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Law Practice

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

Jaco van der Westhuizen 1 day

Image: South African protest against coal - Kgara Kevin Rack

Environmental Law

South African court says no to new coal-fired power: What’s behind the ruling

Melanie Murcott 2 days

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

The Department of Social Development is proposing changes to the Social Assistance Act, including removing questions about the income of applicants for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa/GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Marecia Damons 9 Apr 2025

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

7 Apr 2025

Human Rights Law

Meta can be sued in Kenya over posts related to Ethiopia violence, court rules

Hereward Holland 7 Apr 2025

Advertising

ARB says complaint against Department of Health TV sugar ad holds merit

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Apr 2025

The Western Cape High Court has set aside an eviction order for occupiers of a City of Cape Town property in Observatory. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court sets aside eviction of circus occupiers

Tania Broughton 2 Apr 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

All work, no pay: How to deal with employers that owe you money

Dakalo Singo 2 Apr 2025

Tamsyn Lunt, director of Product Growth at Plentify

Employee Wellness

Unpacking progressive parental leave policies with Plentify's Tamsyn Lunt

Shan Radcliffe 28 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Court blocks business rescue abuse - delay tactics will not be tolerated

Julian Jones, Caellyn Eedes & Liso Potwana 28 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf South Africans will not be denied their constitutional right to access to news and information after the Gauteng High Court suspended the analogue TV switch-off date of 31 March 2025

Media Freedom

Court suspends analogue switch-off date, ruling calls set date "irrational"

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

New owner, same employment contract: Court reiterates original retirement age applies

Chloë Loubser 26 Mar 2025

Advertising

Facebook agrees to halt targeted ads for UK user after legal challenge

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Mar 2025

Property

New court ruling intensifies debate over binding bond approvals

25 Mar 2025

Advertising

Counting chickens before they’re dunked? ARB rules in favour of KFC in "wings" dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf The legal bid of eTV, Media Monitoring Africa and SOS Support public broadcasting continues today, Wednesday 19 March in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

TV

Television access at risk for millions of South Africans as analogue switch-off date is contested

19 Mar 2025

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Criminal Law

Bad Boys Porsche: Expensive lessons in procurement practices

Ginen Moodley 14 Mar 2025

Law Practice

Attorneys, beware 'AI hallucinations' - the real consequences of fabricated citations

11 Mar 2025

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Advertising

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Mar 2025

Trying to work-around time bars

Law Practice

Trying to work-around time bars

Peter Barnard, Issued by Cox Yeats 6 Mar 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation financing in South Africa: Clarifying misconceptions

Simon Kuper and Neil Lazarus 6 Mar 2025

Retired KZN Judge Anton van Zyl will not face impeachment proceedings, but he will face an inquiry which can issue him with a warning or a fine. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

“Startling ruling” lets Judge Anton van Zyl escape impeachment for late judgments

Tania Broughton 5 Mar 2025

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Land & Property Law

High Court ruling allows body corporate to disconnect power of resident in arrears

Charlise Finch and Pierre Le Roux 4 Mar 2025

RCL vs Berkley: Bumpy legal battle over smooth mageu packaging

IP Law

RCL vs Berkley: Bumpy legal battle over smooth mageu packaging

Nishaat Slamdien 3 Mar 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

Workers at a household goods wholesaler in Johannesburg must be paid the minimum wage, not according to targets reached, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Women workers win major victory on minimum wage

Tania Broughton 26 Feb 2025

Novus Holdings surprise Mustek bid gets CompCom nod

Technology

Novus Holdings surprise Mustek bid gets CompCom nod

Lindsey Schutters 26 Feb 2025

The two mayo brands look similar in packaging. Source: ARB.

Advertising

ARB rules Bellisima mayonnaise packaging mimics Hellmann’s

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Feb 2025

High Court clears path for Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue

Agriculture

High Court clears path for Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue

20 Feb 2025

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Consumer Law

Consumer Tribunal slaps Cell C with R500k fine over roaming dispute

20 Feb 2025

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Fishing

The crucial role of fisheries observers in sustainable deep-sea management

18 Feb 2025

Advertising

No room for picky eaters? ARB rules in favour of KFC in chicken wing complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Feb 2025

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Tax Law

How VAT registration delays are costing the economy and what Sars should do about it

Yasmeen Suliman 13 Feb 2025

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Land & Property Law

Court ruling on joint mandates: Who gets the commission when a buyer is introduced by both agents?

Anja Bothma 11 Feb 2025

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, 16 January 2019. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Criminal Law

What is the International Criminal Court?

Stephanie van den Berg 7 Feb 2025

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Advertising

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Feb 2025

Economy

"Trump’s aid review is a win for Africa"

NJ Ayuk 6 Feb 2025

Jean-Paul Rudd, Partner, Adams and Adams

Law Practice

Duty to disclose: Lessons from the US, where assurances are not enough

Jean-Paul Rudd 31 Jan 2025

Media

Press ombud rules on News24’s coverage of Gayton McKenzie’s Olympic jaunt

Ombud Watcher Law 29 Jan 2025

How will Ramaphosa’s BELA Bill impact SA's growing private school sector?

Primary & Secondary Education

How will Ramaphosa’s BELA Bill impact SA's growing private school sector?

27 Jan 2025

Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

Chicken Licken is not making fun of OCD, says the ARB.

Advertising

Chicken Licken, Joe Public 'not making fun of OCD,' says advertising regulator

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Jan 2025

Jean-Paul Rudd - Partner, Adams and Adams

Medical Law

Ruling highlights importance of wording in indemnity insurance policies

Jean-Paul Rudd 16 Jan 2025