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Climate Change

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Oscar Berglund and Tie Franco Brotto 7 Jan 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 2: How to get ahead of the game

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 30 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 1: Threats, lies and red tape

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 Dec 2024

TV

MultiChoice and law enforcement crack down on streaming device piracy rings

5 Nov 2024

Cape Town construction sites have been plagued by stoppages, but the construction mafia is highly active all over the country.

Construction & Engineering

Master builders say construction mafia is a barrier to growth

22 Oct 2024

Using intelligence, forensics and prosecution against illegal mining activities

Mining

Using intelligence, forensics and prosecution against illegal mining activities

Issued by Pinpoint Stewards 15 Oct 2024

Hot off the press: Caryn Dolley’s much-anticipated new release Man Alone is now available on shelves

Media

Hot off the press: Caryn Dolley’s much-anticipated new release Man Alone is now available on shelves

Issued by Daily Maverick 9 Oct 2024

Caryn Dolley’s much anticipated new release Man Alone is now available for preorder

Publishing

Caryn Dolley’s much anticipated new release Man Alone is now available for preorder

Issued by Daily Maverick 13 Sep 2024

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Criminal Law

Former Prasa employee sentenced to 15 years in prison

4 Sep 2024

Daily Maverick journalists honoured at Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards

Media

Daily Maverick journalists honoured at Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Jul 2024

The construction mafia is costing the country billions. Source: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town construction mafia costs billions, report finds

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

South Africa's construction mafia problem is making national headlines and slowing down the economy. Source: DALL-E 3

Construction & Engineering

How to prepare for the construction extortion epidemic

3 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Geoff Cohen, DYDX addresses the alarming trend in digital advertising; AI-driven fake advertising websites

Digital

#BizTrends2024: Geoff Cohen - The alarming digital trend of AI-driven fake advertising websites

Geoff Cohen 23 Jan 2024

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Labour Law

Disciplinary action: Can excessive delays taint procedural fairness?

Chloë Loubser and Amandla Makhongwana 11 Dec 2023

Source: Vodacom All the Vodacom Journalist of the Year competition regional finalists have been announced

Media

All the Vodacom Journalist of the Year competition regional finalists

17 Nov 2023

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Publishing

Khetha 2024 Story Project launches journalism fund to tackle wildlife crime

13 Nov 2023

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IP Law

SA's battle against fake goods

Mohamed Khader 7 Nov 2023

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Construction & Engineering

Organised crime plagues SA construction industry

31 Oct 2023

Roblox is the largest online gaming platform. Source: Roblox Blog

Mobile & Apps

Is Roblox a gambling platform? New lawsuit will find out

Lindsey Schutters 21 Aug 2023

The top 5 consequences of content piracy in the entertainment industry

Media

The top 5 consequences of content piracy in the entertainment industry

Issued by MultiChoice 3 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

Fintech

It's official: South Africa is the cybercrime capital of Africa - here's how to protect yourself from becoming a statistic

Jackie Smith 18 Jul 2023

Public Health

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

Regulatory

Coordination, enforcement needed to stem tide of illicit economy

31 May 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Work underway to fight wildlife crime

19 May 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Banking

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 14 Mar 2023

US, SA agree to 'follow the money' in wildlife trafficking - Yellen

Environment & Natural Resources

US, SA agree to 'follow the money' in wildlife trafficking - Yellen

Andrea Shalal 26 Jan 2023

Media

Journalist killings up by 50% in 2022

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Jan 2023

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Criminal Law

Team established to investigate Fort Hare murders

12 Jan 2023

MultiChoice and Irdeto welcome the second conviction of a perpetrator for selling internet streaming pirate boxes

Streaming

MultiChoice and Irdeto welcome the second conviction of a perpetrator for selling internet streaming pirate boxes

Issued by MultiChoice 7 Dec 2022

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Zondo Commission

ABB to pay South Africa R2.5bn in State Capture reparations

1 Dec 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

What is greylisting and what impact will it have on South Africa?

Gabriel Rybko and Ashlin Perumall 24 Nov 2022

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Criminal Law

Asset Forfeiture Unit freezes properties linked to alleged NLC corruption

7 Nov 2022

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Criminal Law

Hawks nab fuel theft kingpin

20 Oct 2022

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Mbalula must protect Intercape buses, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Oct 2022

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Criminal Law

Hawks investigating over 22,400 cases valued at R1.5tn

23 Aug 2022

Legal

Gupta Universe: Cash-starved Regiments Capital owners head to court

Jessica Bezuidenhout 19 Aug 2022

Image: A view shows damage inside a shopping mall following protests that have widened into looting, in Durban, South Africa 13 July 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video. Courtesy Kierran Allen/via Reuters

Criminal Law

Instigators of July unrest to appear in court

12 Aug 2022

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Energy

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann and Dries Putter 4 Aug 2022

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Regulatory

'Unacceptable' levels of illicit trade - liquor association

25 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Jerry Chetty, manager of the Business Integrity Unit at Santam.

Finance

Claim fraud on the rise: insurance firms hard-hit

Dr Jerry Chetty 24 Jun 2022

Cannabis tourism: How a new travel trend is taking off

Tourism

Cannabis tourism: How a new travel trend is taking off

Michael O'Regan 13 Jun 2022

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Tania Broughton 5 Apr 2022

How the Russia-Ukraine conflict affects the local cyber threat landscape

Cybersecurity

How the Russia-Ukraine conflict affects the local cyber threat landscape

Nithen Naidoo 14 Mar 2022

Andrea Johnson, new head of the NPA ID - SANews.gov.za

Law Practice

Johnson appointed new NPA Investigating Directorate head

1 Mar 2022

SA consumer power needed to help solve dire state of lobster fishing industry

Fishing

SA consumer power needed to help solve dire state of lobster fishing industry

24 Jan 2022

How to achieve the most from your cyber security defences

Cybersecurity

How to achieve the most from your cyber security defences

Issued by HP 17 Jan 2022