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Public Liability & Personal Injury

New SCA judgment on accident liability: A lesson for tour operators

Mtho Maphumulo 29 Jan 2026

Trade-offs of loyalty programmes: The hidden cost of a free coffee

Cybersecurity

Trade-offs of loyalty programmes: The hidden cost of a free coffee

27 Jan 2026

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Law Practice

Understanding LinkedIn's new algorithm: A guide for lawyers

Andrea Paulsen 26 Jan 2026

The Department of Social Development, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury want a ruling that declared several regulations governing the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant unconstitutional overturned. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant increase is “simply unaffordable” says Treasury

Marecia Damons 26 Jan 2026

A dedicated Road Accident Fund tribunal would relieve the pressure on the courts which are clogged with RAF claims, the assistant State Attorney in Johannesburg says. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

State Attorney calls for a new Road Accident Fund tribunal

22 Jan 2026

Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Kisch IP's Kevin Dam: Micro, macro and mega trends steering the future of the legal sector

Kevin Dam 21 Jan 2026

Law Practice

Andy Mothibi new head of the NPA in surprise appointment

7 Jan 2026

Law Practice

Essential marketing tips for small law firms in 2026

Andrea Paulsen 6 Jan 2026

Authorising transactions: Why directors can’t afford to get it wrong

Corporate & Commercial Law

Authorising transactions: Why directors can’t afford to get it wrong

Randhir Naicker, Jason Goodison, and Benjamin Meadows, Issued by Cox Yeats 12 Dec 2025

Jeremy Bossenger of BossJansen Executive Search

Talent Acquisition

The hidden costs of rushed leadership hiring

Jeremy Bossenger 5 Dec 2025

Criminal Law

Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

William Booth 21 Nov 2025

Daily Maverick launches executives GenAi masterclass

Artificial Intelligence

Daily Maverick launches executives GenAi masterclass

Issued by Daily Maverick 20 Nov 2025

The Western Cape High Court has overturned an eviction order against 78-year-old Noor-Banu Allie, a District Six pensioner. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Bid to evict District Six pensioner dismissed

Marecia Damons 19 Nov 2025

Cox Yeats recognised in the 17th edition of Best Lawyers in South Africa

Law Practice

Cox Yeats recognised in the 17th edition of Best Lawyers in South Africa

Issued by Cox Yeats 14 Nov 2025

People hold a banner with pictures of victims of crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 Boeing 737 Max 8 during Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing about Boeing’s commitment to address safety concerns in the wake of a January 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new 737 Max, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, 2 April 2025. Reuters/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Boeing ordered to pay more than $28m to 737 Max crash victim's family

Diana Novak Jones 14 Nov 2025

Redefining recovery: Zethu Ntanzi’s strategic voice in business rescue

Law Practice

Redefining recovery: Zethu Ntanzi’s strategic voice in business rescue

Zethu Ntanzi, Issued by Cox Yeats 7 Nov 2025

A Judicial Conduct Committee has cleared Johannesburg High Court Judge Denise Fisher of wrongdoing. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge Denise Fisher succeeds in clearing her name

Tania Broughton 5 Nov 2025

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IP Law

Why Nero's attempt to trademark its 'Champagne' brand fizzled out in EU court

Jeremy de Beer 30 Oct 2025

The high court in Pietermaritzburg has ruled that the almost 1,800 residents of an informal settlement in Shakas Head, Ballito, may be evicted. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court green-lights eviction of over 1,800 Ballito residents

Tania Broughton 24 Oct 2025

How to build creative confidence

Advertising

How to build creative confidence

Issued by eatbigfish 23 Oct 2025

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Banking

BNP struggles to dispel Sudan litigation concerns as shares drop

Mathieu Rosemain 22 Oct 2025

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Banking

BNP Paribas shares tumble after US jury's Sudan verdict

Alun John 21 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Understanding the SCA ruling: Breaches that lead to director delinquency

Nastascha Harduth and Gaby Wesson 15 Oct 2025

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IP Law

The business of Swift and Kelce: A brand match made in IP heaven?

