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No mandatory requirement for South Africans to join NHI

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Woan is me - overview of high demand spectrum policy

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Why South Africans will have to consider mediation before turning to courts

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Coastal Bylaw intends to push back beachfront property spread

Coastal Bylaw intends to push back beachfront property spread

Steve Kretzmann 20 Aug 2019

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#WomensMonth: How the legal industry can redress gender inequality

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Credit providers: Setting it off

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Rui Lopes and Michael Collett 19 Aug 2019

Amendments to EE reporting aim to equalise remuneration practices

Amendments to EE reporting aim to equalise remuneration practices

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Outa fights for independent candidates' right to stand for office

Outa fights for independent candidates' right to stand for office

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Disconnect between business and state contributed to Marikana massacre

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Home Affairs announces visa-free status for four countries

Home Affairs announces visa-free status for four countries

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What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means

Wilmien Wicomb 15 Aug 2019

Should reinstatement always be awarded after unfair dismissal?

Should reinstatement always be awarded after unfair dismissal?

Jacques van Wyk 14 Aug 2019

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Licensing royalties. Cost or marketing investment?

Alan Radmall 14 Aug 2019

Reflecting on the concept of "reflective losses"

Reflecting on the concept of "reflective losses"

John Bell, Rui Lopes and Michael Collett 14 Aug 2019

How to navigate SA's evolving legal landscape

How to navigate SA's evolving legal landscape

13 Aug 2019

District Six claimants picket outside the Western Cape High Court in May. Archive photo: Kristine Liao/GroundUp

District Six: Why judge described minister as "reckless and grossly negligent"

Geoffrey Allsop 13 Aug 2019

What you need to know about eThekwini's new outdoor advertising by-laws

What you need to know about eThekwini's new outdoor advertising by-laws

Graeme Phillips 12 Aug 2019

Brits farmers, retailers slapped with labour penalties

Brits farmers, retailers slapped with labour penalties

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8 Aug 2019

Hawks confirm Mkhwebane investigation

Hawks confirm Mkhwebane investigation

8 Aug 2019

Bank of Baroda slapped with R400k fine

Bank of Baroda slapped with R400k fine

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Khensani Mahlangu, Enterprises University of Pretoria 7 Aug 2019

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Climate change emerging as a legal liability risk for lenders in SA

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Asylum seekers have to wait a year for an appointment in Port Elizabeth

Asylum seekers have to wait a year for an appointment in Port Elizabeth

Joseph Chirume 7 Aug 2019

Can parents sue if their child is injured at school?

Can parents sue if their child is injured at school?

6 Aug 2019

Department of Labour to conduct inspections in Brits

Department of Labour to conduct inspections in Brits

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Nicol Myburgh, head of the HR Business Unit at CRS Technologies

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Climate change emerging as a legal liability risk for lenders in SA

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District Six claimants picket outside the Western Cape High Court in May. Archive photo: Kristine Liao/GroundUp

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Geoffrey Allsop 13 Aug 2019

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Brits farmers, retailers slapped with labour penalties

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Hawks confirm Mkhwebane investigation

Hawks confirm Mkhwebane investigation

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Bank of Baroda slapped with R400k fine

Bank of Baroda slapped with R400k fine

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Asylum seekers have to wait a year for an appointment in Port Elizabeth

Joseph Chirume 7 Aug 2019

Can parents sue if their child is injured at school?

Can parents sue if their child is injured at school?

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Will the Labour Court enforce an employee claim against a company in business rescue?

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Sasfin Bank sanctioned for non-compliance

Sasfin Bank sanctioned for non-compliance

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What are the new 'essential services'?

What are the new 'essential services'?

Kenneth Coster and Shane Johnson 31 Jul 2019

Key Competition Amendment Act provisions are now in force...

Key Competition Amendment Act provisions are now in force...

Lerisha Naidu, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Kirsty Gibson 31 Jul 2019

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Industrial users of gas have brought the energy regulator’s methodology under the scrutiny of the courts.

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Stephen Labson 31 Jul 2019

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Why dispute resolution mechanisms are a must for creditors

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Can you claim if a family member dies in a road accident?

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Storm around South Africa's public protector shows robustness, not a crisis

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