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Land & Property Law

Different minerals, same land: Why SA’s mining law falls short on overlapping rights

Nina Greyling 2 days

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

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

Jacqueline Boaks 22 Sep 2026

Sappo advances traceability and welfare as pig disease risks persist

Agriculture

Sappo advances traceability and welfare as pig disease risks persist

11 Sep 2026

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Logistics & Transport

Traxtion puts young women at centre of rail’s future

28 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

Danette Breitenbach 26 Aug 2026

Melissa Cogger, Partner, Bowmans

Labour Law & Unions

Retrenchment by AI... and other unfair labour risks of HR automation

Melissa Cogger 26 Aug 2026

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Labour Law

Court rules employers cannot use retrenchment to avoid reinstatement

Bradley Workman-Davies 21 Aug 2026

ITAC recommends duty rebate for agricultural, forestry tyres

Agriculture

ITAC recommends duty rebate for agricultural, forestry tyres

21 Aug 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa’s top court blocked Shell’s Wild Coast oil search: Why it matters for climate justice

Angela van der Berg 20 Aug 2026

Rubber boots believed to belong to illegal miners lay near a shaft entrance at a disused mine in Marikana, Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others were injured at the mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi

Mining

Deaths of 14 illegal miners at private company’s site lead to investigation

13 Aug 2026

Tractor sets transparency benchmark with independently audited portfolio and compliance

OOH

Tractor sets transparency benchmark with independently audited portfolio and compliance

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 4 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

Land Bank responds to debt recovery concerns

Agriculture

Land Bank responds to debt recovery concerns

29 Jul 2026

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Consumer Law

Promotional competitions and SA law: Is a free lunch ever really free?

Vanessa van Coppenhagen 27 Jul 2026

Harvesting pine trees in the Dennedal compartment of Lower Tokai on 30 August 2016. Work was halted later that day by an urgent High Court interdict. Photos: John Yeld

Environment & Natural Resources

New battle looms over future of Tokai and Cecilia pine plantations

John Yeld 28 Jul 2026

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

Travel

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

24 Jul 2026

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

When does business rescue actually begin? High Court rules

Eric Levenstein, Brandon Starr and Clio Patricios 20 Jul 2026

Kia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

Dealers

Kia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

15 Jul 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

'Use it or share it' - call for comment on ECA Amendment Bill

Daniel Pretorius, Claire Franklyn, Bradley Dunbar, Enock Mogajana and Kalenda Opai-Tetteh 26 Jun 2026

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Land & Property Law

SCA denies Tshwane's land expropriation bid, enforces eviction order

Bulelwa Mabasa 22 Jun 2026

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Tourism & Travel

Cape Town updates events by-law to ease approvals

17 Jun 2026

The invisible hand: Architecting advocacy without selling out

Marketing

The invisible hand: Architecting advocacy without selling out

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 15 Jun 2026

Housing activists protesting at the Cape Town Civic Centre in 2021. Archive photo: Liezl Human/GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Draft Bill on evictions puts tenants at risk

Lee-Anne Gaertner, Thuto Gabaphethe, Lulama Madyaka and Robert Krause 10 Jun 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

What you need to know about the Employment Services Amendment Bill

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 9 Jun 2026

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Travel

Sars introduces new border rules for foreign vehicles

1 Jun 2026

'The Return of the Arab Priest', exhibition at UP Museums

Art

UP Museums presents Irma Stern’s Arab Priest - a rare homecoming on view in Pretoria

Issued by University of Pretoria 25 May 2026

Protesters outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s offices in Cape Town in August 2025. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch

Coal, Oil & Gas

No plan to review SA’s coal exports to Israel, says Parks Tau

Matthew Hirsch 18 May 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that rejected asylum seekers cannot reapply. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 14 May 2026

Why spaza shops matter more than South Africa realises

Entrepreneurship

Why spaza shops matter more than South Africa realises

Annele Dippenaar 14 May 2026

Western Cape sees FMD stabilisation, but vigilance urged

Agriculture

Western Cape sees FMD stabilisation, but vigilance urged

23 Apr 2026

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Career Advice

How volunteering can bridge the employability gap

George Asamani 13 Apr 2026

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Financial Services

Africa to pilot bond aimed at formalising artisanal mining

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 9 Apr 2026

Marketing

Many tourism hotspots are ‘de‑marketing’ – with mixed success. We researched the smartest ways to do it

Anne Hardy and Giancarlo Fedeli 9 Apr 2026

Inside the invisible engine powering South African retail

Supply Chain

Inside the invisible engine powering South African retail

9 Apr 2026

Judge David Makhoba ruled that R14m in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits awarded during Covid bypassed bid processes. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Judge orders Tark Group directors to personally repay Covid contract profits

Tania Broughton 8 Apr 2026

Safla launches to tackle logistics challenges in SA

Logistics & Transport

Safla launches to tackle logistics challenges in SA

26 Mar 2026

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Agriculture

SA's livestock gets lifeline with new FMD vaccine approval

24 Mar 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

No escaping accountability: Professional deregistration doesn't mean 'off the hook'

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Mar 2026

South Africa's first gas terminal faces delay as Vopak pushes back investment decision

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa's first gas terminal faces delay as Vopak pushes back investment decision

5 Mar 2026

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Tax Law

Tax policy plot twist: A "Medtronic amendment" that arrived 2 years too late

Nina Keyser 2 Mar 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that an employee cannot claim constructive dismissal claim based on the anticipation that working conditions will become intolerable. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan / GroundUp

Labour Law

ConCourt rules on constructive dismissal after 18 months

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Feb 2026

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Public Health

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Chris Bateman and Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

Social Media

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight

Kelley Cotter 27 Jan 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

Debate stirs as South African courts consider raising disputed tax assessments

Nina Keyser & Karen Miller 19 Jan 2026

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Tourism

New festive season rules for Kruger National Park day visitors

18 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

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the Western Cape Education department to develop a proper management plan within six months to deal with late school admissions. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Court lambasts WCED, orders it to fix late school admissions

Tania Broughton 2 Dec 2025

Competition Law

SCA rules no online bets allowed on casino games

Wendy Rosenberg, Tebogo Sibidla & Nothando Madondo 21 Nov 2025