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Former Icasa chair Paris Mashile dies

Telecoms & Networks

Former Icasa chair Paris Mashile dies

2 days

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

World Energy Day | Why South Africa’s roads should run on sunshine

Joubert Roux 22 Oct 2026

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Construction & Engineering

South Africa’s construction safety crisis goes beyond tougher fines

Olebogeng Manhe 22 Sep 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA mid-year M&A review: Commodity gains and regulatory reform drive deal growth

Ricci Hackner 18 Sep 2026

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Banking

dLocal’s Ghana move signals a new era for digital payments

11 Sep 2026

Egypt market opens new export route for SA red meat

Agriculture

Egypt market opens new export route for SA red meat

8 Sep 2026

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Medical Aid

Risky business: HFA launches first State of Medical Schemes report

4 Sep 2026

Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga is one of Eskom’s coal-fired power plants. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Eskom in a coal mind: SA open to AI data centres, but at what electricity price?

3 Sep 2026

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Data & Analytics

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 2026

Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?

Aviation

Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?

Cindy Hendrikse 27 Aug 2026

When is a personal post actually an advertisement?

Consumer Law

When is a personal post actually an advertisement?

Robyn Shepherd, Issued by SchoemanLaw 26 Aug 2026

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Banking

Revolut wins French banking licence, bolstering European expansion

18 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Nita Morgan, chief executive officer of Prime Loans.

Financial Services

#WomensMonth: Why financial resilience matters to the household economy

Nita Morgan 14 Aug 2026

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

ESG

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

30 Jul 2026

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Ethics & Medicolegal

Novo Nordisk v iDexis: What’s in a name (or, in this case, a compounded medicine)?

24 Jul 2026

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Financial Services

Regent launches digital banking qualification for South Africa's evolving financial sector

17 Jul 2026

Aviation

Airbus, MTU to form hydrogen aircraft engine joint venture

15 Jul 2026

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

SMEs

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Jul 2026

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Energy

Africa’s power market is changing fast — and private capital is driving it

Shirley Webber and Nikhil Kasiram 30 Jun 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

Driven by innovation: How Bluebird is steering Cape Town’s BPO growth engine

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Driven by innovation: How Bluebird is steering Cape Town’s BPO growth engine

Issued by Cape Chamber 23 Jun 2026

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

Technology

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

22 Jun 2026

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Tax Law

Contradictory crypto judgment: New High Court ruling declares bitcoin is ‘capital’

Bright Tibane, Esther Geldenhuys and Robyn Berger 3 Jun 2026

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Competition Law

How routine contractual restraints can trigger SA competition risk

Nicholas De Decker 28 May 2026

inDrive secures regulatory approval under SA e-hailing rules

Logistics & Transport

inDrive secures regulatory approval under SA e-hailing rules

26 May 2026

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Finance

#AfricaMonth | Africa's next financial chapter will be driven by educated participation

Zihaad Israfil 25 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Lerato Lamola is a partner at Webber Wentzel.

Finance

South Africa moves closer to new payments regulatory regime

Lerato Lamola 25 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Nita Morgan is director at Prime Loans.

Financial Services

Exclusive: Digital inclusion must also mean access to safe credit

Nita Morgan 19 May 2026

Radio & Audio

Icasa proposes radio frequency spectrum rule changes with new draft amendments

18 May 2026

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Agriculture

Biofuels push could unlock 25,000 rural jobs

15 May 2026

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: Ad law and self-regulation summit debuts at Cannes Lions

15 May 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves early childhood development and other bills

7 May 2026

Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Understanding the new cans and can'ts of cannabis in South Africa

Peter Classen 9 Apr 2026

Drink Federation of SA sounds alarm on illicit alcohol trade this Easter

Regulatory

Drink Federation of SA sounds alarm on illicit alcohol trade this Easter

2 Apr 2026

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E-learning

Unpacking the Sacai registration process in the era of online education

30 Mar 2026

Hamilton Moswathupa, Kumba Iron Ore specialist hydrogeologist at the Sishen mine's eastern storm water management dam. Image supplied.

Mining

How Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore is tackling water scarcity with technology

24 Mar 2026

Podcast with MacG is widely popular in South Africa with hundreds of thousands of views per episode. Source: YouTube.

Podcasts

Government takes baby steps to regulate podcast industry

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Mar 2026

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

17 Mar 2026

Drinks Federation of SA joins forces to combat illicit alcohol at 2026 EMEA Security Conference

Exhibitions & Events

Drinks Federation of SA joins forces to combat illicit alcohol at 2026 EMEA Security Conference

9 Mar 2026

Natural gas championed as Africa's transition fuel amid energy crisis

Coal, Oil & Gas

Natural gas championed as Africa's transition fuel amid energy crisis

9 Mar 2026

Bolt secures compliance with SA's new e-hailing regulations

Logistics & Transport

Bolt secures compliance with SA's new e-hailing regulations

4 Mar 2026

SMEs exposed as security risks outpace resilience planning

SMEs

SMEs exposed as security risks outpace resilience planning

27 Feb 2026

Revolutionary spectrum sharing tech set to transform SA's rural internet access

Telecoms & Networks

Revolutionary spectrum sharing tech set to transform SA's rural internet access

Paul Colmer 23 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Shannon Friedman, chief executive officer of Vat Modernisation SA.

Taxation & Regulation

Unlocking R800bn: The push for modernising South Africa’s tax system

Shannon Friedman 20 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: The role of Black-owned SMEs in transforming South African mining

Mining

#MiningIndaba: The role of Black-owned SMEs in transforming South African mining

Maroefah Smith 19 Feb 2026

SA's product recall trend reflects a healthy regulatory environment

Health & Safety

SA's product recall trend reflects a healthy regulatory environment

12 Feb 2026

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Employment Equity

Draft Gazette 54032 introduces sweeping changes to B-BBEE codes

Yuneal Padayachy 11 Feb 2026

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Law Practice

Class actions on the increase: A case for regulation of litigation funding

Stuart Pringle 10 Feb 2026