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No direction without a will

Law of Succession

No direction without a will

Issued by Capital Legacy 15 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA ruling on debt prescription redefines corporate accountability

Mtho Maphumulo 15 May 2025

Key strategies for successful international SME expansion

SMEs

Key strategies for successful international SME expansion

12 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law preventing municipal employees from holding office in political parties is unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 May 2025

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Justice sought for George collapse victims as damning report looms

8 May 2025

Domestic car market shines amid global tariff pressures

Commercial & Industrial

Domestic car market shines amid global tariff pressures

6 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African factory mood sours sharply in April, Absa PMI shows

5 May 2025

The e-commerce frontier: How local SMEs can capitalise on cross-border e-commerce

E-commerce

The e-commerce frontier: How local SMEs can capitalise on cross-border e-commerce

30 Apr 2025

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Shipping

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Lisa Baertlein 29 Apr 2025

Honouring the faces behind South Africa's wine

Food & Wine

Honouring the faces behind South Africa's wine

Issued by FusionDesign 17 Apr 2025

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Agribusiness

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Meluleki Nzimande and Megan Jarvis 17 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Safe-haven Swiss franc at decade high, euro surges vs dollar as US-China trade war rages

11 Apr 2025

South Africa considering auto industry incentives as tariff buffer

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa considering auto industry incentives as tariff buffer

Nqobile Dludla 11 Apr 2025

Source: HOLIET via

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast signals cocoa price hike in response to US tariffs

Ange Aboa 11 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump's tariff pause sparks surge in European and Asian markets

10 Apr 2025

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Law of Succession

SA expats in the UAE: Why you may need two Wills

Sarah Simson and Marianne du Toit 10 Apr 2025

Rangel commits R125.6m to expand logistics in Africa

Warehousing

Rangel commits R125.6m to expand logistics in Africa

8 Apr 2025

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

7 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Gold scales record peak as Trump tariffs fuel safe-haven scramble

Anjana Anil and Anushree Mukherjee 3 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks tread with caution as Trump's tariff plans loom

2 Apr 2025

Source: © SA People There is an urgent need for substantial investment in grid modernisation in South Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa's renewable energy future: Opportunities and challenges

Manuele Battisti 1 Apr 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA invalidates trustee appointments over trust deed breach

Khanyisa Monqo and Karel Kogler 24 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Calin Cloete, Enterprise Security Solutions Lead: ESET Southern Africa.

NHI

NHI needs to be secured against cyberattacks

24 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal South Africa is in talks to defer long steel plant closure

Nelson Banya 24 Mar 2025

Source: Lesetja Kganyago - Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Global trade fears keep South Africa’s interest rates on hold

Katja Hamilton 20 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

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

Wesley Field 18 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Thabani Ndwandwe 13 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

13 Mar 2025

Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

China's agricultural trade friction with the US presents opportunities for other exporters

Agriculture

China's agricultural trade friction with the US presents opportunities for other exporters

Wandile Sihlobo 12 Mar 2025

South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones

Mobile & Apps

South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones

12 Mar 2025

Law Practice

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

11 Mar 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Playing the Trump card: How to get an investment edge in 2025

10 Mar 2025

Lucinda Alfonica, Commercial Manager at Workforce Staffing

Occupational Health & Safety

Temporary help required: Employers guide to navigating COIDA

Lucinda Alfonica 6 Mar 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation financing in South Africa: Clarifying misconceptions

Simon Kuper and Neil Lazarus 6 Mar 2025

Oil steady; market eyes OPEC+ output increase, US tariffs

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil steady; market eyes OPEC+ output increase, US tariffs

5 Mar 2025

ArcelorMittal closure confirmed, but hope floats in steel market

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal closure confirmed, but hope floats in steel market

Lindsey Schutters 28 Feb 2025

Source: Chuttersnap/Unsplash

Manufacturing & Parts

SA's electric dream from loadshedding to leading the EV revolution

Yael Shafrir, Raeesah Shaik, Nasmé Puley, and Shirleen Ritchie 27 Feb 2025

Workers at a household goods wholesaler in Johannesburg must be paid the minimum wage, not according to targets reached, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Women workers win major victory on minimum wage

Tania Broughton 26 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Rex Cowley, director and co-founder of Overseas Trust and Pension (OTAP).

Markets & Investment

Foreign pensions: An effective tool for global wealth diversification and asset protection

25 Feb 2025

Conservation groups want new “sweet spot” no-fishing zones around African Penguin breeding colonies, arguing current zones are inadequate to prevent the species’ extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

John Yeld 17 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Monarch sells out phases fast, with Phase 3 debut

13 Feb 2025

Couples therapy for your finances

Law of Succession

Couples therapy for your finances

Issued by Capital Legacy 13 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Parmi Natesan, chief executive officer of IoDSA.

Economy

#Sona2025: A call for action in public-sector governance

12 Feb 2025

Omnichannel retail in 2025: The boundaries between digital and physical shopping continue to crumble

Sales

Omnichannel retail in 2025: The boundaries between digital and physical shopping continue to crumble

Zak Haeri, Issued by NielsenIQ 11 Feb 2025

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

Fuel & Energy

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Joubert Van Eeden 11 Feb 2025

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Labour Law

Dismissal codes expanded: What employers need to know

Keshni Naicker and Amandla Makhongwana 30 Jan 2025

HIV/AIDS

‘I’m breaching my Hippocratic oath’ – Trump’s foreign aid freeze halts key HIV programmes

29 Jan 2025

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Healthcare

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Yoliswa Sobuwa 28 Jan 2025

The Beer Association of South Africa shares priorities for 2025

ESG

The Beer Association of South Africa shares priorities for 2025

Charlene Louw 23 Jan 2025