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Medical Research

South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working – what we know after 10 years

Dorothy Nyemba-Machemedze and Sinead Delany-Moretlwe 3 days

Marry Malefathlo collects water from this single tank supplying hundreds of residents in Itireleng village in the North West Province. The tank is only filled once a week. Image credit: Chris Gilili/

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africans living through water cuts blame corruption and neglect, not just broken pipes – study

Anthony Kaziboni 4 Nov 2026

South Africa’s first Inter-School Debtor Management Competition

Primary & Secondary Education

South Africa’s first Inter-School Debtor Management Competition

Issued by Gen1Media 2 Nov 2026

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CSI

Africa’s largest hospital to receive R20m upgrade for its Mother’s Lodge

30 Oct 2026

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Are you covered? How undisclosed AI usage can leave insureds exposed

Maria Philippides and Erwyn Durman 26 Oct 2026

Beyond the B-BBEE certificate: Leveraging human capital partners for genuine scorecard optimisation

Employment Equity

Beyond the B-BBEE certificate: Leveraging human capital partners for genuine scorecard optimisation

Issued by IntelliStaff 26 Oct 2026

Promotions & Activations

The Street Store - NarowBi collaboration turns cultural experiences into generosity

22 Oct 2026

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Energy

#AEW2026: Eni, Dangote, TotalEnergies and more win big at African Energy Awards

15 Oct 2026

West Coast Way encourages road trips beyond AI itineraries

Travel

West Coast Way encourages road trips beyond AI itineraries

14 Oct 2026

After 30 years, Boxer readies a surprise CEO transition in 2027

Retailers

After 30 years, Boxer readies a surprise CEO transition in 2027

12 Oct 2026

Dentsu Africa and Blitz formalise partnership after years of collaboration

Marketing

Dentsu Africa and Blitz formalise partnership after years of collaboration

Issued by Dentsu 6 Oct 2026

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages

Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff. 2 Oct 2026

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Construction & Engineering

South Africa’s green building upgrades are rising – but major cities still dominate, study finds

Jonathan Oladeji and Chioma Okoro 30 Sep 2026

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Media

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Issued by Kantar 29 Sep 2026

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

When does being ‘apolitical’ become a political act? An ethicist on the Ed Sheeran saga

Jacqueline Boaks 22 Sep 2026

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Higher Education

Academics in South Africa have to focus on ‘outputs’: What’s lost when other work’s not counted

Curwyn Mapaling and Nokulunga Shabalala 17 Sep 2026

Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure burials happen safely and quickly, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), carry a wooden coffin before loading the body of an unidentified man, who, according to his family, died of Ebola, as they attend to retrieve it from his house, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

Jia B. Kangbai 14 Sep 2026

2026 Chenin Blanc Top 10 winners announced

Agriculture

2026 Chenin Blanc Top 10 winners announced

14 Sep 2026

The Labour Court has ruled that a planned strike of bus workers on Thursday would not be protected. Photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Court blocks planned bus driver strike

Alice Scott, Greg Dor and Sindisiwe Tshona 10 Sep 2026

Logistics & Transport

Uber exits Nigeria after 12 years

Chijioke Ohuocha 3 Sep 2026

Travel

FlySafair wins Africa’s Leading Low-Cost Airline award

2 Sep 2026

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HR Tools & Software

AI and job architecture - part 2: Why job grading still needs human oversight

Belinda Oregan 2 Sep 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

Supplied image: Welcoming Phakama Women’s Academy Class of 2026

Skills Training

Phakama Women’s Academy expands legacy of mentorship with 12th cohort

21 Aug 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

ConCourt blocks Shell’s offshore exploration along Wild Coast

17 Aug 2026

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Law of Succession

No life after death for claims: High Court rejects joinder after claimant passes away

Lesetja Mochaki 14 Aug 2026

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Management & Leadership

Deputy commissioners appointed for Competition Commission

14 Aug 2026

Livia Dyer, Karl Blom, partners & Humayra Hajat, senior associate at Webber Wentzel, explain how South Africa's spectrum landscape is shifting (Image source: © 123rf )

Digital

SA's connectivity: What has changed, when it changed and why it matters

Livia Dyer, Karl Blom, Partners & Humayra Hajat 13 Aug 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Public comment open: Legal practice and trust law reforms, tougher penalties for illegal mining

13 Aug 2026

New SA Tourism Board takes office with focus on skills and governance

Tourism

New SA Tourism Board takes office with focus on skills and governance

13 Aug 2026

BMW Group names new South African IT, finance leaders

Dealers

BMW Group names new South African IT, finance leaders

12 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Nobuhle Magwentshu brews a bigger future for African coffee

Tourism & Travel

#WomensMonth | Nobuhle Magwentshu brews a bigger future for African coffee

Robin Fredericks 11 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | PepsiCo's Suraya Hamdulay on leading with purpose, trust and the courage to keep growing

Retail

#WomensMonth | PepsiCo's Suraya Hamdulay on leading with purpose, trust and the courage to keep growing

Evan-Lee Courie 11 Aug 2026

Congolese medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) carry children tested and cleared of Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage, at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) within the secured Ebola response zone, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Hoho commune of Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak to record over 4,000 cases

Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati 6 Aug 2026

South Africa's car sales climb to 12-year high

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa's car sales climb to 12-year high

4 Aug 2026

KFC honours 55 women who give Africa more

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

KFC honours 55 women who give Africa more

Issued by KFC Africa 3 Mar 2026

SA's venture capital market shows signs of coming of age

Funding

SA's venture capital market shows signs of coming of age

27 Jul 2026

Marketing

Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’

Gary Mortimer 22 Jul 2026

Siyaphumelela Conference widens student success agenda from graduation to opportunity

Higher Education

Siyaphumelela Conference widens student success agenda from graduation to opportunity

Issued by JNPR 16 Jul 2026

Michelle Dobson

Youth Employment

World Youth Skills Day: Pnet and CodeJIKA.org tackle the IT skills gap

Issued by Pnet 15 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Gavin Hall, managing Ddirector of Interroll South Africa.

Construction & Engineering

After 28 years, Interroll says local expertise still wins in South Africa

9 Jul 2026

88% of matrics passed in 2025. Just over half the class that started school got there

Primary & Secondary Education

88% of matrics passed in 2025. Just over half the class that started school got there

Issued by CambriLearn 2 Jul 2026

A former awaiting-trial prisoner has been awarded more than R1-million after contracting tuberculosis in Pollsmoor Prison from June 2000 to August 2003. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Medical Law

21-year court battle over TB in prisons ends in R1m payout

Tania Broughton 1 Jul 2026

Volunteers unpacking & sorting clothing at The Haven Night Shelter (Image supplied)

ESG

#BehindtheCampaign | The Street Store winter campaign that moved SA

1 Jul 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

South Africa’s social housing under strain as occupation disputes escalate, Nasho warns

25 Jun 2026

Legal Practice Council says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their terms as an acting judge end. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Who holds acting judges accountable for late judgments?

Marecia Damons 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

Italian agricultural machinery maker SDF opens Paarl subsidiary

Agriculture

Italian agricultural machinery maker SDF opens Paarl subsidiary

11 Jun 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

What you need to know about the Employment Services Amendment Bill

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 9 Jun 2026