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SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot
ESG & Sustainability
SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Apr 2024

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch
Automotive
Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Hamza Mudassir 8 Apr 2024

#BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying
Construction & Engineering
#BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying

Nosiyabonga Mongane 8 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.
Property
Johannesburg fire: 73 killed in apartment block reported occupied by homeless

Carien du Plessis and Alexander Winning 31 Aug 2023

PNA and Breadline Africa kick off Funky Socks Day 2023
ESG & Sustainability
PNA and Breadline Africa kick off Funky Socks Day 2023

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Aug 2023

Source:
Property
Rioters rampage, causing destruction of Swellendam municipal offices

16 Aug 2023

Source: Twitter/@i_likebrandon
Healthcare
Violence escalates amid ongoing Cape Metropole taxi strike, affecting emergency response

Katja Hamilton 8 Aug 2023

Why Meta's Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yet
ICT
Why Meta's Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yet

Lisa M. Given 7 Jul 2023

CUT enforces discipline to ensure safer campuses
Education
CUT enforces discipline to ensure safer campuses

11 Apr 2023

A fire above Lakeside, Cape Town, was swiftly extinguished on 16 January after the City dispatched several helicopters and numerous firefighters. The quick response ensured the fire didn’t cause major damage. (GroundUp)
ESG & Sustainability
Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows

Steve Kretzmann 7 Mar 2023

Image source: Kindel Media from
Legal
Three more arrests for July 2021 unrest incitement

15 Aug 2022

Source: UnSplash
Finance
Warning to looted businesses: an insurer's liability is never absolute

Mtho Maphumulo 21 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: The rise of community-led thinking
Marketing & Media
#BizTrends2022: The rise of community-led thinking

Ashleigh Burton 17 Jan 2022

Zandile Christmas Mafe, a suspect accused of breaking into Parliament when the fire started, appears in the Cape Town Magistrate Court, in Cape Town, South Africa, 4 January 2022. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham
Legal
Alleged Parliament arsonist referred for mental observation

12 Jan 2022

Zandile Christmas Mafe, a suspect accused of breaking into Parliament when the fire started, appears in the Cape Town Magistrate Court, in Cape Town, South Africa, 4 January 2022. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham
Legal
Terrorism charges for Parliament fire suspect

Shafiek Tassiem and Tim Cocks 11 Jan 2022

Image source: Reuters
Legal
Parliament arson accused pleads "not guilty"

Wendell Roelf 4 Jan 2022

Image source: © Ilya Andriyanov –
Legal
Hawks' Crimes Against the State unit to probe man arrested in Parliament

3 Jan 2022

Source: SA Parliament
Finance
Arson confirmed in gutting of Parliamentary precinct, threatening to disrupt SONA

2 Jan 2022

Grocer Spar sees slower turnover growth as civil unrest, Covid-19 weigh
Retail
Grocer Spar sees slower turnover growth as civil unrest, Covid-19 weigh

Nqobile Dludla 17 Nov 2021

A view shows damage inside a shopping mall following protests that have widened into looting, in Durban, South Africa 13 July 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video. Courtesy Kierran Allen/via Reuters
Legal
SAHRC commences hearings into July unrest

15 Nov 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Retail
Shares in Massmart rise on higher sales, lower costs

Emma Rumney 2 Nov 2021

IDC relief funding provides vital lifeline to SA canegrowers
Agriculture
IDC relief funding provides vital lifeline to SA canegrowers

26 Oct 2021

Source: Getty
Retail
Absa PMI rebounds in August after steep fall on July riots

Alexander Winning 2 Sep 2021

ESG & Sustainability
SAB pledges R10m to small businesses affected by last month's unrest

23 Aug 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images
Energy & Mining
South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021

SA plans R36bn in relief measures over Covid-19, unrest
ESG & Sustainability
SA plans R36bn in relief measures over Covid-19, unrest

Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf 28 Jul 2021

Source: ©Ersler Dmitry -
Retail
Clarion call for end to booze ban

23 Jul 2021

Zuma allowed to attend brother's funeral
Legal
Zuma allowed to attend brother's funeral

Wendell Roelf 22 Jul 2021

Is that tyre bargain a deal or a steal after SA's looting?
Automotive
Is that tyre bargain a deal or a steal after SA's looting?

