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10/06/2026

Cape Town, are you ready for South Africa’s leading labour law update?

Join us at the 25th Annual Labour Law Update (JALL) on 8 September 2026 at the Century City Convention Centre for a full day of expert insights, practical guidance, and the latest developments shaping the world of work.

Hear from renowned labour law experts Dr John Grogan, Tanya Venter, Puke Maserumule, and Craig Bosch as they unpack key cases, legislative amendments, workplace discrimination, retrenchments, collective labour law, and more.

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Stay ahead of labour law developments and gain practical insights you can apply immediately in your workplace.

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09/06/2026

[IN MEDICALBRIEF]

When Daniel Kapelus began a Master’s degree in Vaccinology at Wits University in 2020, he had no idea he was stepping into one of the most significant public health moments in modern history.

As COVID-19 spread across the globe, Kapelus found himself on the frontline of vaccine research, gaining firsthand experience of clinical trials, laboratory work and the race to develop life-saving vaccines. At the same time, he witnessed the rise of vaccine scepticism, misinformation and public mistrust.

In the latest episode of the Why Did I Become a Doctor podcast, Kapelus shares how a decision to leave engineering and pursue the sciences led him to a career in vaccinology — and why he remains passionate about the role vaccines play in protecting public health.

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09/06/2026

[ IN THIS WEEK'S IBA LEGALBRIEF AFRICA ]

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new, hardline strategy to tackle the escalating illegal immigration crisis, mainly from neighbouring African countries, as xenophobic threats intensify in SA, displacing hundreds of foreign nationals, many of whom are legally in SA. His strategy includes the establishment of dedicated courts to expedite deportation. It comes after a Cabinet meeting adopted a comprehensive migration management strategy. At the heart of the strategy is an intensified enforcement drive. The Border Management Authority intercepted over 450 000 individuals attempting illegal entry over the past year.

In Kenya, nine students accused of planning and executing an arson attack that killed 16 girls at a school have appeared in court. The fire on 28 May ripped through the Utumishi Girls School dormitory that houses 202 students. The school matron allegedly failed to open an emergency door, forcing all the students to scamper through a single door, according to investigators. The accused girls have been in police custody for days, during which interrogations revealed that the fire was started by the lighting of a mattress at the dormitory’s exit by using a matchstick and paraffin. Some 79 students were injured in the incident.

A court in Nigeria has sentenced four men to death for attacking a church in the south-western Ondo state in 2022. Forty-one worshippers were killed and more than 100 others injured when they opened fire at the St Francis Catholic church in the town of Owo during a Pentecost service. The court in the capital Abuja also sentenced the men – Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik and Abdulhaleem Idris – to 20 years in prison for belonging to a terrorist group.

And in Mozambique, President Daniel Chapo has signed a new law requiring ‌15% state ownership in all mining ventures and local processing of minerals, tightening control over its resources as demand for battery materials grows. Mozambique is the world’s third-largest graphite producer, a key material used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage. The mining law, approved by Parliament in May, aims to strengthen Mozambique’s ‘management ⁠of strategic resources in defence of the national interest’.

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09/06/2026

[In Legalbrief Case Law Briefs]

PARTIES, NOT THE COURT, DEFINE THE ISSUES

In Msunduzi Municipality v Capital City Housing NPC and Others , the SCA held that it is for the parties, not the court, to define the issues and that the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, Pietermaritzburg was not entitled to mero motu order the relief it had ordered.

Capital City Housing NPC, an accredited social housing institution and an approved PBO, owns three blocks of residential units in the Msunduzi municipal area. The Municipality categorised the properties as residential under s 8(2)(a) of the Rates Act, affording Capital City a rebate of R45 000 in aggregate. Capital City contended that, properly classified as PBO property under s 8(2)(h) of the Rates Act, it would be entitled to a substantially larger rebate. The definition of "specified public benefit activity" in s 1 of the Rates Act and clause 1.32 of the Municipality's rates policy expressly exclude item 3 (land and housing) of Part I of the Ninth Schedule to the Income Tax Act, under which Capital City's activities fall.

Before the high court Capital City sought a declaration of unconstitutionality in respect of those provisions and a textual reading-in of item 3. The high court declined the declaratory relief sought but, mero motu, ordered the Municipality to create a new category of "social housing properties" under s 8(3) of the Rates Act and to recalculate rates accordingly.

