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From GuguByGugu to FoodForward SA: Meet the 2026 Eco-Logic Award finalists

Armed with both corporate and civil society work and a people-centred leadership style, Sarah Mthintso is ready to take the SAB Foundation into its next chapter. Image supplied.

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Exxaro partners with South Africa's leading business schools to build the next generation of leaders

Exxaro partners with South Africa's leading business schools to build the next generation of leaders

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Armed with both corporate and civil society work and a people-centred leadership style, Sarah Mthintso is ready to take the SAB Foundation into its next chapter. Image supplied.

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Sassa gets the bulk of social development budget allocation

21 May 2026

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The Starbucks Foundation awards FoodForward SA with $10k grant

20 May 2026

One man. One backpack. One 1,600km journey to redefine what “home” means in South Africa

One man. One backpack. One 1,600km journey to redefine what “home” means in South Africa

Cape Union Mart 20 May 2026

Cooling with care: KIC partners with FoodForward SA to fight hunger

Cooling with care: KIC partners with FoodForward SA to fight hunger

KIC South Africa 20 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Nita Morgan is director at Prime Loans.

Exclusive: Digital inclusion must also mean access to safe credit

Nita Morgan 19 May 2026

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MyMoolah targets financial inclusion with integrated wallet launch

19 May 2026

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Solar boom exposes critical engineering workforce gap

19 May 2026

Why processing is the food security lever Southern Africa keeps ignoring

Why processing is the food security lever Southern Africa keeps ignoring

Wael Khoury 19 May 2026

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How South Africans are showing up for Western Cape storm victims

19 May 2026

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Why SA's youth shouldn't waste the circular economy opportunity

Duduzile Mathabela 19 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Scott Thorburn is the national asset manager; Office at Redefine Properties.

How the office sector rebound is shaping intelligent workspaces

Scott Thorburn 18 May 2026

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New R500m deal strengthens Fedgroup’s role in South Africa’s energy transition

18 May 2026

Protesters outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s offices in Cape Town in August 2025. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch

No plan to review SA’s coal exports to Israel, says Parks Tau

Matthew Hirsch 18 May 2026

Act For Change: Checkers and Meals on Wheels to deliver R1m worth of stationery to learners in SA

Act For Change: Checkers and Meals on Wheels to deliver R1m worth of stationery to learners in SA

18 May 2026

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SA Agulhas II to evacuate Marion Island team after fuel shortage delays relief voyage

15 May 2026

In 2025, KFC Add Hope open-sourced its entire child-feeding blueprint and invited Gen Z innovators to improve it. Image supplied.

How SA's young innovators help KFC Add Hope feed more children

KFC Africa 15 May 2026

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Yellow Door Energy 15 May 2026

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Eviction law reform sparks debate over housing rights and market access

Renier Kriek 14 May 2026

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Social development shake-up as Ramaphosa sacks minister

14 May 2026

Measurable environmental and governance systems for POP Warehouse

Measurable environmental and governance systems for POP Warehouse

Provantage 14 May 2026

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iZinga rolls out a transparent donor platform across South Africa

14 May 2026

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

13 May 2026

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CG Waste Data launches AI platform for construction waste management

12 May 2026

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

GroundUp Staff 12 May 2026

KFC Add Hope goes live on Mr D

KFC Add Hope goes live on Mr D

KFC Africa 12 May 2026

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

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

Trialogue 12 May 2026

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Western Cape battles storm as govt declares a national disaster

11 May 2026

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 11 May 2026

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

Warren Hewitt, The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 11 May 2026

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 11 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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