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Legislation & Regulation

Why South African animal welfare laws need an urgent overhaul

Charan Saunders 1 day

ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

Law Practice

Legal Practice Council administrator accused of corruption loses Labour Court bid

Tania Broughton 2 May 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

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

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

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

Photos: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito

Joseph Bracken 3 Apr 2025

An architect’s impression of the proposed retirement complex at Sedgefield. Graphic: Eco Route Environmental Consultancy (Draft Amendment Report).

Land & Property Law

Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5m

John Yeld 19 Mar 2025

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Law Practice

ConCourt blocks Mphaphuli Consulting’s application in R76m case

24 Feb 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

#BizTrends2025: America's path to ‘liquid gold’: Trump reveals new tariffs and national energy strategy

Katja Hamilton 21 Jan 2025

“Of the nine cases referred to and cited, only two could be found to exist, albeit that the citation of one was incorrect,” wrote Judge Elsja-Marie Bezuidenhout about an application for leave to appeal. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Law Practice

Lawyers in deep trouble for using AI to draft court papers

Tania Broughton 9 Jan 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Public liability vs personal negligence: Judgment a warning against opportunistic litigation

Mtho Maphumulo 5 Dec 2024

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Labour Law

Dismissal disputes: Trust breakdown evidence not always required

Amandla Makhongwana and Chloë Loubser 7 Oct 2024

Forestry industry wins legal battle on water legislation, court rules

Forestry

Forestry industry wins legal battle on water legislation, court rules

10 Sep 2024

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Tax Law

Who can legally represent taxpayers in Tax Court?

Bronwyn Dearden and Shekesh Sirkar 10 Jun 2024

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Law Practice

Pitfalls of failing to follow rules of court

Jean-Paul Rudd 17 May 2024

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Mobile & Apps

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Lindsey Schutters 12 Dec 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried introduced at Crypto Bahamas conference.

Tech Startups

SBF found guilty on all counts, faces 100-year sentence

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

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Tax Law

Tax Court vs High Court: Differing opinions on tax matter

Ursula Diale-Ali and Jana Krause 9 Oct 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Greenlight for residents to review Eskom's decision to reduce electricity supply

Sechaba Mchunu 16 Jan 2023

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Family Law

Rule 43: Easing the financial stress during divorce proceedings

Shani Van Niekerk 1 Dec 2022

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Criminal Law

Janusz Waluz granted permanent residence for parole period

29 Nov 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Using picketing rules and the Code on Harassment to mitigate strike-related violence

Brett Abraham & Nonjabulo Mthembu 28 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

Source: © The Citizen The hounding of a state witness by three media houses has led to the baning of the live broadcasting of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Media

Journalists' behaviour leads to broadcast ban of Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

14 Sep 2022

Finance

International debt collection: South Africa ranked 43rd most difficult country for debt collection

1 Jul 2022

Source: © moneywebco.za Sanef has strongly condemned former SAA board chairperson, Dudu Myeni, for her alleged assault on a photographer

Media Freedom

Sanef appalled by assault on the Times' photographer by Dudu Myeni

13 Apr 2022

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Mining

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Garyn Rapson and Tendai Bonga 11 Mar 2022

Law Practice

Bowmans promotes 10 partners

3 Mar 2022

The people vs Savanna Premium Cider in #CancelCourt - you won't believe what happens next...

FMCG

The people vs Savanna Premium Cider in #CancelCourt - you won't believe what happens next...

Issued by Heineken Beverages 8 Feb 2022

Lucinda Hinxman

Labour Law & Unions

4 ways to safeguard confidential information in the era of hybrid working

Lucinda Hinxman 21 Dec 2021

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Mining

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Polina Devitt 18 Nov 2021

Photo: Santeri Viinamäki via (CC BY SA 4.0)

Law Practice

Magistrate courts in disarray because of broken IT system

Geoffrey Allsop 21 Oct 2021

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Cyber Law

Justice Department contains ransomware attack

11 Oct 2021

Zuma claim of imprisonment without trial baseless, ConCourt hears

Zondo Commission

Zuma claim of imprisonment without trial baseless, ConCourt hears

Valencia Talane 13 Jul 2021

Suspended ANC general secretary Ace Magashule speaks after former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 26 May, 2021. Reuters/Rogan Ward

Criminal Law

South African court upholds top ANC official Magashule's suspension

9 Jul 2021

NPA internship programme targeting young law graduates

Law Practice

NPA internship programme targeting young law graduates

2 Jul 2021

SANParks CEO on special leave following sexual assault allegations

Environment & Natural Resources

SANParks CEO on special leave following sexual assault allegations

11 May 2021

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Labour Law

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Rosalind Davey, Chloë Loubser and Nikita Reddy 8 Apr 2021

Expropriation Bill: What you need to know...

Land & Property Law

Expropriation Bill: What you need to know...

Bulelwa Mabasa and Thomas Karberg 31 Mar 2021

Off-premise booze ban over Easter weekend

Regulatory

Off-premise booze ban over Easter weekend

31 Mar 2021

When can employees claim damages direct from an employer?

Labour Law

When can employees claim damages direct from an employer?

29 Mar 2021

As impeachment begins, New York accelerates probes of Trump's property dealings

Property

As impeachment begins, New York accelerates probes of Trump's property dealings

Jason Szep, Joseph Tanfani and Peter Eisler 9 Feb 2021

Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Class action against Sibanye-Stillwater dropped

13 Nov 2020

Economy

"An individual cannot save SA" - Moeletsi Mbeki

27 Oct 2020

Should I stay or should I go to arbitration proceedings?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Should I stay or should I go to arbitration proceedings?

John Bell, Rui Lopes and Brittany Dodds 26 Oct 2020

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Agriculture

SA Agricultural Crime Prevention Institute helps to fight crime

15 Oct 2020

Food Services

Insurers to pay restaurant business interruption claims: What that means for the hospitality industry

10 Jul 2020

Minerals and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe

Nuclear Power

Environmentalist groups reminds minister of nuclear procurement procedures

11 Jun 2020