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Primary & Secondary Education

Over 210k Grade 1 and 8 applications logged in opening hours, GDE Reports

6 Aug 2026

Congolese medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) carry children tested and cleared of Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage, at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) within the secured Ebola response zone, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Hoho commune of Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak to record over 4,000 cases

Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati 6 Aug 2026

Outdoor Network expands digital billboard network with 4 fully approved sites

OOH

Outdoor Network expands digital billboard network with 4 fully approved sites

Issued by Provantage 31 Jul 2026

Sanral concedes procurement flaws in road maintenance tender

Logistics & Transport

Sanral concedes procurement flaws in road maintenance tender

31 Jul 2026

Safla expands regional Sars engagement to tackle trade delays

Logistics & Transport

Safla expands regional Sars engagement to tackle trade delays

30 Jul 2026

The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition returns to ask whether South Africa’s cities can be fixed

Media

The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition returns to ask whether South Africa’s cities can be fixed

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Jul 2026

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa announces August payment delay for beneficiaries under review

29 Jul 2026

Bradly Howland, CEO, Alkemi Collective, says corporate reputation now behaves like statecraft, but most of the PR profession is still equipped for something else (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD26 | From a quiet foundation to 3 habits of diplomacy PR needs to steal

Bradly Howland 29 Jul 2026

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has warned that non-compliant municipalities are “not off the hook”.

Infrastructure & Utilities

National Treasury to unfreeze funds to municipalities

Liezl Human 28 Jul 2026

Champions crowned as DStv Schools Netball Challenge head to the United Kingdom

Sport

Champions crowned as DStv Schools Netball Challenge head to the United Kingdom

Issued by MultiChoice 28 Jul 2026

Sapics conference highlights African supply chain priorities

Supply Chain

Sapics conference highlights African supply chain priorities

28 Jul 2026

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Fishing

Shellfish safe for consumption as toxin levels drop in Saldanha Bay

24 Jul 2026

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

Travel

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

24 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Affordable & Social Housing

South Africa’s housing backlog hits 3 million as court ruling bites

22 Jul 2026

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HR & Management

Trusted Employer Scheme Phase II is open: All the finer details

Lee Masuku and Taryn York 22 Jul 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

From WhatsApp to queues and 350k reviews: Sassa to save R1.5bn

22 Jul 2026

Archive image: Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela - SANews.gov.za

Higher Education

University of Venda faces probe as Manamela proposes independent assessor

22 Jul 2026

Travellers walk at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. Image credit: Reuters/Kaylee Greenlee/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Canada bans DRC arrivals; South Africa adds Ebola questionnaire

21 Jul 2026

Source: Human Settlements.

Property

Macpherson orders probe into 6,238 State-owned homes

21 Jul 2026

Non-official Fifa brands score with reverse ambush marketing

Marketing

Non-official Fifa brands score with reverse ambush marketing

Terry Levin 20 Jul 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

4 Sassa officials fired following R33m social grants fraud scheme

17 Jul 2026

Adidas launches official Fifa World Cup 2026 Final match ball in SA

Sport

Adidas launches official Fifa World Cup 2026 Final match ball in SA

16 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Rising oil prices add pressure to South Africa's import bill

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

EU and South Africa start clean trade talks on investment

Supply Chain

EU and South Africa start clean trade talks on investment

13 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Construction & Engineering

Johannesburg, other municipalities face funding freeze over high spending

Kopano Gumbi 8 Jul 2026

Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 30 Jun 2026

Education

Ramaphosa to co-chair Unesco education meeting in Paris

29 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. A photograph of the outbuildings and farmhouse comprising the Mouton House in McGregor, taken in 2018 before it was completely stripped by vandals.

Property

Heritage farmhouse in McGregor unlawfully demolished by municipality

Steve Kretzmann 26 Jun 2026

Gauteng to boost IT modernisation with R1.9bn digital investment

ICT

Gauteng to boost IT modernisation with R1.9bn digital investment

26 Jun 2026

The Department of Social Development underspent on social grants in the 2025/26 financial year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

R4.8-billion meant for social grants goes unspent

Marecia Damons 25 Jun 2026

Source: Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Taxation & Regulation

What the 9th Sacu Summit on 26 June means for auto, pharma and green industries

23 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Nigeria, Niger and Algeria push ahead with 4,128km gas export corridor to Europe

17 Jun 2026

Source: Cape Town CCID.

Finance

South Africa to host SACU summit in Cape Town next week

11 Jun 2026

TMZ is going to Washington. Source: YouTube.

Media

TMZ descends on Washington in a test of whether tabloid tactics can serve the public interest

Angelica Kalika 9 Jun 2026

Image source: Getty Images

4th Industrial Revolution

Inaugural Future of Work and Business Conference kicks off this week

8 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

Belhar residents demand halt to housing project

8 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Salem Alshamsi, executive vice president of international relations at Dubai Chambers during the fireside chat at Dubai-South Africa Business Connect.

Markets & Investment

Dubai–South Africa business links strengthen as trade surges past R129bn

5 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Property Development

Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concerns

5 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward

3 Jun 2026

The Gauteng Department of Social Development will no longer fund non-South African social workers. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers

Seth Thorne 1 Jun 2026

Source: Pavel Špindler via

Travel

Sars introduces new border rules for foreign vehicles

1 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Western Cape outage shock: Are you in the 16% still without power?

29 May 2026

Some learners at schools in the Amathole District and parts of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape have missed days of school after transport operators employed by government went on strike due to unpaid wages. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Eastern Cape scholar transport on strike over unpaid wages

29 May 2026

V&A Waterfront builds on Makers Landing with new maker entrepreneur hub

Entrepreneurship

V&A Waterfront builds on Makers Landing with new maker entrepreneur hub

29 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Housing activists oppose eviction bill

Matthew Hirsch 27 May 2026

South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal

Nqobile Dludla 26 May 2026

#AfricaMonth: Expertise to unlock mining’s catalytic impact on Africa’s infrastructure

Mining

#AfricaMonth: Expertise to unlock mining’s catalytic impact on Africa’s infrastructure

Issued by SRK Consulting 26 May 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court backs municipality’s right to reject bidders over reputational harm

Charlise Finch and Shekesh Sirkar 26 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Katlehong residents use digger to tear up main road during protest

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 May 2026