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Legal
Who can legally represent taxpayers in Tax Court?

Bronwyn Dearden and Shekesh Sirkar 10 Jun 2024

Equal Education takes education department to court over unplaced learners
Education
Equal Education takes education department to court over unplaced learners

Liezl Human 30 Apr 2024

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

John Yeld 24 Apr 2024

Reclaim the City demonstrated outside the Western Cape High Court in 2020, calling for the Tafelberg site to be used as affordable housing. Archive photo: James Stent / GroundUp
Legal
Housing activists lose Tafelberg case

Tania Broughton 15 Apr 2024

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Property
Construction mafia halts MyCiTi project; legal action pursued

15 Mar 2024

Two Cape High Court judges had to carefully consider parts of speech to decide whether a popular Western Cape phrase violated a court order. Archive photo: Liezl Human / GroundUp
Legal
Judges grapple with use of “ma se p...”

Tania Broughton 29 Feb 2024

At least 12 fishing companies are taking the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) minister to court over the commercial fishing rights allocation process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp
Legal
Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Liezl Human 6 Feb 2024

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Legal
Estate curatorship: Is this a demeaning western construct?

Kaamilah Paulse and Loraine Strydom 4 Jan 2024

The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp
Legal
Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report
ESG & Sustainability
Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights
Agriculture
Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Liezl Human 16 Nov 2023

Woman "wrongly" sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released
Legal
Woman "wrongly" sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released

Tania Broughton 11 Sep 2023

The Olifants River estuary on the West Coast is now protected from diamond mining in terms of a legally binding settlement agreement. Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp
Legal
11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining

John Yeld 1 Sep 2023

Damage to the West Coast north of the Olifants River estuary caused by previous diamond mining operations (before Trans Hex). Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp
Legal
Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

John Yeld 28 Aug 2023

The Prasa property in Newlands, Cape Town, which axed board chairperson Leonard Ramatlakane rented for three months, had not been rented out by the rail agency for eight years, according to Ramatlakane’s affidavit before the High Court. Photo: Steve Kretzmann | GroundUp
HR & Management
Axed Prasa board chair goes to court to get his job back

Steve Kretzmann 23 Aug 2023

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Healthcare
Taxi strike chaos leads to closure of health facilities

Katja Hamilton 7 Aug 2023

#PropertyRevamped: Wale Street Chambers responds to shifting market dynamics with upcycled office space
Property
#PropertyRevamped: Wale Street Chambers responds to shifting market dynamics with upcycled office space

Sindy Peters 25 Jul 2023

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Retail
Amazon and City of Cape Town secure legal win against OCA

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jun 2023

Source: © Cape Talk The Constitutional Court has confirmed the January 2022 Western Cape High Court ruling on the illegality of the Overbeek Building outdoor advertising billboards
Marketing & Media
Constitutional Court confirms 2022 ruling for Overbeek Signs to take down OOH billboard

Danette Breitenbach 28 Jun 2023

More than 3.2 million South Africans may become spouses in 2023
Legal
More than 3.2 million South Africans may become spouses in 2023

Kenrick Newport, Issued by Capital Legacy 21 Apr 2023

JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase
Finance
JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase

Issued by Mediology 15 Mar 2023

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Legal
Why Sars can't have the 'money and the box'

Graeme Palmer 9 Mar 2023

Former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), Phillemon Letwaba has been ordered to pay punitive legal costs to veteran freelance journalist Raymond Joseph (pictured above) / GroundUp
Legal
Court orders former Lottery boss to pay punitive legal costs to journalist

Tania Broughton 1 Mar 2023

The Western Cape High Court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. The sections provide that asylum seekers who do not renew their visas within one month of the date of expiry are considered to have abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp
Legal
High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional

Tania Broughton 21 Feb 2023

The battle against the River Club development may well be over after Tuesday’s scathing court finding that activist Tauriq Jenkins (photographed) made fraudulent representations to the court. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
Legal
River Club interdict obtained by fraud, three judges rule

Tania Broughton 8 Nov 2022

Equal Education and the South African Democratic Teachers Union have taken the Western Cape Education Department to court. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp
Education
Equal Education challenges new Western Cape act in court

Daniel Steyn 4 Nov 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
Legal
What next in the twisty River Club saga?

