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Post office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Services

Post office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Lindsey Schutters 2 days

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bad gift ideas: Ferrets and other exotic wild mammals as pets

Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Colleen T. Downs and Tinyiko C. Shivambu 2 days

Mr Sweet workers picketed outside the Department of Labour’s office in Germiston during their 11-week strike. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Mister Sweet workers face disciplinary hearings for strike

Kimberly Mutandiro 20 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf has published more on sasfin Bank, which has, it says, "this year seemingly declared defeat after a series of scandalous revelations about the deep rot in its foreign exchange business"

Banking

Sasfin: Defeated after the scandal on the rot in its foreign exchange business

20 Dec 2024

The future of printing: AI-powered, sustainable, and reliable

Hardware

The future of printing: AI-powered, sustainable, and reliable

Issued by HP 18 Dec 2024

Mining enters its AI era

Mining

Mining enters its AI era

17 Dec 2024

Blind and visually impaired people have the right to convert protected works to accessible formats without having to obtain permission, the Constitutional Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

IP Law

Blind people can access copyrighted works, rules Concourt - again

Tania Broughton 17 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA applies dominant purpose test against Steinhoff 'litigation privilege' argument

Bianca Masterton 13 Dec 2024

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

SMEs

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

12 Dec 2024

Property

Standard Bank: Leading the way for wealthy buyers in innovative real estate ventures

10 Dec 2024

Under The Tongue, the untold story of the adidas Predator football boot

Film

Under The Tongue, the untold story of the adidas Predator football boot

9 Dec 2024

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Insurance & Actuarial

NLPs and automated image analysis: How AI is being used to prevent insurance fraud

Prescious Mogale and Zaakir Mohamed 6 Dec 2024

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Legislation

Deeds Registries Amendment Bill signed into law

5 Dec 2024

Can virtual agents play an effective role in outbound sales?

Technology

Can virtual agents play an effective role in outbound sales?

Ryan Falkenberg 6 Dec 2024

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Healthcare

HIV: there’s hope for a cure – where we stand now

3 Dec 2024

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Law Practice

Pros and cons of gen AI in the legal sector

Melissa Steele 2 Dec 2024

People waiting in long lines outside the VFS Global office in Cape Town on Thursday. On Friday morning, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber extended the validity of the original Zimbabwe Exemption Permit to November 2025. Photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Last minute reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders

Matthew Hirsch and Joseph Chirume 29 Nov 2024

Chemical industry gets 7% increase in new bargaining agreement

Skills Development

Chemical industry gets 7% increase in new bargaining agreement

Lindsey Schutters 29 Nov 2024

Protest at Cape Town primary school over vacant teaching posts

Primary & Secondary Education

Protest at Cape Town primary school over vacant teaching posts

Sandiso Phaliso 27 Nov 2024

Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

SMEs

Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

21 Nov 2024

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Employment Equity

Rise of ESOPs: Transforming business through employee ownership

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Safiyya Pate 20 Nov 2024

The City of Cape Town has been releasing more sewage into the ocean from its Hout Bay marine outfall than its discharge permit allows. But following appeals over the granting of the permit, and a criminal case being laid against the City, environmental minister Dion George has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage it is allowed to discharge. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Steve Kretzmann 19 Nov 2024

Wage inequality in top ten South African retailers. Graphic: using data from

Remuneration & Payroll

Why wage inequality matters

Kwanele Ngogela and Mathieu Dasnois 15 Nov 2024

The Supreme Court of Appeal has slammed former judge president John Hlophe for meddling in a straightforward eviction case. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Land & Property Law

John Hlophe’s meddling in eviction matter slammed by appeal court

Tania Broughton 13 Nov 2024

Gibs and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women launch 'Road to Finance' for SA women entrepreneurs

Community

Gibs and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women launch 'Road to Finance' for SA women entrepreneurs

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 12 Nov 2024

A bird flies over a family of elephants walking in the Amboseli National Park, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 25 April 2016. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century

Will Dunham 12 Nov 2024

Finance

Why South Africa is the most expensive country for international money transfers

Harry Scherzer 12 Nov 2024

End-to-end security is your best business investment

SMEs

End-to-end security is your best business investment

Issued by ASUS 8 Nov 2024

South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a start

Primary & Secondary Education

South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a start

Russell H. Kaschula, Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini 8 Nov 2024

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Consumer Law

Didn't understand the investment policy fine print? New ruling offers no sympathy

Karin MacKenzie 8 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf From November all incoming service conversations for businesses using WhatsApp Business are free

Digital

Free WhatsApp Business incoming service conversations

7 Nov 2024

Optimising business operations through data analytics

FMCG

Optimising business operations through data analytics

Mogomotsi Romeo Segwati, Issued by MACmobile 6 Nov 2024

The Department of Employment and Labour has closed its office in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, due to safety and security concerns. Photo: Warren Mabona / GroundUp

HR & Management

Mamelodi residents struggle to claim UIF as labour office closed

Warren Mabona 5 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Waiver vs non-variation: Which holds more weight when seeking to enforce 'abandoned' agreements?

Sakhile Mbele 5 Nov 2024

Agriculture

RMIS launches traceability platform for red meat industry

5 Nov 2024

Minister Malatsi continues his crusade to streamline communications by taking on the emergency number situation.

Telecoms & Networks

Government moves to make 112 SA's single emergency number

Lindsey Schutters 5 Nov 2024

How Asus Education is transforming learning

Primary & Secondary Education

How Asus Education is transforming learning

Issued by ASUS 4 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf This month VML's strategy director Antonio Petra gives a practical guide to using AI to improve the way your agency operates with your clients and internally

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 1 of 3: How to transform agency workflows with AI

Antonio Petra 4 Nov 2024

The new Act could see a proliferation of oil rigs along South African shores.

Coal, Oil & Gas

New Act swings energy balance in favour of Mantashe policy

Lindsey Schutters 1 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

New partnership allows parents to keep their child’s health data from birth

1 Nov 2024

Debate over artistic freedom as ARB orders withdrawal of property ad

Advertising

Debate over artistic freedom as ARB orders withdrawal of property ad

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Nov 2024

Boost for local techpreneurs with new ALX bootcamp academy

SMEs

Boost for local techpreneurs with new ALX bootcamp academy

31 Oct 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

The case for digital identity in South Africa

Cybersecurity

The case for digital identity in South Africa

Issued by Altron 30 Oct 2024

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Telecoms & Networks

Sentech painted as monopoly in Icasa market inquiry

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

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Family Law

Home Affairs issues first-ever certificates recognising Muslim marriages

28 Oct 2024

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Final warning: NPOs that don't comply with regulations will be deregistered

25 Oct 2024