Constitutional Court fires a warning shot across NHI’s bow
The top court struck down the state’s certificate-of-need scheme. It serves as a warning to NHI’s architects: good intentions aren’t enough…
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Has BEE in the legal fraternity actually been a failure? It depends on what you expected in the first place…
RAF’s bid to shut out undocumented foreigners fails in court
The RAF has suffered another legal loss, with the SCA ruling it cannot exclude foreign nationals in South Africa illegally from compensation…
Could you sue Big Tech for social media addiction?
A landmark US ruling may open legal avenues for South Africans to hold tech companies liable for social media addiction…
Why global law firms keep quitting South Africa
Has South Africa become a failed proposition for international law firms?…
The canary in the mine: why South Africa’s exploration plunge matters
Mining exploration spend ebbed to R781m in 2024 from over R6bn in 2006. Only big changes to a contested new mining bill will break…
Scoring while shareholders lose: why Woolies needs the Companies Act
Woolworths’ vexed relationship with shareholders is a great example of why changes to the Companies Act should be made law…
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…
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…
BEST OF 2025: From Hyatt to ‘Royal Majestic’: Rosebank’s hotel of shame
New signage at the mothballed hotel signals a deeper rift between Bin Otaiba Hotels and one of the world’s top leisure brands…
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David Grier has run more than 25,000km to fund 45-minute…
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De Beers mothballs Venetia as diamond crisis deepens
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