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Chicken Licken is not making fun of OCD, says the ARB.

Advertising

Chicken Licken, Joe Public 'not making fun of OCD,' says advertising regulator

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Jan 2025

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 20 Jan 2025

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Turning waste into wealth - SA’s ESG roadmap for 2025

Kate Stubbs 14 Jan 2025

Source: Microsoft Designer

Cybersecurity

New year, new authentication

3 Jan 2025

DBE faces R5m fine for PoPIA breach over Matric results

Primary & Secondary Education

DBE faces R5m fine for PoPIA breach over Matric results

Lindsey Schutters 24 Dec 2024

Solar panels provide electricity for the infrastructure and shade for the animals at Aquinion abalone farm.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar industry powers forward to 2025

18 Dec 2024

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Mining

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Lindsey Schutters 17 Dec 2024

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Primary & Secondary Education

DBE to fight Matric results publication ban in court

17 Dec 2024

Media

‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts

Kelly Fincham 13 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies and energy reform to dominate 2025 markets

31 Dec 2024

Nadine Mather, partner, and Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer: employment and data protection, Bowmans examine the new Guidance Note on Direct Marketing

Direct Marketing

What you need to know about the new direct marketing guidance note

Nadine Mather and Chloë Loubser 11 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf Over the last five years, South Africa’s traditional TV viewership (on regulated services) has declined from 38.2 million to 32.5 million, but despite this content consumption remains robust

Media

Content consumption remains robust, despite traditional TV and radio figures down

10 Dec 2024

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Media & Entertainment Law

Revenge porn ruling highlights legal recourse for victims and repercussions for distributors

4 Dec 2024

Minister Gwarube announces release date for 2024 Matric results

Primary & Secondary Education

Minister Gwarube announces release date for 2024 Matric results

2 Dec 2024

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Source: Reuters/Nacho Doce

Telecoms & Networks

Musk's Starlink ordered to cease operations in Namibia

Nqobile Dludla 28 Nov 2024

Cocoa firms invest millions in Ghana to prevent further losses

Agro-processing

Cocoa firms invest millions in Ghana to prevent further losses

Joe Bavier, Maytaal Angel and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 27 Nov 2024

Financial Services

SA's looming retirement crisis as R5.2bn funding gap emerges

27 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Pharmaceuticals

Viatris fined in Morocco over merger notification, sources say

Ahmed Eljechtimi 22 Nov 2024

Telecoms & Networks

MTN joins the race to space internet

Nqobile Dludla 20 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Property

The true cost of borrowing: South Africans are losing their homes

19 Nov 2024

2024 Matric results to be withheld from newspapers, says Information Regulator

Primary & Secondary Education

2024 Matric results to be withheld from newspapers, says Information Regulator

14 Nov 2024

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Agro-processing

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 7 Nov 2024

There is opportunity for innovation in South Africa’s healthcare landscape, says Medshield’s Kevin Aron

Medical Aid

There is opportunity for innovation in South Africa’s healthcare landscape, says Medshield’s Kevin Aron

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 4 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

All adds up: Considerations and calculations behind eye-watering admin penalties

Kent Davis and Anél De Meyer 31 Oct 2024

Koeberg remains South Africa's sole nuclear power station, but the amendments could pave the way for more development. Source: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Ramokgopa tightens up Nuclear Energy Act

Lindsey Schutters 28 Oct 2024

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

EPR free riders beware - regulator to strengthen enforcement against non-compliance

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Michelle Morris 24 Oct 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

4th Industrial Revolution

Local industry watchdog sounds alarm over AI stealing SA data on LinkedIn

Lindsey Schutters 16 Oct 2024

Image source: Miguel Á. Padriñán from

Corporate & Commercial Law

Dawn raid dodging: Ensure employees don't delete private messages

Clare-Alice Vertue, Karl Blom, Siya Ngcamu, and Sidrah Suliman 9 Oct 2024

Public-private partnerships set to boost South Africa's transport efficiency

Transport

Public-private partnerships set to boost South Africa's transport efficiency

Vivien Chaplin 9 Oct 2024

Navigating PoPIA compliance: Lessons from the regulator’s enforcement notices

Publishing

Navigating PoPIA compliance: Lessons from the regulator’s enforcement notices

Issued by Juta and Company 8 Oct 2024

South Africa unveils its first electric minibus taxi

Fuel & Energy

South Africa unveils its first electric minibus taxi

2 Oct 2024

Minister Ramokgopa was big on renewables during his seminar. Source: x.com

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2024: South Africa takes aggressive stance on renewables expansion

Lindsey Schutters 2 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters

Agriculture

Cameroon farmers turn to vigilantes and amulets to stop cocoa theft

Amindeh Blaise Atabong 2 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Fintech

India payments authority eyes Africa, S. America for digital payment push, official says

Jaspreet Kalra 25 Sep 2024

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Regulatory

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Chetan Vanmali, Yael Shafrir, Emily Gammon, Sidrah Suliman, Lauren Jimmy & Danica Jonker 17 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

FirstRand's profit rises despite UK motor loans charge

Nqobile Dludla 17 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme

Manas Mishra and Mrinmay Dey 16 Sep 2024

Image source: El Capra from

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

Ministers Ramokgopa and Macpherson share a laugh on a recent China trip, showing unity within the Government of National Unity. Source: x.com

Nuclear Power

Ramokgopa withdraws nuclear determination, undoing more Mantashe policy

Lindsey Schutters 9 Sep 2024

Your security matters: IFX Brokers fraud awareness statement

Financial Services

Your security matters: IFX Brokers fraud awareness statement

Issued by iFX Brokers 5 Sep 2024

Celebrating women in rail: Honouring their contributions and achievements

Railway

Celebrating women in rail: Honouring their contributions and achievements

Issued by 7Colors Communications 29 Aug 2024

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IP Law

How PoPIA's protection extends to Pty Ltds

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Dale Adams 22 Aug 2024

A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco, 12 March 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Criminal Law

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convicts

Ahmed Eljechtimi 21 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Charlton Murove, head of research, Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF).

Public Health

Risk-based Capital models: The key to healthcare scheme sustainability

19 Aug 2024

Digital

Google monopoly ruling: where the tech giant goes from here

Renaud Foucart 19 Aug 2024

The newly ascended Electricity Regulation Amendment Act is a catalyst for a brighter energy future from the Ramaphosa administration.

Energy

Electricity Regulation Amendment Act starts new era for SA energy sector

Lindsey Schutters 17 Aug 2024

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Consumer Law

Privacy breach: More details into WhatsApp's $220m fine in Nigeria

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 15 Aug 2024

Starlink signed a deal with Africa Mobile Networks in September 2023 to accelerate its Africa rollout.

Telecoms & Networks

New Icasa regulations could boost Starlink's prospects in Mzansi

Lindsey Schutters 15 Aug 2024