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February | Bizcommunity

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Taxation & Regulation

Offshore transfers: Why South Africans should check their remaining R2m allowance before December

1 day

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Competition Law

Preparing for the unpredictable: A practical guide to surviving a dawn raid

Tshidi Vilakazi 1 day

The cheapest impression in your media plan may be the most expensive

Media

The cheapest impression in your media plan may be the most expensive

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 1 day

Rita Benissan, We follow the lead of our own

Art

Ghanaian artist Rita Mawuena Benissan wins 2026 Sovereign African Art Prize

1 day

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Noncommunicable diseases

#Movember | It starts with a man deciding to look after himself

Shirley da Silva 2 days

Magazines

Iconic global media brand set to relaunch in SA in 2027

3 days

Trusts are not 'setup and forget': New filing, penalty and transparency risks

Taxation & Regulation

Trusts are not 'setup and forget': New filing, penalty and transparency risks

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 3 days

Chery, Omoda face major recall in SA affecting 23,667 vehicles

Safety

Chery, Omoda face major recall in SA affecting 23,667 vehicles

3 days

Why historical financial statements are no longer enough to assess SME creditworthiness

Financial Services

Why historical financial statements are no longer enough to assess SME creditworthiness

Daniel Goldberg, Issued by Bridgement 10 Nov 2026

Film

Encounters opens 2027 documentary submissions across Africa and beyond

10 Nov 2026

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Tourism & Travel

Meetings Africa 2027 puts African tourism business in focus

9 Nov 2026

Blikkiesdorp in Delft was built by the City of Cape Town in 2007 as a temporary home for people evicted in the city. Many are still there nearly two decades later. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

SAHRC takes City of Cape Town to court over land sales

Matthew Hirsch 6 Nov 2026

Source: Sanisha Packirisamy, group economist at Momentum Group.

Taxation & Regulation

SA's Agoa exclusion: Why the bigger risk may lie beyond lost exports

Sanisha Packirisamy 6 Nov 2026

New vehicle sales top 60,000 as SA's export market recovers

Commercial & Industrial

New vehicle sales top 60,000 as SA's export market recovers

6 Nov 2026

Up The Creek 2027 adds GoodLuck, Boo! and Kongos to festival lineup

Music

Up The Creek 2027 adds GoodLuck, Boo! and Kongos to festival lineup

3 Nov 2026

Music

Mi Casa, Lira and Mango Groove headline Kirstenbosch’s 34th summer concert season

3 Nov 2026

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Labour Law

When clients leave with ex-staff, it's not an automatic breach of restraint - High Court

Luway Mongie and Bongani Mtotoba 2 Nov 2026

Smoke rises at the Natref oil refinery, South Africa’s only inland crude oil refinery, near Sasolburg in the Free State. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

$5bn Africa Energy Bank to fund African energy projects

2 Nov 2026

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp. The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho communities.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho dam authority must pay M90m in long-overdue compensation

Sechaba Mokheth 2 Nov 2026

Dischem Ceo Rui Morais

Banking & Finance

Dis-Chem’s Better Rewards programme supports 8% revenue growth

30 Oct 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

GreenCape opens entries for SA’s first Virtual Power Plant Sandbox

30 Oct 2026

Five Western Cape fruit producers are asking the High Court to force Premier to take their fruit for the coming harvest. Archive photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Fruit farmers take Premier to court

Greg Dor 29 Oct 2026

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Tax Law

Tax admin amendment bill 2026: What provisional taxpayers need to know

Joon Chong 28 Oct 2026

Compete smarter, protect your value. The ACA presents six-part Agency Commercial Edge masterclass series

Advertising

Compete smarter, protect your value. The ACA presents six-part Agency Commercial Edge masterclass series

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 28 Oct 2026

Idris Elba’s Akuna Group opens applications for new AI filmmaking programme in SA

4th Industrial Revolution

Idris Elba’s Akuna Group opens applications for new AI filmmaking programme in SA

