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Legal
Moral rights reserved? Impact of Creative Commons Licenses: part 1

Dale van Reenen and Jeremy Speres 2 days

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

John Yeld 3 days

Rangelands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and support rural economies while harbouring native biodiversity. Courtesy Rauri Alcock
ESG & Sustainability
Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet – rather protect and restore forests

Susanne Vetter 22 Apr 2024

Esther Mahlangu: how the famous South African artist keeps her Ndebele culture alive
Lifestyle
Esther Mahlangu: how the famous South African artist keeps her Ndebele culture alive

Sifiso Ndlovu 22 Apr 2024

Tutu Puoane: the South African singer on creating her new album out of Lebo Mashile’s poetry
Lifestyle
Tutu Puoane: the South African singer on creating her new album out of Lebo Mashile’s poetry

Nomfundo Xaluva 18 Apr 2024

The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklist

Liezl Human 17 Apr 2024

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes
Retail
West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie 17 Apr 2024

How to keep your music career going: 3 tips from a Ghanaian star
Lifestyle
How to keep your music career going: 3 tips from a Ghanaian star

Josh Opoku Brew 16 Apr 2024

Reclaim the City demonstrated outside the Western Cape High Court in 2020, calling for the Tafelberg site to be used as affordable housing. Archive photo: James Stent / GroundUp
Legal
Housing activists lose Tafelberg case

Tania Broughton 15 Apr 2024

The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.
ESG & Sustainability
Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch
Automotive
Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Hamza Mudassir 8 Apr 2024

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Marketing & Media
10 tips for ethical image sourcing and safeguarding against copyright woes

Christina Kennedy 8 Apr 2024

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Healthcare
New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the disease

Yvette Naudé 5 Apr 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism
Agriculture
Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

Many non-profit organisations in Gauteng fear for their future in the face of looming funding cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Photo: Creative Commons Pixabay
ESG & Sustainability
Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented

Daniel Steyn 28 Mar 2024

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how
Automotive
A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Waqas Uzair, Yasir Arafat 26 Mar 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.
Healthcare
Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

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Healthcare
Mounting evidence shows that Covid-19 leaves its mark on the brain

Ziyad Al-Aly 26 Mar 2024

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Property
Hundreds of people stake out plots for houses on empty land in Nelson Mandela Bay

25 Mar 2024

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Marketing & Media
What’ll happen when Facebook stops paying for news? Here’s what happened when radio stopped paying for music

Peter Martin 22 Mar 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

One of 16 local citizen scientists collects data from Mamelodi in Pretoria. The data collected from each site will help the City of Tshwane develop an effective plan to mitigate the effects of climate change. Photos: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Volunteers collect data to mitigate effects of global heating in Tshwane

Jabulile Mbatha 11 Mar 2024

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Healthcare
Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being
Agriculture
How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Saeed Rahman and Natalie Slawinski 11 Mar 2024

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has turned to the Constitutional Court in his bid to appeal against a Pretoria High Court judgment that found the process he used to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme was neither fair nor lawful. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp
Legal
Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

Tania Broughton 6 Mar 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact
Agriculture
Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

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Healthcare
HIV among older South Africans in rural areas: big study shows there’s a problem that’s being neglected

Jen Manne-Goehler and Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas 5 Mar 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species
Agriculture
Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Liezl Human 5 Mar 2024

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong
Retail
Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Susan Goldstein, Mark Tomlinson, Rachel Wynberg and Tanya Doherty 5 Mar 2024

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Marketing & Media
How a Netflix show has become a key driver behind F1’s rising popularity

Raymond Boyle, Richard Haynes 7 Mar 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water
Agriculture
Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

Two Cape High Court judges had to carefully consider parts of speech to decide whether a popular Western Cape phrase violated a court order. Archive photo: Liezl Human / GroundUp
Legal
Judges grapple with use of “ma se p...”

Tania Broughton 29 Feb 2024

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Marketing & Media
How audience data is shaping Canadian journalism

Nicole Blanchett 29 Feb 2024

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Healthcare
Unemployed doctors march to Union Buildings

Silver Sibiya 28 Feb 2024

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Marketing & Media
OpenAI’s new generative tool Sora could revolutionise marketing and content creation

Omar H. Fares 27 Feb 2024

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic
Agriculture
Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Tom Nederstigt and Martina G. Vijver 26 Feb 2024

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme will not end any time soon, following a Supreme Court of Appeal dismissal of the Minister of Home Affairs’ request for leave to appeal. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp
Legal
SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

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Marketing & Media
Deepfakes in South Africa: protecting your image online is the key to fighting them

Layckan Van Gensen 23 Feb 2024

A case before the Constitutional Court could introduce a new era of customary law. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp
Legal
Limpopo royal family feud could change customary law

Anton van Zyl 22 Feb 2024

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Marketing & Media
Nervous Conditions: On translating one of Zimbabwe’s most famous novels into Shona

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 22 Feb 2024

More than 200-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage is released into False Bay daily. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Failing sewage plants continue to pollute False Bay

Steve Kretzmann 16 Feb 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack
Agriculture
Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

Members of the University of Cape Town Employees Union (UCTEU) are on strike. They are demanding a 1.5% increase to 2023 salaries and a 7.5% increase to 2024 salaries, among other demands. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks /GroundUp
Education
Waive 'no work no pay' principle, say striking UCT workers

Liezl Human 14 Feb 2024

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Finance
Money and ageing: South African study shows cash grants help people live longer and have better memory function

14 Feb 2024

Louis Trichardt union members who protested the appointment of their municipality’s Chief Financial Officer have been vindicated. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp
Legal
High Court finds appointment of Makhado CFO unlawful

Tania Broughton and Bernard Chiguvare 12 Feb 2024

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture
Agriculture
Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Sebastian Schornack 12 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup
ESG & Sustainability
Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

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Marketing & Media
Elmo’s check-in: Iconic brands and influencer culture create a viral post

Aidan Moir 9 Feb 2024

Grammy Awards: Africa finally has its own category – but at what cost?
Lifestyle
Grammy Awards: Africa finally has its own category – but at what cost?

Eric Charry 6 Feb 2024

At least 12 fishing companies are taking the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) minister to court over the commercial fishing rights allocation process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp
Legal
Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Liezl Human 6 Feb 2024

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