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Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

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Sars provides clarity on VAT treatment of cash rounding adjustments.

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Activist silenced by Free State High Court for defamatory social media posts

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National Assembly recommends Adv Kholeka Gcaleka as Public Protector

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ICC prosecutor drops charges against Central Africa militia leader

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Nigeria's top court to rule on presidential election challenge on Thursday

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Tunisians gather during a pro-Palestinian protest to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Tunis, Tunisia, 20 October 2023. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File Photo.

Tunisian parliament committee proposes bill criminalising normalisation with Israel

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Former Central African Republic militia leader Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka attends the International Criminal Court hearings to determine the exact charges it will bring against him, in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool/File Photo

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Philip Tillman is the CEO of Konsise

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Unblocking a blocking order

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Landmark ruling may lead to big change with parental leave rights

Deon Visagie, Joani van Vuuren, Jamie Jacobs and Nkosinathi Thema 27 Oct 2023

Anglo American, coal producers to be slapped with class action over miners' lung diseases

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NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court

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Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

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Sars provides clarity on VAT treatment of cash rounding adjustments.

Landise Banzana and Jana Krause 24 Oct 2023

Activist silenced by Free State High Court for defamatory social media posts

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2023

National Assembly recommends Adv Kholeka Gcaleka as Public Protector

National Assembly recommends Adv Kholeka Gcaleka as Public Protector

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf Vodacom has to pay an administrative fine of R1m after the National Consumer Tribunalfinding on the company’s conduct on fixed-term contracts

Vodacom to pay R1m fine after negating consumers' right to cancel fixed-term contracts

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Capital Legacy makes the loss of a loved one easier for 15,000 families

Capital Legacy makes the loss of a loved one easier for 15,000 families

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Visa study: Overconfidence exposes consumers to fraud risk

18 Oct 2023

FMF's Khaya Lam initiative grants 10,000 title deeds

18 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf The Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) has been launched by the Competition Commission (Commission)

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) into media content distribution launches

18 Oct 2023

Lawyers fed-up with shambles in Master's Offices

Ella Morrison 18 Oct 2023

Compcom probes Meta, X and Google for unfair media practice

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Source: © 123rf Jacob Zuma's appeal against journalist Karyn Maughan and advocate Billy Downer has been dismissed with costs by the Supreme Court of Appeal

Jacob Zuma's appeal against journalist Karyn Maughan and advocate Billy Downer dismissed

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Source: © 123rf A medical certificate produced by an employee to justify a period of absence constitutes hearsay evidence, which employers are entitled to challenge

Instances when an employer can query the validity of the medical certificate

Dumisani Ndiweni & Kgololego Pooe 16 Oct 2023

SA recalls UN peacekeepers accused of sexual misconduct in Congo

16 Oct 2023

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

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Tenant eviction in South Africa - What are your rights as landlord?

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Sars and law enforcement unite to crush coal syndicates

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B-BBEE Commission: How the complaints and investigations procedure works

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Justice Department launches online service for deceased estates

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DWS withdraws government waterworks draft regulations

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Salba welcomes ruling on duty-free alcohol quotas

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