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Source: © 123rf The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has announced the official start of the 2025 Filing Season, effective from 07 July 2025 to 20 October 2025

Taxation & Regulation

Sars announces 2025 tax filing season

3 Jun 2025

Source: © Whiteriver Technical College by 30 June, companies and municipalities will have to have registered a supervisor as a professional process controller with the WISA, as required by Regulation 3630 of the National Water Act

Science & Engineering

Legal risk for employers with water treatment facilities looms

3 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Muhammad Ali, managing director at WWISE.

Construction & Engineering

How South Africa's construction mafia hijacked projects worth R63bn

29 May 2025

Source: X/@Starlink.

Telecoms & Networks

Starlink's secret network uncovered in SA: Is it legal?

Katja Hamilton 30 May 2025

IP Law

Pirate now, pay later: Long-term cost of copying textbooks

Stephen Goldberg 23 May 2025

Social Media

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

23 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Shawn Theunissen, founder of Entrepreneurship To The Point (eTTP) and Property Point.

Finance

Why Budget 3.0 isn't the boon for small businesses South Africa needs

22 May 2025

Source: © 123rf US President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on foreign films entering the US, have led the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA) to express concern

Film & Cinematography

100% proposed tariffs on foreign films to US sends “chilling signal"

21 May 2025

A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Climate Change

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Liezl Human 14 May 2025

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Cyber Law

TikTok, Meta fined hundreds of millions by EU regulators for data privacy breaches

Ryszard Lisinski and Brett Weinberg 13 May 2025

Remuneration & Payroll

How outsourcing payroll can simplify the final leg of tax season

Anton van Heerden 8 May 2025

The politics of power: South Africans didn’t wait for Eskom to change, we changed first

Energy

The politics of power: South Africans didn’t wait for Eskom to change, we changed first

Mark Allewell, Issued by Sensor Networks 6 May 2025

Labour Law & Unions

#WorkersDay: Evolution of SA labour laws

Chloë Loubser 5 May 2025

Law Practice

Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Marecia Damons 29 Apr 2025

Instant delivery: How SA logistics is transforming to meet consumer demands

Logistics & Transport

Instant delivery: How SA logistics is transforming to meet consumer demands

Robin Fredericks 25 Apr 2025

SAIMC training at AATF 2025 empowers engineers to register, comply, and advance

Technology

SAIMC training at AATF 2025 empowers engineers to register, comply, and advance

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 22 Apr 2025

Source: Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks360.

Finance

Why microlenders are under the regulatory spotlight

Sameer Kumandan 24 Apr 2025

Source: Theewaterskloof Municipality. Theewaterskloof Dam.

Infrastructure & Utilities

"Cape Town’s water recycling project should not be privatised"

17 Apr 2025

Are local businesses ready for the new Employment Equity Regulations?

Labour Law & Unions

Are local businesses ready for the new Employment Equity Regulations?

16 Apr 2025

How to reduce or settle Sars tax debt legally in South Africa

Finance

How to reduce or settle Sars tax debt legally in South Africa

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 14 Apr 2025

Understanding the 2025 VAT increase: Key considerations for South African business owners

Taxation & Regulation

Understanding the 2025 VAT increase: Key considerations for South African business owners

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 8 Apr 2025

Reatile Mopeli, Associate: Corporate & Commercial law at Fluxmans Attorneys

ESG & Sustainability

Why incorporating ESG practices into your operations makes business sense

Reatile Mopeli 7 Apr 2025

How Africa’s businesses pay the price for cutting fraud prevention corners

Markets & Investment

How Africa’s businesses pay the price for cutting fraud prevention corners

Issued by Tishala Communications 3 Apr 2025

Source: Wikipedia. Limpopo River.

