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IP Law

Ignorance is not an excuse: What a High Court ruling means for copyright enforcement

Darren Olivier, Lita Miti-Qamata, Maureen Kiugu, Daniëlle van Deventer, Mandla Ngidi & Maggie N 29 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

What trustees and managing agents need to know about repeat CSOS disputes

25 Sep 2026

Vodacom to appeal Kenya court ruling against Safaricom stake purchase

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom to appeal Kenya court ruling against Safaricom stake purchase

16 Sep 2026

New report: Most South African news sites still exposed to AI scraping

Artificial Intelligence

New report: Most South African news sites still exposed to AI scraping

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 2 Sep 2026

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

High Court slams department for years of litigation, orders punitive damages after road crash ruling

12 Aug 2026

Outdoor Network expands digital billboard network with 4 fully approved sites

OOH

Outdoor Network expands digital billboard network with 4 fully approved sites

Issued by Provantage 31 Jul 2026

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Labour Law

Dismissing for incapacity? Why medical boarding must be explored first

Pascale Towers and Chloë Loubser 29 Jul 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

South Africa’s housing backlog hits 3 million as court ruling bites

22 Jul 2026

Samro calls for continued balanced copyright reform following Constitutional Court ruling

Media & Entertainment Law

Samro calls for continued balanced copyright reform following Constitutional Court ruling

Issued by SAMRO 8 Jul 2026

A former awaiting-trial prisoner has been awarded more than R1-million after contracting tuberculosis in Pollsmoor Prison from June 2000 to August 2003. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Medical Law

21-year court battle over TB in prisons ends in R1m payout

Tania Broughton 1 Jul 2026

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Import/Export

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Issued by AMIE 24 Jun 2026

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Tax Law

Contradictory crypto judgment: New High Court ruling declares bitcoin is ‘capital’

Bright Tibane, Esther Geldenhuys and Robyn Berger 3 Jun 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court backs municipality’s right to reject bidders over reputational harm

Charlise Finch and Shekesh Sirkar 26 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula addresses the media ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC to discuss a court ruling that revived impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the "Farmgate" scandal, in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 May, 2026.

Taxation & Regulation

South Africa's Ramaphosa gets party backing over 'Farmgate' scandal, SABC reports

Anathi Madubela 15 May 2026

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Law Practice

Parliament to reopen Section 89 process after court ruling

11 May 2026

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Property

Property sector braces for impact after Cape Town tariffs struck down

4 May 2026

Labour Law

Labour Court rules on quid pro quo harassment and contractor conduct

Sibusiso Dube and Tony Misago 4 May 2026

Labour Law & Unions

Why SA’s high earners may soon lose the right to reclaim their jobs

Jonathan Goldberg 20 Apr 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Pay first, arbitrate later: The reality of adjudication in SA construction conflicts

Nikita Lalla and Ricardo Pillay 13 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

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Mining

Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 26 Mar 2026

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 24 Mar 2026

After 13 years of litigation and R2.5-million in legal fees, a maintenance fitter who was found by arbitration and several courts to have been unfairly dismissed is a step closer to receiving compensation. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Worker wins compensation case after 13 years of litigation

Tania Broughton 16 Mar 2026

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IP Law

South Africa's copyright revolution: New protections for digital creators

Millisanté de Wee-Petersen and Kallen Hoather-Murphy 26 Feb 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Can disciplinary chairpersons reject plea deals? LAC ruling sheds light

Andries Kruger and Bhekithemba Mbatha 12 Feb 2026

On Friday, Wesley Neumann’s legal team asked the Labour Court to enforce an earlier ruling for his reinstatement as Heathfield High principal. From left: Advocate Vernon Seymour, Wesley Neumann and advocate Rod Solomons. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Principal Wesley Neumann’s return to Heathfield High delayed

Marecia Damons 3 Feb 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

LAC upholds dismissal based on 'unexpressed' allegation: Deep dive into competent verdicts

AmandlakaThixo Magubane 2 Feb 2026

State is blocking access to Sassa grants, argue activists

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

State is blocking access to Sassa grants, argue activists

Marecia Damons 29 Jan 2026

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IP Law

Prior art: European ruling G1/23 and the impact on patent landscapes in SA

Amy Anderson and Dirk Hanekom 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

Why your marriage could be rewriting your will

Law of Succession

Why your marriage could be rewriting your will

Ken Newport, Issued by Capital Legacy 22 Jan 2026

IP Law

Why the UK Supreme Court ruling on post-sale confusion matters to global brands

Merlene Engelbrecht 16 Jan 2026

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Labour Law

Employees can't be fired for job hunting - Labour Court ruling

Rosalind Davey and Chloë Loubser 14 Jan 2026

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Markets & Investment

Yen sinks to 18-month low on election speculation

Gregor Stuart Hunter 14 Jan 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

[UPDATE] Matric 2025 results release: Key dates and access details

Shan Radcliffe 6 Jan 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

Landmark legal rulings redefine corporate remuneration strategies

29 Dec 2025

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17 Dec 2025

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Family Law

How this ConCourt ruling altered asset distribution in non-accrual marriages

Bronwyn Samuel and Kaamilah Paulse 10 Dec 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

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Energy

Nersa approves steps to foster competitive electricity market

1 Dec 2025

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Disability organisation loses Constantia land claim battle

Tania Broughton 28 Nov 2025

Kenya ruling secures smallholder farmers’ right to share traditional seeds

Agriculture

Kenya ruling secures smallholder farmers’ right to share traditional seeds

28 Nov 2025

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Climate Change

TotalEnergies: French court ruling over false climate claims could boost African cases against polluters

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala and Tracy-Lynn Field 27 Nov 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Midvaal Hospital goes green with Standard Bank's R34m support

26 Nov 2025