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Corporate & Commercial Law

Viceroy report leads to groundbreaking legal precedent in cross-border accountability

Lenee Green and Mariam Ismail 3 days

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Management & Leadership

The natural leader you're overlooking: Why businesses need more moms

Anja van Beek 6 Aug 2025

Cyber Law

Nigerian agency fines Multichoice for data privacy breaches

Camillus Eboh 8 Jul 2025

Law Practice

Fica compliance risks for law firms: 5 red flags

Hawken McEwan 3 Jul 2025

FSCA penalises African Bank for misleading “investment” advertisement

Advertising

FSCA penalises African Bank for misleading “investment” advertisement

24 Apr 2025

Legislation & Regulation

How a missed deadline keeps Bafana Bafana's World Cup hopes alive

Lesedi Mphahlele and Sello Ramanyana 22 Apr 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

KleuterZone controversy: What protection do investors, franchisees have under SA law?

Ian Jacobsberg 4 Apr 2025

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Smart Buildings & Cities

South Africa's tech-driven gated communities set a new global standard

28 Mar 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: A costly mistake, a well-timed ad, and a lesson in digital banking

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: A costly mistake, a well-timed ad, and a lesson in digital banking

Brendan Seery 6 Mar 2025

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Financial Services

Nigeria suing Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax

Camillus Eboh 20 Feb 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

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Consumer Law

Fast food chain slapped with R1m fine for contravening CPA

20 Dec 2024

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Construction & Engineering

Master Builders Association says contractors must learn from #GeorgeCollapse

17 Dec 2024

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Pharmaceuticals

Celgene to face Tribunal on charges of excessive pricing of cancer drug

17 Dec 2024

Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks

Corporate & Commercial Law

Are you flouting Fica? Sarb cracks down on non-compliance

Sameer Kumandan 4 Dec 2024

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Tax Law

What the ConCourt has to say about understatement penalties

Esther van Schalkwyk 15 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketing & Media

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

13 Nov 2024

Are you thinking about changing medical schemes but not sure of the risks? Medshield shares guidance

Medical Aid

Are you thinking about changing medical schemes but not sure of the risks? Medshield shares guidance

Issued by Stone 12 Nov 2024

Dan and Clinton set for emotional reunions after masterminding magical Carling CKO quarter-final wins

Sport

Dan and Clinton set for emotional reunions after masterminding magical Carling CKO quarter-final wins

Issued by MSports Marketing 6 Nov 2024

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AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 2 of 3: Seven lessons from AI creative optimisation in SA

Vincent Maher 5 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

All adds up: Considerations and calculations behind eye-watering admin penalties

Kent Davis and Anél De Meyer 31 Oct 2024

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Competition Law

No stitches for snitches: Role of leniency in dismantling cartels

Nicholas De Decker 18 Oct 2024

Finance

Two-pot system withdrawals hit R21bn

14 Oct 2024

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Labour Law

Dismissal disputes: Trust breakdown evidence not always required

Amandla Makhongwana and Chloë Loubser 7 Oct 2024

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Criminal Law

NPA scores Steinhoff victory

27 Sep 2024

Financial Services

Two-pot is hiding another nasty tax surprise

Paul Menge 17 Sep 2024

6 car dealerships face tribunal over alleged consumer protection breaches

Maintenance

6 car dealerships face tribunal over alleged consumer protection breaches

26 Aug 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Absolute return funds: ESG's vital role

Preanka Naidoo 20 Aug 2024

Glencore has finally reached closure on the DRC criminal case

Mining

Glencore closes DRC criminal investigations

5 Aug 2024

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Consumer Law

The Consumer Protection Act and how it applies to lease agreements

Alisa Malindi 1 Aug 2024

A security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US. 9 November 2022. Reuters/Peter DaSilva/File Photo

Cyber Law

Nigeria fines Meta $220m for violating consumer, data laws

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and and MacDonald Dzirutwe 22 Jul 2024

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Fintech

SA Court attaches Google assets over YouTube dispute

14 Jun 2024

Who will take the Vodacom URC Player of the Season Award?

Sport

Who will take the Vodacom URC Player of the Season Award?

13 Jun 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Employee tax: PAYE now or pay the consequences

Graeme Palmer 7 Jun 2024

New campaign from Adidas says ‘You Got This’ when under pressure

Sport

New campaign from Adidas says ‘You Got This’ when under pressure

6 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters. A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government sought to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Economy

Transition to ZiG currency sparks trade disruption in Zimbabwe

Katja Hamilton 11 Apr 2024

Steinhoff's former Chief Executive Markus Jooste appears in parliament to face a panel investigating an accounting scandal that rocked the retailer in Cape Town, South Africa, September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

SA regulator fines former Steinhoff CEO for accounting fraud

Nqobile Dludla 21 Mar 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

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Budget Speech

Tax hike risk: Don’t do it, Mr Finance Minister!

Jurgen Eckmann 19 Feb 2024

Joon Chong, Partner from Webber Wentzel

Tax Law

Unitrans tax deduction appeal dismissed: What went wrong?

Joon Chong 19 Feb 2024

File photo: President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, 21 September 2023. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Zimbabwe scraps colonial-era death penalty law

Nyasha Chingono 7 Feb 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Castle Lager gets surprise ROI on sponsoring Bafana Bafana

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Castle Lager gets surprise ROI on sponsoring Bafana Bafana

Brendan Seery 5 Feb 2024

Team Woolridge and Dreyer at the 2024 Daka Rally

Motorsport

SA teams flew local manufacturing flag high at 2024 Dakar Rally

22 Jan 2024

2024 Dakar stage 9 results – Settling In

Motorsport

2024 Dakar stage 9 results – Settling In

17 Jan 2024

2024 Dakar stage 5 results – A sand blast

Motorsport

2024 Dakar stage 5 results – A sand blast

11 Jan 2024

Source: James White, the director of sales and marketing at Turnberry Management Risk Solutions.

Medical Aid

Understand your medical aid policy changes for 2024 and make an informed decision about your cover

James White 10 Jan 2024

Competition Law

Nigerian competition watchdog fines British American Tobacco $110m

MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Dec 2023

File photo: Customers walk inside the Carrefour hypermarket at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 8 April 2019. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Competition Law

Carrefour's Kenya franchisee says it will appeal $7.2m penalty

Duncan Miriri 20 Dec 2023

File photo: Customers walk inside the Carrefour hypermarket at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 8 April 2019. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Competition Law

Kenya fines Carrefour franchisee $7.2m for abuse of buyer power

Duncan Miriri 19 Dec 2023