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Leora Hessen, entrepreneur and founder of HelloAida

Primary & Secondary Education

AI in schools: Why it should support teachers, not replace critical thinking

Leora Hessen 23 Sep 2026

DHL, ITC renew partnership to support women-led SMEs

Logistics & Transport

DHL, ITC renew partnership to support women-led SMEs

17 Sep 2026

CapeTalk curates The Reinvention Stage with Saskia Falken

Events & Conferencing

CapeTalk curates The Reinvention Stage with Saskia Falken

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 16 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Chris Roth, 2026 SAICE president.

Construction & Engineering

Meet the engineers shaping South Africa’s infrastructure future

15 Sep 2026

Early Childhood Development

Beyond the artwork: The true value of creativity in ECD

Abigail Smulders 15 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Reddam House Durbanville adds R22m creative arts building

15 Sep 2026

Image source: The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development |

Law Practice

Adrian Mopp named new WC director of Public Prosecutions

15 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Opfa advocate Lebogang Mogashoa.

Financial Services

Pension Fund Adjudicator draws a line in the sand

10 Sep 2026

The Labour Court has ruled that a planned strike of bus workers on Thursday would not be protected. Photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Court blocks planned bus driver strike

Alice Scott, Greg Dor and Sindisiwe Tshona 10 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Izabela Stofberg, chief underwriting officer at Santam Re.

Insurance & Actuarial

Reinsurance’s next big risk: Who will lead?

8 Sep 2026

Justice Sharise Weiner appointed as ARB Final Appeal Chair. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

ARB appoints Justice Sharise Weiner to lead appeals body

7 Sep 2026

Raffaele Annecchino, who led Paramount’s Africa push, dies at 55

Media

Raffaele Annecchino, who led Paramount’s Africa push, dies at 55

7 Sep 2026

Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara appointed acting head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC)

Law Practice

Justice Minister appoints IDAC acting head

4 Sep 2026

Khanyisa Monqo, associate at Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#WomensMonth | Herold Gie's Khanyisa Monqo: Your circumstances do not determine the life you create

Shan Radcliffe 31 Aug 2026

An attorney has been sentenced to 12 months in prison or a R10,000 fine, half suspended, for delaying a major murder trial by more than a year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Lawyer sentenced for delaying murder trial

Tania Broughton 27 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth: Standard Bank’s Linda Oniwe on backing Africa’s next tech boom

Technology

#WomensMonth: Standard Bank’s Linda Oniwe on backing Africa’s next tech boom

Imran Salie 26 Aug 2026

When is a personal post actually an advertisement?

Consumer Law

When is a personal post actually an advertisement?

Robyn Shepherd, Issued by SchoemanLaw 26 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Nelisiwe Shiluvana on rising to top finance role at Famous Brands

Banking & Finance

#WomensMonth | Nelisiwe Shiluvana on rising to top finance role at Famous Brands

Evan-Lee Courie 27 Aug 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s R370-a-month grant has its day in the Supreme Court of Appeal

26 Aug 2026

Birkenstock’s Boston turns 50 with 50 ways to wear the everyday icon

Fashion & Homeware

Birkenstock’s Boston turns 50 with 50 ways to wear the everyday icon

24 Aug 2026

Food, Water & Energy Security

AWEaP partners with the University of Limpopo to empower energy entrepreneurs

19 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Janet Pillai is taking South Africa on a jetsetting journey, no passport required

Travel

#WomensMonth | Janet Pillai is taking South Africa on a jetsetting journey, no passport required

Chloe Posthumus 20 Aug 2026

Opening doors for the next generation of women in hospitality

Tourism & Travel

Opening doors for the next generation of women in hospitality

Dorcas Dlamini Mbele 18 Aug 2026

A street in Phoenix, Durban. The Special Tribunal has set aside eThekwini’s “irregular” Phoenix housing deals. Archive photo: Benita Enoch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful

Tania Broughton 18 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Lebogang Moabelo breaks transport and logistics barriers

Logistics & Transport

#WomensMonth | Lebogang Moabelo breaks transport and logistics barriers

Robin Fredericks 18 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Thuthukile Moloto on building a career from the ground up in hospitality

Tourism & Travel

#WomensMonth | Thuthukile Moloto on building a career from the ground up in hospitality

