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Cape Town lawyer Gary Trappler was convicted on Monday. Archive photo: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Court finds Cape Town lawyer guilty of slashing neighbour’s tyres

Riyadh Karodia 8 Jul 2025

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Criminal Law

Former attorney convicted of stealing RAF payouts

30 Jun 2025

Law Practice

GBV laws must be strengthened: President Ramaphosa

10 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

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Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino poaching continues to decrease

7 Mar 2025

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Criminal Law

Rhino poachers handed prison sentences

27 Jan 2025

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Environmental Law

Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

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Criminal Law

Does the punishment fit the counterfeit crime? A look at lenient sentencing

Hashiem Logday 29 Nov 2024

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Criminal Law

Ex-Eskom official convicted of fraud and corruption

14 Oct 2024

Source: © CPJ The Basmanny district court in Moscow has convicted Russian-American journalist and writer Masha Gessen of disseminating "fake" information about the Russian military

Media Freedom

Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen convicted of disseminating "fake" information

19 Jul 2024

Legislation & Regulation

GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

27 May 2024

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Criminal Law

Woman sentenced for R16m theft

9 Apr 2024

File photo: President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, 21 September 2023. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Zimbabwe scraps colonial-era death penalty law

Nyasha Chingono 7 Feb 2024

The war against cable theft is being won. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels.

Hardware

Telkom and SAPS partnership to fight theft and vandalism sees results

29 Jan 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most prominent spokesperson for Binance. Source: x.com

4th Industrial Revolution

Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit, implicated in Binance crypto fraud

Lindsey Schutters 1 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

Medtech

For minorities, biased AI algorithms can damage almost every part of life

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam 18 Sep 2023

Woman "wrongly" sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released

Legislation & Regulation

Woman "wrongly" sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released

Tania Broughton 11 Sep 2023

Media Freedom

Myanmar photojournalist sentenced to 20 years of hard labour

8 Sep 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino killings decrease by 11%

1 Aug 2023

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

Construction & Engineering

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

31 Jul 2023

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Criminal Law

Former Eskom official sentenced to 10 years for fraud, theft

4 May 2023

A magistrate has got it so wrong that a High Court judge has said: “Mistakes such as this have a potential to bring the judiciary into disrepute.” Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

"Bizarre" case reveals that magistrates lack training

Tania Broughton 12 Dec 2022

Glencore subsidiary pleads guilty in Britain to bribery

Markets & Investment

Glencore subsidiary pleads guilty in Britain to bribery

Kirstin Ridley 21 Jun 2022

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Criminal Law

IEC official sentenced for local government election fraud

17 Jun 2022

Former Eskom officer, supplier get 20-year sentence

Energy

Former Eskom officer, supplier get 20-year sentence

31 Mar 2022

Financial Services

Cosatu welcomes in signing of 3 GBV bills into law

31 Jan 2022

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Criminal Law

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Tarek Amara 23 Dec 2021

Want to grow your business? Get rid of the 'fax machines'

SMEs

Want to grow your business? Get rid of the 'fax machines'

Allon Raiz 15 Dec 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

Reflections on inquiry's work as Zondo (almost) wraps up

Zondo Commission

Reflections on inquiry's work as Zondo (almost) wraps up

Valencia Talane 2 Jul 2021

Unpacking ConCourt's ruling and sentencing of Zuma

Zondo Commission

Unpacking ConCourt's ruling and sentencing of Zuma

Valencia Talane 30 Jun 2021

Global Citizen Prize 2020 honours people shaping the 'World We Want'

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Citizen Prize 2020 honours people shaping the 'World We Want'

Issued by OnPoint PR 17 Dec 2020

New security plan to curb theft, vandalism of rail infrastructure

Railway

New security plan to curb theft, vandalism of rail infrastructure

4 Nov 2020

Case law suggests South Africa must do more about disrupted schooling

Primary & Secondary Education

Case law suggests South Africa must do more about disrupted schooling

Mariëtte Reyneke 7 Oct 2020

The best interests of the child require detention to be used as a last resort. Shutterstock

Criminal Law

How South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe measure up on child offenders

Rongedzayi Fambasayi & Admark Moyo 13 Aug 2020

Effective healthcare in SA faces new set of obstacles

Medical Law

Effective healthcare in SA faces new set of obstacles

Merlita Kennedy, Victoria Campos and Jared Ishmael 3 Aug 2020

African Bank Deloitte final arguments set for June

Accounting & Auditing

African Bank Deloitte final arguments set for June

5 May 2020

#FairnessFirst: Sona 2020, the AU, Miss Universe pledge to empower women

Fairness First

#FairnessFirst: Sona 2020, the AU, Miss Universe pledge to empower women

Leigh Andrews 17 Feb 2020

Criminal Law

A bleak Christmas for criminals

24 Dec 2019

Media

Mzansi's biggest news stories

18 Oct 2019

Fraud is not a normal theft issue

Criminal Law

Fraud is not a normal theft issue

15 Oct 2019

A police officer is seen in N'Djamena, Chad, on July 11, 2015. A N'Djamena court recently charged two Chadian journalists with criminal defamation and sentenced one to jail. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Moumine Ngarmbassa.

Media Freedom

Journalists fined, one jailed over criminal defamation complaint in Chad

26 Sep 2019

Mozambique successfully convicts, sentences 2 rhino poachers

Environment & Natural Resources

Mozambique successfully convicts, sentences 2 rhino poachers

3 Sep 2019

Protesters from two of Benin's unions take part in a demonstration after the parliament approved a law restricting to 10 days public sector employees’ right to strike, on September 13, 2018, in Cotonou. Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin on August 12, 2019. Crdit: CPJ/AFP/Yanick Folly.

Media Freedom

Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin

27 Aug 2019

The new digital divide is between people who opt out of algorithms and people who don't

Data & Analytics

The new digital divide is between people who opt out of algorithms and people who don't

Anjana Susarla 23 Apr 2019

Quantum, AI turns computing into a 'loaded gun'

Data & Analytics

Quantum, AI turns computing into a 'loaded gun'

1 Apr 2019

Social Media

The news making headlines on social media

1 Feb 2019

Journalist jailed for 18 months for contempt of court

Media Freedom

Journalist jailed for 18 months for contempt of court

3 Jan 2019