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DPWI in hot water again over Mbombela High Court crisis

Property Development

DPWI in hot water again over Mbombela High Court crisis

Lindsey Schutters 4 Nov 2024

Law Practice

Mpumalanga High Court to open for business

4 Nov 2024

SA top TVET labour relations officer excels in Labour Trial Advocacy training

Skills Development & Training

SA top TVET labour relations officer excels in Labour Trial Advocacy training

Issued by False Bay College 31 Oct 2024

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development chairperson Xola Nqola

Infrastructure & Utilities

Justice committee blasts DPWI over court infrastructure crisis

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2024

Global Ethics Day: Most employees say they don’t work in an ethical culture

Accounting & Auditing

Global Ethics Day: Most employees say they don’t work in an ethical culture

Issued by SAICA 16 Oct 2024

All the 2024 Feather Awards nominees

Events

All the 2024 Feather Awards nominees

7 Oct 2024

Advertising

Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising

Barbora Jedlickova 10 Sep 2024

Compcom has given the regional greenlight for the Darktrace acquisition.

Cybersecurity

Thoma Bravo’s Bidco gets Compcom approval for $5.3bn Darktrace deal

Lindsey Schutters 24 Aug 2024

This is a landmark antitrust ruling against Google that may have wide reaching effects.

Services

Court says Google did violate antitrust laws

Lindsey Schutters 6 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf Patrick Carmody, CEO of Conversation Lab, looks at how the shift to AI-powered answer engines are and will challenge Google

Artificial Intelligence

The shift to AI answer engines. A challenge for Google?

Patrick Carmody 6 Aug 2024

Glencore has finally reached closure on the DRC criminal case

Mining

Glencore closes DRC criminal investigations

5 Aug 2024

Bangani Jeffrey Mpangalasane has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of The Innovation Hub (TIH)

Tech Startups

Bangani Jeffrey Mpangalasane takes helm as TIH CEO

14 Apr 2024

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Legislation

President assents to Correctional Services, Forestry and Agriculture Bills

5 Apr 2024

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Legislation

Judicial Matters Amendment Act signed into law

4 Apr 2024

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: The future of foreign exchange

23 Feb 2024

Source: Investec

Banking

Investec stands alone as sole South African bank facing charges in rand manipulation case

Katja Hamilton 16 Jan 2024

Information Regulator shows its teeth with first PoPI fine and businesses must take note

HR & Management

Information Regulator shows its teeth with first PoPI fine and businesses must take note

Lizaan Lewis 17 Nov 2023

New online system to streamline access to Masters' Offices

Law of Succession

New online system to streamline access to Masters' Offices

Issued by Capital Legacy 8 Nov 2023

Law of Succession

Lawyers fed-up with shambles in Master's Offices

Ella Morrison 18 Oct 2023

Leave more than a will, curate a legacy

Law of Succession

Leave more than a will, curate a legacy

Issued by Liquidlingo Communications 29 Sep 2023

Justice department gives Gupta brothers extradition update

Legislation

Justice department gives Gupta brothers extradition update

29 Sep 2023

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Law Practice

New Soshanguve Magistrate court to be completed on time

27 Jul 2023

South Africa needs a comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to curb the economic impact of piracy

Media

South Africa needs a comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to curb the economic impact of piracy

Chola Makgamathe, Issued by MultiChoice 24 Jul 2023

Communities must be educated on intellectual property rights

Streaming

Communities must be educated on intellectual property rights

Chola Makgamathe, Issued by MultiChoice 18 Jul 2023

Information Regulator fines the Justice Department R5m

ICT

Information Regulator fines the Justice Department R5m

5 Jul 2023

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Cyber Law

The cost of no antivirus software? R5m, says SA Information Regulator

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Nyiko Mathebula 4 Jul 2023

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Law Practice

Legal Services Ombud office welcomes Legal Practice Act promulgation

14 Jun 2023

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Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist has been announced

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist announced

13 Jun 2023

The Johannesburg Labour Court has deemed two cases brought by lawyers to be “hopeless in law and facts”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Law Practice

Lawyers reprimanded for bringing "hopeless cases" to court

Tania Broughton 12 Jun 2023

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

Energy

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

16 May 2023

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Sign language named 12th official language

3 May 2023

Legislation

Cabinet approves Draft Policy on Women in Sport

16 Mar 2023

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Legislation

National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill gazetted

3 Oct 2022

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Legislation

Clarification on the proposed draft Unlawful Entering on Premises Bill

Jerome Levitz 14 Sep 2022

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Legislation

Draft Extradition Bill published

26 Aug 2022

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Criminal Law

Minimum age for criminal capacity increased

26 Aug 2022

Legal

Break-ins on private property to be met with force of new SA law

18 Aug 2022

NPA confident in Gupta extradition team

Criminal Law

NPA confident in Gupta extradition team

22 Jun 2022

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Criminal Law

Gupta brothers arrested in the UAE

7 Jun 2022

Media

SA government joins Partners Against Piracy

29 Mar 2022

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

Technology

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

28 Mar 2022

Financial Services

TransUnion South Africa in $15m ransom battle with hacker group

23 Mar 2022

Source: UnSplash

Finance

Warning to looted businesses: an insurer's liability is never absolute

Mtho Maphumulo 21 Feb 2022

Fintech

US seizes $3.6bn of stolen Bitcoin, its largest financial seizure ever

9 Feb 2022

South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the Minister of Justice are opposing a court bid by three Zimbabwean-born graduates to change legislation which bars them from practicing law in South Africa. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

Law Practice

Minister and Legal Practice Council oppose court bid by Zimbabwean-born law graduates

Tania Broughton 25 Nov 2021

75 on Plein refurbishment complete, handed over to Truworths

Property Development

75 on Plein refurbishment complete, handed over to Truworths

23 Nov 2021

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Boeing to compensate victims in Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash

David Shepardson 11 Nov 2021

3 steps to ransomware risk mitigation

Cybersecurity

3 steps to ransomware risk mitigation

Kate Mollett 3 Nov 2021