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6 dead and 83,184 affected as Cape Town calls for urgent donations

Trialogue invites nonprofits to shape South Africa’s CSI landscape – and win

Trialogue invites nonprofits to shape South Africa’s CSI landscape – and winTrialogue

Two Portlands Primary School learners wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Photo: David Harrison

In photos: Cape storm wreaks havocGroundUp Staff

The City of Cape Town is attending to multiple incidents related to the storm raging across Cape Town. Image credit

Western Cape battles storm as govt declares a national disaster

Eskom’s current and only nuclear power station located at Koeberg, Western Cape. Archive photo: Brent Meersman

Public gets three more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site — but critics say it’s not enoughJohn Yeld

Retail and FMCG brands strengthen SA’s recycling ecosystem through Petco initiatives

Retail and FMCG brands strengthen SA’s recycling ecosystem through Petco initiatives

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Migratory bird declines signal risks to water, food security, climate resilience

Trialogue invites nonprofits to shape South Africa’s CSI landscape – and win

Trialogue invites nonprofits to shape South Africa’s CSI landscape – and win

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Two Portlands Primary School learners wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Photo: David Harrison

In photos: Cape storm wreaks havoc

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CG Waste Data digitises Africa’s construction-waste lifecycle with AI

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KFC Add Hope goes live on Mr D

KFC Add Hope goes live on Mr D

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The City of Cape Town is attending to multiple incidents related to the storm raging across Cape Town. Image credit

Western Cape battles storm as govt declares a national disaster

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Eskom’s current and only nuclear power station located at Koeberg, Western Cape. Archive photo: Brent Meersman

Public gets three more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site — but critics say it’s not enough

John Yeld 2 days

Supplied image - front L-R: Inga Javu, Limise Kalolo, Mesuli Meneze and Shaun Ngubo (all Joe Slovo High School).
Back L-R: Joe Slovo High School learners Minenthle Ngweni, Lultho Daniso, Maude Modise (Director of the Shoprite Foundation), Alulutho Mnyobe, Anam Kalman, Kungawo Mkhalali, Xoliswa Mahlangu (Head of Digital Learning and Technology at Sifiso EdTech) and Lisolethu Fana

Khayelitsha high school receives new robotics lab

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Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

Warren Hewitt, The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 2 days

A major step for food security in SA: The SABS food donation standard is published

A major step for food security in SA: The SABS food donation standard is published

Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA 2 days

Zakes Bantwini to launch foundation aimed at empowering communities

Zakes Bantwini to launch foundation aimed at empowering communities

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Rocket Creative ignites a holistic future for Dis-Chem’s Million Comforts campaign

Rocket Creative ignites a holistic future for Dis-Chem’s Million Comforts campaign

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Retail and FMCG brands strengthen SA’s recycling ecosystem through Petco initiatives

Retail and FMCG brands strengthen SA’s recycling ecosystem through Petco initiatives

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A damaged road following heavy rain at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, earlier this year. Image credit: Reuters/Oupa Nkosi

Santam-SA Weather Service partnership to cut flood and storm losses

8 May 2026

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

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Migratory bird declines signal risks to water, food security, climate resilience

8 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Taru Madangombe, vice president for power and grid segment, MEA at Schneider Electric.

Smart city ambitions expose critical infrastructure to rising cyber threats

Taru Madangombe 7 May 2026

Mankodi Moitse, CEO of Kagiso Trust

Kagiso Trust launches free matric support toolkit

7 May 2026

Fragmentation is failing animals; alignment can change their future

Fragmentation is failing animals; alignment can change their future

FOUR PAWS 7 May 2026

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Nominations open for Wessa100 Conservation Leadership Awards

7 May 2026

Business leaders step onto the court to drive holistic change for South Africa’s youth at the CEO Padel Challenge

Business leaders step onto the court to drive holistic change for South Africa’s youth at the CEO Padel Challenge

Medihelp 7 May 2026

Childline Gauteng and Net#work BBDO call for the preservation of what matters most

Childline Gauteng and Net#work BBDO call for the preservation of what matters most

TBWA 7 May 2026

Slipper Day 2026 offers R2m in instant rewards powered by FoneWorx

Slipper Day 2026 offers R2m in instant rewards powered by FoneWorx

Caxton Media 6 May 2026

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Is a data-centre boom pushing Cape Town’s grid to breaking point?

5 May 2026

Food Lover’s Market targets 10 million meals in May Hunger Month

Food Lover’s Market targets 10 million meals in May Hunger Month

5 May 2026

The real strategy behind commercial water savings

The real strategy behind commercial water savings

Zea Gove, Propelair SA 5 May 2026

DSJ joins nationwide push to improve waste management

DSJ joins nationwide push to improve waste management

Fibre Circle 5 May 2026

Petshop Science, a subsidiary of Checkers, and Montego Pet Nutrition set a new Guinness World Record in 24 hours at the Bloem Show. Image supplied.

Checkers’ Petshop Science and Montego collect 67,200kg pet food in 24 hours

5 May 2026

Berenice Paulsen (left foreground) at the Bellville Sassa office in November 2025. We then that she had been trying for five months to help her sister Desiree Fredericks (right foreground), to get an Older Persons Grant. Archive photo: Marecia Damons

New Sassa system piloted in Bellville office

Marecia Damons 4 May 2026

Transnet secures R5.8bn loan to support freight decarbonisation

Transnet secures R5.8bn loan to support freight decarbonisation

4 May 2026

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Migratory bird declines signal risks to water, food security, climate resilience

8 May 2026

X3M Ideas created a Nollywood series called Don’t Burn Their Future. Source: X3M Ideas.

X3M Ideas leads Africa as a top force in sustainable creative campaigns

15 Apr 2026

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African scientists invited to apply for $150k Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

23 Mar 2026

International Women’s Day | 4 South African women included in KFC's Africa female firsts

International Women’s Day | 4 South African women included in KFC's Africa female firsts

6 Mar 2026

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