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Children wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on 10 May. Archive photo: David Harrison

Explainer: What last week’s storm says about climate changePeter Johnston

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Sassa gets the bulk of social development budget allocation

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The Starbucks Foundation awards FoodForward SA with $10k grant

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

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Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

By Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 2 days

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Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

26 Mar 2026

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New Cipla and FirstRand partnership is making healthcare accessible again

25 Mar 2026

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New mobile library to expand digital horizons at West Coast high school

25 Mar 2026

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When life gives Leafline pineapple leaves, it turns them into reusable sanitary products

25 Mar 2026

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R4.2bn investment drives Matjhabeng’s sanitation revival in major project handover

24 Mar 2026

H&M targets 100% recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030

H&M targets 100% recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030

24 Mar 2026

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 24 Mar 2026

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Sassa announces 2026 grant increases alongside new payment dates

24 Mar 2026

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Investing in innovation: RS South Africa’s new fund for engineering students

24 Mar 2026

Hamilton Moswathupa, Kumba Iron Ore specialist hydrogeologist at the Sishen mine's eastern storm water management dam. Image supplied.

How Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore is tackling water scarcity with technology

24 Mar 2026

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers launch 2026 MavericKids drop-off

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers launch 2026 MavericKids drop-off

Daily Maverick 24 Mar 2026

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

23 Mar 2026

With global resolution, South Africa aims for a gender-equal future

With global resolution, South Africa aims for a gender-equal future

23 Mar 2026

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Pantry x Lelive: Why this Erewhon-inspired smoothie collaboration is brilliant

Maroefah Smith 23 Mar 2026

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Trailblazing climate finance deal lands Sanlam prestigious IFLR award

20 Mar 2026

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Christel House SA extends 2027 admissions catchment to Gugulethu, Nyanga

20 Mar 2026

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Fuel prices drive inflation dip: February 2026 CPI falls to 3.0%

20 Mar 2026

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Recycling Day raises the question: Where is SA’s waste plan?

Stacey Jansen 20 Mar 2026

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Landmark FSP license moves Postbank closer to state bank goals

20 Mar 2026

CIMA spotlights ESG and sustainability panels at Future of Sustainability Conference 2026

CIMA spotlights ESG and sustainability panels at Future of Sustainability Conference 2026

AICPA & CIMA 20 Mar 2026

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South Africa achieving higher recycling rates

20 Mar 2026

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World Water Day: Building resilience through smarter water management in agriculture

Belinda Boer 20 Mar 2026

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Housing demand in spotlight: 3.4 million register for South African subsidies

19 Mar 2026

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Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Matthew Hirsch 19 Mar 2026

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African states hike gambling taxes as addiction soars, and industry fights back

19 Mar 2026

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Marecia Damons 19 Mar 2026

DBSA and Shoprite Foundation launch first joint robotics lab in Mpumalanga

DBSA and Shoprite Foundation launch first joint robotics lab in Mpumalanga

Sifiso Learning Group 19 Mar 2026

Innovative Green Township Circular Economy Pilot launched in Itsoseng at Future of Sustainability Conference

Innovative Green Township Circular Economy Pilot launched in Itsoseng at Future of Sustainability Conference

Topco Media 19 Mar 2026

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From policy to reality: Human settlements shaping South Africa's future

18 Mar 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the primary responsibility for managing local disasters in terms of the Disaster Management Act rests with the district municipality, but the local municipality and relevant provincial departments are not absolved of responsibility. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Constitutional Court slams government over treatment of disaster victims

Tania Broughton 18 Mar 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

Vodacom launches new cohort of UN SDG innovation accelerator

Vodacom launches new cohort of UN SDG innovation accelerator

6 Mar 2026

Innovations from Uganda and Tanzania selected for H&M’s Global Change Award 2026

Innovations from Uganda and Tanzania selected for H&M’s Global Change Award 2026

4 Mar 2026

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