Robin Fredericks 17 Aug 2026

Media

Fake modelling jobs highlight risks for women entering the creative industries

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Aug 2026

Supplied image: Lerato Thahane, partner and corporate M&A attorney at Bowmans

Law Practice

#WomensMonth | Bowmans' Lerato Thahane: Women don't need more laws, they need better implementation

Shan Radcliffe 13 Aug 2026

Tyla brings her A*Pop era to Gold Reef City takeover

Events

Tyla brings her APop* era to Gold Reef City takeover

13 Aug 2026

Armed with both corporate and civil society work and a people-centred leadership style, Sarah Mthintso is ready to take the SAB Foundation into its next chapter. Image supplied.

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#WomensMonth | Impact is not just a word for SAB Foundation’s Sarah Mthintso

Maroefah Smith 13 Aug 2026

Tribute to veteran journalist Estelle Ellis: A “warrior for truth”

Media

Tribute to veteran journalist Estelle Ellis: A “warrior for truth”

12 Aug 2026

Four women from Digitas share their career stories and leadership lessons. L to r: Nomika Singh Govender - GM, Bonita Christie - BUD, Zakona Mlaba - digital copy lead and Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk - strategy director at Digitas (Image composite: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Every woman has a story: 4 leadership lessons

5 Aug 2026

An acting judge in the Johannesburg High Court will have to explain himself to the Legal Practice Council over the use of fictitious and incorrect legal citations in their judgment. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Law Practice

Acting judge told to explain possible AI ‘hallucinations’ in judgment

Tania Broughton 5 Aug 2026

Miss Soweto Lungile Siyaphi leads White Star food drive for children and elderly

Food, Water & Energy Security

Miss Soweto Lungile Siyaphi leads White Star food drive for children and elderly

Issued by OnPoint PR 3 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Shabnum Dawood on supply chain resilience, leadership, and women in logistics

Logistics & Transport

#WomensMonth | Shabnum Dawood on supply chain resilience, leadership, and women in logistics

Robin Fredericks 3 Aug 2026

The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition returns to ask whether South Africa’s cities can be fixed

Media

The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition returns to ask whether South Africa’s cities can be fixed

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Jul 2026

Image source: wayhomestudio from

Consumer Law

Promotional competitions and SA law: Is a free lunch ever really free?

Vanessa van Coppenhagen 27 Jul 2026

702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk 2026: United to alleviate homelessness in Johannesburg

ESG

702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk 2026: United to alleviate homelessness in Johannesburg

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 20 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | Trust is PR’s greatest currency in the age of the prosumer

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Trust is PR’s greatest currency in the age of the prosumer

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 17 Jul 2026

Basetsana Kumalo, Bryan Habana and more to speak at the Mancosa Jacaranda FM Business Breakfast

Radio & Audio

Basetsana Kumalo, Bryan Habana and more to speak at the Mancosa Jacaranda FM Business Breakfast

Issued by Jacaranda FM 16 Jul 2026

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 announces robotics, AI and investment pioneers

Events & Conferencing

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 announces robotics, AI and investment pioneers

Issued by Mann Made 9 Jul 2026

South Africa names Mariéme Jamme as AI special envoy

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa names Mariéme Jamme as AI special envoy

8 Jul 2026

From Paris to Joburg: What the 15-minute city movement tells us about sustainable urban planning

Mixed-Use Property

From Paris to Joburg: What the 15-minute city movement tells us about sustainable urban planning

Issued by IGrow Wealth 3 Jul 2026

Image source: freepik from

Law Practice

#YouthMonth | Looking back to move forward: What drives the new generation of African lawyers?

30 Jun 2026

What happens if a parent refuses access? A South African family law overview

Family Law

What happens if a parent refuses access? A South African family law overview

Issued by SchoemanLaw 29 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Happy Ralinala, chief executive officer of Personal Banking, African Bank.

Banking

African Bank appoints new personal banking chief as it targets growth

26 Jun 2026

Image source: freepik from

Remuneration & Payroll

New living wage: This is how much you need to escape the poverty trap

25 Jun 2026

NWU’s Prof. Useh to help shape sustainability in South African higher education

Higher Education

NWU’s Prof. Useh to help shape sustainability in South African higher education

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 24 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Agriculture

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Robin Fredericks 23 Jun 2026