperative

Peter Setou 23 Mar 2020

The politics behind South Africa's property clause amendment

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

The politics behind South Africa's property clause amendment

Theunis Roux 18 Feb 2020

Taxation & Regulation

Many countries regulate e-cigarettes. South Africa should too

Laura Rossouw 6 Feb 2020

Constitution Amendment Bill submissions extended

Legislation & Regulation

Constitution Amendment Bill submissions extended

31 Jan 2020

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Agriculture

Deadline to comment on land reform approaches

29 Jan 2020

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Agribusiness

Call for for participation in land expropriation draft bill

19 Dec 2019

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NHI

Sama makes NHI submission to Parliament

10 Dec 2019

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Agriculture

Land expropriation draft bill open for public commentary

Claudi Nortjé 10 Dec 2019

Deconstructing the Housing Consumer Protection Draft Bill

Land & Property Law

Deconstructing the Housing Consumer Protection Draft Bill

Simphiwe Maphumulo 7 Nov 2019

PIC: Ethiopians follow the news on television at a cafe in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, June 23, 2019. Ethiopian authorities arrested journalist Mesganaw Getachew on August 9 after he filmed outside a court in Addis Ababa. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene.

Media Freedom

Ethiopian authorities arrest journalist Mesganaw Getachew

23 Aug 2019