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Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

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Sasria, Venda University of Technology and Gauteng Health face SIU probes

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Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

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The unreasonable nature of drug laws

Zakhele Mthembu 31 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Hayley Ivins-Downes, managing executive of Lightstone’s real estate cluster.

Estate agents face new B-BBEE hurdles

31 Jul 2024

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Presidency assents to IPID Amendment Bill

31 Jul 2024

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What every business needs to know about beneficial ownership registries

Sihle Bulose and Sibusiso Pholwane 31 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Prof Lucy Gilson, the head of UCT’s Health Policy and Systems Division, was co-awarded the prestigious Virchow Prize in Germany.

UCT academic scoops prestigious global health award

30 Jul 2024

Trademark dispute strips McDonald's of 'Big Mac' exclusivity in EU

Trademark dispute strips McDonald's of 'Big Mac' exclusivity in EU

Janine Hollesen 30 Jul 2024

A fisherman walks toward his boat during low tide, in Maputo, 28 September 2010. Reuters/ Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Mozambique wins UK lawsuit against Privinvest over 'tuna bond' scandal

Sam Tobin 30 Jul 2024

Gwede Mantashe is dovetailing with the President's plans, which is a great improvement from the last administration.

New levy on gas and petroleum pipelines announced

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jul 2024

Land rights: New legal amendment places Minister squarely in the way of substantive land reform

Brian Benfield and Gary Moore 29 Jul 2024

The complainant said the ad was inappropriate. Source: YouTube.

ARB rules that Always XXL ad can educate boys and girls

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jul 2024

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New public procurement law to aid SA's fight against corruption

Verushca Pillay, Thato Mkhize and Frederick Pedro 29 Jul 2024

Nkomati Mine is a key part of ARM's pivot to cater to the renewables market.

African Rainbow Minerals takes full ownership of Nkomati

Lindsey Schutters 28 Jul 2024

Ramaphosa appoints first female chief justice

26 Jul 2024

Judge blocks government plan to tell private hospitals and doctors where they can go

Tania Broughton 25 Jul 2024

Jaimee Best: Candidate Legal Practitioner - Dispute Resolution Practice Group at PH Attorneys

Contracts signed by minors - are they valid?

Jaimee Best 25 Jul 2024

Ramaphosa signs Procurement Bill into law: A new era for SA supply chain

Ramaphosa signs Procurement Bill into law: A new era for SA supply chain

25 Jul 2024

National Small Enterprise Amendment Act touted as gamechanger

National Small Enterprise Amendment Act touted as gamechanger

24 Jul 2024

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SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

Final oral arguments are being heard in the disciplinary tribunal of Judge Nana Makhubele. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Tribunal must decide who is telling the truth - Mlambo or Makhubele

Tania Broughton 24 Jul 2024

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New law paves way for establishment of one-stop-shop for small businesses

23 Jul 2024

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Karl Blom, Lerato Niklaas, Kenan Petersen and David Donkor 23 Jul 2024

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Presidency signs Pension Funds Amendment Bill into law

22 Jul 2024

Hundreds of workers who had been working on month-to-month Expanded Public Works Programme contracts marched to the Durban City Hall on Friday in protest against their contracts not being renewed at month-end. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Hundreds of Public Works workers march against termination of contracts

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 22 Jul 2024

A security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US. 9 November 2022. Reuters/Peter DaSilva/File Photo

Nigeria fines Meta $220m for violating consumer, data laws

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and and MacDonald Dzirutwe 22 Jul 2024

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Deadline extension: Last call for retirement funds to submit two-pot rule amendments

19 Jul 2024

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

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Traditional healers: New regulations to provide clarity

John Botha 18 Jul 2024

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Europe: Covid-19 contract-transparency ruling fails to cloud Von der Leyen's future

18 Jul 2024

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Change is coming to ESG disclosures in SA - what to expect

Dalit Anstey 18 Jul 2024

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Supreme Court ruling upholds drone fishing ban

18 Jul 2024

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A fisherman walks toward his boat during low tide, in Maputo, 28 September 2010. Reuters/ Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Mozambique wins UK lawsuit against Privinvest over 'tuna bond' scandal

Sam Tobin 30 Jul 2024

A security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US. 9 November 2022. Reuters/Peter DaSilva/File Photo

Nigeria fines Meta $220m for violating consumer, data laws

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and and MacDonald Dzirutwe 22 Jul 2024

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Don't cry over spilled beer IP: How Anton Piller can help keep trade secrets

Megan Dinnie 1 Jul 2024

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

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Source: Supplied. Prof Lucy Gilson, the head of UCT’s Health Policy and Systems Division, was co-awarded the prestigious Virchow Prize in Germany.

