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Don't cry over spilled beer IP: How Anton Piller can help keep trade secrets

Megan Dinnie 1 Jul 2024

Finance

Are financial officers human?

Alwyn Pretorius 28 Jun 2024

Generative AI is having its legitimacy as an artistic tool tested in the latest recording industry court filing.

ICT

Generative AI sent to the dock in RIAA ‘BBL Drizzy’ legal action

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jun 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

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Legal

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

Lesley Mokgoro and Odirile Matladi 11 Jun 2024

Vodacom said that it has exhausted other options and is pursuing court action.

ICT

Vodacom goes to war against spectrum pooling

Lindsey Schutters 30 May 2024

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Legal

Don't be duped: Tips to protecting fashion IP against replicas

Gaby Meintjes 30 May 2024

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Legal

Defamation suit a warning to all influencers about appropriate conduct

Pierre le Roux 3 Apr 2024

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Property

Construction mafia halts MyCiTi project; legal action pursued

15 Mar 2024

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HR & Management

'Illegal' salary increases must be repaid

Richard Brown 12 Mar 2024

Elon Musk is claiming that Sam Altman breached the founding contract of OpenAI. Source: Wesley Tingey/Unsplash

ICT

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for Microsoft deal

Lindsey Schutters 1 Mar 2024

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Legal

Sars takes legal action against Sasfin Bank

29 Feb 2024

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HR & Management

Are extended notice periods enforceable?

13 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Greenwashing: How to unmask it and protect SA's environment

Rui Lopes and Jaimin Patel 18 Jan 2024

Uniqlo sues Shein for allegedly copying viral shoulder bag

Retail

Uniqlo sues Shein for allegedly copying viral shoulder bag

17 Jan 2024

Healthcare

Cultural use of marijuana and operational requirements: Is there a crossroads in the workplace?

9 Jan 2024

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande denies allegations of kickbacks

Education

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande denies allegations of kickbacks

Imran Salie 9 Jan 2024

Say no to knockoffs: 5 ways to spot sneaker fakes this festive season

Retail

Say no to knockoffs: 5 ways to spot sneaker fakes this festive season

1 Dec 2023

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Finance

WC govt threatens legal action over public wage shortfall

29 Nov 2023

Healthcare

Pfizer and Tris Pharma sued for supplying compromised ADHD medicine to children

21 Nov 2023

Healthcare

Healthcare system burdened by unfounded cases of medical malpractice

9 Nov 2023

Marketing & Media

Actress Scarlett Johansson takes legal action on AI app that used her likeness

3 Nov 2023

A ballot over union membership is to be held at Gold One mine in Springs where hundreds of miners were held underground last week. Archive photo: Shaun Smillie | GroundUp

HR & Management

Amcu vs Num: Workers to vote at "hostage" mine

Shaun Smillie 2 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf Vodacom has to pay an administrative fine of R1m after the National Consumer Tribunalfinding on the company’s conduct on fixed-term contracts

Marketing & Media

Vodacom to pay R1m fine after negating consumers' right to cancel fixed-term contracts

19 Oct 2023

Property

City initiates legal action against unauthorised home occupiers

13 Oct 2023

NSFAS makes headway in direct payment solution

Education

NSFAS makes headway in direct payment solution

20 Sep 2023

Healthcare

Pharma giants set SA vaccine price tag at $734m, confidential contracts reveal

Katja Hamilton 5 Sep 2023

Healthcare

SA Health Ministry hands over confidential Covid-19 vaccine contracts

Katja Hamilton 1 Sep 2023

Damage to the West Coast north of the Olifants River estuary caused by previous diamond mining operations (before Trans Hex). Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp

Legal

Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

John Yeld 28 Aug 2023

SMEs should not neglect cyber security. Source: Christina @ wocintechchat.com/Unsplash

ICT

Cybersecurity is for all businesses, even SMEs

Ignus de Villiers 23 Aug 2023

Healthcare

South African High Court orders release of secret vaccine contracts

Katja Hamilton 21 Aug 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Climate-related risks and disclosures - draft guidance notes for banks, insurers published

Garyn Rapson, Kent Davis, Paula-Ann Novotny & Dalit Anstey 18 Aug 2023

President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Legal

Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison

Ciaran Ryan 17 Aug 2023

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Legal

What 'prescription' means in terms of medical malpractice claims

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Aug 2023

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Legal

Bye-bye Twitter birdie - gone but still under trade mark

Merlene Engelbrecht 10 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Taxi strike chaos leads to closure of health facilities

Katja Hamilton 7 Aug 2023

Marketing & Media

Dolls and dollars: why small businesses should be wary of cashing in on Barbiemania with their branding

Graeme Austin 4 Aug 2023

R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens

Agriculture

R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens

1 Aug 2023

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Logistics & Transport

Cameroon to start building railway to disputed iron ore project in August

Amindeh Blaise Atabong 8 Jun 2023

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Legal

Auditor and compliance officer cleared, insurers to pay costs

Jean-Paul Rudd 18 May 2023

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Legal

Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

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Legal

Special Tribunal declares land reform lease agreement unlawful

17 May 2023

Penguin Random House calls out illegal distribution of André de Ruyter's book

Marketing & Media

Penguin Random House calls out illegal distribution of André de Ruyter's book

16 May 2023

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Legal

Beware cutting and pasting provisions in settlement agreements

Nonkosazana Nkosi 8 May 2023

Eskom losing well over R1bn a month through theft, says De Ruyter

Energy & Mining

Eskom losing well over R1bn a month through theft, says De Ruyter

Carien du Plessis 26 Apr 2023

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

Agriculture

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

17 Apr 2023