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A major step for food security in SA: The SABS food donation standard is published

Food, Water & Energy Security

A major step for food security in SA: The SABS food donation standard is published

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 May 2026

Nkateko Khosa has been appointed business unit director of the Brave Group’s specialist reputation and public relations agency, Bold (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Nkateko Khosa appointed business unit director of Brave Group's Bold

3 Mar 2026

South African HIV/Aids research receives R410m injection to offset US funding gap

HIV/AIDS

South African HIV/Aids research receives R410m injection to offset US funding gap

26 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

New Plant Improvement Act comes into effect

3 Dec 2025

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Energy

Nersa opens consultation on Eskom's charge methodology

24 Oct 2025

Advertising

Minister Morolong says media, advertising can boost SA reputation & economy

20 Aug 2025

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Youth Employment

North West relaunches Human Resource Development Council

6 Aug 2025

Source: Road Accident Fund/Facebook

Finance

Transport Minister dissolves RAF board over governance failures

16 Jul 2025

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

Agriculture

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

26 Jun 2025

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Covid-19

CDC sidelined in surprise HHS update on Covid-19 vaccines

28 May 2025

Finance

Budget2025 deadlock: Can Treasury guarantee the payment of social grants?

Katja Hamilton 2 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Professor Rajendra Bhimma, who practises at Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital.

Healthcare

Award-winning kidney specialist leads the fight against youth dialysis rates

10 Mar 2025

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Law Practice

Discussion papers on review of Criminal Procedure Act open

24 Feb 2025

Source: @GovernmentZA/X

Economy

Countdown to #Sona2025: Will foreign-policy concerns overshadow domestic troubles?

Katja Hamilton 6 Feb 2025

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Services

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

Informal Retailing

Government extends spaza shop registration amid rising foodborne illness crisis

19 Dec 2024

HIV/AIDS

How Afrocentric's Aid for Aids programme is transforming HIV care in South Africa

13 Dec 2024

A tribute to Imran Vanker: A life rooted in humanity and integrity

Accounting & Auditing

A tribute to Imran Vanker: A life rooted in humanity and integrity

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 9 Dec 2024

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

South Africa declares national disaster as foodborne illnesses rise dramatically

25 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

Ramaphosa makes child deaths under 12 notifiable following school poisoning crisis

Katja Hamilton 19 Nov 2024

The City of Cape Town has been releasing more sewage into the ocean from its Hout Bay marine outfall than its discharge permit allows. But following appeals over the granting of the permit, and a criminal case being laid against the City, environmental minister Dion George has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage it is allowed to discharge. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Steve Kretzmann 19 Nov 2024

Nutrition

GMO debate reignited as SA sets new precedent in court

Katja Hamilton 5 Nov 2024

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Technology

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Sabine Dall'Omo 30 Sep 2024

Oscar Tshifure is the president of th Public Relations Institute of South Africa (Prisa).

PR & Communications

Oscar Tshifure is Prisa's new president

10 Jul 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New catchment management agencies to ensure good water governance

11 Jun 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance

ESG

Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance

5 Oct 2023

Industry-academia collaboration empowers next-gen GIS professionals

Technology

Industry-academia collaboration empowers next-gen GIS professionals

Issued by AfriGIS 16 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Oscar Tshifure has been appointed president-elect of the Public Relations Institute of South Africa (Prisa)

PR & Communications

Razor PR's Oscar Tshifure: Prisa president-elect

24 Jul 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

National Health Insurance Bill: Questions still remain

Martin Versfeld, Prelisha Singh, Glenn Penfold & Robert Appelbaum 19 Jun 2023

#BehindtheSelfie: Alexander Leibner, founder of Sandton Media Group

Media

#BehindtheSelfie: Alexander Leibner, founder of Sandton Media Group

15 Jun 2023

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Home Affairs Minister extends validity of Zimbabwean permits

8 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Andrew Miller, is the national treasurer at the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

Medical Research

Genetic medicine divide: Why SA lags behind the rest of the world

Andrew Miller 30 May 2023

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Infrastructure & Utilities

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Steve Kretzmann 24 Feb 2023

Razor launches Public Affairs practice

PR & Communications

Razor launches Public Affairs practice

Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 22 Feb 2023

Sewage on the seashore: Here's what's causing Cape Town's beach closures

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage on the seashore: Here's what's causing Cape Town's beach closures

Steve Kretzmann 13 Jan 2023

New editor-in-chief, strengthened editorial committee as Newzroom Afrika builds for the future

Media

New editor-in-chief, strengthened editorial committee as Newzroom Afrika builds for the future

Issued by Newzroom Afrika 1 Dec 2022

Inventor of Hyena Power Pod shortlisted for 2022 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Science & Engineering

Inventor of Hyena Power Pod shortlisted for 2022 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

4 Mar 2022

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Talent Acquisition

Technical report on critical skills list published

28 Feb 2022

REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

Covid-19

SA allows use of Merck Covid pill but government not buying

18 Feb 2022

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Primary & Secondary Education

All systems go for 2022 academic year

11 Jan 2022

Covid-19

South Africans get the go-ahead to receive Pfizer, and now J&J booster shots

24 Dec 2021

Roll out of fibre infrastructure in South Africa gets a boost

Internet

Roll out of fibre infrastructure in South Africa gets a boost

10 Dec 2021

Source: ©Wits University Prof Shabir Madhi

Covid-19

Madhi recognised for educating public about Covid-19

25 Oct 2021

The One Club launches dedicated gaming discipline

Advertising

The One Club launches dedicated gaming discipline

21 Oct 2021

Source: ©Leigh Prather

Covid-19

Vaccinations for ages 12-17 years old has opened

20 Oct 2021

Source: ©Cathy Yeulet

Covid-19

Children between 12-17 to get one Pfizer vaccine

15 Oct 2021