UCT academic scoops prestigious global health award

30 Jul 2024

Trademark dispute strips McDonald's of 'Big Mac' exclusivity in EU

Trademark dispute strips McDonald's of 'Big Mac' exclusivity in EU

Janine Hollesen 30 Jul 2024

Gwede Mantashe is dovetailing with the President's plans, which is a great improvement from the last administration.

New levy on gas and petroleum pipelines announced

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jul 2024

Land rights: New legal amendment places Minister squarely in the way of substantive land reform

Brian Benfield and Gary Moore 29 Jul 2024

The complainant said the ad was inappropriate. Source: YouTube.

ARB rules that Always XXL ad can educate boys and girls

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jul 2024

Image source: Drazen Zigic from

New public procurement law to aid SA's fight against corruption

Verushca Pillay, Thato Mkhize and Frederick Pedro 29 Jul 2024

Nkomati Mine is a key part of ARM's pivot to cater to the renewables market.

African Rainbow Minerals takes full ownership of Nkomati

Lindsey Schutters 28 Jul 2024

Ramaphosa appoints first female chief justice

26 Jul 2024

Judge blocks government plan to tell private hospitals and doctors where they can go

Tania Broughton 25 Jul 2024

Jaimee Best: Candidate Legal Practitioner - Dispute Resolution Practice Group at PH Attorneys

Contracts signed by minors - are they valid?

Jaimee Best 25 Jul 2024

Ramaphosa signs Procurement Bill into law: A new era for SA supply chain

Ramaphosa signs Procurement Bill into law: A new era for SA supply chain

25 Jul 2024

National Small Enterprise Amendment Act touted as gamechanger

National Small Enterprise Amendment Act touted as gamechanger

24 Jul 2024

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SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

Final oral arguments are being heard in the disciplinary tribunal of Judge Nana Makhubele. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Tribunal must decide who is telling the truth - Mlambo or Makhubele

Tania Broughton 24 Jul 2024

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New law paves way for establishment of one-stop-shop for small businesses

23 Jul 2024

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Karl Blom, Lerato Niklaas, Kenan Petersen and David Donkor 23 Jul 2024

Image source: rawpixel –

Presidency signs Pension Funds Amendment Bill into law

22 Jul 2024

Hundreds of workers who had been working on month-to-month Expanded Public Works Programme contracts marched to the Durban City Hall on Friday in protest against their contracts not being renewed at month-end. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Hundreds of Public Works workers march against termination of contracts

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 22 Jul 2024

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

Deadline extension: Last call for retirement funds to submit two-pot rule amendments

19 Jul 2024

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

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Traditional healers: New regulations to provide clarity

John Botha 18 Jul 2024

Source: Pexels.

Europe: Covid-19 contract-transparency ruling fails to cloud Von der Leyen's future

18 Jul 2024

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

Change is coming to ESG disclosures in SA - what to expect

Dalit Anstey 18 Jul 2024

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Supreme Court ruling upholds drone fishing ban

18 Jul 2024

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Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against an abusive surgeon

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2024

The case was dismissed by the ARB.

Fair Cape Dairies advertising complaint dismissed by ARB

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Jul 2024

eZaga reinstated as NSFAS direct payment provider after legal victory

eZaga reinstated as NSFAS direct payment provider after legal victory

16 Jul 2024

In 2021 GroundUp reported on streetlights in Kariega, under Nelson Mandela Bay, that had been off for years despite complaints by residents. Archive photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane / GroundUp

SIU to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in Nelson Mandela Bay

Liezl Human 16 Jul 2024

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Guard against cyber breaches: Equipping your organisation and employees

Wendy Tembedza, Dario Milo, and Dumisani Ndiweni 15 Jul 2024

Almost 3 in 5 stores sell illegal cigarettes, research reveals

15 Jul 2024

Waste pickers will have slight exemptions in the new scrap metal regulations.

Mchunu tightens regulations for scrap metal dealers in SA

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jul 2024

Complaint against Daily Maverick Steinhoff stories dismissed

Ombud Watcher Law 12 Jul 2024

Supplied image: The iconic yellow stitching on Dr Martens boots

Know where to place your [trade] mark

Amani Patel 12 Jul 2024

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Ex-VBS Bank chair pleads guilty, gets 15 years

11 Jul 2024

Judge rules former health MEC can be held criminally liable for 9 Life Esidimeni deaths

Takudzwa Pongweni 11 Jul 2024

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Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has ruled that Discovery has to remove or amend an advertisement for the second time in the space of less than a month

Second Discovery advert ruled misleading by ARB

Danette Breitenbach 9 Jul 2024

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Draft block exemption regulations - relief for ports and rail industry

Angelo Tzarevski, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Clara Hansen 9 Jul 2024