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Anti trust: How South Africa’s inept competition authorities are throttling business

Competition watchdogs face a crisis of credibility

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Prosecutors flip-flop over June 30 ‘threat’

The biggest victim of South Africa’s law-enforcement turf war may be the public’s faith in the rule of law

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Insurers and courts – coming for a board near you  

‘Weather attributions science’ sounds futuristic – but it could see insurers and courts enforce until-now formulaic board decisions on ESG

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Bye-bye Batohi

Prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi leaves office this week – the first head of the NPA to serve a full term. But did she deliver the goods?

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The memecoin casino where even the house is gambling

Pump.fun allows anyone to launch their own cryptotoken; 98% of those collapse to zero

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When political power enters the hunting fields

A leaked recording, court orders and company records point to a high-stakes struggle over a lucrative Okavango hunting concession – and political meddling

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raises up his closed fists during a news conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, July 31, 2024, three days after his disputed reelection. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

How cocaine and corruption led to Maduro’s indictment

A pre-dawn raid, a newly unsealed indictment and a President in cuffs: US prosecutors say Nicolás Maduro turned Venezuela into a cocaine pipeline to America.

Noose tightens on oil giants after French ‘greenwashing’ verdict

A verdict against TotalEnergies in France could open the door to legal action against the oil giant in South Africa and other African countries

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Court case tackles not-so-proudly-South African solar power

In a high court challenge, the government and independent power producers are accused of flouting localisation laws

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Who gets to keep the house when love falls apart?

Dividing the matrimonial home in divorce is about law and stability. Without legal advice, you risk leaving yourself and your assets vulnerable

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Viceroy loss a boon in rand-rigging case

Viceroy’s court loss over a 2018 Capitec report has big implications for foreign banks accused of rigging the rand

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The R74bn MTN lawsuit – a litmus test for corporate accountability

It’s vital that allegations of MTN’s corruption in securing its Iranian telecommunications contract be finally tested in a court of law

Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)

How a tycoon was allegedly duped in a $400m loan scheme

A billionaire. An allegedly fake financier. And a stock loan deal that triggered a $400m loss. Inside Ricardo Salinas’s fight to reclaim his fortune

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Parks Tau vs Sandton’s legal titans

The government is on a collision course with SA’s largest law firms over a new Black empowerment code. Will it back down before the case reaches court?

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RAF in ICU on court crash

The RAF is in ICU. Not only is its R8.3bn backlog denying victims compensation, but thousands of execution orders against it are now jamming up the courts