AWARDS DON’T BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE – PEOPLE AND JUDGMENT DO ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2026 THE SAICE NATIONAL AWARDS RECOGNISE ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE Unresolved contractual disputes cost the South African construction industry billions each year, yet many... read more
HOW ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)SAFEGUARDS YOUR HUMAN CAPITAL ROI Learn how workplace mediation protects business productivity. Unresolved office conflict costs South African enterprises thousands of Rands daily in lost hours and decreased staff m... read more
UNCLE OSWALD’S Q&A FORUM – MAY 2026 TO MEDIATE OR NOT TO MEDIATE Dear Uncle Oswald, My construction company, Voltcon, is in litigation in the Johannesburg High Court against a developer, CityGrowth. Voltcon claims R48 million from CityGrow... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – MAY 2026 CROSSING THE LINE IN ADJUDICATION DECISION DRAFTING Note from the Writer I make no apology for acknowledging that I used artificial intelligence to assist in the drafting of this article. Indeed, to ignore such tools wo... read more
A CASE IN POINT – MAY 2026 THE LIMITS OF ARBITRAL AUTHORITY IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DISPUTES[1] On 27 November 2017 NAD Property Income Fund (Pty) Ltd (NAD) instituted an action in the High Court against the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality (the Munic... read more
