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Why the proposed ban on alcohol advertising has a valid point

Corné Kritzinger 10 Oct 2025

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Legal

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 11 Aug 2025

Labour Law & Unions

Can dropping f-bombs in the workplace get you fired?

14 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Philani Potwana: CEO of Private Core Banking – Private Bank.

Banking

#YouthMonth: How Philani Potwana's journey from trainee to CEO is reshaping African banking

Katja Hamilton 30 Jun 2025

Magogodi Litlhakanyane, candidate attorney at Bowmans

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Leaders of tomorrow are catalysts of change today - Magogodi Litlhakanyane, Bowmans

Shan Radcliffe 30 Jun 2025

MacG hosts the number one podcast show in South Africa. Source: YouTube

Media

#Exclusive: Tlhogi Ngwato | MultiChoice's MacG motive: Fear or integrity?

Tlhogi Ngwato 28 May 2025

Zapiro, SA’s most-awarded cartoonist, receives Honorary Doctorate in Education from University of Pretoria

Higher Education

Zapiro, SA’s most-awarded cartoonist, receives Honorary Doctorate in Education from University of Pretoria

Issued by University of Pretoria 27 May 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Media Freedom

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

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Media & Entertainment Law

ConCourt judgment: Balancing on the fine line between freedom of expression and right to privacy

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Dale Adams 9 Dec 2024

Mbongo Junior Koyana, CEO at Oryx+Crake. Source: Supplied.

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Oryx+Crake's Mbongo Junior Koyana discusses the link between freedom and creativity

Aa-isha Hassiem 25 Jun 2024

3 tips for local SMEs wanting to expand to the UAE

SMEs

3 tips for local SMEs wanting to expand to the UAE

Marianna Boguslavsky 28 Mar 2024

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

Media personalities, PH and Warras launch the Shady-iest (PH)odcast on the block

Podcasts

Media personalities, PH and Warras launch the Shady-iest (PH)odcast on the block

Issued by Rapt Agency 8 Mar 2024

Two Cape High Court judges had to carefully consider parts of speech to decide whether a popular Western Cape phrase violated a court order. Archive photo: Liezl Human / GroundUp

Law Practice

Judges grapple with use of “ma se p...”

Tania Broughton 29 Feb 2024

Branding

Israel: Why the brand boycotts probably won't make much difference

Aisha Ijaz 13 Nov 2023

More women and gay men under attack after Twitter rebrand

Mobile & Apps

More women and gay men under attack after Twitter rebrand

31 Oct 2023

Cyber Law

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

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2023

Image: Terry Levin. CEO of Publicis Conseil, Marco Venturelli encourages agencies to partner with client brands to help identify problems and work toward impact solutions

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Three lessons on how creative thinking can change the world

Terry Levin 10 Oct 2023

Branding

Twitter rebrand: Does X mark the spot?

Karabo Ledwaba 2 Aug 2023

Media Freedom

Tunisia police to investigate 2 top journalists, radio station says

Tarek Amara, Sonali Paul 19 May 2023

Both the Constitution and legal precedent allow journalists to publish information that is in the public interest, even if that information was obtained unlawfully. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Media & Entertainment Law

Can journalists publish "stolen" information?

Jacques Louw 18 May 2023

Media Freedom

Tunisia detains 2 students over satirical song criticising police

Tarek Amara, Angus MacSwan 17 May 2023

Branding

De-influencing: Freedom of speech or brand damage?

Karen Welgemoed 17 Apr 2023

Media Freedom

Burkina Faso expels 2 French journalists

Thiam Ndiaga, Alessandra Prentice, Raissa Kasolowsky 3 Apr 2023

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Media & Entertainment Law

Uganda court quashes part of law used against government critics

Elias Biryabarema 11 Jan 2023

Cyber Law

India's proposed Data Protection Bill fosters state surveillance; fails to protect privacy of children

30 Dec 2022

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Media

Musk suspends prominent journalists

19 Dec 2022

Source © Ufuk Uyanik Craig Hanabus says it’s very likely that Twitter is dead

Social Media

Is Musk putting the twit back into Twitter?

Craig Hannabus 28 Nov 2022

Social Media

What is Mastodon, the 'Twitter alternative' people are flocking to? Here's everything you need to know

Nataliya Ilyushina 8 Nov 2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda 26 July 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Media & Entertainment Law

Ugandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech

Elias Biryabarema 14 Oct 2022

Source: © IOL eSwatini has recently been rocked by pro-democracy protests which have steadily intensified

Media Freedom

Media freedom in Esawtini declines further as Swaziland News and editor announced as terrorists

Aphiwe Kunene 25 Jul 2022

Source: Contagious Portugal, Sweden and Germany all won their first-ever Grand Prix at Cannes Lions 2022

Cannes Lions

Firsts for Portugal, Sweden and Germany at Cannes Lions 2022

22 Jun 2022

Source: © iol Actor Siyabonga Zubane, who died early in May, made the Google search list twice

Digital

SA's top searches: Father's Day, Monkey Pox and Eid Mubarak

8 Jun 2022

Source: © Olga Yastremska The SA Jewish Report has been expelled from the Press Council of South Africa

Media

SAJR refusal to publish ruling undermines PCSA

30 May 2022

Source: © rvlsoft What will Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter mean for ‘free speech’ on the platform?

Media Freedom

What will Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter mean for 'free speech' on the platform?

John Hawkins & Michael James Walsh 29 Apr 2022

Source: © moneywebco.za Sanef has strongly condemned former SAA board chairperson, Dudu Myeni, for her alleged assault on a photographer

Media Freedom

Sanef appalled by assault on the Times' photographer by Dudu Myeni

13 Apr 2022

What Elon Musk's $3bn Twitter deal means for him - and for social media

Services

What Elon Musk's $3bn Twitter deal means for him - and for social media

Hamza Mudassir 11 Apr 2022

#WorldRadioDay: The currency of trust

Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay: The currency of trust

Geraint Crwys-Williams 11 Feb 2022

Statement around the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Radio & Audio

Statement around the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Issued by Kaya 959 29 Dec 2021

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Criminal Law

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Tarek Amara 23 Dec 2021

Africa's digital media disruptors 'punching above their weight'

Research

Africa's digital media disruptors 'punching above their weight'

11 Nov 2021

Media

Why the handling of a false South African news report about 10 babies has set off alarm bells

Anton Harber 5 Nov 2021

Gibs Media Leadership Think Tank launch - Social media, internet shutdowns, incitement and democracy

Media

Gibs Media Leadership Think Tank launch - Social media, internet shutdowns, incitement and democracy

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 27 Sep 2021

The Western Cape High Court has refused to interdict Anglican priest June Dolley-Major from claiming that fellow priest Melvin Booysen raped her. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Media & Entertainment Law

Woman can name her alleged rapist, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Sep 2021

#PulpNonFiction: Chicken and eggs

#PulpNonFiction

#PulpNonFiction: Chicken and eggs

Bronwyn Williams 7 Jun 2021