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Branding

Takealot swaps its logo for South Africa’s 12 languages

3 days

People collecting water at the Newlands Spring in Cape Town in February 2018.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Cape Town desalination plans delayed while water demand soars

Steve Kretzmann 2 Sep 2026

Origin Coffee Roasters marks 20 years building SA's specialty coffee market

FMCG

Origin Coffee Roasters marks 20 years building SA's specialty coffee market

2 Sep 2026

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Management & Leadership

High price of hesitation: Why boards must act before liquidity dries up

Bridget Letsholo 31 Aug 2026

Dr Carrie Minnaar and the modulated electro-hyperthermia device used in the landmark phase III randomised controlled trial at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital through Wits University on locally advanced cervical cancer. Image supplied.

Oncology

Bringing the HEAT: New women-led foundation boosts SA’s cervical cancer elimination strat

27 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Owner and director of Val du Charron, Catherine Entwistle.

Property Development

#WomensMonth: 20 years on | Catherine Entwistle’s vision for a historic Winelands estate

Katja Hamilton 27 Aug 2026

Dipula secures accretive retail portfolio acquisition alongside successful equity raise

Retail & Hospitality Property

Dipula secures accretive retail portfolio acquisition alongside successful equity raise

Issued by Catchwords 24 Aug 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

#WomensMonth | First woman to lead Engen’s Langlaagte is fuelled up to break more barriers

Maroefah Smith 21 Aug 2026

BigBucks Gala apple wins EU plant breeders’ rights

Agriculture

BigBucks Gala apple wins EU plant breeders’ rights

20 Aug 2026

Breaking the silence on vulval cancer

Oncology

Breaking the silence on vulval cancer

Issued by CANSA 18 Aug 2026

Cape Town's migration advantage is shrinking – even as the city keeps growing

Residential Property

Cape Town's migration advantage is shrinking – even as the city keeps growing

Issued by Cape Removals 7 Aug 2026

Markets & Investment

Unhelpful government and a lack of brand building see South African mining companies lose out

7 Aug 2026

Source: New Development Bank.

Banking

Prominent South African economist to lead Brics Bank risk

30 Jul 2026

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Marketing

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 30 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | Yolandi de Wet on why relationships remain PR's greatest asset

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Yolandi de Wet on why relationships remain PR's greatest asset

Robin Fredericks 17 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Ballito development pioneers new ApartHotel investment model

13 Jul 2026

Some of South Africa’s 31 CMOs on the inaugural Africa CMO 100 list who were honoured at an event last week (Image supplied)

Marketing

SA celebrates top CMOs, named on Africa CMO 100 list

14 Jul 2026

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Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

CorpsAfrica South Africa opens applications for Cohort 3 of its 2026/2027 volunteer programme

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

CorpsAfrica South Africa opens applications for Cohort 3 of its 2026/2027 volunteer programme

Issued by CorpsAfrica South Africa 6 Jul 2026

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Higher Education

Student teachers in South Africa face a stressful career: How to prepare them better

Zayd Waghid 6 Jul 2026

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Energy

Africa’s power market is changing fast — and private capital is driving it

Shirley Webber and Nikhil Kasiram 30 Jun 2026

Alfred Ramosedi CIMA president and Association co-chair

Accounting & Auditing

South African business leader elected as new president of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 25 Jun 2026

Jim Stengel has been named as the Cannes inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing. (Image source: @ Lia )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Former P&G marketing officer named inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing

17 Jun 2026

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Economy

Why Gauteng’s slowdown exposes South Africa’s one-engine growth risk

John Loos 15 Jun 2026

Auria Senior Living partners with Sam Hospitality to elevate service excellence across South Africa

Hospitality

Auria Senior Living partners with Sam Hospitality to elevate service excellence across South Africa

Issued by Sam Hospitrain Training 8 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Evan Rice, chief executive officer of Etana Energy.

Infrastructure & Utilities

5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

2 Jun 2026

Miché Van Wyk and Faroll Coetzee in Gat by Garage Dance Ensemble. Image by Ronel Jefthas

Theatre

Review | Dust, Memory and Movement: Garage Dance Ensemble at Suidoosterfees 2026

Debbie Hathway 27 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Facilities & Property Management

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Issued by Catchwords 25 May 2026

'The Return of the Arab Priest', exhibition at UP Museums

Art

UP Museums presents Irma Stern’s Arab Priest - a rare homecoming on view in Pretoria

Issued by University of Pretoria 25 May 2026

CIMA president to visit South Africa

Accounting & Auditing

CIMA president to visit South Africa

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 21 May 2026

Entries for Cape Town’s inaugural Nelson Mandela Marathon open this week

Events

Entries for Cape Town’s inaugural Nelson Mandela Marathon open this week

21 May 2026

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 8 May 2026

Sea Monster expands global impact in entrepreneurship education with King’s Trust International

SMEs

Sea Monster expands global impact in entrepreneurship education with King’s Trust International

Issued by Edge Growth 30 Apr 2026

Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus to take over

Technology

Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus to take over

22 Apr 2026

SA’s largest multi-partner rewards programme rebrands as Lifestyle Rewards

Lifestyle

SA’s largest multi-partner rewards programme rebrands as Lifestyle Rewards

Issued by Lifestyle Rewards 17 Apr 2026

Marketing

Many tourism hotspots are ‘de‑marketing’ – with mixed success. We researched the smartest ways to do it

Anne Hardy and Giancarlo Fedeli 9 Apr 2026

Media Freedom

Tunisian journalist sentenced amid union outcry over media repression

1 Apr 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar & Storage Live Africa: Trinasolar’s Zaheer Khan on why South African businesses are chasing the sun

Maroefah Smith 31 Mar 2026

Land & Property Law

Homeowner wins back property after title fraud case

Wilmien van Biljon and Martin Vermeulen 26 Mar 2026

Image credit: The Green Connection

Mining

Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 26 Mar 2026

MDDA pays tribute to Soweto TV co-founder Ntate Meshack Oupa Mosia

TV

MDDA pays tribute to Soweto TV co-founder Ntate Meshack Oupa Mosia

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 23 Mar 2026

Radio & Audio

40 years young

Issued by Algoa FM 19 Mar 2026

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Family Law

ConCourt decision redefines marriage contract validity for 'twice married' couples

Kaamilah Paulse 17 Mar 2026

The creepy King has officially been retired. Source: Burger King.

Advertising

Burger King says goodbye to mascot, hello to better service

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Mar 2026

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Budget Speech

#Budget2026: Offshore transfer limit raised to R4m for South African couples

27 Feb 2026

Joe Latakgomo in 1988. Source: YouTube.

Media Freedom

Sowetan founding editor Joe Latakgomo has passed away

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Feb 2026

Is online gaming leaving your grocery basket bare?

Research

Is online gaming leaving your grocery basket bare?

Nicola Allen 16 Feb 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026