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Source: @SACP/X.com. The new General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Solly Mapaila, as elected by the SACP 15th National Congress.

Taxation & Regulation

SACP rejects proposed VAT hike, urges tax system overhaul

Katja Hamilton 24 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Economy

#Sona2025: SA's ambitious 3% growth target sparks mixed reactions

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Jane Andropoulos, Partner, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Expect more corporate corruption crackdowns in 2025

Jane Andropoulos 27 Jan 2025

Judge Nana Makhubele could face impeachment after a Judicial Conduct Tribunal found her guilty of misconduct. Archive photo: Masego Mafata/GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge Makhubele guilty of gross misconduct

Tania Broughton 13 Jan 2025

Source: Chief executive officer of Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca), Tshepiso Kobile.

Finance

2024 in review: A transformative year for Southern African private capital

Tshepiso Kobile 30 Dec 2024

Daily Maverick joins forces with UCT Summer School for a special series

Online Media

Daily Maverick joins forces with UCT Summer School for a special series

Issued by Daily Maverick 15 Nov 2024

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

Entrepreneurship

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

5 Nov 2024

Global Ethics Day: Most employees say they don’t work in an ethical culture

Accounting & Auditing

Global Ethics Day: Most employees say they don’t work in an ethical culture

Issued by SAICA 16 Oct 2024

Developing leaders. Disrupting Africa, showing the world

Higher Education

Developing leaders. Disrupting Africa, showing the world

Issued by Milpark Education 7 Oct 2024

Source: @PresidencyZA/X

Finance

From Struggle to State Capture: Remembering Pravin Gordhan

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Pravin Gordhan: Hamba kahle to a man committed to serving his country

Abigail Moyo 13 Sep 2024

Source: Pixabay.

Finance

End of an era: Pravin Gordhan passes away

Katja Hamilton 13 Sep 2024

Image source: Kindel Media from

Criminal Law

Former Prasa employee sentenced to 15 years in prison

4 Sep 2024

Slowly the State Capture prosecution is moving forward.

Construction & Engineering

High Court orders liquidation of Indiwize Construction

Lindsey Schutters 15 Aug 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Unpacking the newly gazetted Companies Amendment Acts

Madelein van der Walt, Nasrin Kharsany and Serena Kalbskopf 2 Aug 2024

Final oral arguments are being heard in the disciplinary tribunal of Judge Nana Makhubele. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Tribunal must decide who is telling the truth - Mlambo or Makhubele

Tania Broughton 24 Jul 2024

Gen Z is spending less on TVs and buying a handful of devices that can do more things. Source: Tech Daily/Unsplash

Mobile & Apps

Maps finds load shedding accelerated the Gen Z shift to streaming

9 Jul 2024

Economy

Economic outlook following South Africa's 2024 election results

3 Jun 2024

Legislation

GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

27 May 2024

Finance

A steep climb ahead as South Africa races to delist from FATF greylisting

Rufaro Nyakatawa and Milton Osborn 3 May 2024

Marianne Thamm performs her show. Source: Supplied.

Media

Daily Maverick's Marianne Thamm brings her performance journalism show to Joburg

26 Apr 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

What SA's new ‘failure to prevent’ corruption offence means for business

19 Apr 2024

Source: © The Fix Daily Maverick has shut down. For today, 15 April 2024. Styli Charalambous, CEO of the Daily Maverick

Media

Daily Maverick has shut down

Issued by Daily Maverick 15 Apr 2024

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Legislation

Judicial Matters Amendment Act signed into law

4 Apr 2024

Whistleblower story wins Best African Film award

Film & Cinematography

Whistleblower story wins Best African Film award

Issued by Giant Films 5 Mar 2024

New Group Chief Executive of South African power utility Eskom, Dan Marokane, poses for a photograph. Source: Reuters/Emil von Maltitz/Eskom/Handout

Energy

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane takes on hardest job in SA

Joe Bavier 1 Mar 2024

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: The future of foreign exchange

23 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2024: Ramaphosa's last address - Legacy, challenges, and climate action

Katja Hamilton 9 Feb 2024

Searing political thriller Death of a Whistleblower holds celebrity Joburg premiere

Film & Cinematography

Searing political thriller Death of a Whistleblower holds celebrity Joburg premiere

Issued by Known Associates Entertainment 13 Feb 2024

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

ESG & Sustainability

SA can meet ESG demands, but how?

12 Jan 2024

Source: Julian Herzog via

Aviation

SAA, SunExpress sign MoU

21 Dec 2023

NHI

NCOP's NHI approval: No surprise here

Mike Settas 12 Dec 2023

Dan Marokane rejoins Eskom as CEO

Energy

Dan Marokane takes on Eskom CEO job

10 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Gupta-linked development land for sale

27 Nov 2023

Restoring the dignity of South Africa's citys and towns

Transport

Restoring the dignity of South Africa's citys and towns

Issued by Biggles Removals 30 Oct 2023

Justice department gives Gupta brothers extradition update

Legislation

Justice department gives Gupta brothers extradition update

29 Sep 2023

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Criminal Law

R400m tender fraud trial to begin in May next year

16 Aug 2023

Whistleblowing in South Africa: Protecting a vulnerable watchdog

Legal

Whistleblowing in South Africa: Protecting a vulnerable watchdog

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 17 Jul 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Criminal Law

Asset Forfeiture Unit granted R583m restraint order

21 Apr 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Grey list: What are the implications for SA going forward?

Webber Wentzel Finance Team 27 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2023: South Africans are staring down the barrel as state of disaster is reinstated

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2023

Source © CGTN Africa Journalists, in particular women journalists, are being threatened, physically as well as virtually

Media

Whose responsibility is journalists' safety - media houses, civil society, government, or society as a whole?

Danette Breitenbach 8 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Please, not another meaningless Sona

Abigail Moyo 8 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

Criminal Law

South Africa slides further down the 2022 CPI as global anti-corruption efforts flounder

31 Jan 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Energy

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

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Labour Law

Employer obligations: Do you have a whistleblowing policy?

Dakalo Singo 15 Dec 2022