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Coca-Cola Beverages SA faces job cuts and plant closures

Food & bev. services

Coca-Cola Beverages SA faces job cuts and plant closures

3 days

Labour Law

Right to individual defence: Court reinstates 19 workers after unfair strike dismissal

Riona Kalua 12 Sep 2025

Dale Hutton named 2025 KZN Young Farmer of the Year

Agriculture

Dale Hutton named 2025 KZN Young Farmer of the Year

8 Sep 2025

Mining

Retrenchments loom for thousands at Glencore and ArcelorMittal

2 Sep 2025

Image source: Getty Images

Labour Law & Unions

90-day countdown for unfair labour claims: Court stops endless disputes

Bradley Workman-Davies 22 Aug 2025

Lili Nupen, director and co-founder at NSDV Law

Law Practice

#WomensMonth: Don’t wait for permission; don’t shrink to fit - Lili Nupen, NSDV Law

Shan Radcliffe 21 Aug 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Contract collapse with ArcelorMittal jeopardises 688 jobs at Beeshoek mine

19 Aug 2025

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Labour Law

Labour Court reminds political parties not to get involved in labour disputes

Rosalind Davey and Mbali Mnyandu 8 Aug 2025

Source: Alexas_Fotos via

Railway

Transnet’s recovery: Why institutional investors should be watching closely

Thanzi Ramukosi and Alastair Herbertson 7 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's finance minister and central bank governor at odds over inflation target

Colleen Goko 4 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Analysts: South Africa's small inflation rise leaves room for rate cuts

Kopano Gumbi 23 Jul 2025

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

24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

Labour Law

24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

Issued by Juta and Company 4 Jul 2025

Social Media

Global Alliance demands mental health protections for content moderators

20 Jun 2025

Redefining leadership for impact: Why the right hires now shape tomorrow’s South Africa

Management & Leadership

Redefining leadership for impact: Why the right hires now shape tomorrow’s South Africa

Wendy Spalding, Issued by The Twenty2nd 13 Jun 2025

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Transnet, unions seal three-year wage deal after strike threat

Alexander Winning 13 Jun 2025

Parliament recently heard submissions on the One-Stop Border Post Bill. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics

Jan Bornman 11 Jun 2025

In South African law, gig workers, such as Checkers Sixty60 drivers, are classified as “independent contractors” with limited labour protections or benefits. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Employee Wellness

South African law is failing gig workers

Nick Fabré 10 Jun 2025

Labour Law & Unions

Deeming provision: 'Indefinite' employment does not mean 'permanent' employment

Lucinda Alfonica and Donne Nieman 9 Jun 2025

Goodyear confirms closure of Kariega plant as Numsa vows to fight job losses

Manufacturing & Parts

Goodyear confirms closure of Kariega plant as Numsa vows to fight job losses

9 Jun 2025

Stellantis appoints Antonio Filosa as new CEO

Dealers

Stellantis appoints Antonio Filosa as new CEO

4 Jun 2025

The Labour Court of Appeal has ruled that the Simunye Workers Forum fails to comply with the Labour Relations Act for registration as a union. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Setback for casual workers as court rules forum is not a union

Tania Broughton 3 Jun 2025

Entries open for 2025 Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge

Entrepreneurship

Entries open for 2025 Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge

21 May 2025

Over 1,000 teachers appointed to strengthen teaching capacity

Primary & Secondary Education

Over 1,000 teachers appointed to strengthen teaching capacity

14 Apr 2025

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Management & Leadership

C-suite’s transformative role in shaping ESOPs

Shaun Smit and Bruce Hunt 4 Apr 2025

Lucinda Alfonica, Commercial Manager at Workforce Staffing

Occupational Health & Safety

Temporary help required: Employers guide to navigating COIDA

Lucinda Alfonica 6 Mar 2025

Ramaphosa calls to intensify efforts to improve early childhood learning

Early Childhood Development

Ramaphosa calls to intensify efforts to improve early childhood learning

28 Feb 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

Source: © The Banking Organisation The postponement of the Budget Speech provides key communications lessons. Pictured: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

PR & Communications

The Budget Speech postponement: A communications lesson

24 Feb 2025

Western Cape schools feel the squeeze after cuts in teacher posts

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape schools feel the squeeze after cuts in teacher posts

31 Jan 2025

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Climate Change

A hot and troubled world of work: How South Africa’s bold new climate act and labour law can align to drive a just transition

Debbie Collier 29 Jan 2025

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Healthcare

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Yoliswa Sobuwa 28 Jan 2025

Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth

Youth Employment

Employment and Labour to recruit 10,000 inspector interns

23 Jan 2025

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

5 immigration service targets and what Home Affairs needs to achieve them

Imraan Mahomed, Taryn York and Mapaseka Nketu 15 Jan 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Amendments to Companies Act now in effect - what you need to know

Cathy Truter, Martin Hopkins, and Ntokozo Nzima 15 Jan 2025

Yuneal Padayachy, Chief Support Officer at The BEE Chamber

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Anticipating B-BBEE transformation in South Africa in 2025

Yuneal Padayachy 14 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

Source: © the Workers Union John Botha, joint-CEO of Global Business Solutions, emphasises the importance of collaboration to mitigate the effects of retrenchments

Management & Leadership

Rethinking retrenchments though collaboration and a combination approach

John Botha 27 Dec 2024

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Manufacturing & Parts

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Justin Thom, director of Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Top trends shaping industrial leasing in 2025

Justin Thom 13 Jan 2025

Chemical industry gets 7% increase in new bargaining agreement

Skills Development

Chemical industry gets 7% increase in new bargaining agreement

Lindsey Schutters 29 Nov 2024

South Africa’s automotive industry at a crossroads

Automotive

South Africa’s automotive industry at a crossroads

Siyabonga Mthembu 29 Nov 2024

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Dealers

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Frédéric Fréry 22 Nov 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

Striking workers gather outside the Mister Sweet factory in Germiston. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Occupational Health & Safety

Another worker loses a finger at Mister Sweet

Kimberly Mutandiro 28 Oct 2024

Economy

Creating a job shouldn’t cost R365,000 (but it does in SA)

Nicholas Woode-Smith 16 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Sergio Barbosa, chief information officer of Global Kinetic, and chief executive officer of FutureBank.

Banking

Why haven’t SA banks done more with DeFi, CBDCs & crypto?

10 Oct 2024

Banking

Commerzbank CEO vows to block UniCredit takeover

10 Oct 2024

South Africa has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why

Primary & Secondary Education

South Africa has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why

Wayne Hugo 26 Sep 2024

Source: @PresidencyZA/X

Finance

From Struggle to State Capture: Remembering Pravin Gordhan

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2024