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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites is seen over Sebastian Inlet after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, 26 February 2025. Reuters/Sam Wolfe

Corporate & Commercial Law

SA eases ownership rules, opening door for Starlink and other foreign operators

Nqobile Dludla 15 Dec 2025

Social Media

Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Other countries are closely watching what happens

Lisa M. Given 11 Dec 2025

A very South African skills conference

Skills Training

A very South African skills conference

Issued by Pert Industrials 5 Dec 2025

Four months ago, final environmental authorisation was given for the construction of a second nuclear power plant for South Africa at Duynefontein, which currently hosts the 1,940-megawatt (MW) Koeberg nuclear facility, pictured above. Photo: Brent Meersman

Nuclear Power

Eskom starts environmental assessment for a third nuclear power station

John Yeld 3 Dec 2025

(Image source: © UNPD Bradly Howland, CEO of Alkemi Collective, says South Africa’s recent hosting of the G20 Summit is a live, high-stakes demonstration of what strategic communication looks like. Pictured: G20 South Africa Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting

PR & Communications

5 communications insights from SA's recent hosting of the G20 Summit

Bradly Howland 1 Dec 2025

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Tax Law

When does the High Court have jurisdiction over tax disputes?

Joon Chong and Dario Milo 12 Nov 2025

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IP Law

Why Nero's attempt to trademark its 'Champagne' brand fizzled out in EU court

Jeremy de Beer 30 Oct 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Social housing in Cape Town questioned

Katja Hamilton 22 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Gender Commission lambasts "violent nature" of Mchunu's anti-LGBTQIA+ comments

13 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SAHRC orders Ngizwe Mchunu to apologise for anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

10 Oct 2025

Roots 8.1 reveals compelling insights into local SA consumer behaviour (with plenty of surprises)

Research

Roots 8.1 reveals compelling insights into local SA consumer behaviour (with plenty of surprises)

Issued by Caxton Media 3 Oct 2025

Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), addresses supporters as he leads a protest towards the Constitutional Court, where the political party is challenging the National Assembly’s rejection of a report that could have led to impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa due to the Phala Phala scandal at his private game farm in Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 November 2024. Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Criminal Law

Court finds Malema guilty in 2018 firearm case

Siyanda Mthethwa 2 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

#AEW2025: Breaking the fossil fuel impasse in South Africa's Orange Basin

Maroefah Smith 1 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters/Leah Millis. South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, speaks during a press conference, in Washington, D.C., US, 21 May, 2025.

Taxation & Regulation

South African minister meets US representative in push for trade deal

Sfundo Parakozov and Alexander Winning 19 Sep 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why environmentalists are battling the Karpowership project in court

16 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa has sent officials to US for trade talks, president says

10 Sep 2025

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

Sponsorship

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

5 Sep 2025

Digital

Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next

Rob Nicholls 3 Sep 2025

IP Law

Will 'Cold' Palmer's shivering celebration become a worldwide trade mark?

Peter Mercuur 21 Aug 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Western Cape court halts TotalEnergies' offshore drilling over EIA failings

14 Aug 2025

Source: Makhanda Tourism.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Steve Kretzmann 30 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

South Africa's parliament passes last major budget bill

Nellie Peyton and Kopano Gumbi 24 Jul 2025

Artscape Women’s Humanity Festival 2025 reveals lineup

Lifestyle

Artscape Women’s Humanity Festival 2025 reveals lineup

24 Jul 2025

SA's Maziv valued at $2bn after revised deal with Vodacom

Telecoms & Networks

SA's Maziv valued at $2bn after revised deal with Vodacom

21 Jul 2025

Law of Succession

Dispute over life partnership status fuels legal battle for estate

Loraine Strydom and Kaamilah Paulse 15 Jul 2025

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Competition Law

Critics vs competition authorities: Why some mergers take longer to approve

Anthony Norton 10 Jul 2025

Competition Commission drops opposition to Vodacom's Maziv deal

Internet

Competition Commission drops opposition to Vodacom's Maziv deal

Nqobile Dludla 9 Jul 2025

Source: Archive | Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille

Tourism

Minister De Lille addresses SA Tourism tender allegations

9 Jul 2025

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Finance

Reserve Bank ownership: Proposal divides policymakers, economists

2 Jul 2025

The CEO of T-Connect Lesotho, Phelane Phomane, at the launch of Starlink. Image: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Internet

Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 Jun 2025

Transport

$10m funding drives growth, youth empowerment in SA ride-hailing sector

10 Jun 2025

Source: Pixabay.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Legal showdown for land rights: New push to scrap the Expropriation Act

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA proposes workaround for Starlink, communication multinationals to adhere to local ownership laws

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nqobile Dludla 23 May 2025

Source: © ReutersConnect Lebo Madiba managing director PR Powerhouse examines what the Trump–Ramaphosa meeting revealed about strategic messaging under pressure

PR & Communications

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump–Ramaphosa meeting | Strategic messaging under pressure

Lebo Madiba 22 May 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Judge slams Gauteng land grab

Tania Broughton 16 May 2025

A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Climate Change

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Liezl Human 14 May 2025

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa at a bilateral meeting with President Karin Keller-Sutter of Switzerland on the margins of the first meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors in Cape Town in February 2025.

NHI

Plea for transparency: Ramaphosa to release NHI Bill approval records

8 May 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Sustained pressure on SA rhino populations

5 May 2025

Tidjane Thiam, president of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire), speaks during a meeting as the country prepares for the presidential election in Yopougon, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Source: Reuters/Luc Gnago/File.

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Ivory Coast court strikes Thiam's name off electoral roll over French nationality

Reuters 23 Apr 2025

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye stands in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda 2 December 2024. Source: Reuters, Abubaker Lubowa.

Criminal Law

Uganda plans law to allow military prosecution of civilians

22 Apr 2025

Lesotho grants operating licence to Musk's Starlink

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho grants operating licence to Musk's Starlink

15 Apr 2025

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Sechaba Mokhethi 10 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters. Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) John Steenhuisen speaks to media in Cape Town, South Africa 14 June, 2024.

Taxation & Regulation

#Budget2025: Pushback over Fikile's D-Day announcement

Katja Hamilton 8 Apr 2025

Source: Fikile Mbalula, the Secretary-General of the African National Congress addresses the media during a press conference at Chief Albert Luthuli House, the headquarters of the African National Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 April, 2025.

Markets & Investment

South Africa's ANC committed to coalition despite budget disagreements

Nellie Peyton 8 Apr 2025

Finance

Budget2025 deadlock: Can Treasury guarantee the payment of social grants?

Katja Hamilton 2 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

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

Nyasha Nyaungwa 24 Mar 2025

South Africa's digital future hindered by rising cyber threats

Cybersecurity

South Africa's digital future hindered by rising cyber threats

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 19 Mar 2025