Prosecutors flip-flop over June 30 ‘threat’
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‘Weather attributions science’ sounds futuristic – but it could see insurers and courts enforce until-now formulaic board decisions on ESG…
Bye-bye Batohi
Prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi leaves office this week – the first head of the NPA to serve a full term. But did she deliver…
The memecoin casino where even the house is gambling
Pump.fun allows anyone to launch their own cryptotoken; 98% of those collapse to zero…
When political power enters the hunting fields
A leaked recording, court orders and company records point to a high-stakes struggle over a lucrative Okavango hunting concession – and political meddling…
How cocaine and corruption led to Maduro’s indictment
A pre-dawn raid, a newly unsealed indictment and a President in cuffs: US prosecutors say Nicolás Maduro turned Venezuela into a cocaine pipeline to…
Noose tightens on oil giants after French ‘greenwashing’ verdict
A verdict against TotalEnergies in France could open the door to legal action against the oil giant in South Africa and other African countries…
Court case tackles not-so-proudly-South African solar power
In a high court challenge, the government and independent power producers are accused of flouting localisation laws…
Who gets to keep the house when love falls apart?
Dividing the matrimonial home in divorce is about law and stability. Without legal advice, you risk leaving yourself and your assets vulnerable…
Viceroy loss a boon in rand-rigging case
Viceroy’s court loss over a 2018 Capitec report has big implications for foreign banks accused of rigging the rand…
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Trust issues: competition watchdog under fire
The Constitutional Court’s banks ruling has intensified scrutiny of a…
America, f*ck yeah!
America has used its advantages brilliantly, often brutally. There is…
Hunter hunted as Steinhoff curse strikes
There’s no little irony as a UK court reveals a…
A review of Tambourine, and the economics of caring
A review of Tambourine, Cape Town’s farm-to-table restaurant linked to…
