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Legislation & Regulation

Call for comment on draft Cannabis Regulations

4 Feb 2026

The Department of Social Development, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury want a ruling that declared several regulations governing the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant unconstitutional overturned. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant increase is “simply unaffordable” says Treasury

Marecia Damons 26 Jan 2026

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Employment and Data Protection, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' Chloë Loubser: Tectonic shifts for SA’s labour laws

Chloë Loubser 19 Jan 2026

Corporate & Commercial Law

Driving licence card machine tender declared 'invalid' by High Court

9 Jan 2026

Land & Property Law

Cape Town estate agent dupes seller in elaborate property scam, court intervenes

Anelisa Zungu and Renel Fourie 22 Dec 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Supreme Court underscores the duty to exhaust internal remedies before judicial review

Xola Njengele and Jaime-Lee Jacobs 17 Dec 2025

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Land & Property Law

ConCourt rules municipalities can't simply charge what they want for rates

Ntando Makuyana 20 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Understanding the SCA ruling: Breaches that lead to director delinquency

Nastascha Harduth and Gaby Wesson 15 Oct 2025

Labour Law

Landmark ConCourt ruling on parental leave and what it means for employers

3 Oct 2025

The contract between SASSA and Postbank is to be terminated this month. But Postbank has approached the court to get this set aside, saying it will have “severe consequences for vulnerable citizens”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Court battle over the end of Postbank’s agreement with Sassa

Marecia Damons 25 Sep 2025

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Tourism

SA Tourism Board challenge dissolution in court

5 Sep 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Deadline for 2026 online application period for Grade 1 and 8 looms

22 Aug 2025

Source: A legal battle in Cape Town between property owners and the City will clarify what municipalities can charge residents. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Mixed-Use Property

Property owners are misreading the law, argues Cape Town mayor

Steve Kretzmann 14 Aug 2025

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Law of Succession

When can a non-compliant Will be declared valid?

Roberto Oktober and Karel Kogler 1 Aug 2025

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Criminal Law

SIU triumphs in R67m corruption case: Lessons from landmark ruling

Dee-dee Mathelela 30 Jul 2025

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Law of Succession

Navigating the complexities of multi-jurisdictional wills with massed estates

Karel Kogler 22 Jul 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

How to detect ghost employees lurking in your payroll

18 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Court upholds foreign national's right to fair labour practice, expired visa and all

Nivaani Moodley, Jamie Jacobs and Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones 17 Jul 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Challenge denied: SCA dismisses bidder's appeal over procurement ethics

Dee-dee Mathelela 11 Jun 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Smile, you're on camera: Court reaffirms virtually signed agreements still valid

Mtho Maphumulo 2 Jun 2025

WhatsApp has launched a new campaign. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Watch | New WhatsApp campaign vows message privacy with no third-party access

20 May 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Time - and courts - wait for no labour dispute

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 May 2025

Property

Buffalo City wants to recover R16m in Covid housing funds

Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp staff 9 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that a section of the law which automatically strips South Africans of citizenship if they take the citizenship of another country is invalid. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Tania Broughton 7 May 2025

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Labour Law

Court battle looms over Employment Equity Act amendments

Hugo Pienaar, Asma Cachalia, and Alex van Greuning 5 May 2025

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Environmental Law

South African court says no to new coal-fired power: What’s behind the ruling

Melanie Murcott 14 Apr 2025

The Department of Social Development is proposing changes to the Social Assistance Act, including removing questions about the income of applicants for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa/GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Marecia Damons 9 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

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Economy

Namibia's new president vows to diversify economy, tackle joblessness

Nyasha Nyaungwa 24 Mar 2025

Smile FM listeners grow by 20%

Radio & Audio

Smile FM listeners grow by 20%

Issued by Smile 90.4FM 20 Feb 2025

Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

Renergen starts 2025 with helium hurdles and legal battles

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renergen starts 2025 with helium hurdles and legal battles

Lindsey Schutters 7 Jan 2025

Criminal Law

How the SRD grant system has been defrauded

Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

Can a state entity avoid paying a contractor where their appointment is challenged?

Legal

Can a state entity avoid paying a contractor where their appointment is challenged?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 28 Oct 2024

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Law of Succession

Under the influence: Court rules on case questioning free will in inheritance dispute

Karel Kogler 25 Oct 2024

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Labour Law

Conciliation: A vital step when challenging fairness of retrenchments

Chloë Loubser 30 Sep 2024

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Law Practice

The most important signature of all

Issued by Capital Legacy 2 Sep 2024

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Competition Law

Covid PPE supplier must face the music, court rules

Tania Broughton 7 Aug 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

MTN loses Special Tribunal application

2 Aug 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Unpacking the newly gazetted Companies Amendment Acts

Madelein van der Walt, Nasrin Kharsany and Serena Kalbskopf 2 Aug 2024

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Land rights: New legal amendment places Minister squarely in the way of substantive land reform

Brian Benfield and Gary Moore 29 Jul 2024

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Covid-19

Europe: Covid-19 contract-transparency ruling fails to cloud Von der Leyen's future

18 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Court dismisses order to interdict NSFAS

1 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Are virtually commissioned affidavits valid?

Graeme Palmer 26 Jun 2024

The impact of Elon Musk’s staggering generous pay package will be felt far beyond corporate America. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

Executive pay: The virus Elon Musk is exporting back to SA

Ann Crotty for Just Share 21 Jun 2024

Addressing SA port congestion, efficiency: An analytical look at the World Bank’s CPPI Report

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Addressing SA port congestion, efficiency: An analytical look at the World Bank’s CPPI Report

Dr Juanita Maree 19 Jun 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

ZEP holders rights upheld by ConCourt, Motsoaledi's appeal dismissed

19 Jun 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SAP ordered to pay SIU half a billion rand over 'invalid' Eskom contracts

25 Mar 2024

Everlytic demystifies new email authentication protocols

PR & Communications

Everlytic demystifies new email authentication protocols

Daniella Graham, Issued by Everlytic 11 Mar 2024