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Nonkolelo Jijingubo’s husband died of TB in 2009 while working at Beatrix Gold Mine in the Free State. Despite lodging her claim in 2021, she is yet to receive payment. Photo supplied

Health & Social Welfare

Huge delays in payouts to miners with silicosis and TB

Sipokazi Fokazi 10 hours

An employee shows a Hershey's chocolate bar made in USA in the "American lifestyle" store in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel 1 day

Riona Kalua, head of Labour and Employment at LnP Beyond Legal

Labour Law

New judgments clarify joinder requirements in labour disputes

Riona Kalua 21 Jul 2025

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Travel

FlySafair strike begins as union extends action notice

21 Jul 2025

Source: FlySafair

Travel

FlySafair confirms pilot strike certificate issued, vows to maintain operations

17 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Reinstated: How long can you wait to take your job back?

Riona Kalua 16 Jul 2025

How Street Wallet is changing payment methods for informal traders

Tech Startups

How Street Wallet is changing payment methods for informal traders

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 16 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

The cost of hiding a dismissal under the guise of 'retrenchment'

Chloë Loubser and Grace Crocker 15 Jul 2025

IP Law

Training AI with copyrighted books ruled ‘fair use’ in US: Implications for SA

Kate Beretta and Ashleigh Brink 10 Jul 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court judgment on subrogation: Implications for insurance industry

Sandra Sithole, Rethabile Shabalala and Laken-Lee Abrahams 9 Jul 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump tariff bombshell: US–South Africa trade relations hit new low

8 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

The writes and wrongs of disciplinary hearings

Riona Kalua 23 Jun 2025

Kenya's President William Ruto speaks at a press conference after police officers shot protesters demonstrating against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, 25 June 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Kenya parliament passes proposed 2025 finance law

George Obulutsa 20 Jun 2025

Harmony Gold has lost an appeal against a ruling by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration in the Labour Court. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Harmony Gold to pay R100k in damages for k-word incident

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 19 Jun 2025

ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

Financial Services

Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board

Marecia Damons 9 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

Social Media

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

23 May 2025

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Employment Equity

EE reporting for designated employers: What first-timers need to know

Talita Laubscher, Melissa Cogger, and Chloë Loubser 19 May 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Time - and courts - wait for no labour dispute

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA ruling on debt prescription redefines corporate accountability

Mtho Maphumulo 15 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law preventing municipal employees from holding office in political parties is unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 May 2025

Health Works opens bigger store at Hyde Park Corner

Health & Beauty

Health Works opens bigger store at Hyde Park Corner

6 May 2025

Image: South African protest against coal - Kgara Kevin Rack

Environmental Law

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

Melanie Murcott 14 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

Gen Alpha are shaping the next frontier of packaging design

Packaging

Gen Alpha are shaping the next frontier of packaging design

Vanessa Bosman 8 Apr 2025

Human Rights Law

Meta can be sued in Kenya over posts related to Ethiopia violence, court rules

Hereward Holland 7 Apr 2025

The Western Cape High Court has set aside an eviction order for occupiers of a City of Cape Town property in Observatory. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court sets aside eviction of circus occupiers

Tania Broughton 2 Apr 2025

Construction & Engineering

Still no compensation for victims of George building collapse

Daniel Steyn 2 Apr 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Can brands maintain a true voice amidst the rise of AI content?

Thelma Ngoma-Mavhunga 28 Mar 2025

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Labour Law

The complex business of outsourcing and the implications of Section 197

Jacques van Wyk and Mike Searle 27 Mar 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA invalidates trustee appointments over trust deed breach

Khanyisa Monqo and Karel Kogler 24 Mar 2025

Winning by making strategy everyone's business

Advertising

Winning by making strategy everyone's business

Tumi Matubatuba, Issued by eatbigfish 18 Mar 2025

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

"Wandile Sihlobo is too bullish on the Expropriation Act"

Martin van Staden 14 Mar 2025

The new digital dilemma: Proving marketing’s value in a profit-driven world

Marketing

The new digital dilemma: Proving marketing’s value in a profit-driven world

Jaco Lintvelt, Issued by Incubeta 13 Mar 2025

Source: @SACP/X.com. The new General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Solly Mapaila, as elected by the SACP 15th National Congress.

Taxation & Regulation

SACP rejects proposed VAT hike, urges tax system overhaul

Katja Hamilton 24 Feb 2025

UCT protests: University rejects blanket fee relief, warns against disruptions

Higher Education

UCT protests: University rejects blanket fee relief, warns against disruptions

20 Feb 2025

Ross Kudo, commercial lawyer

Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation financing and the threat it poses to SA courts

Ross Kudo 18 Feb 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Court rules on insurance case: No valid tracker? No valid claim

Mtho Maphumulo 14 Feb 2025

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Land & Property Law

Court ruling on joint mandates: Who gets the commission when a buyer is introduced by both agents?

Anja Bothma 11 Feb 2025

Medical Aid

Medical-cover shortfalls make gap cover a ‘must have’

28 Jan 2025

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Law of Succession

A widow’s right to sell: Surprising legal twist on a longstanding inheritance practice

Karel Kogler 24 Jan 2025

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African employment law trends - employee rights and well-being, workplace and technology evolution

Chloë Loubser 13 Jan 2025

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Namhla Skweyiya, Issued by FoodForward SA 19 Dec 2024

A protest organised by the Simunye Workers Forum in 2021. The Labour Appeal Court is to hear an appeal against a ruling that the forum be registered as a trade union. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law

Crucial court battle over future of “new” trade unions

Tania Broughton 21 Nov 2024

Woolworths launches own probe into counterfeit pilchards

FMCG

Woolworths launches own probe into counterfeit pilchards

18 Nov 2024

These matriculants have been waiting for their matric certificates for 3 years

Primary & Secondary Education

These matriculants have been waiting for their matric certificates for 3 years

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Nov 2024

Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President, speaks at the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan, 11 November 2024. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Climate Change

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku

Valerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova 11 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

No appeals allowed for arbitration awards - High Court rules

Maria D’Amico 6 Nov 2024