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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Over 70% female applicants as NSFAS 2027 applications surge past 868,000

1 day

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Criminal Law

Former Home Affairs official found guilty of fraud

6 Oct 2026

Who do we put in charge? Regent Business School examines leadership and accountability with Jeff Wicks

Higher Education

Who do we put in charge? Regent Business School examines leadership and accountability with Jeff Wicks

Issued by Regent Business School 5 Oct 2026

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Sustainability

Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

Angela van der Berg 11 Sep 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 2: The AI impact

Kim Rew 24 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 1: Harsher sentences, lower thresholds

Kim Rew 23 Jul 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

4 Sassa officials fired following R33m social grants fraud scheme

17 Jul 2026

JALL 2026: 25 years of shaping labour law conversations in South Africa

Labour Law & Unions

JALL 2026: 25 years of shaping labour law conversations in South Africa

Issued by Juta and Company 28 May 2026

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Labour Law

Whistleblower overload - part 2: Mitigation through clear policies and redirected claims

Luway Mongie and Graham Damant 7 Apr 2026

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Labour Law

Whistleblower overload - part 1: When grievances masquerade as whistleblowing

Luway Mongie and Graham Damant 25 Mar 2026

#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

Health & Social Welfare

#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

25 Feb 2026

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Management & Leadership

Dangers of weaponised whistleblowing: How organisations can protect their reputations

Regine le Roux 13 Jan 2026

A Judicial Conduct Committee has cleared Johannesburg High Court Judge Denise Fisher of wrongdoing. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge Denise Fisher succeeds in clearing her name

Tania Broughton 5 Nov 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa's record year: Serving over 28 million people in 2024/2025

10 Oct 2025

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Energy

Eskom's turnaround: R23.9bn profit and decreased load shedding

1 Oct 2025

Source: Makhanda Tourism.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Steve Kretzmann 30 Jul 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa warns comply with review or lose your grant

14 Jul 2025

24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

Labour Law

24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

Issued by Juta and Company 4 Jul 2025

Law Practice

Legal Practice Council administrator accused of corruption loses Labour Court bid

Tania Broughton 2 May 2025

From the decline of development aid to the rise of a reformed social sector

Markets & Investment

From the decline of development aid to the rise of a reformed social sector

Issued by Next Generation 27 Mar 2025

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Criminal Law

Bad Boys Porsche: Expensive lessons in procurement practices

Ginen Moodley 14 Mar 2025

The Department of Justice says a decision on the Special Investigating Unit’s application to amend the 2020 Presidential Proclamation mandating it to investigate corruption involving the Lottery and its employees, is expected by the end of February. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2025

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Trends

#BizTrends2025: Expect more corporate corruption crackdowns in 2025

Jane Andropoulos 27 Jan 2025

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

5 immigration service targets and what Home Affairs needs to achieve them

Imraan Mahomed, Taryn York and Mapaseka Nketu 15 Jan 2025

Adam Harrower from the South African National Botanical Institute and Karel du Toit who was head of the SAPS Springbok Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit appear in the dock at the regional court in Springbok on Tuesday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March

Liezl Human 5 Dec 2024

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Criminal Law

Ex-Eskom official convicted of fraud and corruption

14 Oct 2024

Saica summit highlights collaboration as key to addressing the public sector challenges

Accounting & Auditing

Saica summit highlights collaboration as key to addressing the public sector challenges

Issued by SAICA 6 Sep 2024

Mbali Hlophe was appointed Gauteng MEC of the social development and agriculture departments in October 2022. Photo from the Gauteng government (fair use).

Advertising

Gauteng government buys newspaper space to praise MEC

Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph 25 Jun 2024

Many non-profit organisations in Gauteng fear for their future in the face of looming funding cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Photo: Creative Commons Pixabay

Health & Social Welfare

Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented

Daniel Steyn 28 Mar 2024

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefed the media on the Energy Action Plan

Energy

Electricity Minister: ‘South Africa is making strides in addressing energy crisis’

Lindsey Schutters 11 Mar 2024

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Legal

Musician Arthur Mafokate loses court battle

1 Feb 2024

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Criminal Law

Licensing officials in court on fraud, corruption allegations

30 Jan 2024

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Aviation

SAA, SunExpress sign MoU

21 Dec 2023

Criminal Law

NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court

Raymond Joseph 25 Oct 2023

Cyber Law

Activist silenced by Free State High Court for defamatory social media posts

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2023

Former SAA chairperson appears in court on fraud, corruption charges

Legislation & Regulation

Former SAA chairperson appears in court on fraud, corruption charges

2 Oct 2023

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Criminal Law

R400m tender fraud trial to begin in May next year

16 Aug 2023

Banking

Traditional SA banking fraught with dated technology, dated thinking: can the cloud and AI help?

Marius Van Den Berg 26 Jul 2023

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Accounting & Auditing

Exposed: Audits reveal misuse of R17.5bn in Covid-19 Ters payments

29 Jun 2023

12 vehicle examiners to appear in Limpopo court for fraud

Maintenance

12 vehicle examiners to appear in Limpopo court for fraud

23 Jun 2023

Public Health

Corruption charges levelled against senior health department official

22 Jun 2023

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Criminal Law

Hawks bust alleged UIF fraudsters

13 Jun 2023

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Criminal Law

Former Eskom contract employee arrested for fraud, corruption

15 May 2023

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Medtech

The data of care: A game-changer for the healthcare industry

Vukosi Sambo 4 Apr 2023

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Criminal Law

SIU raids properties in PPE corruption probe

29 Mar 2023

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Criminal Law

Estina dairy farm tax fraud trial underway

28 Mar 2023

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Criminal Law

Malawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog

Frank Phiri and Bhargav Acharya 25 Nov 2022

EOH to pay back R191m to Department of Water and Sanitation

Services

EOH to pay back R191m to Department of Water and Sanitation

15 Nov 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Estina Farm project case transferred to Bloemfontein High Court

3 Nov 2022