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Moffie returns home for its South African premiere at The Baxter

Theatre

Moffie returns home for its South African premiere at The Baxter

16 May 2025

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

14 Apr 2025

Hot 102.7FM funds urgent medical care for child assault survivor

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM funds urgent medical care for child assault survivor

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 9 Apr 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

PR & Communications

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

Source: X.com /

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women Ministry condemns brutal murder of gay activist Imam

17 Feb 2025

Explainer: BELA and its controversies

Primary & Secondary Education

Explainer: BELA and its controversies

Paula Ensor 5 Feb 2025

The Fall of Diddy premieres in February

Film

The Fall of Diddy premieres in February

20 Jan 2025

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Informal Retailing

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Annelene Dippenaar 6 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Property

The true cost of borrowing: South Africans are losing their homes

19 Nov 2024

Public Health

The impact of fraud, waste, and abuse on medical-scheme members and strategies for industry reform

15 Oct 2024

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Labour Law

Dismissal disputes: Trust breakdown evidence not always required

Amandla Makhongwana and Chloë Loubser 7 Oct 2024

Ending gender-based violence one conversation at a time

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Ending gender-based violence one conversation at a time

Issued by The Foschini Group 25 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: The Open Chair revived to create more senior seats for women in the industry

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: The Open Chair revived to create more senior seats for women in the industry

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jun 2024

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Energy

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Mark Allewell, Issued by Sensor Networks 28 May 2024

Microsoft unveiled its new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop which both run on Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors.

Hardware

Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs, sends Qualcomm stock through the roof

Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

Samsung's Galaxy A-series lineup is its most competitive in years.

Hardware

Samsung goes back to competitive roots with A-series

Lindsey Schutters 8 May 2024

Image source: LT Chan from

Labour Law & Unions

Losing your protection? When protected strikes turn bad

Jacques van Wyk 24 Apr 2024

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw

Human Rights Law

SA asks World Court to weigh Israel's Rafah offensive

Nellie Peyton 13 Feb 2024

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Labour Law

Strike misconduct - you don't have to be violent to get fired

Lizle Louw and Amy King 12 Feb 2024

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw

Human Rights Law

World Court says Israel must take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza

Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch 26 Jan 2024

Poultry imports rebound after 4 years of decline

Agro-processing

Poultry imports rebound after 4 years of decline

22 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

SA v. Israel: Accusations spotlight "danger for the historically protected position of healthcare workers" worldwide

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2024

Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe. Source: YouTube.

Music

American Idol star and 2 others sue TV exec Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault

3 Jan 2024

A flare falls over Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, 29 December 2023. Reuters/Violeta Santos Moura

Human Rights Law

South Africa files genocide case against Israel at World Court

Wendell Roelf and Toby Sterling 2 Jan 2024

Source: The South African National Aids Council.

HIV/AIDS

Launch of initiative to end Aids in children by 2030

5 Dec 2023

NHI

"Business must stop grovelling and realise its power to oppose NHI"

David Ansara 22 Nov 2023

More women and gay men under attack after Twitter rebrand

Mobile & Apps

More women and gay men under attack after Twitter rebrand

31 Oct 2023

Oil rigs are seen at Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas drilling, in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina. Source: Reuters/Agustin Marcarian

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil prices jump as Middle East turmoil roils markets

Natalie Grover and Andrew Hayley 9 Oct 2023

Source: Kiara Affat, Daily Maverick On Tuesday, 19 September, security personnel at Standard Bank, manhandled Daily Maverick reporter Lerato Mutsila

Media Freedom

Standard Bank security, Sanef Sikuvile Journalism Awards sponsors, manhandle Daily Maverick reporter

22 Sep 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Chicken Licken and Joe Public deliver a soul fire ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Chicken Licken and Joe Public deliver a soul fire ad

Brendan Seery 6 Sep 2023

Image source: Alex Green from

Family Law

Govt pilots online platform for protection orders

10 Aug 2023

Domestic workers marched to the Union Buildings in Tshwane to demand workplace compensation for injuries or death and better working conditions. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro | GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Domestic workers battle with workplace compensation despite landmark ruling in 2020

Kimberly Mutandiro 8 Aug 2023

Healthcare

HPCSA denounces assault on paramedics in Tshwane

26 Jul 2023

Hot Cares steps in to ease pressure on young woman dealt a rough hand

ESG

Hot Cares steps in to ease pressure on young woman dealt a rough hand

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 17 Jul 2023

Source: © Unesco The 2023 Unesco / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian women journalists

Media Freedom

Unesco/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to 3 imprisoned Iranian women journalists

3 May 2023

Media

From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack - but they must also regain public trust

George Ogola 17 Apr 2023

CUT enforces discipline to ensure safer campuses

Higher Education

CUT enforces discipline to ensure safer campuses

11 Apr 2023

PR & Communications

Is the new Oscars crisis team too little too late?

Madelain Roscher 8 Mar 2023

The perks and challenges of Jozi's film industry

Film

The perks and challenges of Jozi's film industry

Evan-Lee Courie 3 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied.

Medical Aid

Discovery Health, Clicks and Auto & General bring new affordable private healthcare to the nation

13 Feb 2023

Source © Old Mutual Anti-drinking and driving campaigns do not work says Rhys Evans, MD of ALCO-Safe

Marketing

Drink responsibly needs to be more than a marketing gimmick

Rhys Evans 16 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Continued explosion of cyberattacks

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Continued explosion of cyberattacks

John Mc Loughlin 13 Jan 2023

Image source: Kindel Media from

Criminal Law

Operation Vala Konke yields results in Northern Cape

6 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Trends

Ramaphosa's power base boosted, but South Africa's reform path still rocky

23 Dec 2022

Dickson Madzivadondo, Pracahzel Kimbini and Elihle Zenzile with the robot they created. Photo: Supplied.

Primary & Secondary Education

In it to win it - Joe Slovo learners head to world robotics championship

Peter Luhanga 25 Oct 2022

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Labour Law

Clarifying common purpose in strike-related misconduct

Brett Abraham and Siya Ncgamu 2 Sep 2022