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KelTex founders Laetus Buberwa and Emeliana Said. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Tanzanian duo win H&M Foundation’s 2026 Global Change Award

18 Jun 2026

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4th Industrial Revolution

Why simply adding AI tools is failing to deliver productivity

20 May 2026

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Fuel & Energy

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Christian Moretti, Bessie Noll 23 Mar 2026

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Higher Education

New Maharishi NextUp Institute to nurture South Africa's tech future

19 Mar 2026

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Higher Education

Debunking the myth: Quality education isn't confined to international universities

Professor HB Klopper 7 Oct 2025

The winners of the Global Changemaker Award 2025. Image credit:

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Global Change Award 2026 calls for groundbreaking fashion innovation

15 Sep 2025

All the 2025 WesBank New Generation Awards finalists

Digital

All the 2025 WesBank New Generation Awards finalists

29 Aug 2025

Gibs welcomes Professor Calie Pistorius as adjunct Professor Emeritus

Higher Education

Gibs welcomes Professor Calie Pistorius as adjunct Professor Emeritus

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 8 Aug 2025

Tech with purpose, progress with impact: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2025 set to drive the digital future

Technology

Tech with purpose, progress with impact: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2025 set to drive the digital future

Issued by Topco Media 22 May 2025

Old Mutual turns 180, appoints CEO designate

Finance

Old Mutual turns 180, appoints CEO designate

12 May 2025

Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2025: Not just witnessing the future – building it

Events & Conferencing

Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2025: Not just witnessing the future – building it

Issued by Topco Media 30 Apr 2025

How Africa's largest food distribution organisation works with researchers to improve operations

Food, Water & Energy Security

How Africa's largest food distribution organisation works with researchers to improve operations

Issued by FoodForward SA 6 Mar 2025

Mining sector revival threatened by skills gap

Mining

Mining sector revival threatened by skills gap

9 Dec 2024

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

5 fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change

Anna Barford and Jakob T. Pruess 9 Dec 2024

Entries open for H&M Foundation Global Change Award

ESG

Entries open for H&M Foundation Global Change Award

23 Oct 2024

Electra Mining Africa celebrates women-owned business and thought leaders

Mining

Electra Mining Africa celebrates women-owned business and thought leaders

Issued by Electra Mining Africa 30 Aug 2024

AI-powered visual wine guide unveiled at 2024 CWG Auction Showcase

Viticulture & Oenology

AI-powered visual wine guide unveiled at 2024 CWG Auction Showcase

22 Aug 2024

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

Higher Education

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

6 May 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: Education

Education

#BestofBiz 2023: Education

19 Dec 2023

Healthcare

Discovery Insure and CMT: Safer roads, fewer claims

31 Oct 2023

Papering over the cracks: Why negative forestry perceptions are doing our planet a disservice

Forestry

Papering over the cracks: Why negative forestry perceptions are doing our planet a disservice

Jane Molony 19 Oct 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners August 2023

Media

Biz Most Read Award winners August 2023

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 Sep 2023

Big tech and journalism: Principles for fair compensation

Media

Big tech and journalism: Principles for fair compensation

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Jul 2023

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

Research & Development

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

André O. Hudson 28 Jun 2023

Revolutionising Tech: I'M IN and J.P. Morgan launch Ideation Incubator to empower female entrepreneurs

Community

Revolutionising Tech: I'M IN and J.P. Morgan launch Ideation Incubator to empower female entrepreneurs

Issued by I'M IN ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMME 21 Apr 2023

#BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds

Bongani Dladla 9 Jan 2023

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Affordable & Social Housing

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Marecia Damons 21 Nov 2022

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Fashion & Homeware

H&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

African creatives score spots in Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative

Art

African creatives score spots in Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative

13 Sep 2022

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Management & Leadership

3 big issues with remote work - what research says

15 Aug 2022

Image supplied: A sneak peek at the new Commonwealth Games Leisure and Sportswear

Fashion

Young Durban designers conceptualise SA Commonwealth Games kit

20 Jul 2022

Samsung appoints new leaders in big management shakeup

Technology

Samsung appoints new leaders in big management shakeup

7 Dec 2021

Virgil Abloh. Source: LVMH

Fashion & Homeware

Louis Vuitton artistic director and Off-White founder Virgil Abloh dies age 41

29 Nov 2021

The self-driving trolley problem: how will future AI systems make the most ethical choices for all of us?

4th Industrial Revolution

The self-driving trolley problem: how will future AI systems make the most ethical choices for all of us?

Jumana Abu-Khalaf, Paul Haskell-Dowland 24 Nov 2021

Gibs debuts in the 2021 Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking

Higher Education

Gibs debuts in the 2021 Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 15 Nov 2021

Young Ones Student Awards 2021 announces winning schools, students

Marketing & Media

Young Ones Student Awards 2021 announces winning schools, students

9 Jun 2021

How scientists make plant-based foods taste and look more like meat

FMCG

How scientists make plant-based foods taste and look more like meat

Mariana Lamas 20 May 2021

The airline industry hasn't collapsed, but that's the only good news for overseas travel

Travel

The airline industry hasn't collapsed, but that's the only good news for overseas travel

Volodymyr Bilotkach 16 Apr 2021

Harvard GSD announces 4 finalists for 2021 Wheelwright Prize

Architecture & Design

Harvard GSD announces 4 finalists for 2021 Wheelwright Prize

13 Apr 2021

Maker spaces give engineers and designers the tools to build low-cost medical equipment using locally available materials.
Brandon Martin, Rice University, CC BY-NC-ND

Covid-19

'Frugal design' brings medical innovations to communities that lack resources during the pandemic

Rebecca Richards-Kortum & Theresa Mkandawire 31 Mar 2021

Train passengers carried out a Covid-19 detection test with the GeNose C19 screening at Pasar Turi Station, Surabaya, February 15, 2021.
ANTARA FOTO/Didik Suhartono/rwa

Covid-19

Indonesian-made Covid-19 breathalyser sensitivity comparable to RT-PCR

17 Mar 2021