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Construction & Engineering

Eastern Cape floods cause R5bn in damage – health facilities among worst hit

18 Jul 2025

Image credit: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Health & Social Welfare

R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

8 Jul 2025

Image: Greater Kokstad Municipality

Environment & Natural Resources

Eastern Cape government activates disaster teams in response to cold front

11 Jun 2025

Eastern Cape blended finance scheme supports 30 agribusinesses

Agribusiness

Eastern Cape blended finance scheme supports 30 agribusinesses

2 Apr 2025

UCT students have set up about 10 tents with Palestinian flags and banners near the main plaza in solidarity with similar movements at universities like Wits and in the United States. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Higher Education

UCT students set up camp in solidarity with Palestinians

Ashraf Hendricks 17 May 2024

Black citrus producers receive R12m boost for commercialisation

Agriculture

Black citrus producers receive R12m boost for commercialisation

29 Apr 2024

Eastern Cape launches support programme, boosting emerging mohair farmers

Agriculture

Eastern Cape launches support programme, boosting emerging mohair farmers

15 Apr 2024

Members of the University of Cape Town Employees Union (UCTEU) are on strike. They are demanding a 1.5% increase to 2023 salaries and a 7.5% increase to 2024 salaries, among other demands. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks /GroundUp

Higher Education

Waive 'no work no pay' principle, say striking UCT workers

Liezl Human 14 Feb 2024

UCT strike begins – support staff demand 7.5% increase for 2024

Higher Education

UCT strike begins – support staff demand 7.5% increase for 2024

Liezl Human 8 Feb 2024

Early warning issued for farmers to mitigate disaster impact

Food Security

Early warning issued for farmers to mitigate disaster impact

9 Nov 2022

Source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Labour Law & Unions

Employment and Labour applauds high compliance with labour legislation

14 Sep 2021

SA moves to Level 3 of lockdown

Public Health

SA moves to Level 3 of lockdown

29 Dec 2020

Experian BDI improves sharply in Q3 2020 following heavily depressed Q2

Economy

Experian BDI improves sharply in Q3 2020 following heavily depressed Q2

24 Dec 2020

Lightstone, Tracker analyse effect of lockdown on traffic levels

Public Transport

Lightstone, Tracker analyse effect of lockdown on traffic levels

23 Dec 2020

Entropy1963 via

Tourism

SANParks calls for shared responsibility in light of Covid-19 surge

21 Dec 2020

Nelson Mandela Bay. Image: Eastern Cape Tourism

Covid-19

Nelson Mandela Bay declared a Covid-19 hotspot

4 Dec 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo:

Covid-19

President announces Covid-19 resurgence plan, eases alcohol, travel restrictions

12 Nov 2020

6 Chinese fishing trawlers fined for entering SA waters

Fishing

6 Chinese fishing trawlers fined for entering SA waters

29 Apr 2020

National Arts Fest's main programme released

Theatre

National Arts Fest's main programme released

24 Apr 2019

Nelson Mandela Bay must increase water restrictions

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nelson Mandela Bay must increase water restrictions

11 Jul 2018

NYDA wants 40% youth representation everywhere

Skills Development & Training

NYDA wants 40% youth representation everywhere

2 Jul 2018

Eastern Cape SMEs get a leg up with new Exporter Development Programme

Import/Export

Eastern Cape SMEs get a leg up with new Exporter Development Programme

13 Mar 2018

2017 news highlights: livestock

Agriculture

2017 news highlights: livestock

29 Dec 2017

Design Indaba 2016.

Design Indaba

Design Indaba Conference, a multi-sensory event

23 Nov 2017

Lebo Mashile, South African actor, writer and poet.

Design Indaba

Lebo Mashile announced as Design Indaba 2018 speaker

Lindsay Samson 21 Nov 2017

Photo by Alice Hampson on Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

N2 upgrade near Grahamstown making progress

16 Oct 2017

Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth. Photo: Bhekisisa/Oupa Nkosi

Public Health

Tax snag leaves cancer patients in the lurch

15 Aug 2017

Garden Route declared a biosphere reserve

Environment & Natural Resources

Garden Route declared a biosphere reserve

19 Jun 2017

Agriculture

Province makes sizeable contribution to SA citrus crop

14 Mar 2017

Drought takes its toll in Eastern Cape

Agriculture

Drought takes its toll in Eastern Cape

29 Dec 2016

Better rain expected until autumn

Agribusiness

Better rain expected until autumn

Charlotte Mathews 23 Dec 2016

New R226m road resurfacing project on R67

Construction & Engineering

New R226m road resurfacing project on R67

19 Dec 2016

Government in plan to provide R2bn to farmers

Agriculture

Government in plan to provide R2bn to farmers

17 Aug 2015

Bhisho juices R21m in citrus exports

Agriculture

Bhisho juices R21m in citrus exports

Deneesha Pillay 23 Mar 2015

Boost for chicory farmers

Agriculture

Boost for chicory farmers

Deneesha Pillay 5 Mar 2015

Government to shift control of patrol vessels

Maritime

Government to shift control of patrol vessels

21 May 2013

Patrol vessels to undergo emergency repairs

Law Enforcement

Patrol vessels to undergo emergency repairs

Paul Vecchiatto 5 Apr 2013

Fishing

Fishing patrols could resume later this month

4 Apr 2013

World Design Capital 2014 secures top curators

Design

World Design Capital 2014 secures top curators

15 Mar 2013

SA Navy made progress in managing DAFF's research vessels

Shipping

SA Navy made progress in managing DAFF's research vessels

8 Jun 2012

SA Navy takes over management of state-owned maritime patrol vessels

Shipping

SA Navy takes over management of state-owned maritime patrol vessels

9 Apr 2012

Corporate & Commercial Law

Sekunjalo drops R800m marine patrol fleet tender

27 Feb 2012

Corporate & Commercial Law

Smit Amandla challenges R800m contract award in court

13 Feb 2012

Media is failing Semenya

Media

Media is failing Semenya

Colleen Lowe Morna 14 Sep 2009