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Labour Law

Employers can't sidestep employee fund contributions despite business transfer

Mzwakhe Poswa 4 Sep 2025

Sappi concludes sale of Lomati Sawmill to Normandien Farms

Agribusiness

Sappi concludes sale of Lomati Sawmill to Normandien Farms

Issued by Sappi 12 Aug 2025

A lack of refuse removal services in Caledon’s Riemvasmaak informal settlement results in waste being dumped at the bottom of the hill on the bank of the Bath River. Riemvasmaak resident Anele Boyce said the dumping problem could be reduced if the municipality supplied bin bags and a skip. Photos: Steve Kretzmann

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jun 2025

Tiger Brands to sell canned fruit business Langeberg and Ashton Foods for R1

Sales

Tiger Brands to sell canned fruit business Langeberg and Ashton Foods for R1

16 May 2025

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Labour Law

The complex business of outsourcing and the implications of Section 197

Jacques van Wyk and Mike Searle 27 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

New owner, same employment contract: Court reiterates original retirement age applies

Chloë Loubser 26 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

Business vs franchise transfer: What happens to employee contracts?

Labour Law

Business vs franchise transfer: What happens to employee contracts?

Ian Jacobsberg and Danie Pretorius 23 Jan 2025

The newly formed SANPC will operate as a subsidiary of the CEF

Coal, Oil & Gas

New SA National Petroleum Company gets Compcom nod

Lindsey Schutters 20 Sep 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Landmark ConCourt judgment reinforces employee rights in transfer case

Ali Sonday 12 Aug 2024

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Energy

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Hoedspruit: The new inland gem drawing young buyers

6 Jun 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Is the new minimum wage sustainable... for employees?

9 Apr 2024

City Lodge Hotels’ interim revenue hits R1bn

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels’ interim revenue hits R1bn

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 26 Feb 2024

The sustainability of sustainability

Accounting & Auditing

The sustainability of sustainability

Milton Segal, Issued by SAICA 14 Feb 2024

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners

Corporate & Commercial Law

How SA employment law impacts corporate deals

Tracy van der Colff 20 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. The service station on the N12 in Potchefstroom in the North West is up for auction.

Industrial & Logistics Property

South African investors eye petrol-station real estate amid fuel-consumption surge

23 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Deceased estates such as this one represent a favourable investment opportunity.

Property

Purchasing property via a deceased estate auction

Jaco du Toit 30 Aug 2023

Medshield highlights strong financial position at the 2023 Annual General Meeting

Medical Aid

Medshield highlights strong financial position at the 2023 Annual General Meeting

Issued by Stone 14 Aug 2023

SA's road freight sector gears up for SME Road Freight Summit and Awards 2023

Awards

SA's road freight sector gears up for SME Road Freight Summit and Awards 2023

15 Jun 2023

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Land & Property Law

Special Tribunal declares land reform lease agreement unlawful

17 May 2023

Tupperware business on the brink of collapse

Packaging

Tupperware business on the brink of collapse

14 Apr 2023

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Labour Law

Does restraint of trade transfer when a business is sold?

Jacques van Wyk & Andre van Heerden 8 Mar 2023

#Budget2023: Investors welcome Eskom debt relief plan

Markets & Investment

#Budget2023: Investors welcome Eskom debt relief plan

Rachel Savage 23 Feb 2023

African Bank completes acquisition of Ubank, integration underway

Banking

African Bank completes acquisition of Ubank, integration underway

3 Nov 2022

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Residential Property

SA property owners: Short-term rentals are a hot ticket this season

14 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. African Bank chief executive officer, Kennedy Bungane.

Banking

African Bank to acquire majority of UBank's assets and liabilities in R80m deal

26 Aug 2022

SAB Foundation's Tholoana Enterprise Programme opens for applications

Social Entrepreneurship

SAB Foundation's Tholoana Enterprise Programme opens for applications

1 Aug 2022

Medshield highlights successes and strong financial position at the 2022 Annual General Meeting

Medical Aid

Medshield highlights successes and strong financial position at the 2022 Annual General Meeting

Issued by Stone 1 Jul 2022

Western Cape Government meets Tiger Brands about fruit canning factory closure

Agro-processing

Western Cape Government meets Tiger Brands about fruit canning factory closure

28 Jun 2022

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Zondo Commission

Eskom pre-payments to Tegeta enabled by willing agents

Valencia Talane 13 May 2022

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Competition Law

Commission bars acquisition of Sasol's sodium cyanide business

1 Dec 2021

Entries open for SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme

Social Entrepreneurship

Entries open for SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme

2 Sep 2021

Eskom outlines plan to arrest spiral in outstanding municipal debt

Infrastructure & Utilities

Eskom outlines plan to arrest spiral in outstanding municipal debt

2 Sep 2021

Historic SA wine estate owned by Anne Cointreau goes under hammer

Property

Historic SA wine estate owned by Anne Cointreau goes under hammer

Wendell Roelf 26 Aug 2021

Accounting & Auditing

IRBA publishes consultation paper on enhancing disclosures in audit reports

22 Jul 2021

Hayley Barker Hoogwerf project director for audit and assurance, Saica.

Accounting & Auditing

The audit expectation gap explained

Hayley Barker Hoogwerf 15 Apr 2021

Richard Rattue, MD, Compli-Serve

Financial Services

Two decades ago, and the times to come: How technology has shaped financial services

Richard Rattue 6 Apr 2021

Zimkita Mabindla

Accounting & Auditing

Who will monitor the monitors?

Zimkita Mabindla 16 Mar 2021

Fighting intimidation in the audit space

Accounting & Auditing

Fighting intimidation in the audit space

21 Jan 2021

Selling your business as a going concern

Corporate & Commercial Law

Selling your business as a going concern

Graeme Palmer 25 Nov 2020

NH The Lord Charles

Hospitality

Iconic NH The Lord Charles to close

14 Aug 2020

Constitutional Court orders transport department to insource Tasima employees

Corporate & Commercial Law

Constitutional Court orders transport department to insource Tasima employees

Zoë Postman 5 Aug 2020

Covid-19 and the commercial rental market in SA

Office Property

Covid-19 and the commercial rental market in SA

Richard Walker 23 Jul 2020

Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill to be tabled in Parliament

Banking

Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill to be tabled in Parliament

12 Jun 2020

#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

ICT

#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2020

Bernard Agulhas, CEO of the IRBA

Accounting & Auditing

The implications of Covid-19 on audits and auditors

26 Mar 2020

To be sold: Amanzingwe Lodge

Markets & Investment

To be sold: Amanzingwe Lodge

Issued by Amanzingwe Holdings 11 Mar 2020

#Budget2020 highlights...

Tax Law

#Budget2020 highlights...

Virusha Subban, Jana Botha, and Prenisha Govender 27 Feb 2020