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Two companies who fraudulently acquired an R85-7m tender for a border wall must now repay the profits. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraudTania Broughton

Beer bottles pass through a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Kenya court dismisses bid to stop Diageo's $2.3bn sale of East African BreweriesDuncan Miriri

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling mattersFelix Dube

Judge David Makhoba ruled that R14m in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits awarded during Covid bypassed bid processes. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Judge orders Tark Group directors to personally repay Covid contract profitsTania Broughton

Beer bottles pass through a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Kenya court dismisses bid to stop Diageo's $2.3bn sale of East African Breweries

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The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

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Judge David Makhoba ruled that R14m in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits awarded during Covid bypassed bid processes. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

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Legal challenges of protests in South African shopping centres

Mzwakhe Poswa 30 Mar 2026

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Mole Tshikare 24 Mar 2026

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Probe into Prasa contract irregularities continues

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New PoPIA regulations on health data protection: What you need to know

Nadine Mather and Chloë Loubser 16 Mar 2026

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No escaping accountability: Professional deregistration doesn't mean 'off the hook'

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Mar 2026

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Angela van der Berg 10 Mar 2026

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

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Peter Barnard and Claudelle Pretorius, Cox Yeats 6 Mar 2026

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Business rescue risks: When can practitioners be held personally liable for debt?

Jean-Paul Rudd 4 Mar 2026

A photo taken by inspectors from the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry at a sweatshop in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo supplied (GroundUp)

Clothing company implicated in sweatshop scandal cries foul

Tania Broughton 2 Mar 2026

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No free rides: Why you can’t use contractual defenses to avoid paying for services already rendered

Khanyisa Monqo and Nicola Mullineux 27 Feb 2026

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From compliance to credibility: The CFO's guide to BEE success

Snehal Desai 26 Feb 2026

Sibanye wins court battle for 50MW solar plant as Eskom studies judgment

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Is generative AI a threat to corporate legal privilege?

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Deadline for comments on anti-money laundering draft bill extended

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Employers warned: Employees are not assets, rules Labour Court

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Are your algorithms secretly colluding? The hidden risks of digital price signalling

Nicholas De Decker 16 Feb 2026

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Discovery affidavits: Insurers need not apply, High Court rules

Mtho Maphumulo 13 Feb 2026

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Draft Gazette 54032 introduces sweeping changes to B-BBEE codes

Yuneal Padayachy 11 Feb 2026

Dozens of communities downstream of the Katse Dam are owed compensation since 2013 by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Lesotho dam project misses deadline to pay multi-million compensation claim

Sechaba Mokhethi 11 Feb 2026

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Class actions on the increase: A case for regulation of litigation funding

Stuart Pringle 10 Feb 2026

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Prior accounting discrepancies lead to coverage denial in new suits

Jean-Paul Rudd 6 Feb 2026

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Employers warned: Labour inspectors to enforce retirement fund payment laws

Deirdre Phillips and Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2026

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