On appeal before the SCA, one of the issues for determination was whether the high court was entitled to grant relief not sought by any party. The SCA reaffirmed the principle in Fischer and Another v Ramahlele and Others (SCA) that in adversarial proceedings it is for the parties, not the court, to define the issues. In casu, no party had asked the court to consider s 8(3) of the Rates Act, no evidence had been led on whether such a category would "circumvent" the mandatory s 8(2) categories, and the parties may have had their own reasons for not pursuing that route.

The high court's order was accordingly found incompetent, set aside and replaced with an order dismissing Capital City’s application.

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05/06/2026

Behind the Book: Structural Mechanics

What happens when a lecturer sees students struggling, not because they lack ability, but because textbooks are inaccessible or too complex?

In this interview, Dr Rishi Kant shares how his teaching experience inspired Structural Mechanics, a textbook designed to support students from diverse academic backgrounds with clearer explanations, detailed illustrations, and step-by-step derivations.

If you’re an engineering student or lecturer looking for a more accessible approach to Strength of Materials, this is a conversation worth reading.

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04/06/2026

Gqeberha, are you ready for South Africa's premier labour law event?

Join us on 7 September 2026 at the Radisson Blu, Gqeberha for the 25th Annual Juta Labour Law Update (JALL).

Hear from leading experts including Dr John Grogan, Tanya Venter, Puke Maserumule, and Advocate Craig Bosch as they unpack the latest labour law developments, landmark judgments, proposed legislative amendments, and workplace compliance challenges shaping South Africa today.

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Stay compliant. Reduce risk. Gain practical insights you can apply immediately.

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04/06/2026

In this week’s Medical Brief…

Health officials and healthcare workers came in for sharp rebuke this week for shoddy work; in Gauteng officials were threatened with dismissal if they did not attend to long-delayed payments to suppliers, and in Limpopo nurses came in for a tongue lashing for refusing to work until they had had their tea.


And the Tembisa Hospital probe has netted more fish, with the Special Investigating Unit obtaining a preservation order and an interim interdict against a R6.4m luxury property and the R1.8m pension benefits of a former hospital clerk allegedly linked to procurement corruption.


Good news on the research front is that the highly anticipated results of a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer pill, daraxonrasib, have been released. The drug, which has more than four decades in the making, has cracked one of the most stubbornly lethal cancers, extending people’s lives and keeping their tumours in check for twice as long as those on regular chemotherapy.

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04/06/2026

A look back at the 2nd Labour Law & Compliance Summit, where Juta connected with legal, HR, and compliance professionals from across South Africa.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

03/06/2026

What does it take to build a truly African legal voice?

In this Africa Month conversation, Prof. Evance Kalula shares how Juta's African Legal Series is helping to shape legal scholarship that reflects African realities, experiences, and perspectives.

From locally relevant legal insights to continent-wide collaboration, discover why African-centred legal knowledge matters now more than ever.

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02/06/2026

[ IN THIS WEEK'S IBA LEGALBRIEF AFRICA ]

Ghana’s Parliament has approved one of Africa’s most restrictive anti-LGBTQ laws, reviving controversial legislation that imposes prison terms for same-sex relations and support for LGBTQ activities, despite strong criticism from human rights groups and international organisations. The Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, a measure widely regarded as one of the toughest anti-LGBTQ laws on the African continent, now awaits ratification by President John Mahama before it can become law.

Zimbabwe has with immediate effect reserved the small-scale gold mining sector exclusively for citizens and citizen-owned companies, while simultaneously declaring gold, diamonds, lithium and a range of other minerals as strategic or critical assets subject to new state controls. The measures represent the most sweeping overhaul of Zimbabwe’s mining regulatory framework in recent years, affecting both small operators and major foreign investors across multiple mineral categories.

Staying with mining, Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited has escalated its efforts to prevent a landmark pollution case from reaching trial by filing an appeal with the Supreme Court of Zambia. The appeal challenges a November 2025 High Court ruling that dismissed the company’s attempt to throw out a constitutional petition brought by 176 residents of Kalusale and Chambishi, with the support of environmental and community activists and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre. It alleges that the catastrophic collapse of Sino Metals’ tailings dams violated the petitioners’ constitutional rights to life, dignity, property, privacy, expression, association, movement, and protection from inhuman treatment and a clean and healthy environment.

In Kenya, the High Court has suspended the planned establishment of a US-linked Ebola quarantine centre in Laikipia County following an urgent petition filed by the Katiba Institute. Justice Patricia Nyaundi barred the government from facilitating, approving or permitting the setting up of any Ebola exposure, quarantine, isolation or treatment centre by the US Government or any foreign agency.

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