Issued by Sumitomo Dunlop 19 Jul 2021

Citrus industry rolls out recovery plan amid riots
Agriculture
Citrus industry rolls out recovery plan amid riots

19 Jul 2021

A screen grab taken from a video shows the damage inside a shopping mall following protests. Source: Courtesy Kierran Allen/via Reuters
Retail
Pepkor and TFG unravel impacts of riots

19 Jul 2021

Authorities probe coastal chemical spill in Durban following unrest
ESG & Sustainability
Authorities probe coastal chemical spill in Durban following unrest

Siyabonga Sishi and Rogan Ward 19 Jul 2021

SA's big retail chains race to restock looted stores
Retail
SA's big retail chains race to restock looted stores

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jul 2021

Operation 'rebuild and restock' underway as unrest wanes
Retail
Operation 'rebuild and restock' underway as unrest wanes

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Jul 2021

Residents count cost as South Africa looting starts to die down
Retail
Residents count cost as South Africa looting starts to die down

Nqobile Dludla 15 Jul 2021

SA govt plans troop surge to quell unrest - reports
Legal
SA govt plans troop surge to quell unrest - reports

Rogan Ward and Siyabonga Sishi 15 Jul 2021

200 liquor stores looted, along with SAB and Heineken facilities
Retail
200 liquor stores looted, along with SAB and Heineken facilities

15 Jul 2021

State asks for more time to investigate case against Table Mountain fire accused
Legal
State asks for more time to investigate case against Table Mountain fire accused

Marecia Damons 21 Jun 2021

What is shaping culture? Commuting
Marketing & Media
What is shaping culture? Commuting

Brett Rogers 7 Sep 2020

Eskom loadsheds Metrorail in the Western Cape
Logistics & Transport
Eskom loadsheds Metrorail in the Western Cape

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2020

Prasa executive fired after internal probe
Legal
Prasa executive fired after internal probe

Ashraf Hendricks 4 Jul 2019

Former Prasa Rail CEO back in the dock for fraud
Legal
Former Prasa Rail CEO back in the dock for fraud

Joseph Chirume and GroundUp Staff 28 Feb 2019

Global concern over Zimbabwe situation
Marketing & Media
Global concern over Zimbabwe situation

18 Jan 2019

The Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association opposes the construction of a 12-storey apartment block on Lion Street. Archive photo: Aidan Jones
Property
Court stops Bo-Kaap residents from interfering with tower block construction

Kelly Vinett 14 Nov 2018

Nzimande to launch R1bn train factory
Logistics & Transport
Nzimande to launch R1bn train factory

24 Oct 2018

An alleged arson attack on Cameroon's Sky FM gutted the private community radio station in the Northwest Region town of Ndu destroying equipment, furniture, and the studio. Credit: Barnard Tata Gibip/CPJ Africa.
Marketing & Media
Cameroon community radio destroyed in alleged arson attack

14 Aug 2018

City of Cape Town to recruit 100 rail enforcement officers
Logistics & Transport
City of Cape Town to recruit 100 rail enforcement officers

2 Aug 2018

Theft on the move: how to safeguard goods and personnel in transit
Logistics & Transport
Theft on the move: how to safeguard goods and personnel in transit

Morné Stoltz 10 May 2018

Jail time for South African woman using racist slur sets new precedent
Legal
Jail time for South African woman using racist slur sets new precedent

4 Apr 2018

Image credit: Pixabay via .
Marketing & Media
Language of persecuted Rohingya poised to go digital

19 Dec 2017

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