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Netflix marks 10 years in South Africa

Streaming

Netflix marks 10 years in South Africa

11 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Bill Blackie is the chief executive of business and commercial banking at Standard Bank Group.

Markets & Investment

Zero tariffs could rewrite Africa-China trade. Who stands to win?

Bill Blackie 3 Sep 2026

ZimReal2026: How property markets are becoming capital winners

Markets & Investment

ZimReal2026: How property markets are becoming capital winners

Issued by API Events 19 Aug 2026

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography Honours students head to Zimbabwe for Creative Exchange

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography Honours students head to Zimbabwe for Creative Exchange

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 26 Feb 2026

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Materials & Equipment

PPC's 'Awaken the Giant' strategy delivers step-change in financial performance

9 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

Newskoop partners with Jacana Media to showcase South African authors on Styleskoops

Media

Newskoop partners with Jacana Media to showcase South African authors on Styleskoops

Issued by Our Salad Mix 10 Feb 2026

Zimbabwe launches luxury river cruise vessel on Zambezi

Tourism

Zimbabwe launches luxury river cruise vessel on Zambezi

7 Jan 2026

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Tourism

New festive season rules for Kruger National Park day visitors

18 Dec 2025

Creative legend John Hunt retires

Advertising

Creative legend John Hunt retires

11 Nov 2025

SA welcomes Zim decision to lift ban on importation of maize and grains

Agriculture

SA welcomes Zim decision to lift ban on importation of maize and grains

23 Oct 2025

HIV/AIDS

Pepfar Bridge Plan gives South Africa's HIV/Aids efforts $115m boost

16 Oct 2025

Coca-Cola and OLC’s ‘Share a Coke Zimbabwe’ wins Best Social Media Campaign at 2025 MAZ Awards

Social Media

Coca-Cola and OLC’s ‘Share a Coke Zimbabwe’ wins Best Social Media Campaign at 2025 MAZ Awards

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 29 Sep 2025

Silverbacks and ImpactHER boost African fashion brands' global presence

Fashion & Homeware

Silverbacks and ImpactHER boost African fashion brands' global presence

22 Sep 2025

Noni Sophe believes being multilingual is key for effective media relations. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Noni Sophe | How speaking local languages boosts brand success in Africa

Noni Sophe 25 Aug 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Court upholds foreign national's right to fair labour practice, expired visa and all

Nivaani Moodley, Jamie Jacobs and Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones 17 Jul 2025

Africa Textile Talks returns under the theme 'Thread with Care'

Exhibitions & Events

Africa Textile Talks returns under the theme 'Thread with Care'

1 Jul 2025

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Film

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Daniel Dercksen 1 Jul 2025

Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

The One Club for Creativity

Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

26 Jun 2025

ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

Rhodes University bids farewell to transformative chancellor Justice Lex Mpati

Higher Education

Rhodes University bids farewell to transformative chancellor Justice Lex Mpati

3 Apr 2025

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Travel

Fastjet introduces Harare-Lusaka route with new flight schedule

1 Apr 2025

#MiningIndaba: Global Tailings Management Institute launched to make mines safer for all

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Global Tailings Management Institute launched to make mines safer for all

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2024: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2024

People waiting in long lines outside the VFS Global office in Cape Town on Thursday. On Friday morning, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber extended the validity of the original Zimbabwe Exemption Permit to November 2025. Photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Last minute reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders

Matthew Hirsch and Joseph Chirume 29 Nov 2024

New generation of Zimbabwean accounting and finance professionals awarded the CGMA designation

Accounting & Auditing

New generation of Zimbabwean accounting and finance professionals awarded the CGMA designation

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 26 Nov 2024

Publishing

African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in 6 countries

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 5 Nov 2024

Global distribution deal for South African film

Film & Cinematography

Global distribution deal for South African film

Issued by Jenny Griesel Communications 27 Sep 2024

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Travel

Uganda Airlines launches flights to Harare and Lusaka

26 Sep 2024

Zimbabwe’s booming blueberry industry faces critical funding challenges

Agro-processing

Zimbabwe’s booming blueberry industry faces critical funding challenges

Nyasha Chingono 12 Sep 2024

Zimbabwe taps private sector to boost freight rail capacity

Railway

Zimbabwe taps private sector to boost freight rail capacity

Nelson Banya 6 Sep 2024

The global mining industry is facing many challenges, but the cyclical nature gives hope for an upswing.

Mining

PwC review of mining industry has hopeful tone despite challenges

Lindsey Schutters 28 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

Banking

Afreximbank inks $80m deals with CBZ Bank

26 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Talent Ncube.

Mixed-Use Property

#YouthMonth: From homelessness to success, Talent Ncube's journey with Liberty Two Degrees

Katja Hamilton 24 Jun 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

ZEP holders rights upheld by ConCourt, Motsoaledi's appeal dismissed

19 Jun 2024

A villager arrives to collect her monthly allocations of food aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Food, Water & Energy Security

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says

Nyasha Chingono 17 May 2024

Selim Kaymak, CEO of Alpha Resources

Mining

Sustainable mining is a profit and planet balancing act

Selim Kaymak 9 Apr 2024

A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government seeks to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Banking

Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollar

Nyasha Chingono 5 Apr 2024

Harmony Gold has struck a new labour agreement 3 months before the current one lapses.

Mining

Harmony Gold strikes landmark five-year wage deal

Lindsey Schutters 4 Apr 2024

Dr Steve Chingwaru graduated with a PhD from Stellenbosch University. Source: Stefan Els/Stellenbosch University

Science & Engineering

Zimbabwean scientist makes billions-worth gold discovery in South Africa

2 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

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Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has turned to the Constitutional Court in his bid to appeal against a Pretoria High Court judgment that found the process he used to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme was neither fair nor lawful. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

Tania Broughton 6 Mar 2024

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme will not end any time soon, following a Supreme Court of Appeal dismissal of the Minister of Home Affairs’ request for leave to appeal. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

Publishing

Nervous Conditions: On translating one of Zimbabwe’s most famous novels into Shona

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 22 Feb 2024

There's a gin renaissance in Zimbabwe

Food & Wine

There's a gin renaissance in Zimbabwe

15 Jan 2024

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Friday that holders of the Lesotho Exemption Permit and the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit will be allowed to remain legally in South Africa until 29 November 2025. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira | GoundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Two-year extension for Zimbabwe and Lesotho permit holders

Joseph Chirume 4 Dec 2023

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Zimbabwe permit application dismissed: no need for it, say judges

Tania Broughton 8 Nov 2023

Lola Ogunnaike, Yvonne Orji and Danai Gurira in Cape Town. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

#ABMI23: African women should be at the core of the narrative - Danai Gurira

Karabo Ledwaba 8 Nov 2023