Steve Kretzmann 26 Sep 2022

New fishing quotas to be allocated
Agriculture
New fishing quotas to be allocated

7 Sep 2022

First Nations Collective leader Zenzile Khoisan addressing about 200 demonstrators supporting the River Club development outside the High Court on 12 July. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
Legal
River Club construction carries on amidst court delays

Steve Kretzmann 5 Sep 2022

Court's message in Llandudno case: Don't take matters into your own hands
Property
Court's message in Llandudno case: Don't take matters into your own hands

Tania Broughton 26 Aug 2022

Members of the Goringhaicona and others opposing the River Club development celebrate the dismissal of an urgent application to depose Tauriq Jenkins (centre) as supreme high commissioner of the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council. Together with the Observatory Civic Association, the council has led litigation against the development. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
Legal
River Club contempt of court hearing pushed back another week

Steve Kretzmann 28 Jul 2022

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Legal
Marriages under Islamic law given legal status

Tania Broughton 30 Jun 2022

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an application by the Road Accident Fund. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp
Legal
No constitutional right to stupidity, says judge

Tania Broughton 10 Jun 2022

High Court halts construction of Amazon HQ on sacred land
Construction & Engineering
High Court halts construction of Amazon HQ on sacred land

Wendell Roelf and Alexander Winning 22 Mar 2022

Steinhoff CEO Louis du Preez. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Retail
Court approves Steinhoff's R25bn global settlement proposal

25 Jan 2022

Activists head to High Court to halt R4.6bn River Club development
Construction & Engineering
Activists head to High Court to halt R4.6bn River Club development

19 Jan 2022

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Legal
Western Cape High Court dismisses Covid-19 regulations liquor ban challenge

8 Dec 2021

River Club was not on Amazon's shortlist - court papers
Construction & Engineering
River Club was not on Amazon's shortlist - court papers

Steve Kretzmann 2 Dec 2021

Shacks built by Siyahlala informal settlement residents on the railway line in Langa will only be relocated next year. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp
Legal
Court grants Prasa another eight months to relocate Cape Town Central Line shack dwellers

Tariro Washinyira 29 Nov 2021

State liable for damages after teenager shot by off-duty cop
Legal
State liable for damages after teenager shot by off-duty cop

Tania Broughton 9 Nov 2021

Tourism industry welcomes SCA dismissal of Santam's appeal against Ma-Afrika
Tourism & Travel
Tourism industry welcomes SCA dismissal of Santam's appeal against Ma-Afrika

8 Oct 2021

The City of Cape Town has defended its demolition of a tent camp on 23 August that had been set up by homeless people near the Green Point Tennis Club. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp
Legal
City of Cape Town defends its demolition of Green Point tent camp in court

Marecia Damons 6 Sep 2021

The Western Cape High Court has refused to interdict Anglican priest June Dolley-Major from claiming that fellow priest Melvin Booysen raped her. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp
Legal
Woman can name her alleged rapist, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Sep 2021

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Legal
Parliament seeks leave to appeal court judgment on Section 194 enquiry

23 Aug 2021

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Agriculture
Vinpro heads to court to fight ongoing alcohol ban

23 Aug 2021

How cannabis production can boost revenue for pandemic-stricken countries
Legal
How cannabis production can boost revenue for pandemic-stricken countries

Darryl Bernstein 23 Jul 2021

Duped and desperate loan seekers bring class action against online scammers
Legal
Duped and desperate loan seekers bring class action against online scammers

Tania Broughton 23 Jul 2021

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Agriculture
Judgment reserved on Vinpro interdict application

22 Jul 2021

Vinpro in court to save the wine industry
Agriculture
Vinpro in court to save the wine industry

20 Jul 2021

Two Mattress Firm stores, a brand owned by Steinhoff, are shown on either side of the street in Encinitas, California, US. Source: Reuters/Mike Blake
Retail
Steinhoff ups offer to settle shareholder claims by $287m

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jul 2021

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