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Two companies who fraudulently acquired an R85-7m tender for a border wall must now repay the profits. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraud

Tania Broughton 2 days

Engaging the financially excluded market – how private equity can be an architect for inclusion

Financial Services

Engaging the financially excluded market – how private equity can be an architect for inclusion

Issued by Articulate Partners 8 Apr 2026

SA entrepreneurs get R230m boost from Endeavor Harvest Fund III

Funding

SA entrepreneurs get R230m boost from Endeavor Harvest Fund III

8 Apr 2026

Luxury meets township tourism: Mteto’s Child Villa opens in Khayelitsha

Travel

Luxury meets township tourism: Mteto’s Child Villa opens in Khayelitsha

8 Apr 2026

Exxaro Resources and Eskom Holdings have signed a new long-term coal supply agreement (CSA), ensuring the continued delivery of coal from Exxaro’s Matla Mine to the Matla Power Station until 30 November 2043. Image supplied.

Energy

Eskom and Exxaro sign 17-year coal supply deal to boost SA's energy security

7 Apr 2026

Children as young as 9 launch real businesses in Koa Academy’s free online challenge

Education

Children as young as 9 launch real businesses in Koa Academy’s free online challenge

Issued by Koa Academy 8 Apr 2026

The tale of David vs Goliath revisited as Soweto-based tech company takes on Silicon Valley conglomerates

Tech Startups

The tale of David vs Goliath revisited as Soweto-based tech company takes on Silicon Valley conglomerates

Issued by Proudly SA 2 Apr 2026

In 2006 Johanna McDowell founded the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company. This year the company celebrates 20 years (Image supplied)

Marketing

20 years in, the business nobody believed in is still very much open for business

1 Apr 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar & Storage Live Africa: Trinasolar’s Zaheer Khan on why South African businesses are chasing the sun

Maroefah Smith 31 Mar 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Energy

Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

From Test Kitchen to Tswalu: Luke Dale Roberts to open landmark destination restaurant

Food & Wine

From Test Kitchen to Tswalu: Luke Dale Roberts to open landmark destination restaurant

27 Mar 2026

AI network startup ODC secures $45m with MTN backing

Tech Startups

AI network startup ODC secures $45m with MTN backing

27 Mar 2026

The Table Mountain National Park Fire Management deployed aerial resources to contain a fire along the Pipe Track near Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay, in Cape Town. Image credit:

Environment & Natural Resources

Hout Bay helicopter incident under SANParks, not DFFE, says department

27 Mar 2026

Hamilton Moswathupa, Kumba Iron Ore specialist hydrogeologist at the Sishen mine's eastern storm water management dam. Image supplied.

Mining

How Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore is tackling water scarcity with technology

24 Mar 2026

Source: Laurence Rapp, chief executive officer of Vukile Property Fund.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Vukile strengthens Spanish retail hold with key acquisition

19 Mar 2026

South Africa’s electricity system is starting to shift from an Eskom monopoly to a more competitive energy marketplace, where electricity could eventually be sold by multiple providers – much like airtime (Image source: © 123rf )

