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Law Practice

When can SA courts dismiss a claim for want of prosecution?

Sifiso Dlamini 11 hours

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: Ad law and self-regulation summit debuts at Cannes Lions

3 days

Gibs and Daily Maverick host live webinar on leading media through strategy, AI and sustainability

Media

Gibs and Daily Maverick host live webinar on leading media through strategy, AI and sustainability

Issued by Daily Maverick 13 May 2026

Africa’s Travel Indaba opens with tourism growth in focus

Tourism

Africa’s Travel Indaba opens with tourism growth in focus

12 May 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

African Rainbow Energy's new deal to speed up private power for SA businesses

12 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Deals and new partnerships lined up at Africa-France summit

Duncan Miriri 12 May 2026

The NSFAS crisis: When leadership ignores evidence

Higher Education

The NSFAS crisis: When leadership ignores evidence

Linda du Plessis, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 11 May 2026

Standard Bank launches R1m pitch competition for township SMEs

SMEs

Standard Bank launches R1m pitch competition for township SMEs

7 May 2026

Fragmentation is failing animals; alignment can change their future

Environment & Natural Resources

Fragmentation is failing animals; alignment can change their future

Issued by FOUR PAWS 7 May 2026

Disney Africa, National Geographic Society and Sunshine Cinema announce #SparkConversation

ESG

Disney Africa, National Geographic Society and Sunshine Cinema announce #SparkConversation

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 7 May 2026

A person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Danilson Sequeira

Infectious Diseases

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

7 May 2026

Milpark Education and IOBSA announce strategic alliance

Higher Education

Milpark Education and IOBSA announce strategic alliance

Issued by Milpark Education 6 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Beitbridge fence ruling exposes procurement failures

5 May 2026

Airlines are facing higher fuel costs and cutting fares at the same time. How does that work?

Travel

Airlines are facing higher fuel costs and cutting fares at the same time. How does that work?

Anita Manfreda, Antoine Bisson, Catheryn Khoo and Cindy Lee 4 May 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

SA's new R520m bursary scheme to help 5,000 students through university

29 Apr 2026

Memorable ways to celebrate Mom at City Lodge Hotels

Travel

Memorable ways to celebrate Mom at City Lodge Hotels

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 29 Apr 2026

Inside Durban’s Museum of Illusions experience

Tourism

Inside Durban’s Museum of Illusions experience

24 Apr 2026

Eco-tourism and sustainability shape travel trends for 2026

Travel

Eco-tourism and sustainability shape travel trends for 2026

28 Apr 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Sars diesel rebate system overhaul paves way for automated fuel monitoring

24 Apr 2026

Pictured (L to r): Katja Fasink, CEO of key7 Communications and Cyber Security, Slovenia,Maxim Behar, WCFA president and CEO of M3 Communications Group, Bulgaria, Lebo Madiba, managing director, PR Powerhouse, South Africa, Diego Biasi, PR and Digital Strategy Consultant and Founder and CEO of BPRESS Italy,and Sergii Bidenko, reputation and crisis advisor at SEC Newgate Ukraine and member of the Management Board of ICCO (Image composite: @ Ruth Cooper, Bizcommunity)

PR & Communications

Corporate crisis: The broken heart of communications

Lebo Madiba 24 Apr 2026

SA’s Draft AI policy: What it means and what comes next

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s Draft AI policy: What it means and what comes next

Peter Grealy, Leanne Mostert, Wendy Tembedza, Karl Blom, Aalia Manie 23 Apr 2026

Sentech supports youth empowerment at Empowa Youth Week in Sebokeng

Education & Skills Development

Sentech supports youth empowerment at Empowa Youth Week in Sebokeng

Issued by SENTECH 22 Apr 2026

Fame Week Africa 2026 opens registration

Events & Conferencing

Fame Week Africa 2026 opens registration

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 22 Apr 2026

Entries for the 2026 Prism Summit & Awards have officially opened with the theme Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Impact Across Past, Present & Future (Source: AI-generated image)

Prism Awards

#PrismsAwards2026 | Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Impact Across Past, Present & Future entries open

22 Apr 2026

From ‘sustainable’ to ‘regenerative’ agriculture: What’s in a name?

Sustainable Farming

From ‘sustainable’ to ‘regenerative’ agriculture: What’s in a name?

Kate Congreves 21 Apr 2026

ALX accelerates gender parity in Africa's tech and AI workforce

Skills Training

ALX accelerates gender parity in Africa's tech and AI workforce

Issued by ALX 20 Apr 2026

Sentech leads Africa’s digital future as headline sponsor of Africa Tech Week 2026

Technology

Sentech leads Africa’s digital future as headline sponsor of Africa Tech Week 2026

Issued by SENTECH 20 Apr 2026

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Medical Research

Sibanye-Stillwater and Necsa target next-gen precision cancer therapies with rhodium

17 Apr 2026

The 2026 Music Business Masterclass

Music

The 2026 Music Business Masterclass

Issued by SAMRO 15 Apr 2026

Small business to come to the fore at LED Summit

Entrepreneurship

Small business to come to the fore at LED Summit

15 Apr 2026

Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026 to examine arbitration’s role in a fragmented global order

Law Practice

Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026 to examine arbitration’s role in a fragmented global order

Issued by Johannesburg Arbitration Week 14 Apr 2026

The two journalists will be given training at The Economist in London. Source: ICFJ.

Media

Kenyan and Zambian journalists win Michael Elliott Award

14 Apr 2026

Heineken ends decades-long presence in Congo with brewery stake sale

Food & bev. services

Heineken ends decades-long presence in Congo with brewery stake sale

Clement Bonnerot 13 Apr 2026

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Agro-processing

SA citrus exports get China boost after protocol update

13 Apr 2026

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Talent Acquisition

eThekwini launches digital recruitment portal for municipal job opportunities

10 Apr 2026

HR & Management

Northern Cape to host inaugural jobs, investment conference

9 Apr 2026

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Advertising

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

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HIV/AIDS

Gamechanger HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir arrives in South Africa

9 Apr 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Final call for applications to the Mandela Rhodes Foundation Scholarship SA 2027

7 Apr 2026

TNPA advances SA’s food security

Supply Chain

TNPA advances SA’s food security

31 Mar 2026

Banking

Afreximbank 2026: Paving the way for Africa's trade and industry future

30 Mar 2026

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

Regulatory

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

27 Mar 2026

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Medtech

New South African catheter design could transform aortic repair surgeries worldwide

27 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

WTO chief calls for trade overhaul to meet new world order

Olivia Le Poidevin 26 Mar 2026

Bridging language and technology: Advancing NLP skills at the University of Zululand

Higher Education

Bridging language and technology: Advancing NLP skills at the University of Zululand

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 26 Mar 2026

South African Tourism appoints new CMO and COO

Tourism

South African Tourism appoints new CMO and COO

25 Mar 2026

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Higher Education

Higher Education, Google to sign AI and digital skills agreement

25 Mar 2026