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Large parts of Johannesburg and Mpumalanga were hit by a severe hailstorm on Monday, 13 November 2023. Since then, various media platforms have been abuzz with videos...

The National Shutdown of 20 March 2023 saw many businesses and institutions close down in fear of violence and destruction to their properties. To the contrary (credit being due to the protestors...

Non-disclosures by policyholders are rife within the long-term insurance industry. A non-disclosure can be committed fraudulently, innocently, or negligently.

Insurance policies often contain clauses requiring policyholders to take reasonable steps to maintain an insured object. The reason therefore is quite simple – the purpose of insurance...

Litigation in South Africa has risen tremendously over the years with more and more individuals and organizations seeking redress through our courts.

The snowfall last week, which impacted much of KwaZulu-Natal and parts of the Free State, serves as yet another reminder of South Africa's increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.

In the past twelve months, South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has handed down four judgments concerning trade marks.

The first meeting of the ARIPO ad hoc sub-working group on geographical indications (GIs) took place online on 16 June 2022.

On 2 October 2024, amidst the Francophonie summit, the Alliance Francophone pour la Propriété Intellectuelle was launched in France, and attended by many institutions...

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has implemented one of its most substantial reforms through the revision of the Banjul Protocol, set to take effect on 1 March 2026.

On 26 and 27 July, the second meeting of the ARIPO ad hoc sub-working group on geographical indications (GIs) took place in Harare, Zimbabwe.

ARIPO, in collaboration with the Intellectual Property Rights & Innovation (AfrIPI) Project, recently announced the launch of the ARIPO Intellectual Property Journalists Award competition.

On 30 July 2024 ARIPO and The Southern African Development Community (SADC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding their collaboration on intellectual property matters. This was at the 7th SADC...

During the Administrative Council meeting, the following material amendments to the Harare Protocol were tabled and approved...

In a notice signed by the Director General of ARIPO, Bemanya Twebaze dated 31 January 2025, ARIPO announced that amendments to the Harare Protocol and Regulations will come into effect on 1 March 2025.

In terms of a Notice issued by Companies and Intellectual Property Commission ("CIPC"), the handover project of moving 7.2 million Companies, Close Corporation, Trade Marks, Design,...

Recently, the Registrar of the South African Patent Office published a practice note updating the formality requirements for assignments in patent applications.

What a dramatic end to the 2025 AFCON tournament! Senegal secured its second AFCON title and one of its anchor players, Sadio Mané  won the best player of the tournament award.