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For more than 160 years Juta and Company have been associated with quality Law, Education, and Academic publishing in Southern Africa. Drawing on our heritage of authority and excellence, Juta has remained relevant by embracing technological innovation and diversifying beyond publishing to offer e-learning and technology-led inform

ation solutions. EDUCATION: Transforming talent to develop extraordinary professionals

Juta is the trusted southern African provider of first-in-class, locally relevant, technology-enabled content and solutions that enhance learning performance. Our comprehensive, accessible and customisable tertiary content and tools efficiently deliver education institutions’ curricula and promote student throughput. PROFESSIONAL: Optimising efficiency and advancing legal and business proficiencies

Harnessing industry-leading AI-powered legal technology to leverage our vast African legal, regulatory and professional content in new and innovative ways. LEADERS IN EDTECH, LEGALTECH & LAW TECH: Diversifying beyond traditional digital solutions

EdTech solutions aimed at enhancing learning outcomes. LegalTech tools that empower legal professionals to become more effective and efficient. LawTech platforms that deliver the law to SMEs and individuals and enable them to self-serve.

16/06/2026

Happy Youth Day, South Africa!

Today, we celebrate the energy, ambition, and potential of young people across our country.

As part of our Youth Month campaign, Juta's interns and young professionals share words of encouragement and motivation for the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers.

Your journey may be just beginning, but your future is full of possibilities.

Watch, be inspired, and remember: every successful career starts with a single opportunity.

Happy Youth Day from all of us at Juta.

WHAT'S NEW ON JUTA'S POPIA PORTALRecent amendments to the CPA Regulations have introduced an important new compliance re...
15/06/2026

WHAT'S NEW ON JUTA'S POPIA PORTAL

Recent amendments to the CPA Regulations have introduced an important new compliance requirement for direct marketers.

Our latest What's New article — Issue No. 69 — explains the new CPA Opt-Out Registry and what businesses must do to align their direct marketing processes with the amended Regulations.

The key takeaway? The new registry does not replace POPIA — it adds another compliance step. Before marketing to consumers, organisations must now check whether they have registered a pre-emptive block on the NCC's opt-out registry.

Is your direct marketing process ready for this change?

Read the full article on Juta's POPIA Portal: https://bit.ly/43wOoed

Stay informed. Stay compliant.

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15/06/2026

[IN LEGALBRIEF CASE LAW BRIEFS]

NO PLAN, NO DEFENCE: THE HIGH COST OF AD HOC AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

The Moses Kotane Institute advertised a CFO post. The highest-scoring candidate, a fully qualified male applicant, was overlooked after the Institute decided to appoint a woman from KZN. The successful candidate did not meet any of the advertised qualification requirements.

The Labour Appeal Court confirmed that affirmative action is not a blank cheque. In the absence of an employment equity plan, demographic analysis, or any lawful basis for the decision, the post-interview application of a gender-based selection criterion amounted to an unlawful quota. The Court therefore upheld the finding of unfair discrimination.

However, while the applicant established discrimination, he failed to prove patrimonial loss. The Court held that his tax returns alone were insufficient to quantify the loss suffered, and accordingly set aside the damages award.

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12/06/2026

How will African law evolve over the next few decades?

In this Africa Month conversation, Prof. Evance Kalula shares his perspective on the future of African legal systems, the importance of African-centred legal scholarship, and how publications such as Understanding the Labour Relations Act and Family Law in Zambia help shape the next generation of legal thinking across the continent.

What does the future hold for African law? Watch this insightful clip to find out.

Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/4fVcO8n

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11/06/2026

Youth Month 2026 | Where Young Professionals Begin

Every career starts somewhere. For Faith Phuza, Juta's internship programme became an opportunity to learn, grow, and gain valuable workplace experience.

In this Youth Month feature, Faith shares her journey as a young professional, the challenges she faced entering the workplace, the skills she's developed, and the advice she has for others starting their careers.

At Juta, we're proud to invest in young talent and help create opportunities for the next generation of professionals.

Watch Faith's story and discover how young careers are taking shape at Juta.

11/06/2026

In this week’s Medical Brief…

The High Court battle which started this week between pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and a Pretoria pharmacy shone the spotlight on GLP-1 drugs and the frenzied market demand that has resulted in a compounding explosion, and also has implications for pharmacies facing pushback against compounded drugs worldwide.

Researchers have found an alarmingly high prevalence of depression among community service doctors in South Africa, with their study, published in this month’s SA Medical Journal, urging support for them to be tackled as a priority by national policymakers.

And the long-standing issue of medical aids not fully acknowledging the difference between a specialist family physician and a general practitioner is hobbling patient diagnosis, care and treatment, and conversely, likely to place an even greater burden on the state, ultimately, in the context of the National Health Insurance plan.

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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.

✔ SABPP Accredited
✔ Interactive Q&A sessions
✔ Exclusive resources and subscriptions included
✔ Valuable networking opportunities
✔ Exciting prizes to be won

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

Secure your seat today: https://bit.ly/42RpZzu

[IN MEDICALBRIEF]When Daniel Kapelus began a Master’s degree in Vaccinology at Wits University in 2020, he had no idea h...
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.

Listen to the episode here: https://youtu.be/-dHNpTsp6cA

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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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