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Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp.

Infrastructure & Utilities

A R7bn dam but no tap water for local villagers in Lesotho

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 days

Bellville tech ‘amped’ for the future

Higher Education

Bellville tech ‘amped’ for the future

Heleen Boshoff, Issued by 3RC 7 Mar 2025

Cheryl Reddy, founder of Comms Reddy shares valuable lessons after the launch of the agency (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Quiet growth: 4 lessons on building a PR agency that lasts

Cheryl Reddy 2 days

Samro invites applications for 2026 Music Publisher Programme

Radio & Audio

Samro invites applications for 2026 Music Publisher Programme

Issued by SAMRO 2 days

Franchising emerges as South Africa's unlikely economic saviour

Franchising

Franchising emerges as South Africa's unlikely economic saviour

Karen Keylock 2 days

Advertising

Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?

Ilayaraja Subramanian 2 days

Supplied image: Octavius Phukubye, Executive Director of the Mr Price Foundation, delivering the keynote address at the national launch of the Waste Innovation Challenge

Higher Education

Mr Price Foundation Waste Innovation Challenge calls students to reimagine plastic waste solutions

3 days

Indigenous melodies take center stage at the SAJE Conference 2026

Music

Indigenous melodies take center stage at the SAJE Conference 2026

3 days

Source: Supplied. Kush Padia, Santam Re’s interim chief executive officer.

Finance

Brics milestone: Santam becomes first to open office in India's global financial hub

3 days

The Lead Creative | Client agency partnerships that deliver

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative | Client agency partnerships that deliver

Danette Breitenbach 2 days

Louise Polders is the head of innovation at Neon Octopus. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

The rise of AI-simulated humans in business research

Louise Polders 3 days

A sophisticated office hub for financial professionals

Interior Design

A sophisticated office hub for financial professionals

Issued by Trend Group 18 Feb 2026

Sassa recipients asked to comply with social grant review requests

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa recipients asked to comply with social grant review requests

18 Feb 2026

Will AI see empty agencies with no humans? (Image Source: @ Space OS )

Artificial Intelligence

How AI could be the great equaliser in creative agencies

Melusi Tshabalala 18 Feb 2026

Supplied image: The official launch of the Invest-Ed initiative by Investec on 11 February 2026

Skills Training

Investec launches Invest-Ed to bridge gap from education to employment

18 Feb 2026

Covid-19 SRD grant amendments open for public comment

Health & Social Welfare

Covid-19 SRD grant amendments open for public comment

18 Feb 2026

The Investec zebra in front of Nelson Mandela Square. Image: Supplied.

Branding

#BehindtheBrand | Inside Investec’s global brand strategy

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Feb 2026

SA must lead, not follow, in the tech revolution

Technology

SA must lead, not follow, in the tech revolution

Lebogang Maile 17 Feb 2026

Colleges accepting late applications for 2026

Higher Education

Colleges accepting late applications for 2026

Issued by FundiConnect 17 Feb 2026

#Saftas19 nominees announced

Film & Cinematography

#Saftas19 nominees announced

17 Feb 2026

Calling all leaplings – the ultimate once-every-four-years birthday bash is coming!

Radio & Audio

Calling all leaplings – the ultimate once-every-four-years birthday bash is coming!

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 17 Feb 2026

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Marketing

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Issued by Kantar 17 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Vivien Chaplin and Haafizah Khota 17 Feb 2026

Chery, Nissan and the future of Rosslyn

Manufacturing & Parts

Chery, Nissan and the future of Rosslyn

Lance Branquinho 16 Feb 2026

Open Access Data Centres acquires 7 NTT facilities in SA

Data & Analytics

Open Access Data Centres acquires 7 NTT facilities in SA

16 Feb 2026

No shows’ and what it’s costing your business

Digital

No shows’ and what it’s costing your business

Issued by Celerity.chat 16 Feb 2026

Wesley Neumann (right) with his legal representatives, advocate Rod Solomons (left) and advocate Vernon Seymour (centre), in the Labour Court in Cape Town on Friday. Neumann will not return to Heathfield High until the court rules on whether his reinstatement can proceed pending an appeal. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Battle over former Heathfield principal’s return

