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For more than six weeks the Unemployment Insurance Fund online service has been down. Image: GroundUp

HR & Management

After six weeks UIF online system still down

Mary-Anne Gontsana 3 days

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Gilead to donate remdesivir for emergency use against Marburg disease in Rwanda

Mariam Sunny 3 days

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Retail

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Tunde Macaulay 3 days

Airports Company SA welcomes new routes and additional flights to SA

Logistics & Transport

Airports Company SA welcomes new routes and additional flights to SA

2 Oct 2024

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Entrepreneurship

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi 30 Sep 2024

Source: Wikimedia Commons. Waterfall in Blyde River Canyon.

Tourism & Travel

SA's N4 corridor: driving tourism and economic recovery

30 Sep 2024

Looking for growth in the hospitality industry?

Tourism & Travel

Looking for growth in the hospitality industry?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Sep 2024

Razor PR crowned Medium Consultancy of the Year at PRCA Platinum Awards

Marketing & Media

Razor PR crowned Medium Consultancy of the Year at PRCA Platinum Awards

27 Sep 2024

Source: !Xaus Lodge.

Property

Potential impact of land reform in tourism - How the sector can uplift communities

Peter Setou 25 Sep 2024

Supply chain education is crucial says Sapics

Logistics & Transport

Supply chain education is crucial says Sapics

25 Sep 2024

A new chapter for MSL South Africa as its regional offices join forces to reach new African – and global – markets

Marketing & Media

A new chapter for MSL South Africa as its regional offices join forces to reach new African – and global – markets

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 25 Sep 2024

Basic Education ready for 2024 matric examinations

Education

Basic Education ready for 2024 matric examinations

19 Sep 2024

Getting to grips with healthcare inflation

Healthcare

Getting to grips with healthcare inflation

Kathy Malherbe, Issued by Bonitas 19 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Gavi to buy 500,000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic

Jennifer Rigby 19 Sep 2024

Property

Urgent call for interest-rate cut to rejuvenate SA's property market

Katja Hamilton 18 Sep 2024

Medshield shares a guide on how to maximise your healthcare coverage when it runs out

Healthcare

Medshield shares a guide on how to maximise your healthcare coverage when it runs out

Issued by Stone 17 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf A new R300-million processing facility - a first-of-its-kind technology for Africa - will add an extra 15,000 tonnes per annum of food-grade recycled PET output capacity (Pictured: plastic bottles ready for recycling)

ESG & Sustainability

First for Africa R300m PET recycling plant to add 15,000 tons capacity annually; critical for export-oriented industries

17 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme

Manas Mishra and Mrinmay Dey 16 Sep 2024

Indaba to tackle food insecurity and drive Zero Hunger by 2030

Agriculture

Indaba to tackle food insecurity and drive Zero Hunger by 2030

13 Sep 2024

Retail businesses in Cape Town's CBD "satisfied" with business conditions

Retail

Retail businesses in Cape Town's CBD "satisfied" with business conditions

13 Sep 2024

The battle of the marketplaces will shape the future of omnichannel retail in South Africa

Marketing & Media

The battle of the marketplaces will shape the future of omnichannel retail in South Africa

Issued by NIQ and GfK – an NIQ Company 12 Sep 2024

Avis relaunches Point 2 Point service as demand for reliable transfers grows

Tourism & Travel

Avis relaunches Point 2 Point service as demand for reliable transfers grows

12 Sep 2024

How Gen AI can ease the burden of consumer decision-making

Retail

How Gen AI can ease the burden of consumer decision-making

Junaid Kleinschmidt 10 Sep 2024

Marketing & Media

Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising

Barbora Jedlickova 10 Sep 2024

Source: Facebook/Cavendish Square

Property

Claremont office and retail market outshines Cape Town's top spots

9 Sep 2024

Scores of people queued outside the labour office in Cape Town’s city centre on Wednesday. The UIF’s online portal has been offline for about three weeks. Photos: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp

HR & Management

UIF online services frozen in court battle

Mary-Anne Gontsana 6 Sep 2024

Ishmet Davidson is retiring as Media 24 group CEO and will also step down as a board member (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Media24 CEO Ishmet Davidson retires, Raj Lalbahadur, current group CFO, appointed interim CEO

6 Sep 2024

Finance

What could SA's upcoming interest rate cut mean for people moving money internationally?

Harry Scherzer 5 Sep 2024

Healthcare

Pharmacists International Federation: Global vaccine supply in the balance

4 Sep 2024

Property

Rate cuts predicted to boost homebuyer confidence and market activity soon

3 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Head of sales for ooba Home Loans, Careen Mckinon.

Property

Young females are making their mark when it comes to homebuying

30 Aug 2024

Marketing & Media

Zuckerberg regrets bowing to government pressure on Covid-19 censorship

30 Aug 2024

Crafting memorable experiences: Effective branded merchandise strategies for events

Marketing & Media

Crafting memorable experiences: Effective branded merchandise strategies for events

Issued by Tradeway 28 Aug 2024

Source: Francesca Conradie.

Healthcare

Study revolutionises global TB treatment

28 Aug 2024

Pictured: Michele Serfontein. Image supplied.

Retail

#WomensMonth: Michele Serfontein, Ocean Basket franchisee says "women need to be at the table to have a voice"

Aa-isha Hassiem 29 Aug 2024

Unleashing creativity in business

HR & Management

Unleashing creativity in business

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 27 Aug 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Healthcare

Mpox: No global lockdowns, emphasis on increased education, vigilance, airport screening and monitoring

Katja Hamilton 24 Aug 2024

Basic Education sets record straight on school feeding

Education

Basic Education sets record straight on school feeding

23 Aug 2024

Finance

Standard Bank sees increased home-loan approvals as demand resurfaces

Toni Anderson 22 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) has confirmed a comprehensive update to its television and radio audience measurement programmes after an independent review showed the weighting efficiency of the last TV Establishment Survey (ES) was too low

Marketing & Media

BRC confirms ES update following independent review

22 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Patrick Ghilani, chief executive officer at MRI Software.

Property

Property technology leverages AI to provide a competitive advantage

22 Aug 2024

Healthcare

Health Department: Mpox under control, stay vigilant

21 Aug 2024

Key trends and challenges for SA SMEs in late August 2024

Entrepreneurship

Key trends and challenges for SA SMEs in late August 2024

19 Aug 2024

Source: Simisa via

Tourism & Travel

Air Botswana boosts CPT network with new Kasane route

16 Aug 2024

3 ways that businesses can support young employees in an evolving work environment

Entrepreneurship

3 ways that businesses can support young employees in an evolving work environment

Amogelang Montane, Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: Andriette de la Harpe, the creative visionary behind Mondvol Bakery

Retail

#WomensMonth: Andriette de la Harpe, the creative visionary behind Mondvol Bakery

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Aug 2024

Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world

ESG & Sustainability

Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 13 Aug 2024

Reporting by Kopano Gumbi; additional reporting by Bhargav Acharya; editing by Alexander Winning and Giles Elgood

HR & Management

South Africa's unemployment rate climbs for third quarter in a row

Kopano Gumbi 13 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf In China the average length of relationships that marketers have with their current creative agencies has shortened to 2.7 years

Marketing & Media

Part 2 – Agency Scope China: Short term performance prevents development of deep relationships

13 Aug 2024