Nishaat Slamdien 8 Oct 2025

About 50 members of the Food and Allied Workers Union picketed outside the Labour Court on Tuesday. They had applied to interdict South African Breweries (SAB) from retrenching workers. Photo: Silver Sibiya / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Court dismisses bid to stop retrenchment of SA Breweries workers

Silver Sibiya 2 Oct 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Passenger rail gets back on track, slowly

GroundUp and The Outlier 29 Sep 2025

A man walks out of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, 25 September 2025. Reuters/Marvellous Durowaiye

Criminal Law

Nigeria's Supreme Court allows late appeal in Kano blasphemy case

Camillus Eboh 26 Sep 2025

Higher Education

SA’s student debt trap: Two options that could help resolve the problem

Michele Van Eck 19 Sep 2025

About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

Ihsaan Haffejee and Thamsanqa Mbovane 17 Sep 2025

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrating an early court victory against Shell in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell’s Wild Coast seismic blasting case goes to the Concourt

Tania Broughton 12 Sep 2025

Protesters hold placards as lead applicant and lawyer Mzwandile Masuku addresses them outside the court, after a hearing was postponed, in Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025. Reuters/Zakhele Mabuza

Human Rights Law

Eswatini government faces court challenge for accepting US deportees

Nellie Peyton 25 Aug 2025

Zoleka Susan Ponoane has been struck from the roll of attorneys by the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. (Photo: LinkedIn)

Law Practice

Eastern Cape attorney struck from roll after scandalously writing the judgment in her own clients’ case

Estelle Ellis 22 Aug 2025

IP Law

Will 'Cold' Palmer's shivering celebration become a worldwide trade mark?

Peter Mercuur 21 Aug 2025

Ariana Issaias, director at Bowmans, Kenya

IP Law

#WomensMonth: Ariana Issaias, Bowmans' rising star, on being a woman in IP law

Shan Radcliffe 18 Aug 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Clientele stands up to crumbling service, City Power flickers out

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Clientele stands up to crumbling service, City Power flickers out

Brendan Seery 12 Aug 2025

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Legal

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 11 Aug 2025

Branding

As brand impersonation scams surge, Offernet launches Ravenwatch to protect South African businesses

Issued by Offernet 11 Aug 2025

Law Practice

AI hallucinations and bogus citations: Attorneys, you've been warned

Tim Laurens 6 Aug 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

How public-private partnerships can benefit from the National Treasury Regulation amendments

Dee-dee Mathelela 4 Aug 2025

Human Rights Law

Court showdown on whether prisons must provide gender-affirming healthcare

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 29 Jul 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Legal pitfalls and risks of misunderstanding construction contracts with private investors

Euan Massey 28 Jul 2025

Law of Succession

Dispute over life partnership status fuels legal battle for estate

Loraine Strydom and Kaamilah Paulse 15 Jul 2025

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TV

Police watchdog probes disappearance of Nigerian immigrant during TV show

Marecia Damons 4 Jul 2025

Law Practice

Fica compliance risks for law firms: 5 red flags

Hawken McEwan 3 Jul 2025

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Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Baker McKenzie candidate attorneys’ shared pursuit of justice and progress

Shan Radcliffe 30 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Orran Smith finds his footing in Ford SA’s legal department

Dealers

#YouthMonth: Orran Smith finds his footing in Ford SA’s legal department

Imran Salie 27 Jun 2025

From code to contract: Revolutionising commercial law with smart contracts

Corporate & Commercial Law

From code to contract: Revolutionising commercial law with smart contracts

Jason Goodison and Kyle Mertsch, Issued by Cox Yeats 17 Jun 2025

Parliament recently heard submissions on the One-Stop Border Post Bill. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics

Jan Bornman 11 Jun 2025

Energy & Mining

How to prepare for the inevitability of contractual disputes and project delays

Kirsten Wolmarans 9 Jun 2025