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News

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster to step down after 33 years of leadership

Aviation

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster to step down after 33 years of leadership

1 day

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Travel

SAA's economic impact to reach R32bn by 2030, report reveals

2 days

Murray & Roberts stops trading, puts SA operations on life support

Construction & Engineering

Murray & Roberts stops trading, puts SA operations on life support

Lindsey Schutters 25 Nov 2024

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Labour Law

Icala aliboli - DUIs and why you can still be fired over a 2-year-old lie

Amandla Makhongwana and Jerry Kaapu 18 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

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Distressed retailers: Why private equity funds should come to the rescue

Tobie Jordaan, Jutami Augustyn and Paras Shah 3 Sep 2024

Toys R Us shows resilience despite SA's challenging retail decline

Retailers

Toys R Us shows resilience despite SA's challenging retail decline

27 Aug 2024

Agribusiness

Sustaining the agricultural engine in South Africa: Business rescue and informal restructuring

Tobie Jordaan 27 Aug 2024

The CCMA has dismissed a claim for unfair dismissal by a former Dis-Chem employee with cancer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

In sickness and in health: What can workers expect from their employer if they are too sick to work?

Tania Broughton and GroundUp Staff 14 Aug 2024

Ellies built its business alongside the DStv boom. Source: Gemma Redondo/Unsplash

Technology

Ellies ends journey from pioneering electronics giant to business failure

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

Source: African Bank.

Banking

South African Reserve Bank faces R1bn loss on African Bank Holdings

Katja Hamilton 15 Jul 2024

Major auto parts retailer AutoZone enters business rescue

Maintenance

Major auto parts retailer AutoZone enters business rescue

9 Jul 2024

Healthcare

Analysis: Purdue pharma case and SA law impacts

2 Jul 2024

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Labour Law

Can you challenge a dismissal when the company is in business rescue?

Lesley Mokgoro and Odirile Matladi 11 Jun 2024

Lily Mine was the scene of a 2016 disaster where three miners were trapped underground in a container after a ground collapse.

Mining

Vantage Goldfields to resume operations at Lily and Barbrook mines

16 May 2024

Court enforces payment of levies by Tongaat Hulett

Agro-processing

Court enforces payment of levies by Tongaat Hulett

9 May 2024

Banking

SA Post Office: Union deal halts layoffs at the 11th hour

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2024

Film & Cinematography

Ster-Kinekor to retrench more than 200 employees

18 Apr 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA ruling: A lesson for minority shareholders

Alisa Malindi 26 Mar 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Increase in business closures marks challenging start to 2024

Craig Blumenthal 1 Mar 2024

Time is ripe to review the calculation of a public interest score

Accounting & Auditing

Time is ripe to review the calculation of a public interest score

Issued by SAICA 23 Jan 2024

Tongaat CFO appointed interim CEO

Agro-processing

Tongaat CFO appointed interim CEO

18 Jan 2024

The South African Post Office is bleeding jobs. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Union vows to fight "slaughter" of Post Office jobs

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jan 2024

Tongaat Hulett business rescue plans amended after judicial ruling

Agribusiness

Tongaat Hulett business rescue plans amended after judicial ruling

3 Jan 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Is restoring a financially distressed company to solvency achievable?

Dr Eric Levenstein 22 Dec 2023

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Aviation

SAA, SunExpress sign MoU

21 Dec 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Challenging conditions continue to close doors in 2023

Craig Blumenthal 19 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf The judgment on the Tongaat Hulett application to suspend its Sugar Industry Agreement payment obligations vindicates the South African Sugar Association says Andrew Russel, chairperson, SA Canegrower

Regulatory

Tongaat Hulett judgment vindicates South African Sugar Association

Andrew Russell 5 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Blue Mountain Berries, a profitable and fully operational berry and avocado farm just outside of George that is being sold via sealed bid after being placed in business rescue.

Markets & Investment

What buying a commercial property in business rescue means for new owners

29 Nov 2023

Mohau Mphomela, executive director at Master Builders Association North

Construction & Engineering

Gauteng Master Builders want action over looming industry crisis

6 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Wesley Cowan, director for Galetti corporate real estate.

Property

George's 262ha berry and avo farm in business rescue

2 Nov 2023

Source: Alan Wilson via

Travel

SAA returns to the skies with new intercontinental flight to São Paulo

26 Oct 2023

Proactive strategies for SMEs facing financial difficulties

Funding

Proactive strategies for SMEs facing financial difficulties

11 Oct 2023

Baywest Mall sold to consortium of buyers

Commercial Property

Baywest Mall sold to consortium of buyers

8 Sep 2023

Travel

Historic Brazil-Africa air route to boost trade

Katja Hamilton 6 Sep 2023

The impact of the diesel price surge on South African logistics

Road Freight & Fleet Management

The impact of the diesel price surge on South African logistics

Gavin Kelly 5 Sep 2023

South Africa's sugar cane industry supports thousands of households. Source: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz/Pexels

Agriculture

Sugar tax hike threatens to cripple industry, says SA Canegrowers

31 Aug 2023

R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens

Agribusiness

R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens

1 Aug 2023

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Tax Law

Sars wins critical court battle against business

26 Jul 2023

Court clamps down on the abuse of business rescue proceedings to avoid winding-up proceedings

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court clamps down on the abuse of business rescue proceedings to avoid winding-up proceedings

Megan Baker, Thys Scheepers & Adelin Dalais, Issued by Cox Yeats 26 Jul 2023

Career options with a law degree

Higher Education

Career options with a law degree

19 Jul 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA Post Office enters business rescue

11 Jul 2023

Exploring alternative funding options: Diversifying funding strategies for SME growth

Funding

Exploring alternative funding options: Diversifying funding strategies for SME growth

Ramone Pillay 11 Jul 2023

Mining rights and indirect change of control - judge settles old debate

Mining

Mining rights and indirect change of control - judge settles old debate

Giada Masina and Francois Sieberhagen 11 Jul 2023

São Paulo is SAA's first intercontinental route since Covid

Travel

São Paulo is SAA's first intercontinental route since Covid

30 Jun 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Liquidations on the rise in first quarter of 2023

Craig Blumenthal 26 May 2023

Tongaat, Gledhow Mill defaults lead to R1bn loss for SA canegrowers as RV falls by 8%

Agro-processing

Tongaat, Gledhow Mill defaults lead to R1bn loss for SA canegrowers as RV falls by 8%

17 Apr 2023

MBA North calls out unscrupulous practices in construction industry

Construction & Engineering

MBA North calls out unscrupulous practices in construction industry

14 Apr 2023

Canyon Coal to develop new R1.4bn mine in Mpumalanga

Coal, Oil & Gas

Canyon Coal to develop new R1.4bn mine in Mpumalanga

8 Feb 2023