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Turning Food Waste Into Opportunity: How South Africa's Food Loss Strategy Compares To The EU

South Africa's food loss and waste challenge sits at the intersection of climate risk, operational efficiency and social outcomes. While 13.8 million people face food insecurity...

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Sufficient Knowledge, Not Suspicion: Clarifying Prescription In Medical Malpractice Cases

The recent Eastern Cape Division of the High Court judgment in N[…] v Member of the Executive for the Department of Health, Eastern Cape serves as a critical reminder of the intricacies...

South Africa Litigation

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Adams & Adams

Interdict, Appeal, Review: Dissecting The Limits Of Interim Relief In HPCSA Matters

On 4 November 2025, the Pretoria High Court delivered an important judgment on the nature and limits of the statutory framework governing the internal processes of the HPCSA.

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

Navigating Health Claims On Food Labels In South Africa

Over the past few years, consumer interest in certain "better-for-you" foods has surged. Google search interest in sourdough spiked globally during the COVID pandemic...

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The Latest Developments Relating To The Tobacco Products And Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill [B 33-2022]

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

South Africa Launches National Action Plan Against Fake Medicines

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

October 2025 | Cancer & Cybersecurity Awareness Month

South Africa Technology

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SNG Grant Thornton

Gauteng High Court Orders Immediate Cancer Treatment Amid Deadly Backlog

South Africa Healthcare

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

Medical Negligence: A Doctor's Right To Decline Private Patients

South Africa Litigation

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

African Development Bank Announces Health Infrastructure, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

Rule Of Law Prevails: Where Are We With The Constitutional Challenge To The NHI Act?

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

Education Maternity Care: Managing Clinical And Legal Risks Through Early Maternal Education

South Africa Healthcare

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

The Importance Of "Appreciable Help" In The Context Of Medical Negligence Claims

South Africa Litigation

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

The State v Peter Beale: Testing The Boundaries Of Criminal Law In The Context Of Medical Negligence

South Africa Criminal

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

Eminem Vs. Meta: When Music Meets IP Law

South Africa IP

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Unpacking Section 417 Read With Section 418: From Inquiry To Recovery

South Africa Government

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Barnard Inc.

The BBC Scandal: Mismanagement Of Manipulation In The Workplace

South Africa Employment

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Critical Minerals | A Continental Lens (Video)

South Africa Environment

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King v: Data, Information And Technology – What You Need To Know

South Africa Commercial

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President Ramaphosa Approves Plant Health Bill

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Plant Health Bill into law, introducing measures to tackle the issue of plant pests that threaten domestic agriculture and could affect South Africa's agricultural exports.

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

Accelerating Action Towards Better Mental Health In Professional Services – A Female Perspective

In 2024, the passing of Vannessa Ford, a former female equity partner at Pinsent Masons, sparked global concerns about mental health within the legal fraternity.

South Africa Healthcare

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Have You Tried Using A Contingent Value Right?

A contingent value right (CVR) is a type of instrument or arrangement that creates an obligation on a purchaser to pay a seller additional consideration on the occurrence of a pre-agreed future event – the instrument can be structured as tradeable or non-tradeable.

South Africa Commercial

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Webber Wentzel

The NHI Act: A Flawed Execution Of A Laudable Idea

Robust contestation on how to best fulfil the fundamental rights of South Africans complements and strengthens our constitutional democracy.

South Africa Healthcare

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Webber Wentzel

When Can A Medical Scheme Cancel Membership For Non-Disclosure?

South Africa Healthcare

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

Balancing The Duty Of Care With Patient Autonomy: A Patient's Right To Refuse Medical Treatment

South Africa Healthcare

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

Toward Triage For Fraudulent Claims

South Africa Healthcare

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

How Can We Address Implicit Bias In Healthcare?

South Africa Healthcare

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

A Self-Sustaining Problem: How Government's Failure To Staff Its Hospitals Adequately Increases The Risk Of Medical Malpractice In State Hospitals

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

Draft Regulations On Processing Health And Sex Life Data Under POPIA

South Africa Healthcare

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Mpox Virus Screening In Some Countries

South Africa Healthcare

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Fragomen

A Step In The Right Direction: SAHPRA Issues Draft B-BBEE Policy For Licences

South Africa Healthcare

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Human Biological Specimens And POPIA

South Africa Healthcare

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Andersen in South Africa

Does POPIA Regulate DNA Processing?

South Africa Privacy

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Andersen in South Africa

Mpox Virus Screening In Some Countries

Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and other African countries affected by the Mpox virus have implemented temperature checks and other health monitoring methods at points...

South Africa Healthcare

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Fragomen

A Step In The Right Direction: SAHPRA Issues Draft B-BBEE Policy For Licences

On 5 July 2024, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority ("SAHPRA") issued a communication to industry stakeholders in relation to its revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ("B-BBEE") policy document.

South Africa Healthcare

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Human Biological Specimens And POPIA

How medical institutions and research facilities should treat human biological specimens in light of POPIA: Part 2

South Africa Healthcare

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Andersen in South Africa

Does POPIA Regulate DNA Processing?

How medical institutions and research facilities should treat human biological specimens in light of POPIA: Part 1

South Africa Privacy

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Andersen in South Africa

The Powers Of The Registrar Of Medical Schemes To Investigate Brokers

South Africa Litigation

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The Ticking Clock Of Justice: Understanding Prescription In Medical Malpractice Claims

Prescription refers to the extinguishment of a legal claim or the loss of a right to take legal action due to the passage of time.

South Africa Litigation

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Adams & Adams

The Tshela Health Care Case: Challenging The Notion Of Immunity For Principals In Medical Malpractice Cases

The legal position is less clear when the independence of an alleged independent contractor is called into question, as is often the case with medical malpractice cases involving locums.

South Africa Employment

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Adams & Adams

Lessons In Patient Care: Negligence And Accountability In The Gauteng Health System

A recent court ruling has held the Gauteng MEC for Health accountable for a case involving the amputation of a patient's leg.

South Africa Litigation

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South African Medical Scheme Attempts To Voluntarily Liquidate

Judge J Wright of the Local Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, has ordered that a provisional curator's report be provided to the Court for its consideration prior to the consideration...

South Africa Healthcare

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Barnard Inc.

Sustainable Innovation In African Life Sciences And Medicine (Video)

South Africa Healthcare

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WTO Geneva Package: A Breakthrough For Africa?

South Africa IP

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Inventa

Impact Of Loadshedding On Medical Negligence Cases

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

Time For A Competition Health Check

South Africa Anti-trust

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Adams & Adams

Don't Get Complacent About POPIA: Time For A Data Protection Health Check

South Africa Privacy

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ESG Tracker (SADC Edition)

Worldwide Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Pharmaceutical Sector Workers Prohibited From Embarking On Strike Action

South Africa Employment

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Supreme Court Declares Regulations On Complimentary Medicines Invalid

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

Africa Regulatory ENSight 2022 | 04

South Africa Government

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Africa Regulatory ENSight Issue 3 Of 2022 | 06 Apr 2022 Issue 3 Of 2022

South Africa Coronavirus

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Human Biological Specimens And POPIA

South Africa Privacy

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Tabacks

Does POPIA Regulate DNA Processing?

South Africa Healthcare

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Tabacks

Africa Regulatory ENSight Issue 2 Of 2022

South Africa Coronavirus

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Medical Malpractice Claims – Why It Pays To Have An Experienced Legal Team On Your Side.

South Africa Healthcare

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Adams & Adams

Vaccination Certificates For Religious Gatherings – Who Is On The Side Of The Angels?

South Africa Coronavirus

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