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PAIA requests: Think twice before sharing information

Corporate & Commercial Law

PAIA requests: Think twice before sharing information

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 1 day

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Tax Law

Tax admin amendment bill 2026: What provisional taxpayers need to know

Joon Chong 2 days

The single story is alive and well in South African boardrooms

Marketing

The single story is alive and well in South African boardrooms

Dhatchani Naidoo, Issued by eatbigfish 2 days

FNB hit with R1m fine over customer data security

Cybersecurity

FNB hit with R1m fine over customer data security

2 days

The Johannesburg Labour Court has set aside a CCMA ruling because the commissioner cited a non-existent judgment and failed to verify the source. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Labour Law

Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner for relying on AI hallucination

Tania Broughton 3 days

Food, Water & Energy Security

Bronkhorstspruit water crisis prompts investigation into City of Tshwane

26 Oct 2026

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Are you covered? How undisclosed AI usage can leave insureds exposed

Maria Philippides and Erwyn Durman 26 Oct 2026

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: Day 1 round up

Events & Conferencing

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: Day 1 round up

Issued by Mann Made 23 Oct 2026

Tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir are arguably the three most important medicines in South Africa. Archive photo: GroundUp Staff

HIV/AIDS

Cipla wins court fight over HIV pill tender

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2026

Quality over cheap: What South African shoppers now expect from retailers

Trends

Quality over cheap: What South African shoppers now expect from retailers

Mike Elliott 22 Oct 2026

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Environmental Law

No excuses for environmental harm: SCA mandates Eskom action plan for Kusile

Jones Antunes and Tashlin Ramanundh 20 Oct 2026

Labour Law & Unions

The 6% shift allowance dispute: LAC clarifies jurisdictional rules in labour law

Richard Brown and Khanyisa Monqo 20 Oct 2026

Phoebe Opperman

Design

Beyond the Pixel-Pusher Tax: Why strategic design should start on Day 0

Phoebe Opperman and AJ van den Heever, Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 20 Oct 2026

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela | Source: SANews.gov.za

Higher Education

No room for inaction: Manamela warns Setas under administration to fix control weaknesses

19 Oct 2026

Why South African employers need a better way to say no

Youth Employment

Why South African employers need a better way to say no

Issued by DY/DX 19 Oct 2026

In this exclusive article, Heath Batt, new business development manager, SA, Smollan Technologies, looks at what your sales data can teach you before #BlackFriday even arrives (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail

#BlackFriday hangover | Part 1: What your sales data can teach you before the event

Heath Batt 19 Oct 2026

Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts

SMEs

Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts

Sudir Sahadeo, Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Oct 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

When government fails to pay: The human and economic cost of unpaid contractors

Sharné Zimri 19 Oct 2026

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Labour Law

"Too old" for severance: Labour Court rules against age discrimination in VSPs

Bradley Workman-Davies 16 Oct 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Environmental concerns over TotalEnergies’ exploration in SA dismissed

16 Oct 2026

The marketing accountability gap every CEO and CFO should be asking about

Marketing

The marketing accountability gap every CEO and CFO should be asking about

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 15 Oct 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

NCC launches national opt-out registry: What direct marketers need to know

Nadine Mather, Savanna Stephens, Tanya Chivaura and Bradley Dunbar 13 Oct 2026

Smarter in-store payment options can cut queues and lift retail sales

Banking & Finance

Smarter in-store payment options can cut queues and lift retail sales

Lehan Le Grange 13 Oct 2026

El Niño could test more than crops: What farmers need to know about contractual risk

Agriculture

El Niño could test more than crops: What farmers need to know about contractual risk

Lucinde Rhoodie, Director and Liëtte van Schalkwyk 13 Oct 2026

Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor, damning report finds. Photo: (public domain)

Palliative care

Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor

Sean Christie 12 Oct 2026

Product launches fail when brands diagnose the wrong problem

Design & Manufacturing

Product launches fail when brands diagnose the wrong problem

9 Oct 2026

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

Franchising

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

9 Oct 2026

Competition Law

CompComm seeks historic revocation of Premier–RFG merger approval

Nazeera Mia, Xolani Nyali, and Tamara Dini 8 Oct 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

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

Mtho Maphumulo 6 Oct 2026

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Economy

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 6 Oct 2026

John Botha, joint CEO of Global Business Solutions

Labour Law & Unions

Cosatu protest: Why saving South African jobs must begin long before retrenchment notices arrive

John Botha 5 Oct 2026

Who do we put in charge? Regent Business School examines leadership and accountability with Jeff Wicks

Higher Education

Who do we put in charge? Regent Business School examines leadership and accountability with Jeff Wicks

Issued by Regent Business School 5 Oct 2026

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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 5 Oct 2026

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

ESG

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

1 Oct 2026

What we don't know about our hearts can hurt us

Public Health

What we don't know about our hearts can hurt us

Merilynn Steenkamp, Issued by JNPR 30 Sep 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

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

DA to report e-Panic data breach to Information Regulator

Cybersecurity

DA to report e-Panic data breach to Information Regulator

Joel Cedras 29 Sep 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Calling future civil engineers: Apply for 2027-28 Martin & East Gap Year and Bursary programme

25 Sep 2026

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has asked the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate failed farm worker equity schemes (FWES). Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Employment Equity

SIU asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes

Liezl Human 25 Sep 2026

Executives have confused visibility with influence, and their communications teams are helping them do it says Nkateko Khosa, business unit director at Bold (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

How to prise the open thought leadership trap - and get read

Nkateko Khosa 25 Sep 2026

Manufacturing built repeatable production systems decades ago; the same discipline can help mines respond more consistently to operational and market pressures (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Manufacturing's production systems the answer to SA mining production?

Johan Coetzee 25 Sep 2026

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Construction & Engineering

South Africa’s construction safety crisis goes beyond tougher fines

Olebogeng Manhe 22 Sep 2026

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

When does being ‘apolitical’ become a political act? An ethicist on the Ed Sheeran saga

Jacqueline Boaks 22 Sep 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Smart wearables and PoPIA: What SA employers need to know

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 21 Sep 2026

Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure burials happen safely and quickly, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), carry a wooden coffin before loading the body of an unidentified man, who, according to his family, died of Ebola, as they attend to retrieve it from his house, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

Jia B. Kangbai 14 Sep 2026

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Sustainability

Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

Angela van der Berg 11 Sep 2026