27 Oct 2026

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Economy

Moody's says South Africa's budget update is credit positive

27 Oct 2026

Lowveld Mall wins retail development Spectrum Award

Retail & Hospitality Property

Lowveld Mall wins retail development Spectrum Award

Issued by Catchwords 22 Oct 2026

South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

SMEs

South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

22 Oct 2026

#MTBPS2026 | R10bn reserve, R1.5bn extension funding target agricultural risks

Agribusiness

#MTBPS2026 | R10bn reserve, R1.5bn extension funding target agricultural risks

22 Oct 2026

Activists went to Parliament on Wednesday to put forward demands ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement. Photo: Abonge Chiya

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant extended for another year, minister announces

GroundUp Staff 22 Oct 2026

Marketing budgets will face Treasury's value-for-money test in 2027 says Alkemi Collective CEO, Bradly Howland (Image source: @Towfiqu barbhuiya, Unsplash

Marketing & Media

#MTBS | Marketing needs to deliver value for money

Bradly Howland 22 Oct 2026

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Budget Speech

#MTBPS: What the budget means for your pocket, fuel and savings

Katja Hamilton 22 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#MTBPS: Fuel-levy relief as SA tackles growth barriers

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2026

South Africa’s seventh edition of Agency Scope is set to start fieldwork in May 2027 (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope 2027/28 to kick off in May 2027 with new additions

21 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Twin City wins the Spectrum Award for Shopping Centre Development for Lowveld Mall at the SACSC Retail Design and Development Awards, as well as winning the Renovation/Expansion category. From left to right: Norman Drieselmann, vice president at SACSC; Muhammad Paruk, president at SACSC; Johan van Wyk, director of New Business at Twin City; Eunice van Wyk, director at Twin City; Donald McGillivray, partner and architect at MDS Architecture; and Jaco Terblanche, property manager at Twin City.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Lowveld Mall’s R80m revamp scoops major retail design award

20 Oct 2026

Eskort names next Group CEO

Food & bev. services

Eskort names next Group CEO

20 Oct 2026

Powering the future: Algoa Country’s green economy takes shape

Radio & Audio

Powering the future: Algoa Country’s green economy takes shape

Issued by Algoa FM 19 Oct 2026

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Finance

As inflation climbs, South Africa’s economic outlook hangs in the balance

16 Oct 2026

Courtyard Hotel Gqeberha - Pool deck with ocean view

Travel

Mentally on leave? Make a break for it this summer with City Lodge Hotels

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 16 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels. Muizenberg’s iconic colourful beach huts are being replaced as part of the beachfront upgrade, with new structures designed to preserve their historic appearance and character.

Property Development

Muizenberg beachfront upgrade races towards festive-season deadline

16 Oct 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

Incentives drive JSE Top 200 executive pay increases, PwC report reveals

16 Oct 2026

A box of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic sits on a shelf at a London pharmacy. Image credit: Reuters/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Pharmaceuticals

Buying Ozempic on Instagram is a major red flag, warns Novo Nordisk

16 Oct 2026

Exchange control changes in play: Now what?

Taxation & Regulation

Exchange control changes in play: Now what?

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 15 Oct 2026

A box of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic sits in a London pharmacy. Image credit: Reuters/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Pharmaceuticals

Demand for cheaper Ozempic options prompts compounding rule review

15 Oct 2026

Illicit cigarettes still sold below tax threshold in SA, study finds

Regulatory

Illicit cigarettes still sold below tax threshold in SA, study finds

14 Oct 2026

Suidoosterfees proves the creative economy is becoming a major business engine

Events

Suidoosterfees proves the creative economy is becoming a major business engine

13 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

Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Petrol price could rise by nearly R5 in November, suggests CEF data

12 Oct 2026

Source: EcoTraining

Tourism & Travel

EcoTraining opens 2027 applications for ecotourism guiding qualification

9 Oct 2026

Workers are seen underground at a mine near Pretoria. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Markets & Investment

100,000 new jobs by 2035: Mining sector aims to add R65bn to SA’s GDP

Maroefah Smith 8 Oct 2026