Marecia Damons 16 Feb 2026

Entries open for Allfashion Sourcing 2026 Young Designer Competition

Exhibitions & Events

Entries open for Allfashion Sourcing 2026 Young Designer Competition

16 Feb 2026

Regulatory updates and industry news - February 2026

Financial Services

Regulatory updates and industry news - February 2026

Issued by Ambledown 16 Feb 2026

Mzi Kaka, an Academy of Sound Engineering lecturer, says producers are radio’s quiet torchbearers, carrying the medium forward while remaining largely unseen (Image source: © 123rf )

Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay | Radio producers: The quiet architects of connection

Mzi Kaka 13 Feb 2026

Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

Neurology

Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

13 Feb 2026

Maison Martell brings immersive cognac culture to SA's creative cities

Events

Maison Martell brings immersive cognac culture to SA's creative cities

13 Feb 2026

Gregory Maqoma to premiere dance opera Genesis: The Beginning and End of Time

Theatre

Gregory Maqoma to premiere dance opera Genesis: The Beginning and End of Time

13 Feb 2026

Applications close in April. Source: TDC.

The One Club for Creativity

Type Directors Club scholarship applications open now

13 Feb 2026

Entries open for 2026 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards

Supply Chain

Entries open for 2026 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards

12 Feb 2026

Marilize Jacobs from VocalCord PR and Reputation Management says if you still think PR stands for ‘press release’, this update is your wake-up call (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

PR's shift from messaging to managing trust

Marilize Jacobs 12 Feb 2026

From shop floor to supply chain: retail security takes centre stage at Securex South Africa

Security

From shop floor to supply chain: retail security takes centre stage at Securex South Africa

Issued by Securex 12 Feb 2026

Stellenbosch Uni's Erick Strauss to lead next-gen antibiotics research in Africa

Medical Research

Stellenbosch Uni's Erick Strauss to lead next-gen antibiotics research in Africa

12 Feb 2026

Marketing mix modelling is shifting from experimental to essential in SA

Marketing

Marketing mix modelling is shifting from experimental to essential in SA

Issued by Incubeta 12 Feb 2026

SA’s auto industry enters defining moment amid EV pressure

Manufacturing & Parts

SA’s auto industry enters defining moment amid EV pressure

Maureen Phiri 12 Feb 2026

Seasoned communications professionals Melissa Attree (left) and Keri-Ann Stanton (right) have launched a new type of agency that doesn’t follow the rules, it makes them (Image Lesley Svenson @Bizcommunity)

PR & Communications

A new agency open from Thursday to Monday, with a twist

12 Feb 2026

#NyolohaTranscends: Arts & Culture Trust's Nyoloha Scholarship 2026 now accepting applications

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

#NyolohaTranscends: Arts & Culture Trust's Nyoloha Scholarship 2026 now accepting applications

11 Feb 2026

Kenya's Safaricom starts offering stock trading on its M-Pesa platform

Telecoms & Networks

Kenya's Safaricom starts offering stock trading on its M-Pesa platform

Duncan Miriri 11 Feb 2026

Media

Warc Report | Amazon soars as YouTube stumbles in Q4

11 Feb 2026

Startup Club ZA launches Platform ZA to tackle access gaps in SA’s tech ecosystem

SMEs

Startup Club ZA launches Platform ZA to tackle access gaps in SA’s tech ecosystem

10 Feb 2026

Can entrepreneurship be taught? Here’s the neuroscience

Entrepreneurship

Can entrepreneurship be taught? Here’s the neuroscience

Victor (Vik) Perez 10 Feb 2026

SA's geoscience to get a boost with new CGS and BHP partnership

Mining

SA's geoscience to get a boost with new CGS and BHP partnership

10 Feb 2026

Vuma reaches 1 million subscribers

Internet

Vuma reaches 1 million subscribers

9 Feb 2026