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How focusing on both rights and obligations will benefit SA's construction sector

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Ian Massey 1 Feb 2023

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Lawyer must pay clients R1.4m stolen by scammer

Tania Broughton 30 Jan 2023

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Special Tribunal dismisses freeze order appeal

20 Jan 2023

Image: The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ordered Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs to pay R5.5 million plus punitive costs to Judith Hawarden. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Leading law firm ordered to pay victim of cyber crime

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2023

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Greenlight for residents to review Eskom's decision to reduce electricity supply

Sechaba Mchunu 16 Jan 2023

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SIU, AFU obtain freeze order linked to lotteries commission probes

16 Jan 2023

Image: People gather near a burnt out truck at the entrance of the damaged bridge where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 December 2022. Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Ekurhuleni exploring legal action following Boksburg blast probe

10 Jan 2023

Andre de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of state-owned power utility Eskom speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, 31 January 2020. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham//File Photo

Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO

Wendell Roelf 9 Jan 2023

Koos Benadie, Director and Head of Commercial Law at Barnard

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Koos Benadie 9 Jan 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Partner - Corporate and M&A Practice Group, Baker McKenzie

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Ashlin Perumall 9 Jan 2023

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Refinitiv reports decline in global M&A activity in 2022

5 Jan 2023

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Unpacking the new 'placeholder' Preferential Procurement Regulations

Rodney Africa, Prelisha Singh, Lubumba Kamukwamba, Roxy Harrington, and Savannah Cozzi 15 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

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12 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Spar seeking legal opinion on loan allegations

Nqobile Dludla 12 Dec 2022

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Deadline to register IP rights with Kenyan authorities looms

Bernadette Versfeld 8 Dec 2022

Clover's acquisition of milk procurement business approved, with conditions

Clover's acquisition of milk procurement business approved, with conditions

7 Dec 2022

KZN farmer fined over R1.7m for illegal water use

KZN farmer fined over R1.7m for illegal water use

5 Dec 2022

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ABB to pay South Africa R2.5bn in State Capture reparations

1 Dec 2022

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Former Elias Motsoaledi Municipality mayor, manager charged

24 Nov 2022

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What is greylisting and what impact will it have on South Africa?

Gabriel Rybko and Ashlin Perumall 24 Nov 2022

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An update on free trade in Africa

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PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

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Estina Farm project case transferred to Bloemfontein High Court

3 Nov 2022

The SCA on Tuesday rejected Siyangena Technologies’ appeal bid. Archive photo of Siyangena’s so-called “speed gates” at Cape Town Station. Photo: Kim Reynolds/GroundUp

Appeal court trashes Siyangena's R5.5bn appeal bid

Tania Broughton 2 Nov 2022

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Nirvasha Singh, Carryn Alexander, Jaqui Pinto, Giada Masina, Garyn Rapson, Lizle Louw 2 Nov 2022

Tongaat enters into voluntary business rescue

Tongaat enters into voluntary business rescue

31 Oct 2022

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Sanlam to acquire controlling shareholding in AfroCentric Group

27 Oct 2022

Freddie Terblanche, Cox Yeats new partner in the Cape Town office

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Another court case highlights the risks of negotiating bank payments over email. Illustration: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Lawyer must pay clients R1.4m stolen by scammer

Tania Broughton 30 Jan 2023

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Special Tribunal dismisses freeze order appeal

20 Jan 2023

Image: The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ordered Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs to pay R5.5 million plus punitive costs to Judith Hawarden. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Leading law firm ordered to pay victim of cyber crime

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2023

Image source: Scott Betts –

Greenlight for residents to review Eskom's decision to reduce electricity supply

Sechaba Mchunu 16 Jan 2023

Image source: Bruce Rolff –

SIU, AFU obtain freeze order linked to lotteries commission probes

16 Jan 2023

Image: People gather near a burnt out truck at the entrance of the damaged bridge where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 December 2022. Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Ekurhuleni exploring legal action following Boksburg blast probe

10 Jan 2023

Andre de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of state-owned power utility Eskom speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, 31 January 2020. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham//File Photo

Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO

Wendell Roelf 9 Jan 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Partner - Corporate and M&A Practice Group, Baker McKenzie

#BizTrends2023: African fintech is trending

Ashlin Perumall 9 Jan 2023

Koos Benadie, Director and Head of Commercial Law at Barnard

#BizTrends2023: Say goodbye to the one-trick pony | Law trends 2023

Koos Benadie 9 Jan 2023

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Refinitiv reports decline in global M&A activity in 2022

5 Jan 2023

Image source: Mathias Rosenthal –

Unpacking the new 'placeholder' Preferential Procurement Regulations

Rodney Africa, Prelisha Singh, Lubumba Kamukwamba, Roxy Harrington, and Savannah Cozzi 15 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

12 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Spar seeking legal opinion on loan allegations

Nqobile Dludla 12 Dec 2022

Image source: Allan Swart –

Deadline to register IP rights with Kenyan authorities looms

Bernadette Versfeld 8 Dec 2022

Clover's acquisition of milk procurement business approved, with conditions

Clover's acquisition of milk procurement business approved, with conditions

7 Dec 2022

KZN farmer fined over R1.7m for illegal water use

KZN farmer fined over R1.7m for illegal water use

5 Dec 2022

Image source: Richard Van der Spuy –

ABB to pay South Africa R2.5bn in State Capture reparations

1 Dec 2022

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Former Elias Motsoaledi Municipality mayor, manager charged

24 Nov 2022

Image source: Sergey Nivens –

What is greylisting and what impact will it have on South Africa?

Gabriel Rybko and Ashlin Perumall 24 Nov 2022

Image source: Alexander Ryabintsev –

An update on free trade in Africa

Virusha Subban 17 Nov 2022

Image source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

How Ster-Kinekor survived business rescue

Lara Kahn, Ryan Smith, Rainer Nowak, Leigh Lambrechts & Naledi Mbaba 16 Nov 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

Image source: Dieter Hawlan –

Estina Farm project case transferred to Bloemfontein High Court

3 Nov 2022

The SCA on Tuesday rejected Siyangena Technologies’ appeal bid. Archive photo of Siyangena’s so-called “speed gates” at Cape Town Station. Photo: Kim Reynolds/GroundUp

Appeal court trashes Siyangena's R5.5bn appeal bid

Tania Broughton 2 Nov 2022

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

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Nirvasha Singh, Carryn Alexander, Jaqui Pinto, Giada Masina, Garyn Rapson, Lizle Louw 2 Nov 2022

Tongaat enters into voluntary business rescue

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Source: Twitter.

Sanlam to acquire controlling shareholding in AfroCentric Group

27 Oct 2022

Freddie Terblanche, Cox Yeats new partner in the Cape Town office

People and places - behind the successful growth of Cox Yeats Attorneys

Shan Radcliffe 26 Oct 2022

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, 10 August 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

South African crypto platforms must be licensed in 2023 - regulator

Rachel Savage 20 Oct 2022

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Crypto assets now officially considered 'financial products' in South Africa

Ashlin Perumall 20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. African Bank chief executive officer, Kennedy Bungane.

African Bank welcomes Grindrod Bank into its fold

13 Oct 2022

Company liquidations soar 45% as many too slow to benefit from business rescue

11 Oct 2022

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What duties do employers have when recovering funds misappropriated by employees?

Jacques Van Wyk and Nasheetah Smith 10 Oct 2022

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High Court confirms 3Sixty Life curatorship

5 Oct 2022

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Age of industrial hemp: New Plant Improvement Act and plant breeders' regulations

Thomas Schmidt 4 Oct 2022

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New guidelines aim to expand records of notifiable mergers

Elisha Bhugwandeen and Daryl Dingley 28 Sep 2022

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Does an "external company" registration result in a taxable "permanent establishment"?

Denny Da Silva 26 Sep 2022

Construction of the controversial multi-billion rand development at the River Club in Observatory continues despite legal challenges. This is how it looked on Friday 23 September 2022. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

What next in the twisty River Club saga?

Steve Kretzmann 26 Sep 2022

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SA Express enters final liquidation

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