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LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the falloutDavies Tsikayi

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From WhatsApp to queues and 350k reviews: Sassa to save R1.5bn

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hungerGiselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli

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Volkswagen charges up Kariega component plant with 1,410 solar panels

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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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Ventersdorp water-shortage crisis deepens as demand outstrips supply

4 May 2026

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Sassa digitises 70% of records, steps up fraud interventions

30 Apr 2026

Join Bata’s One Million Pairs of Hope campaign for Mandela Month

Join Bata’s One Million Pairs of Hope campaign for Mandela Month

Bata 30 Apr 2026

Amazon launches Sustainable Sellers Incubator for South African women entrepreneurs (Image source: @ Amazon https://sellercentral.amazon.co.za/ Amazon]]

35 South African women-led manufacturing businesses empowered

29 Apr 2026

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CIOs are paying for a waste problem that vendors created

Kwirirai Rukowo 28 Apr 2026

Fashion care brand, The Lab’s latest campaign reframes 'care as culture'

24 Apr 2026

What kind of South Africa do we choose to be?

What kind of South Africa do we choose to be?

FOUR PAWS 24 Apr 2026

High consumer costs expose fast fashion's hidden expenses, boosting luxury resale value

High consumer costs expose fast fashion's hidden expenses, boosting luxury resale value

24 Apr 2026

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SA women's football scores big as Glencore launches girls' league

24 Apr 2026

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From decline to delivery: Rethinking South Africa’s infrastructure model

24 Apr 2026

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Postbank ushers in Sassa black card era with final replacement drive

23 Apr 2026

A drone view shows the Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Sasol targets major EU market shift with sustainable jet fuel

Wendell Roelf 23 Apr 2026

Street Store returns to support communities in need this Winter

Street Store returns to support communities in need this Winter

23 Apr 2026

Engie's joint project with Pele Green Energy, the Graspan Solar PV plant in the Northern Cape, and its Grootspruit Solar PV plant in the Free State, add a combined 150MW of clean generation to the South African electricity grid. Image supplied.

Engie and Pele’s solar project electrifies South Africa

23 Apr 2026

Source: South African Government News Agency.

Lesotho's Senqu Bridge launch: The solution to Gauteng's water security crisis?

23 Apr 2026

SA's nature risk is mounting, but JSE companies are not keeping pace

SA's nature risk is mounting, but JSE companies are not keeping pace

WWF South Africa 23 Apr 2026

The new technical agreement between South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), France's Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was signed at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden in South Africa. Image supplied.

Sanbi-France collab unlocks funds to bridge biodiversity finance gap

23 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief underwriting officer at Santam, Thabo Twalo.

From compliance to climate: Rethinking real estate insurance in South Africa

22 Apr 2026

Sentech supports youth empowerment at Empowa Youth Week in Sebokeng

Sentech supports youth empowerment at Empowa Youth Week in Sebokeng

SENTECH 22 Apr 2026

Africa news

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

Vodacom launches new cohort of UN SDG innovation accelerator

Vodacom launches new cohort of UN SDG innovation accelerator

6 Mar 2026

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