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New option for online social work study in SA

E-learning

New option for online social work study in SA

Issued by SACAP 3 days

Phathutshedzo Mukwevho stands next to the demolished structure of Humbulani Nenzhelele. Photo: Maanda Bele / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Land spat highlights tension between traditional and formal law

Maanda Bele 3 days

Gauteng High Court judge Letty Molopa-Sethosa delivered a judgment that had been outstanding since August 2022. The case, however, never appeared on any of the judiciary’s reserved judgments reports. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge hands down ruling three years late

Marecia Damons 14 Oct 2025

Urban models turning waste into opportunity

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Urban models turning waste into opportunity

Warren Hewitt, Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 14 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Gender Commission lambasts "violent nature" of Mchunu's anti-LGBTQIA+ comments

13 Oct 2025

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Higher Education

UCT to bring THE World Academic Summit to Africa for the first time

10 Oct 2025

Pharmacists can initiate people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. Photo: GroundUp Staff

Medical Law

Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules

10 Oct 2025

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Advertising

Why the proposed ban on alcohol advertising has a valid point

Corné Kritzinger 10 Oct 2025

The Land Court has ruled that landowners who wish to apply to the courts for an eviction order must first go through a mediation process. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landowners must go through mediation before applying for an eviction, court rules

Tania Broughton 7 Oct 2025

Meet the 2025 Santam Women of the Future winners

SMEs

Meet the 2025 Santam Women of the Future winners

Issued by Media24 7 Oct 2025

Labour Law & Unions

LAC rules reinstatement is not always the remedy to unfair dismissal

Bradley Workman-Davies 6 Oct 2025

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Food, Water & Energy Security

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 6 Oct 2025

Veteran broadcaster Tim Modise to deliver public lecture on media and cultural identity in SA

Media

Veteran broadcaster Tim Modise to deliver public lecture on media and cultural identity in SA

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 6 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Govt condemns Ngizwe Mchunu's hateful anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

3 Oct 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Billions needed to fix courts, prisons and police buildings

GroundUp and The Outlier 3 Oct 2025

Dozens of people, many of them health workers, picketed outside Red Cross Hospital on Thursday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Ethics & Medicolegal

Health workers picket for flotilla to be protected

Matthew Hirsch 3 Oct 2025

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Aesthetic Medicine

Mommy Club's Nozipho Ntshangase on social media's cosmetic surgery red flags

3 Oct 2025

Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, prepares to board a flight to Tunisia to join the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 3, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi/File Photo

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Sumud Flotilla: South Africa calls for release of activists

2 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Legal action looms over Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court construction fiasco

Warren Mabona 1 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

#AEW2025: Breaking the fossil fuel impasse in South Africa's Orange Basin

Maroefah Smith 1 Oct 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Three SA agencies have been named in the 40 best campaigns for the 2025 Global Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

SA PR agencies named in 40 best campaigns for the 2025 Global Sabre Awards

1 Oct 2025

Thabo Leshilo is the new public advocate. Source: PCSA.

Media

Thabo Leshilo named Press Council's public advocate

30 Sep 2025

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Education

How "keyboard warriors" are threatening SA education

26 Sep 2025

The contract between SASSA and Postbank is to be terminated this month. But Postbank has approached the court to get this set aside, saying it will have “severe consequences for vulnerable citizens”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Court battle over the end of Postbank’s agreement with Sassa

Marecia Damons 25 Sep 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Children advocate for safe online environments

25 Sep 2025

The power of diaspora: African-led innovation in PR

Marketing

The power of diaspora: African-led innovation in PR

Kirsten Roos 23 Sep 2025

Khaya Koko wins 2025 Nat Nakasa Award for exposing Johannesburg corruption. Source: Sanef.

Media Freedom

Khaya Koko's fearless reporting earns Nat Nakasa Award

22 Sep 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Kubayi orders legislative amendments to make sex offenders register accessible

18 Sep 2025

Rethinking global labels from an African lens

ESG & Sustainability

Rethinking global labels from an African lens

Wendy Poulton and Molupe Mat’sumunyane, Issued by ESG Africa Conference 18 Sep 2025

AICPA and CIMA to host Engage Africa Conference in Johannesburg

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA and CIMA to host Engage Africa Conference in Johannesburg

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 18 Sep 2025

Media

The secret to brand success: Going deeper than meme culture

Simon Spreckley 18 Sep 2025

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Talent Acquisition

KZN Transport launches recruitment drive for traffic officers

17 Sep 2025

About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

Ihsaan Haffejee and Thamsanqa Mbovane 17 Sep 2025

Family Law

Is all fair in love and lawfare? Court clamps down on litigation abuse

Bronwyn Samuel and Kaamilah Paulse 16 Sep 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why environmentalists are battling the Karpowership project in court

16 Sep 2025

WomenIN Festival 2025 - Limitless: No labels, no limits, no apologies

Events & Conferencing

WomenIN Festival 2025 - Limitless: No labels, no limits, no apologies

Issued by Tishala Communications 16 Sep 2025

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HIV/AIDS

Revolutionary anti-HIV injection may redefine SA’s public health response

15 Sep 2025

Jozi My Jozi’s new creative campaign, Babize Bonke features champions of the City, including James Delaney – multidisciplinary artist, owner of Delaney Studio (Image supplied)

Marketing

Jozi My Jozi launches Babize Bonke campaign with We Are Bizarre

15 Sep 2025

Labour Law

Right to individual defence: Court reinstates 19 workers after unfair strike dismissal

Riona Kalua 12 Sep 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South African environmental groups push to block Shell’s new wells – how world court opinion might help

Angela van der Berg 10 Sep 2025

Announcing the 2025 NWU OER fellows and SADiLaR OER champions

Higher Education

Announcing the 2025 NWU OER fellows and SADiLaR OER champions

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 8 Sep 2025

Sex workers will have a respite from prosecution until a court case that will determine whether sex work should be decriminalised concludes. The case may take years. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

No sex workers will be prosecuted while court process plays out

Liezl Human 5 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Following the inaugural M20 Summit, the Johannesburg Declaration has been formulated with the aim of prioritising information integrity for the public good

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration unapologetic in addressing threats to journalism

5 Sep 2025

Kagiso Trust's Sizakele Mphatsoe

Education

Kagiso Trust conference to tackle ethical leadership in education

4 Sep 2025

Digital

Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next

Rob Nicholls 3 Sep 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Key changes to rules regulating class action lawsuits

Jonathan Barnes and Bianca Masterton 3 Sep 2025

Legislation & Regulation

Burkina Faso outlaws LGBTQ practices

Reuters reporters 2 Sep 2025

Explore the bold and diverse films lighting up September's screens

Film

Explore the bold and diverse films lighting up September's screens

Daniel Dercksen 2 Sep 2025

Rising livestock theft poses risk to SA farmers

Agriculture

Rising livestock theft poses risk to SA farmers

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Aug 2025

Women and gambling: Beyond the nuances of Imbokodo

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women and gambling: Beyond the nuances of Imbokodo

Sibongile Simelane- Quntana, Issued by Tishala Communications 27 Aug 2025