November | Bizcommunity

November | Bizcommunity

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Funding

Govt pays R6m from spaza shop fund

2 days

Source: Supplied. Muhammad Ali, managing director at WWISE.

Construction & Engineering

How South Africa's construction mafia hijacked projects worth R63bn

2 days

Source: X/@Starlink.

Telecoms & Networks

Starlink's secret network uncovered in SA: Is it legal?

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa GDP growth outlook gets biggest cut since early 2023

Vuyani Ndaba 3 days

Source: © KFC Collectively, 16.28 million South African adults have eaten from the top 5 fast food outlets, roughly the same number that voted in the 2024 South African elections

Food & bev. services

South Africans love their fast food... especially KFC

3 days

Source: Supplied.

Property Development

Pietermaritzburg's housing boom: Meet Cooper, Hesketh Estate's latest phase launching soon

27 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Gibs launches MPhil in Leading New Economies to empower visionary leaders

Higher Education

Gibs launches MPhil in Leading New Economies to empower visionary leaders

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 23 May 2025

Remuneration & Payroll

Entry is open for the 2025 Sara Reward Awards

21 May 2025

Achievement Awards Group and Heineken Beverages partner to empower tavern owners

Regulatory

Achievement Awards Group and Heineken Beverages partner to empower tavern owners

Issued by Achievement Awards Group 20 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Media Manager Africa (Pty) Ltd has released the latest Inflation Watch covering the year 2024...

Media

Inflation Watch for 2024: All media rates, performance and MIW Index increase

19 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Emfuleni set for water infrastructure overhaul after R7bn funding commitment

16 May 2025

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

Digital

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

Tapelo Zama 16 May 2025

Travel

Expat Explore turns 20: The South African-born travel brand comes home to celebrate

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 16 May 2025

The rise of the digital showroom: the new frontline for driving car sales

Dealers

The rise of the digital showroom: the new frontline for driving car sales

Mongezi Mtati, Issued by Rogerwilco 15 May 2025

G20 2025: South Africa’s defining test for global-grade hospitality

Tourism

G20 2025: South Africa’s defining test for global-grade hospitality

Sandra Kneubuhler 13 May 2025

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Cyber Law

TikTok, Meta fined hundreds of millions by EU regulators for data privacy breaches

Ryszard Lisinski and Brett Weinberg 13 May 2025

Jaguar Land Rover seeks new ad agency following recent rebrand

Advertising

Jaguar Land Rover seeks new ad agency following recent rebrand

13 May 2025

Source: GCIS. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Finance

Ramaphosa backs Africa-led development at CEO Forum

13 May 2025

Labour Law & Unions

Does a false accusation of racism constitute harassment? Importance of listed grounds when claiming unfair discrimination

Anli Bezuidenhout, Thato Maruapula and Azola Ndongeni 12 May 2025

Boxer's strong first-year results secure its status as "People’s Champion"

Banking & Finance

Boxer's strong first-year results secure its status as "People’s Champion"

12 May 2025

G20 tourism meeting opens Durban’s week of African tourism focus

Tourism

G20 tourism meeting opens Durban’s week of African tourism focus

12 May 2025

Rolling the message forward: The rise of truck advertising in a crowded media landscape

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Rolling the message forward: The rise of truck advertising in a crowded media landscape

Issued by City Logistics 9 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law preventing municipal employees from holding office in political parties is unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 May 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Orasecom Climate Resilient Investment Conference to drive funding for vital water infrastructure

7 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that a section of the law which automatically strips South Africans of citizenship if they take the citizenship of another country is invalid. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Tania Broughton 7 May 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 report says creative confidence is in crisis

2 May 2025

Media planners, take note: The Western Cape’s 2025 event calendar is a goldmine for OOH

OOH

Media planners, take note: The Western Cape’s 2025 event calendar is a goldmine for OOH

Steve Duck, Issued by Tractor Outdoor 30 Apr 2025

MSC Cruises ends SA season with 90,000 guests, eyes MSC Opera return

Travel

MSC Cruises ends SA season with 90,000 guests, eyes MSC Opera return

30 Apr 2025

Construction & Engineering

Five months without water in Komani

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 30 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Brics vs. Trump: Brics nations discuss shared response to Trump trade policies

30 Apr 2025

Global designers celebrated in TDC71 competition reveal the cutting-edge of typography

Advertising

Global designers celebrated in TDC71 competition reveal the cutting-edge of typography

25 Apr 2025

Cape Town urges entrepreneurs to tap into free new courses

SMEs

Cape Town urges entrepreneurs to tap into free new courses

24 Apr 2025

Diary of a CMO: What’s marketing’s contribution to profit?

Research

Diary of a CMO: What’s marketing’s contribution to profit?

Mary Kyriakidi, Issued by Kantar 23 Apr 2025

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

Agriculture

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

22 Apr 2025

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye stands in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda 2 December 2024. Source: Reuters, Abubaker Lubowa.

Criminal Law

Uganda plans law to allow military prosecution of civilians

22 Apr 2025

Legislation & Regulation

How a missed deadline keeps Bafana Bafana's World Cup hopes alive

Lesedi Mphahlele and Sello Ramanyana 22 Apr 2025

Further work on the Botsmaskop Fynbos Estate has been halted by the Western Cape High Court. Photo from an appendix in court papers.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Court halts further work on luxury Stellenbosch mountain estate

John Yeld 23 Apr 2025

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Agribusiness

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Meluleki Nzimande and Megan Jarvis 17 Apr 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Finance

SA's G20 leaders to gather in the US to drive change

16 Apr 2025

Chicago The Musical returns to SA this year

Theatre

Chicago The Musical returns to SA this year

17 Apr 2025

JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

OOH

JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

Issued by JCDecaux 16 Apr 2025

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Agriculture

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Apr 2025

Construction & Engineering

South Africa arrests 240 in construction mafia crackdown

15 Apr 2025

Redefining work: the environmental impact of the hybrid workforce

#EvolutionofWork

Redefining work: the environmental impact of the hybrid workforce

15 Apr 2025

TV

Tribunal dismisses MultiChoice’s bid to halt merger case with SABC

14 Apr 2025

Image: South African protest against coal - Kgara Kevin Rack

Environmental Law

South African court says no to new coal-fired power: What’s behind the ruling

Melanie Murcott 14 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Government allocates R1.78bn to recruit healthcare professionals

Lucy Raitano and Kevin Buckland 11 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Director’s Guild of South Africa (DGSA) has launched the first Annual DGSA Creatives Awards that will celebrate directors

Film & Cinematography

First Annual DGSA Creative Awards for directors launches

11 Apr 2025