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Labour Law & Unions

Why a sick note won't get you out of a disciplinary hearing

Sibusiso Dube 6 Jun 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Sedumedi’s R2.3m victory: A costly lesson in vague contracts

Jacques van Wyk and Mike Searle 5 Jun 2025

Listening differently - How first-party data powers Gagasi FM’s strategy

Radio & Audio

Listening differently - How first-party data powers Gagasi FM’s strategy

Issued by Gagasi FM 4 Jun 2025

Insights from Medshield on the importance of understanding your rights as a healthcare consumer

Medical Aid

Insights from Medshield on the importance of understanding your rights as a healthcare consumer

Issued by Stone 30 May 2025

Source: © Vogue Business It has been confirmed that Dior artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri steps down

Fashion & Homeware

Dior artistic director steps down

29 May 2025

Social Media

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

23 May 2025

Source: © SABC The Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025 (Bill) proposes several noteworthy amendments to the current regulatory framework for mineral resources including addressing tailing dumps and associated issues to avoid disasters such as the Jagersfontein disaster

Energy & Mining

11 MPRDA amendments to take note of

Webber Wentzel partners and consultant 22 May 2025

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HR Tools & Software

AI-powered transcription: A tool for efficiency or a threat to workplace privacy?

20 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Family or not - business is business: Consequences of reckless trading

Lara Horne and Nicola Mullineux 20 May 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Judge slams Gauteng land grab

Tania Broughton 16 May 2025

Entertainment’s AI revolution is here—adapt or be left behind

4th Industrial Revolution

Entertainment’s AI revolution is here—adapt or be left behind

Mzi Kaka 14 May 2025

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Cyber Law

TikTok, Meta fined hundreds of millions by EU regulators for data privacy breaches

Ryszard Lisinski and Brett Weinberg 13 May 2025

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IP Law

Copyright amendments to be read into Act with immediate effect - ConCourt

9 May 2025

FNB, IAAE launch new initiative to empower Black-owned SMEs

SMEs

FNB, IAAE launch new initiative to empower Black-owned SMEs

5 May 2025

Law Practice

Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Marecia Damons 29 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Branding

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - Instagram

Mark Baldwin 15 Apr 2025

Law Practice

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

Jaco van der Westhuizen 15 Apr 2025

With the Bookmark Awards deadline extended to 25 April, now if the time to fine tune your entry (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2025: 5 Tips to a winning entry, deadline extended to 25 April

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

Nishaat Slamdien, Associate, Spoor & Fisher

IP Law

Rhode blocked: Beauty pop-up gets shut down amid questions over authenticity

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Mar 2025

Healthcare

The future of healthcare is here: Embracing innovation for a healthier tomorrow

Asgar Rangoonwala 20 Mar 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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Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation financing in South Africa: Clarifying misconceptions

Simon Kuper and Neil Lazarus 6 Mar 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Gauteng's illegal boreholes and other water infrastructure woes: What can we do about it?

Danielle van der Vaart and Kiera Bracher 6 Mar 2025

One dose of HPV vaccine, one less worry for cervical cancer

Public Health

One dose of HPV vaccine, one less worry for cervical cancer

Issued by CANSA 4 Mar 2025

Red tape or progress? How registration woes are impacting spaza shops

Informal Retailing

Red tape or progress? How registration woes are impacting spaza shops

28 Feb 2025

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Human Rights Law

Public release of the NRSO: Educators to get first look

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2025

IP Law

Upcyclers - mind your IP and Qs when repurposing branded clothing

Emily Gammon, Robyn Moriarty, and Refilwe Riba 25 Feb 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

After termination, are staff preferential interest rates up for debate?

Terry Mwango, Quinter Okuta, Charles Omondi Oyeng and Kelsey Naluende 20 Feb 2025

Navigating global regulations to enhance BPO data governance

Services

Navigating global regulations to enhance BPO data governance

Christopher Lawson, Cobus Pretorius and Niko Mastropaolo 19 Feb 2025

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Competition Law

R101m settlement finally ends 9yr dispute between CompCom, Willowton

17 Feb 2025

Medtech

Is telemedicine revolutionising or complicating healthcare?

17 Feb 2025

Education

Set your creative career on fire with the 2025 ACT scholarship

12 Feb 2025

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Law of Succession

A widow’s right to sell: Surprising legal twist on a longstanding inheritance practice

Karel Kogler 24 Jan 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Agree to disagree: Why mutual agreement is required when referring a dispute for arbitration

Ziyanda Sibeko and Johnson Mthembu 16 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Digicape - Making marketing’s future smarter than ever before

Advertising

#BizTrends2025: Digicape - Making marketing’s future smarter than ever before

Issued by Digicape 13 Jan 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Your guide to matric results season

Lindsey Schutters 2 Jan 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

DBE to fight Matric results publication ban in court

17 Dec 2024

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

SMEs

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

12 Dec 2024

Nadine Mather, partner, and Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer: employment and data protection, Bowmans examine the new Guidance Note on Direct Marketing

Direct Marketing

What you need to know about the new direct marketing guidance note

Nadine Mather and Chloë Loubser 11 Dec 2024

Healthcare

Are free smoothies worth your privacy? The hidden costs of fitness apps

10 Dec 2024

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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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Media & Entertainment Law

Revenge porn ruling highlights legal recourse for victims and repercussions for distributors

4 Dec 2024

Minister Gwarube announces release date for 2024 Matric results

Primary & Secondary Education

Minister Gwarube announces release date for 2024 Matric results

2 Dec 2024

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Law Practice

Pros and cons of gen AI in the legal sector

Melissa Steele 2 Dec 2024

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Family Law

To buy a home before or after lobola negotiations: How customary marriage affects homeownership

27 Nov 2024

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Consumer Law

Dupe or deal? Navigating counterfeit goods and scams this Black Friday

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Nov 2024