Energy

The opportunities SA's shifting energy landscape offers

20 Mar 2026

Anglo American-EDF joint venture lights up SA's electricity grid

Food, Water & Energy Security

Anglo American-EDF joint venture lights up SA's electricity grid

18 Mar 2026

South Africa's digital economy ambitions face key test

Technology

South Africa's digital economy ambitions face key test

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 17 Mar 2026

Graduation of new animal health technicians boosts SA's biosecurity

Agriculture

Graduation of new animal health technicians boosts SA's biosecurity

17 Mar 2026

SA's retail and logistics sector lose billions due to inaccurate location data

Retail Services

SA's retail and logistics sector lose billions due to inaccurate location data

17 Mar 2026

Eastern Cape lobster project secures R2.8m to scale exports

Fishing

Eastern Cape lobster project secures R2.8m to scale exports

16 Mar 2026

Mass layoffs loom for Samancor as Eskom's price cut fails to save jobs

Mining

Mass layoffs loom for Samancor as Eskom's price cut fails to save jobs

12 Mar 2026

Merafe Resources sees 72% profit drop after halting operations

Mining

Merafe Resources sees 72% profit drop after halting operations

9 Mar 2026

South African manganese miners eye Transnet partnership for new export terminal

Mining

South African manganese miners eye Transnet partnership for new export terminal

6 Mar 2026

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

4th Industrial Revolution

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Claire Zanuso 3 Mar 2026

Rio Tinto revives Richards Bay Minerals' $473m Zulti South project

Mining

Rio Tinto revives Richards Bay Minerals' $473m Zulti South project

2 Mar 2026

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Higher Education

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 3 Mar 2026

Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

Energy

Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

27 Feb 2026

Manaka Havas named communications partner to Airports Company SA

PR & Communications

Manaka Havas named communications partner to Airports Company SA

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 26 Feb 2026

Access to finance and support boosts waste management SME’s client service and expansion plans

SMEs

Access to finance and support boosts waste management SME’s client service and expansion plans

Issued by Edge Growth 25 Feb 2026

Source: Pexels.

Education & Training

#Budget2026: The case for financial health education in South Africa

Nelo P. Spies 25 Feb 2026

SME Funding Summit speakers announced

SMEs

SME Funding Summit speakers announced

Issued by SME South Africa 13 Feb 2026

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Higher Education

South Africa's Stem paradox: More women graduates, fewer leaders

12 Feb 2026

Courage, compassion, and consistency: A journey from zero to 1,300 clients

Medical Aid

Courage, compassion, and consistency: A journey from zero to 1,300 clients

Issued by Medihelp 11 Feb 2026

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

CSI & Philanthropy

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

Fiona Zerbst, Issued by Trialogue 10 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Harmony Gold's copper venture may take 2 years

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Harmony Gold's copper venture may take 2 years

Nqobile Dludla and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 10 Feb 2026

Next Narrative Africa Fund (NNAF) has partnered with Parrot Analytics to leverage world-class analytics to prove that African narratives are a globally undervalued asset class (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Study to prove African narratives are a globally undervalued asset

5 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Barto van der Merwe, managing director of Renishaw Property Developments.

Property Development

A groundbreaking year ahead: Renishaw Coastal Precinct plans eco-friendly developments for 2026

5 Feb 2026

Township bicycle delivery startup gains traction after Bolt accelerator recognition

SMEs

Township bicycle delivery startup gains traction after Bolt accelerator recognition

4 Feb 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Wind farm contractors in South Africa face mounting pressure — here’s why

2 Feb 2026

Image source: rorozoa from

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | CMS South Africa team: How forward-looking legal and governance frameworks will shape business decisions

Sihle Bulose and Lebogang Molebale 2 Feb 2026

Nersa approves Eskom's tariff reduction for ferrochrome makers

Energy

Nersa approves Eskom's tariff reduction for ferrochrome makers

29 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Venture Workspace founder Louis Fourie: New workplace culture, entrepreneurship trends

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Venture Workspace founder Louis Fourie: New workplace culture, entrepreneurship trends

Louis Fourie 27 Jan 2026

Social Media

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight

Kelley Cotter 27 Jan 2026

TikTok has finalised a deal to avoid the looming threat of a ban in the US (Image source: © NPR

Social Media

TikTok avoids looming threat of US ban

23 Jan 2026

Four questions to ask when choosing a tertiary education institution

Higher Education

Four questions to ask when choosing a tertiary education institution

Issued by Richfield 21 Jan 2026

Domains.co.za launches an affordable local Link in Bio tool for South Africans

Services

Domains.co.za launches an affordable local Link in Bio tool for South Africans

Issued by Domains.co.za 16 Jan 2026

Will Smith goes Pole to Pole in new Nat Geo series

TV

Will Smith goes Pole to Pole in new Nat Geo series

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 13 Jan 2026