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People living in these informal homes erected on Transnet land in Woodstock, Cape Town, say they have been living there for more than a decade. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction

Matthew Hirsch 8 hours

Vera Songwe to chair new Vodacom Foundation board

Telecoms & Networks

Vera Songwe to chair new Vodacom Foundation board

10 hours

Can an employer withhold an adjudication award over reversal and repayment concerns?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Can an employer withhold an adjudication award over reversal and repayment concerns?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 1 day

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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 1 day

Mining

Word on the WhatsApp group: SA mining must tackle misinformation

Merel van der Lei 1 day

“We were never consulted” – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre

Data & Analytics

“We were never consulted” – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre

Alice Scott 2 days

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Pharmaceuticals

Obiflex is bringing buy-now-pay-later to GLP-1 medicines in SA

1 day

Wind turbines on the Eastern Cape bushveld along the R350 road to Bedford, outside Makhanda. The area around has some of the country’s best wind power potential but is also among the Eastern Cape’s most ecologically sensitive landscapes. Photos: Aphiwe Ngowapi

Food, Water & Energy Security

Debate over new Makhanda wind farm

Gcina Ntsaluba and Asemahle Vumsindo 2 days

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Law of Succession

Court rules surviving spouse's claim trumps deceased's heirs

Zahra Ally and Karel Kogler 2 days

The future of law: Is South Africa's legal profession ready for the intelligence era?

Cyber Law

The future of law: Is South Africa's legal profession ready for the intelligence era?

Issued by Topco Media 25 Sep 2026

Human Rights Law

#HeritageMonth | The South Africa we owe our children beyond the Constitution

Naledi Motsiri and Nothando Nyoni 25 Sep 2026

Local warehouses face tougher fire risks as logistics operations expand

Warehousing

Local warehouses face tougher fire risks as logistics operations expand

25 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

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

25 Sep 2026

Executives have confused visibility with influence, and their communications teams are helping them do it says Nkateko Khosa, business unit director at Bold (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

How to prise the open thought leadership trap - and get read

Nkateko Khosa 25 Sep 2026

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HR & Management

Two arrested for UIF fraud

23 Sep 2026

What a boom gate taught me

Insurance & Actuarial

What a boom gate taught me

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 23 Sep 2026

Land & Property Law

When does student housing become a home? High Court refuses blanket exclusion under Pie

Peter Michaels and Mathapelo Madiseng 23 Sep 2026

Why your cloud journey needs security locked in from the start

Cloud

Why your cloud journey needs security locked in from the start

Allan Juma 22 Sep 2026

Outside the brief

Media

Outside the brief

Kabelo Kale, Issued by The Media Krate 22 Sep 2026

Top Women 2026 Closes: Systems, not just successes, must be redesigned for women-led growth

Events & Conferencing

Top Women 2026 Closes: Systems, not just successes, must be redesigned for women-led growth

Issued by Topco Media 22 Sep 2026

Advertising

Converse ads likened to KKK pulled after social media backlash

22 Sep 2026

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Family Law

SA High Court strikes down century-old patriarchal marriage rule as unconstitutional

Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa, Emily West, and Phomello Rasebeka 22 Sep 2026

Kim Potgieter, Managing Director at Chartered Wealth

Law of Succession

What to consider before nominating your child as executor

Kim Potgieter 21 Sep 2026

Road freight council under scrutiny over R2.59bn in worker benefit funds

Logistics & Transport

Road freight council under scrutiny over R2.59bn in worker benefit funds

21 Sep 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Smart wearables and PoPIA: What SA employers need to know

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 21 Sep 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA mid-year M&A review: Commodity gains and regulatory reform drive deal growth

Ricci Hackner 18 Sep 2026

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

Mining

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

Issued by SRK Consulting 18 Sep 2026

While others talk, dentsu builds creators

Education

While others talk, dentsu builds creators

Issued by Dentsu 17 Sep 2026

Mining

Glencore embroiled in lawsuit over alleged fraud, breach of contract, and conspiracy

Pratima Desai 17 Sep 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

How sanctions are reshaping international arbitration for global companies

Trevor Versfeld, Chandni Gopal, and Katy Hindle 16 Sep 2026

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Markets & Investment

Landlords could gain stronger protection under proposed eviction law changes

16 Sep 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s automated SRD grant checks draw criticism from legal expert

16 Sep 2026

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Law Practice

Adrian Mopp named new WC director of Public Prosecutions

15 Sep 2026

Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Activists appeal Cape Town data centre approval

Tania Broughton 15 Sep 2026

Megan Rodgers, managing partner of the CDH Cape Town office

Law Practice

#Newsmaker: Meet Megan Rodgers, CDH Cape Town's new managing partner

Shan Radcliffe 14 Sep 2026

The 5-minute document check that saved R65,000

Technology

The 5-minute document check that saved R65,000

Issued by Learning Curve 14 Sep 2026

South Africa’s biodiversity strategy must put nature before revenue

Agriculture

South Africa’s biodiversity strategy must put nature before revenue

Wikus Engelbrecht 15 Sep 2026

SA weighs trade risks as US tariff policy shifts

Agriculture

SA weighs trade risks as US tariff policy shifts

14 Sep 2026

Africa’s next real estate opportunity isn’t a country. It’s a corridor.

Markets & Investment

Africa’s next real estate opportunity isn’t a country. It’s a corridor.

Issued by API Events 11 Sep 2026

Image: The Webber Wentzel team with the African Law Firm of the Year Award (source: )

Law Practice

2026 African Legal Awards celebrates continent’s top legal talent

Shan Radcliffe 10 Sep 2026

The Labour Court has ruled that a planned strike of bus workers on Thursday would not be protected. Photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Court blocks planned bus driver strike

Alice Scott, Greg Dor and Sindisiwe Tshona 10 Sep 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

OnlyFans in South Africa: What creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economy

Phiwokazi Qoza 10 Sep 2026

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Tax Law

Navigating Sars appeals: Why ADR isn't always the right move

8 Sep 2026

Inscape welcomes Copa as vision 2031 continues to take shape

Higher Education

Inscape welcomes Copa as vision 2031 continues to take shape

Issued by Inscape 8 Sep 2026

What small businesses miss when chasing big clients

SMEs

What small businesses miss when chasing big clients

Rizanne Oosthuisen-Botha 7 Sep 2026

Windows at CPUT’s Cape Town campus, damaged by rocks thrown by protesting students. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Higher Education

CPUT’s chaotic second semester ends

Emihle Ngwane 7 Sep 2026

Justice Sharise Weiner appointed as ARB Final Appeal Chair. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

ARB appoints Justice Sharise Weiner to lead appeals body

7 Sep 2026

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Land & Property Law

When the relationship ends: High Court reaffirms legal exit routes for unmarried joint property owners

Kaamilah Paulse and Mia Jacobs 7 Sep 2026

ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy

Regulatory

ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy

7 Sep 2026

Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara appointed acting head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC)

Law Practice

Justice Minister appoints IDAC acting head

4 Sep 2026