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Law Practice

People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study

Eike Schneiders, Joshua Krook and Tina Seabrooke 20 hours

Law Practice

Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Marecia Damons 1 day

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that crimes from the apartheid era can be prosecuted. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Criminal Law

Understanding the court ruling on apartheid-era crimes

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Apr 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 24 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Treasury has announced that no VAT increase will take place on 1 May as scheduled

Economy

VAT to remain at 15% as government withdraws 1 May increase

24 Apr 2025

Tidjane Thiam, president of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire), speaks during a meeting as the country prepares for the presidential election in Yopougon, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Source: Reuters/Luc Gnago/File.

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Ivory Coast court strikes Thiam's name off electoral roll over French nationality

Reuters 23 Apr 2025

Is Meta too big for its own good? What the latest antitrust trial says about big tech's future

Social Media

Is Meta too big for its own good? What the latest antitrust trial says about big tech's future

Issued by We Do Digital 22 Apr 2025

Source: © Retroviral The Sabre Awards Africa finalists have been announced, with Retroviral and Ogilvy each with seven finalists. Pictured: One of the finalists campaigns, The Eric Cantona Stunt for Showmax by T+W, Retroviral and Grid

PR & Communications

SA's PR agencies show their excellence in Sabre Awards Africa 2025 finalists list

22 Apr 2025

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye stands in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda 2 December 2024. Source: Reuters, Abubaker Lubowa.

Criminal Law

Uganda plans law to allow military prosecution of civilians

22 Apr 2025

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Taxation & Regulation

High stakes as DA and EFF unite to challenge upcoming VAT hike in the Western Cape High Court

22 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Burger King hides the message, BMW spells it out

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Burger King hides the message, BMW spells it out

Brendan Seery 22 Apr 2025

Legislation & Regulation

How a missed deadline keeps Bafana Bafana's World Cup hopes alive

Lesedi Mphahlele and Sello Ramanyana 22 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Emergency Medicine

Calls for global justice: South Africa reacts to Gaza hospital strike

21 Apr 2025

Further work on the Botsmaskop Fynbos Estate has been halted by the Western Cape High Court. Photo from an appendix in court papers.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Court halts further work on luxury Stellenbosch mountain estate

John Yeld 23 Apr 2025

Source: © Mail & Guardian Paste technology can reduce the risk of particle segregation, improve the stability of deposited tailings and eliminate the pond on top of tailings deposits and potentially lower overall costs

Science & Engineering

Using proven approaches to rehabilitate legacy mines

Shameer Hareeparsad 17 Apr 2025

New GenG Engage app tackles gender-based violence in SA

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

New GenG Engage app tackles gender-based violence in SA

16 Apr 2025

Are local businesses ready for the new Employment Equity Regulations?

Labour Law & Unions

Are local businesses ready for the new Employment Equity Regulations?

16 Apr 2025

HIV/AIDS

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 extra HIV infections in SA by 2028

Jesse Copelyn 23 Apr 2025

The woman allegedly hired a gang to carry out the shooting.

Criminal Law

Woman faces murder charge for alleged gang-related shooting in Cape Town's Wynberg Court

15 Apr 2025

Law Practice

Supreme court ruling: lapsed contracts can't be revived without written reinstatement

Jaco van der Westhuizen 15 Apr 2025

TV

Tribunal dismisses MultiChoice’s bid to halt merger case with SABC

14 Apr 2025

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

14 Apr 2025

Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group

Markets & Investment

Property over partner: The new South African trend among millennials

14 Apr 2025

Image: South African protest against coal - Kgara Kevin Rack

Environmental Law

South African court says no to new coal-fired power: What’s behind the ruling

Melanie Murcott 14 Apr 2025

The Gauteng High Court has ordered the City of Johannesburg to pay out a property company because of a delay in providing alternative accommodation for families living in the company’s “hijacked” building. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landmark judgment on evictions in Johannesburg

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 11 Apr 2025

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Law Practice

Security strengthened at Wynberg court following shooting

11 Apr 2025

MTN Group Fintech appoints Nikiwe Tanga as new chief legal officer

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Group Fintech appoints Nikiwe Tanga as new chief legal officer

10 Apr 2025

Media

Documentary lands Ethiopian journalists in hot water amid terrorism accusations

10 Apr 2025

The VMPL is coming to Joburg! Is your team ready to smash it with location precision?

Digital

The VMPL is coming to Joburg! Is your team ready to smash it with location precision?

Issued by Vicinity Media 11 Apr 2025

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Law of Succession

SA expats in the UAE: Why you may need two Wills

Sarah Simson and Marianne du Toit 10 Apr 2025

SA retail marketing steps into the global spotlight

Retail Marketing

SA retail marketing steps into the global spotlight

Issued by Taryn Louch Creative 9 Apr 2025

The Department of Social Development is proposing changes to the Social Assistance Act, including removing questions about the income of applicants for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa/GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Marecia Damons 9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters. Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) John Steenhuisen speaks to media in Cape Town, South Africa 14 June, 2024.

Taxation & Regulation

#Budget2025: Pushback over Fikile's D-Day announcement

Katja Hamilton 8 Apr 2025

Source: Fikile Mbalula, the Secretary-General of the African National Congress addresses the media during a press conference at Chief Albert Luthuli House, the headquarters of the African National Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 April, 2025.

Markets & Investment

South Africa's ANC committed to coalition despite budget disagreements

Nellie Peyton 8 Apr 2025

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Law Practice

Wynberg courts closed until further notice

8 Apr 2025

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Labour Law

When do restraint of trade agreements become unreasonable in the eyes of the court?

Jaimé-Lee Jacobs 7 Apr 2025

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

7 Apr 2025

Public Health

Gauteng High Court orders urgent action to address cancer treatment backlog in public hospitals

Tamsin Metelerkamp 7 Apr 2025

Human Rights Law

Meta can be sued in Kenya over posts related to Ethiopia violence, court rules

Hereward Holland 7 Apr 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

KleuterZone controversy: What protection do investors, franchisees have under SA law?

Ian Jacobsberg 4 Apr 2025

Photos: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito

Joseph Bracken 3 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters. SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2025: Fiscal steps get nod, VAT set to rise

3 Apr 2025

MTN Cameroon wins court appeal to release seized assets

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Cameroon wins court appeal to release seized assets

3 Apr 2025

The Western Cape High Court has set aside an eviction order for occupiers of a City of Cape Town property in Observatory. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court sets aside eviction of circus occupiers

Tania Broughton 2 Apr 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

All work, no pay: How to deal with employers that owe you money

Dakalo Singo 2 Apr 2025

Media

Anton Harber | Protection orders being used to silence journalists and activists

Anton Harber 1 Apr 2025

Branding

UnderGround Soccer (UGS): An exclusive opportunity for brand partnership

Issued by Motherland OMNi 1 Apr 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Quiet firing: Could your boss be encouraging you to quit?

31 Mar 2025