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Pnet Job Market Trends Report for October 2026: Volunteering gives young jobseekers a head start

Youth Employment

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for October 2026: Volunteering gives young jobseekers a head start

Issued by Pnet 1 day

Image by Casey Pratt

Events & Shows

How Defender and Bryan Habana are helping The Litterboom Project tackle plastic pollution

Chloe Posthumus 2 days

Source: Lollie-Pop via

Agriculture

SA, Namibia consider separate sheep and cattle import protocols

19 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Construction & Engineering

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

Constitutional Court upholds animal well-being in South Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Constitutional Court upholds animal well-being in South Africa

Issued by FOUR PAWS 12 Oct 2026

Source: EcoTraining

Tourism & Travel

EcoTraining opens 2027 applications for ecotourism guiding qualification

9 Oct 2026

Ankole heifer sets South African female cattle record at R6.4m

Agriculture

Ankole heifer sets South African female cattle record at R6.4m

5 Oct 2026

No further reports of dead sardines: DFFE

Fishing

No further reports of dead sardines: DFFE

28 Sep 2026

#HeritageMonth | Nehanda Design is scaling local craftsmanship without losing its soul

Design & Manufacturing

#HeritageMonth | Nehanda Design is scaling local craftsmanship without losing its soul

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Sep 2026

A baboon sits behind a fence near Simon’s Town as wild baboon troops face relocation to the Urban Wildlife Centre in Cape Town. Image credit: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Environment & Natural Resources

City of Cape Town under fire over plan to cage baboons

17 Sep 2026

South Africa’s biodiversity strategy must put nature before revenue

Agriculture

South Africa’s biodiversity strategy must put nature before revenue

Wikus Engelbrecht 15 Sep 2026

How safari tourism can strengthen conservation awareness

Tourism & Travel

How safari tourism can strengthen conservation awareness

11 Sep 2026

The security zoo: The documents that can shape a business rescue

Corporate & Commercial Law

The security zoo: The documents that can shape a business rescue

Ryszard Lisinski, Issued by Jenny Griesel Communications 3 Sep 2026

Agriculture department urges vigilance over rabies in animals

Agriculture

Agriculture department urges vigilance over rabies in animals

4 Sep 2026

Montego's Bags ’o Wags puts purpose at the heart of pet retail

FMCG

Montego's Bags ’o Wags puts purpose at the heart of pet retail

1 Sep 2026

North West makes progress in FMD vaccination drive

Agriculture

North West makes progress in FMD vaccination drive

24 Aug 2026

15 rescued big cats arrive safely at Lionsrock

Environment & Natural Resources

15 rescued big cats arrive safely at Lionsrock

Issued by FOUR PAWS 21 Aug 2026

Tintswalo launches thermal night safari in Greater Kruger

Tourism & Travel

Tintswalo launches thermal night safari in Greater Kruger

21 Aug 2026

International rescue effort spanning three continents

Environment & Natural Resources

International rescue effort spanning three continents

Issued by FOUR PAWS 19 Aug 2026

Swartland Show puts livestock, new breeds and young farmers in focus

Agriculture

Swartland Show puts livestock, new breeds and young farmers in focus

17 Aug 2026

World Lion Day 2026: United for lions

Environment & Natural Resources

World Lion Day 2026: United for lions

Issued by FOUR PAWS 13 Aug 2026

FMD outbreak: What it means for South Africa's meat supply and prices

Agriculture

FMD outbreak: What it means for South Africa's meat supply and prices

Karabo Mabuza 12 Aug 2026

Inside Andrew Buckland’sThe Fool’s Guide: Modern absurdity, laughter and humanity

Theatre

Inside Andrew Buckland’sThe Fool’s Guide: Modern absurdity, laughter and humanity

Chloe Posthumus 7 Aug 2026

Rubbish piles up near a park in Nyanga. Photos: Emihle Ngwane

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Battle to stop illegal dumping in Cape Town’s townships

Emihle Ngwane 6 Aug 2026

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

Trends

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

5 Aug 2026

Albert Mthembu stands near a former neighbour’s home, which was knocked down to prevent its use after the residents moved away, in Magog, KwaZulu-Natal. Image credit: Reuters/Rogan Ward

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA’s push for cleaner energy comes at a cost for its farmers

4 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Sarah Frazee on gender equity, community carbon, and transforming agriculture

Agriculture

#WomensMonth | Sarah Frazee on gender equity, community carbon, and transforming agriculture

Robin Fredericks 3 Aug 2026

Livestock owners can now apply online to vaccinate against FMD

Agriculture

Livestock owners can now apply online to vaccinate against FMD

27 Jul 2026

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

Travel

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

24 Jul 2026

Pork prices fall as SA's market shifts to oversupply

Agriculture

Pork prices fall as SA's market shifts to oversupply

22 Jul 2026

Hot Cares helps protect both elephants and communities with R79,000 donation to Elephants Alive

ESG

Hot Cares helps protect both elephants and communities with R79,000 donation to Elephants Alive

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 20 Jul 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

#MandelaDay2026: 8 ways you can spend your 67 minutes

17 Jul 2026

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Agriculture

FMD settlement opens door to private vaccine imports

13 Jul 2026

Northern Cape livestock programme shifts focus to wool market access

Agriculture

Northern Cape livestock programme shifts focus to wool market access

3 Jul 2026

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Agriculture

SA introduces new FMD framework to protect trade and livestock

29 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Import/Export

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Issued by AMIE 24 Jun 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Environment & Natural Resources

False Bay seabed acts as a “storage reservoir for pollution”

24 Jun 2026

Climate change is threatening sheep farmers in South Africa’s Drakensberg – how they’re adapting

Agriculture

Climate change is threatening sheep farmers in South Africa’s Drakensberg – how they’re adapting

M Slayi, A Dzvene, H Kabiti, S Muchaku and S Ndhleve 19 Jun 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

Jeran Cloete, Dian Spear, Jessica da Silva, Lavhelesani Dembe Simba, and Peter J Carrick 10 Jun 2026

Gauteng overtakes Western Cape as top province for retail growth, Clur Index finds

Commercial Property

Gauteng overtakes Western Cape as top province for retail growth, Clur Index finds

8 Jun 2026

Declan Cherry and Daniel Cherry of Traderbag, the Durban company that has launched sustainable paper carrier bags to the retail market. Image Supplied

ESG

Myths about plastic shopping bags debunked

5 Jun 2026

Tips for supporting your cat’s cattitude at mealtime

Wellness

Tips for supporting your cat’s cattitude at mealtime

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 2 Jun 2026

Retailers chase growth as SA’s FMCG pet market posts 15.8% gain

FMCG

Retailers chase growth as SA’s FMCG pet market posts 15.8% gain

2 Jun 2026

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

Agriculture

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

2 Jun 2026

Four Paws welcomes landmark pet population data in South Africa

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Four Paws welcomes landmark pet population data in South Africa

Issued by FOUR PAWS 1 Jun 2026

Cattle farmers urged to prepare for bovine respiratory disease

Agriculture

Cattle farmers urged to prepare for bovine respiratory disease

28 May 2026

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

Infectious Diseases

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

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

On the Wings of Hope. Hot Cares and the Children’s Flight give 500 children the gift of flight

Radio & Audio

On the Wings of Hope. Hot Cares and the Children’s Flight give 500 children the gift of flight

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 21 May 2026

A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at the border crossing point between Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Cross-border Ebola threat sparks Africa CDC alert as SA urged vigilance

19 May 2026