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LEGAL 20 JAN 26 ALL INDUSTRIES  | PRESS OFFICES  | COMPANIES  | JOBS  | EVENTS  | PEOPLE  | MULTIMEDIA  | SUBMIT NEWS  | ADVERTISE  | LIST COMPANY  | SHARE  | FOLLOW  | MY ACCOUNT  | MY NEWSLETTERS  | SUBSCRIBE  | BROWSE  |  UNSUBSCRIBE Employees can't be fired for job hunting - Labour Court ruling ROSALIND DAVEY AND CHLOë LOUBSER  read Zero-tolerance: Plans to scrap laws allowing drinking and driving  read Why the UK Supreme Court ruling on post-sale confusion matters to global brands MERLENE ENGELBRECHT  read #BizTrends South Africa’s energy outlook JASON VAN DER POEL, KIERA BRACHER, SABEEHA LOONAT AND JUNAID NYKER Webber Wentzel’s Jason van der Poel, Kiera Bracher, Sabeeha Loonat and Junaid Nyker, review key developments in South Africa’s energy sector from the past year and highlight what we can expect in 2026… Read AI integration in the workplace JAIMé-LEE JACOBS, ISSUED BY HEROLD GIE ATTORNEYS As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in everyday business systems, South African workplaces are grappling with a mix of excitement, uncertainty, and fear... Read Tectonic shifts for SA’s labour laws CHLOë LOUBSER Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Employment and Data Protection at Bowmans, reviews the impact of South Africa's 2025 labour law changes and what they mean for organisations and the employment landscape in 2026... Read Consumer Law Impower encourages SA to comment on Eskom's tariff adjustment The public participation process concludes on 21 January 2026... Read Immigration & Citizenship Law Closing date for submissions on White Paper on Citizenship extended The closing date for the submission of public comments on the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection has been extended from 31 January 2026 to 15 February 2026... Read Land & Property Law District Six families ordered to vacate Searle Street cottages TANIA BROUGHTON Five families who have fought their eviction for years have lost their court battle... Read Law Practice Why "it won't work" is no excuse: High Court rules on mandatory mediation stance ROBERTO OKTOBER AND PETER MICHAELS The Gauteng Division of the High Court has introduced mandatory court-annexed mediation and the mediation protocol. But what happens when a party simply refuses to cooperate? Read Legislation & Regulation #BizTrends2026 | The BEE Chamber's Yuneal Padayachy: The year B-BBEE transformation must deliver — not just report YUNEAL PADAYACHY Yuneal Padayachy, Chief Support Officer at The BEE Chamber, considers the challenge facing South African businesses in 2026: whether B-BBEE transformation can translate into measurable outcomes, not just reports and scorecards... Read How Agoa renewal impacts the SA-US economic relationship Minister Tau: Agoa extension key to SA-US trade stability... Read Media & Entertainment Law Tunisian journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak freed after sentence cut TAREK AMARA A Tunisian appeal court on Wednesday ordered the release of journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak, jailed since 2023 in a conspiracy case, after reducing her prison sentence, her family said... Read Tax Law Debate stirs as South African courts consider raising disputed tax assessments NINA KEYSER & KAREN MILLER Can taxpayers lose by challenging Sars? - The hidden risks in transfer pricing disputes... Read Business Kruger National Park flooding underlines the reality of climate change The South African National Parks has activated its crisis management protocols... Read BAT South Africa's 50-year legacy ends as illicit market forces factory closure BAT South Africa to close its manufacturing facility in Heidelberg, Gauteng, after illicit trade wipes out ~75% of legal cigarette market... Read #RAPTBizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa DANETTE BREITENBACH In the first episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV 2026, Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane, explains how Google and Africa can work together to solve real problems... Read #BizTrends2026 | 21st Century's Dr Chris Blair: Navigating radical change in the working world CHRIS BLAIR Dr Chris Blair, Group Director at 21st Century, provides a practical roadmap for navigating the new workplace terrain - moving from unemployment and entrepreneurship to leadership, culture, and the tools and mindsets that will define success... Read Featured Press Office of the day More   |   Join SchoemanLaw SchoemanLaw Inc. 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