Construction & Engineering

R21m stadium in Limpopo left incomplete and abandoned

Thembi Siaga 3 Apr 2025

Global air travel rises in February despite domestic decline

Travel

Global air travel rises in February despite domestic decline

1 Apr 2025

Insights from Adcorp's Business Breakfast

Labour Law & Unions

Insights from Adcorp's Business Breakfast

Issued by Adcorp Group 28 Mar 2025

Africa’s mobile payment boom demands robust security to safeguard growth

Cybersecurity

Africa’s mobile payment boom demands robust security to safeguard growth

Jarryd Jensen, Issued by Tishala Communications 27 Mar 2025

Nishaat Slamdien, Associate, Spoor & Fisher

IP Law

Rhode blocked: Beauty pop-up gets shut down amid questions over authenticity

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Sameer Kumandan: MD SearchWorks.

Fintech

Crypto clampdown: South Africa's Directive 9 raises the bar for compliance

Sameer Kumandan 14 Mar 2025

What happens if Sars audits your company – and how to be prepared

Taxation & Regulation

What happens if Sars audits your company – and how to be prepared

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 11 Mar 2025

Lucinda Alfonica, Commercial Manager at Workforce Staffing

Occupational Health & Safety

Temporary help required: Employers guide to navigating COIDA

Lucinda Alfonica 6 Mar 2025

Image source: pikisuperstar from

Competition Law

SA competition watchdog probes Novo Nordisk and Sanofi over insulin

Maggie Fick and Nqobile Dludla 5 Mar 2025

Retired KZN Judge Anton van Zyl will not face impeachment proceedings, but he will face an inquiry which can issue him with a warning or a fine. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

“Startling ruling” lets Judge Anton van Zyl escape impeachment for late judgments

Tania Broughton 5 Mar 2025

New MoU between Competition Commission and CIDB is aimed at stamping out anti-competitive behaviour.

Construction & Engineering

CompCom and CIDB join forces to tackle construction corruption

Lindsey Schutters 3 Mar 2025

Ore containing copper and cobalt. Source: Paul-Alain Hunt/Unsplash

Mining

Regulatory overhaul puts halt on DRC cobalt exports

Lindsey Schutters 25 Feb 2025

Media & Entertainment Law

Google, Meta face penalties for anti-competitive behaviour towards SA news media

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2025

Media

MDPMI provisional report findings against tech giants - Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, X, TikTok

25 Feb 2025

Here's what packaging design should look like in 2025

Packaging

Here's what packaging design should look like in 2025

Brandon Head 24 Feb 2025

Budget 2025: “Transfer Pricing to B or not to B…?”

Economy

Budget 2025: “Transfer Pricing to B or not to B…?”

Christian Wiesener, Issued by SAICA 12 Feb 2025

Christina Naidoo, COO Huawei South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

Rewiring STEM to accelerate girls and women empowerment

Christina Naidoo 11 Feb 2025

Advertising

5 Super Bowl commercials that deserve places in the advertising hall of shame

Matthew Pittman 10 Feb 2025

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Remuneration & Payroll

Minimum wage increase is coming: Is your business prepared?

John Botha 5 Feb 2025

Explainer: BELA and its controversies

Primary & Secondary Education

Explainer: BELA and its controversies

Paula Ensor 5 Feb 2025

Image: supplied

Tax Law

Why the company account is not your personal piggy bank - and your personal expenses are not tax deductible

4 Feb 2025

Top tips for mastering small business cash flow management in 2025

Entrepreneurship

Top tips for mastering small business cash flow management in 2025

24 Jan 2025

Source: © World Kings Meta's platforms Facebook and Instagram, will no longer implement a fact-checking policy, instead relying on community notes

Media Freedom

Meta's Zuckerberg's shift on fact-checking: A "sprint" to appease a new president?

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Trump prepares world for US 'External Revenue Service' initiative

15 Jan 2025

Nosiyabonga Mongane the first black woman to serve as the President of the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The future of quantity surveying is all about AI and budgets

Nosiyabonga Mongane 13 Jan 2025

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

Legislation & Regulation

AI adoption in Africa - balancing innovation and regulation

Zaakir Mohamed, Kabelo Dlothi, and Lebogang Molebale 10 Jan 2025

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HR Tools & Software

Why SMEs should consider outsourcing payroll and recruitment

Pierre Bekker 9 Jan 2025