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Adam Harrower from the South African National Botanical Institute and Karel du Toit who was head of the SAPS Springbok Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit appear in the dock at the regional court in Springbok on Tuesday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March

Liezl Human 5 Dec 2024

MultiChoice and partners make another strike against piracy

TV

MultiChoice and partners make another strike against piracy

Issued by MultiChoice 27 Nov 2024

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Labour Law

Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana, and Angel Phakathi 25 Nov 2024

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Criminal Law

Top Safa boss appears in court

14 Nov 2024

TV

MultiChoice and law enforcement crack down on streaming device piracy rings

5 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria money laundering case

MacDonald Dzirutwe 14 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Nigeria court rules Binance executive can face trial on behalf of crypto exchange

Camillus Eboh 17 May 2024

Maria Ressa is the co-founder of Rappler. Source: Rappler.

Cannes Lions

Co-founder of Rappler Maria Ressa is the 2024 Cannes LionHeart recipient

13 May 2024

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Criminal Law

Former Steinhoff director appears in court for fraud, racketeering

26 Mar 2024

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Criminal Law

'Animal activist' arrested for illegal possession of rhino horns

29 Dec 2023

Source: Archive | Transnet

Logistics & Transport

Govt throws troubled Transnet R47bn lifeline

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2023

Media Freedom

Kashmir editor released from jail after 600 days of imprisonment

24 Nov 2023

Nzimande speaks out on violence against women at universities

Higher Education

Nzimande speaks out on violence against women at universities

23 Nov 2023

Parents in tears over terrible conditions at school for disabled children

Early Childhood Development

Parents in tears over terrible conditions at school for disabled children

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 9 Nov 2023

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Covid-19

Asset forfeiture: NPA secures preservation order in R27m PPE case

13 Oct 2023

Former SAA chairperson appears in court on fraud, corruption charges

Legislation

Former SAA chairperson appears in court on fraud, corruption charges

2 Oct 2023

A man who spent 813 days in prison as a result of a wrongful arrest has successfully claimed damages from the police. Illustration: Lisa Nelson | GroundUp

Criminal Law

Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6m from Minister of Police

Tania Broughton 19 Sep 2023

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

Legislation

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

Tania Broughton 11 Sep 2023

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Family Law

Govt pilots online platform for protection orders

10 Aug 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino killings decrease by 11%

1 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup - sources

Saurabh Sharma, Krishna N. Das; Jennifer Rigby and Olzhas Auyezov 28 Jun 2023

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Criminal Law

Hawks bust alleged UIF fraudsters

13 Jun 2023

SA's power blackouts: solutions lie in solar farms, battery storage at scale, and an end to state monopoly

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA's power blackouts: solutions lie in solar farms, battery storage at scale, and an end to state monopoly

David Richard Walwyn 6 Jun 2023

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Economy

Energy crisis at heart of Godongwana's national treasury budget vote

18 May 2023

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Criminal Law

Former Eskom contract employee arrested for fraud, corruption

15 May 2023

Source: @RSASIU Twitter. Advocate Hassan Ebrahim Kajee.

Criminal Law

Hawks arrest advocate Kajee

5 Apr 2023

Former Eskom senior buyer arrested for suspected fraud, corruption

Energy

Former Eskom senior buyer arrested for suspected fraud, corruption

20 Mar 2023

Cansa Shavathon: 20 years of solidarity with cancer survivors

Oncology

Cansa Shavathon: 20 years of solidarity with cancer survivors

Issued by CANSA 24 Feb 2023

#StartupStory: Double Apex - seasoned journo builds his own online automotive news platform

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Double Apex - seasoned journo builds his own online automotive news platform

Imran Salie 29 Nov 2022

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Criminal Law

Former Elias Motsoaledi Municipality mayor, manager charged

24 Nov 2022

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Energy

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Bhargav Acharya 28 Oct 2022

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Criminal Law

Three more arrests for July 2021 unrest incitement

15 Aug 2022

Senior prosecutor Sijoyi Robert Mdhlovu was arrested and charged with fraud after he refused to prosecute a case he considered badly prepared. The Mpumalanga High Court has awarded him damages. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

Prosecutor throws out badly-prepared case, gets arrested by police

Tania Broughton 8 Jun 2022

Transnet executives arrested for alleged graft

Railway

Transnet executives arrested for alleged graft

Alexander Winning 30 May 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Businessman, accountant arrested for R35m IDC fraud

27 May 2022

Directors of an engineering company in hot water over Covid-19 Ters fraud

Legislation

Directors of an engineering company in hot water over Covid-19 Ters fraud

22 Apr 2022

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Criminal Law

Corruption accused former Eskom executive skips court date

31 Mar 2022

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Labour Law

SCA delivers scathing judgment to SA Post Office

Imraan Mahomed, Vivien Chaplin and Tobie Jordaan 10 Mar 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

Mining

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

23 Feb 2022

Financial Services

Cosatu welcomes in signing of 3 GBV bills into law

31 Jan 2022

Zandile Christmas Mafe, a suspect accused of breaking into Parliament when the fire started, appears in the Cape Town Magistrate Court, in Cape Town, South Africa, 4 January 2022. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Criminal Law

Alleged Parliament arsonist referred for mental observation

12 Jan 2022

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Criminal Law

Parliament arson accused pleads "not guilty"

Wendell Roelf 4 Jan 2022

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Criminal Law

Former Eskom contractor's extradition hearing postponed

22 Dec 2021

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Criminal Law

Multimillion Rand World Cup tender corruption case postponed

1 Dec 2021

Nicholas Mwendwa, President of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), reacts as he displays his handcuffs at the dock after arriving at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya 15 November 2021. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Criminal Law

Kenya's top football official granted bail amid corruption investigation

Ayenat Mersie 16 Nov 2021

Eskom on track to split generation, transmission by year end - CEO

Energy

Eskom on track to split generation, transmission by year end - CEO

Promit Mukherjee 12 Nov 2021

MTBPS: Building confidence and stimulating growth is key

Markets & Investment

MTBPS: Building confidence and stimulating growth is key

Dr Andrew Golding 12 Nov 2021

3 steps to ransomware risk mitigation

Cybersecurity

3 steps to ransomware risk mitigation

Kate Mollett 3 Nov 2021

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Law Practice

Magistrate courts in disarray because of broken IT system

Geoffrey Allsop 21 Oct 2021