https://www.bizcommunity.com/Legal South Africa Legal news 15 Legal news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/Legal en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:41:49 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cipla-wins-court-fight-over-hiv-pill-tender-525790a A court has set aside the awards for the daily HIV pill in a R15.5-billion antiretroviral tender. Two winning bidders are excluded because the licence for the factory they relied on had expired before bidding closed. The health department has 120 days to redo the awards, while current suppliers will keep delivering in the meantime. 1-272806 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/3-bad-days-you-can-see-coming-and-how-to-handle-them-303468a Every firm will have one: a breach, a departure, a matter in the headlines. The firms that come through well decided how to respond before they had to. 1-272793 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/turning-infrastructure-investment-into-delivery-starts-with-the-contract-says-cox-yeats-peter-barnard-858933a Better risk allocation, clearer contracts and early dispute resolution can help keep projects moving from planning to completion 1-272789 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fuel-levy-relief-as-sa-tackles-growth-barriers-747842a The 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) brings welcome relief for consumers through temporary fuel-levy reductions for November and December, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustainable public finances, with the budget deficit projected to narrow and the primary surplus to rise over the medium term. 1-272752 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-law-that-never-was-858953a The Constitutional Court's decision to strike down the Public Procurement Act reaches further than procurement. It is a ruling about what public participation in lawmaking actually requires. And for women-owned businesses it leaves one question unanswered: when will the promise of a fixed share of state spending be written into an Act of Parliament? 1-272759 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mothers-win-case-against-cultural-adoption-guidelines-636731a Five judges condemn Department of Social Development and social workers for meddling. 1-272751 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-fake-news-and-free-elections-how-sa-is-tackling-digital-disinformation-525670a Imagine scrolling through TikTok or X (Twitter) on election day and seeing a video purporting to be filmed inside what looks like your local voting station. Someone has recorded a pile of opened, discarded ballots, claiming on camera that vote rigging is underway and that votes from your polling station are being thrown away. The post goes viral and you feel that the system is compromised. As a result, you might decide to stay home because voting would be pointless. 1-272736 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/no-excuses-for-environmental-harm-sca-mandates-eskom-action-plan-for-kusile-858983a In a recent ruling, Topigs Norsvin (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) considered whether pollution downstream of the Kusile Power Station (Kusile) justified court orders compelling Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (Eskom) and the responsible authorities to comply with their environmental duties. 1-272719 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-6-shift-allowance-dispute-lac-clarifies-jurisdictional-rules-in-labour-law-969094a What happens when an employer realises years later that it may have been paying its employees too much? 1-272714 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/will-sas-eviction-bill-scare-off-property-investors-and-drive-rents-higher-747122a Despite South Africa grappling with a staggering housing shortage of around 2.6 million units, the proposed Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land (PIE) Amendment Bill is threatening to exacerbate the crisis. 1-272682 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legal South Africa