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Family Law

Is all fair in love and lawfare? Court clamps down on litigation abuse

Bronwyn Samuel and Kaamilah Paulse 16 Sep 2025

A protest outside the Civic Centre in Cape Town in August after the announcement that the Dial-a-Ride service would be cut back. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Health & Social Welfare

City of Cape Town pauses decision to cut Dial-a-Ride services

Tania Broughton and Mary-Anne Gontsana 8 Sep 2025

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Tourism

SA Tourism Board challenge dissolution in court

5 Sep 2025

Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

Affordable & Social Housing

Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

4 Sep 2025

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Legal

Neasa, Sakeliga to approach ConCourt to appeal employment equity judgment

29 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied. Melissa Wessels, director of Professional Services at MRI Software in Cape Town.

Technology

MRI Software's innovative solution to tackling SA's youth unemployment

29 Aug 2025

John Botha, Joint CEO, Global Business Solutions

Labour Law

High Court dismisses urgent application seeking to block employment equity targets

John Botha 29 Aug 2025

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Law Practice

Urgent applications: What you need to know about the new court rules

Dee-dee Mathelela 19 Jun 2025

Advocate Justin Erasmus CEO of of the Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association

Law Practice

New compulsory mediation rule faces ConCourt challenge by lawyers' association

16 May 2025

Law Practice

Legal Practice Council administrator accused of corruption loses Labour Court bid

Tania Broughton 2 May 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

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

7 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

All infrastructure work on the R300m Botmaskop Fynbos Estate on the Helshoogte Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek has already been completed. Photo from an appendix in the respondent’s court papers.

Property

Parties hold their breath in battle over R300m Stellenbosch mountain estate

John Yeld 26 Feb 2025

Workers at a household goods wholesaler in Johannesburg must be paid the minimum wage, not according to targets reached, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Women workers win major victory on minimum wage

Tania Broughton 26 Feb 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

High Court clears path for Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue

Agriculture

High Court clears path for Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue

20 Feb 2025

Mr Sweet workers picketed outside the Department of Labour’s office in Germiston during their 11-week strike. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Mister Sweet workers face disciplinary hearings for strike

Kimberly Mutandiro 20 Dec 2024

The Constitutional Court will hear two applications relating to copyright in South Africa that affect the rights of blind people. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

ConCourt showdown on copyright bill

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2024

The Legal Services Ombud has castigated the Legal Practice Council for failing to act in the public interest and worse by contributing to an injustice. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

Law Practice

Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council

Tony Beamish 17 Oct 2024

For more than six weeks the Unemployment Insurance Fund online service has been down. Image: GroundUp

HR Tools & Software

After six weeks UIF online system still down

Mary-Anne Gontsana 4 Oct 2024

Striking Mister Sweet workers queued on Wednesday for food brought by supporters. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Premier loses court bid to end Mister Sweet strike

Kimberly Mutandiro 12 Sep 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Importance of consensus in retrenchment consultation process

Amandla Makhongwana 10 Sep 2024

Outside the Western Cape High Court, Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney Jonty Cogger speaks to applicants urgently seeking an interdict preventing PRASA from evicting them from land they have occupied for years. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court criticises Prasa for illegal evictions

Sandiso Phaliso and Tori Newby 30 Aug 2024

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Labour Law

Urgent applications for Labour Court to be submitted online

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana,and Bongani Mtotoba 13 Aug 2024

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Consumer Law

The Consumer Protection Act and how it applies to lease agreements

Alisa Malindi 1 Aug 2024

Equal Education takes education department to court over unplaced learners

Primary & Secondary Education

Equal Education takes education department to court over unplaced learners

Liezl Human 30 Apr 2024

Media

Court overturns Icasa's election broadcast regulations amendment

19 Apr 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Why 'unlawful dismissal' doesn't mean 'automatic reinstatement'

Chloë Loubser and Caity Barbour 18 Apr 2024

Thousands of school children stuck without transport months into school year

Primary & Secondary Education

Thousands of school children stuck without transport months into school year

Lucas Nowicki 18 Apr 2024

Pick n Pay files for liquidation of franchisee’s stores

Franchising

Pick n Pay files for liquidation of franchisee’s stores

29 Feb 2024

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme will not end any time soon, following a Supreme Court of Appeal dismissal of the Minister of Home Affairs’ request for leave to appeal. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Zimbabwe permit application dismissed: no need for it, say judges

Tania Broughton 8 Nov 2023

Bester and Magudumana threaten court action to stop book release

Publishing

Bester and Magudumana threaten court action to stop book release

GroundUp Staff 12 Oct 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Extended notice periods: Do you have to honour them?

Justin Hattingh 30 Aug 2023

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IP Law

Upkeep of patents: Renewals, amendments and enforcement

Patrick O'Brien and Jonathan Whittaker 29 Mar 2023

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Labour Law

Does restraint of trade transfer when a business is sold?

Jacques van Wyk & Andre van Heerden 8 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

No work, no pay principle to apply to striking employees

6 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Pitfalls of not preserving restraint of trade rights in final settlement

Brett Abraham & Jenna Atkinson 1 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Enforcing restraint of trade: Planet Fitness case unfit for court

Bradley Workman-Davies and Kerry Fredericks 9 Feb 2023

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw is a Dispute Resolution and Commercial Specialist at SchoemanLaw Inc.

Corporate & Commercial Law

Unpacking the 'contempt of court' process

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw 1 Feb 2023

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Mbalula must protect Intercape buses, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Oct 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

Land & Property Law

What next in the twisty River Club saga?

Steve Kretzmann 26 Sep 2022

Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Medical Law

Mom wins court battle against medical scheme

Tania Broughton 29 Aug 2022

Numsa’s controversial congress in July was the subject of an interdict application. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Numsa did not breach interdict by holding national congress, court rules

Tania Broughton 24 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

Land & Property Law

River Club contempt of court hearing pushed back another week

Steve Kretzmann 28 Jul 2022

Source: © Elisha News Zibonele FM, the Khayelitsha-based community station is due to be closed this Wednesday by Icasa

Radio & Audio

Dispute over Icasa's closure of Zibonele FM

19 Jul 2022

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Labour Law

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Brett Abraham 5 Jul 2022

Eastern Cape court interdicts protesting workers from being 500m from farms

Legislation & Regulation

Eastern Cape court interdicts protesting workers from being 500m from farms

25 Apr 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

ConCourt ruling creates further confusion regarding Preferential Procurement Regulations

Megan Adderley and Roxy Harrington 23 Mar 2022