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Woolies pays tribute to fynbos' resilience with limited-edition Veld Fire bouquet

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil searchLiezl Human

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Western and Eastern Cape brace for disruptive rain, flooding and snow

The Gauteng Department of Social Development will no longer fund non-South African social workers. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workersSeth Thorne

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Sassa grant beneficiaries urged to switch to Black Cards before end August

Topco Media spearheads Environment Month with the 8th edition of ESG: The Future of Sustainability

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Purely African, Queerly Powerful: Johannesburg's vibrant Pride Month 2025

Purely African, Queerly Powerful: Johannesburg's vibrant Pride Month 2025

7 Oct 2025

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Land Bank recognised on global stage for sustainable finance leadership

6 Oct 2025

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Sustainable transformations: how retrofits fuel ROI in existing properties

Thabang Byl 6 Oct 2025

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 6 Oct 2025

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Vulnerable vultures: Govt calls on South Africans to protect "critically important" birds

6 Oct 2025

The Zayed Sustainability Prize’s jury selected the 33 finalists from 7,761 entries received across six categories. Image supplied.

Inmed South Africa is a finalist for the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize

6 Oct 2025

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Western Cape Sassa beneficiaries experience delay in payments

3 Oct 2025

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Billions needed to fix courts, prisons and police buildings

GroundUp and The Outlier 3 Oct 2025

The new campus for Rivoni School of the Blind includes several large buildings. But work to finish the project has been stalled for most of this year. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

IDT’s school project stalls as costs reach R198m

Thembi Siaga 3 Oct 2025

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How the two-pot retirement system changes divorce settlements in South Africa

3 Oct 2025

Captain Fanplastic sets sail in Equatorial Guinea for a new partnership with Unicef

Captain Fanplastic sets sail in Equatorial Guinea for a new partnership with Unicef

Soapbox 3 Oct 2025

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Govt condemns Ngizwe Mchunu's hateful anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

3 Oct 2025

InvestFest 2025 featured interactive business showcases, investor pitches, engaging panel discussions and extensive networking opportunities. Image supplied.

Anglo American's InvestFest 2025 | Building entrepreneurial resilience across Southern Africa

3 Oct 2025

Dozens of people, many of them health workers, picketed outside Red Cross Hospital on Thursday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Health workers picket for flotilla to be protected

Matthew Hirsch 3 Oct 2025

Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, prepares to board a flight to Tunisia to join the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 3, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi/File Photo

Global Sumud Flotilla: South Africa calls for release of activists

2 Oct 2025

British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist Jane Goodall poses for a picture at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 15, 2024. Image credit: Reuters/Irina Dambrauskas

The world mourns Jane Goodall, champion of chimpanzees and climate change

Susan Heavey 2 Oct 2025

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MTN, Nedbank support 2025 PachiPanda Challenge

2 Oct 2025

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Sassa beneficiaries get green light to keep using Postbank

2 Oct 2025

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Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Lab unveils dialogue platform

2 Oct 2025

Capitec launches client-led ‘Bank on better’ campaign

Capitec launches client-led ‘Bank on better’ campaign

Capitec 1 Oct 2025

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#AEW2025: Breaking the fossil fuel impasse in South Africa's Orange Basin

Maroefah Smith 1 Oct 2025

A significant milestone of the programme is the financial injection of R880,000 provided to 32 attendees, enabling them to kickstart or expand their businesses. Image supplied.

SanParks and NYDA launch initiative to empower disabled entrepreneurs

1 Oct 2025

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Over 75,000 lives transformed as Ekuvukeni water supply project wraps up

30 Sep 2025

SA Harvest expands greenhouse network to support local food systems

SA Harvest expands greenhouse network to support local food systems

30 Sep 2025

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How African companies are setting the stage for sustainable growth

30 Sep 2025

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Bizcommunity announces theme for BizTrends2026

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Source: The Polihali Dam wall under construction. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi.

Villagers lodge complaint with African Development Bank against Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Sechaba Mokhethi 29 Sep 2025

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DHL, Hapag-Lloyd decarbonise supply chains using sustainable marine fuels

29 Sep 2025

The high court in Pretoria has struck Postbank’s urgent application to stop the termination of its contract with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) from the court’s urgent roll. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Judge dismisses Postbank’s attempt to keep social grants contract

Marecia Damons 29 Sep 2025

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Sassa beneficiaries get R10 boost in October

29 Sep 2025

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Captain Fanplastic sets sail in Equatorial Guinea for a new partnership with Unicef

Soapbox 3 Oct 2025

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How African companies are setting the stage for sustainable growth

30 Sep 2025

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Nigeria’s plastic waste could enrich the fashion industry: here’s how

Solaja Mayowa Oludele 22 Sep 2025

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African businesses urged to unlock growth through disability inclusion

19 Sep 2025

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