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Affordable & Social Housing

eThekwini clarifies role in flood-relief housing fraud allegations

2 days

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ESG & Sustainability

FNB commits R1.5m in disaster-relief funding as NMB ramps up response

3 days

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

Issued by Cape Chamber 3 days

Medtech

The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it

Harshit Jain 3 days

FirstRand: Mobilising leadership, employees and partners around a common purpose

CSI & Philanthropy

FirstRand: Mobilising leadership, employees and partners around a common purpose

Issued by Trialogue 2 Jun 2026

Rethinking bereavement leave: Why 3 days is often not enough

Employee Wellness

Rethinking bereavement leave: Why 3 days is often not enough

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 1 Jun 2026

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Criminal Law

White-collar crime in Africa: Cross-border trends reshape corporate risk

Lionel van Tonder, Garth Duncan and Brittany Leroni 1 Jun 2026

South African-owned spaza shops get R179.6m government funding

Funding

South African-owned spaza shops get R179.6m government funding

1 Jun 2026

Stellantis teams up with Qualcomm to power next-gen cars

AutoTech

Stellantis teams up with Qualcomm to power next-gen cars

25 May 2026

Why South African Music creators are losing money: What Samro is doing about it

Music

Why South African Music creators are losing money: What Samro is doing about it

Issued by SAMRO 21 May 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa gets the bulk of social development budget allocation

21 May 2026

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4th Industrial Revolution

How AI and tech talent can sustain SA small businesses

Nyari Samushonga 20 May 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

How South Africans are showing up for Western Cape storm victims

19 May 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS releases private accommodation payments

13 May 2026

Media

Former journalist and provincial spokesperson convicted on 4 rape counts

13 May 2026

Health & Social Welfare

11 dead and 83,184 affected as Cape Town calls for urgent donations

13 May 2026

Two Portlands Primary School learners wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Photo: David Harrison

Climate Change

In photos: Cape storm wreaks havoc

GroundUp Staff 12 May 2026

UP 2026 Autumn Graduations: Nearly 40% of 13,000 graduates received financial support from UP

Higher Education

UP 2026 Autumn Graduations: Nearly 40% of 13,000 graduates received financial support from UP

Issued by University of Pretoria 12 May 2026

Is South Africa’s land reform strategy too focused on restitution?

Agriculture

Is South Africa’s land reform strategy too focused on restitution?

Peter Setou 12 May 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Are your disciplinary processes up to Code?

6 May 2026

Cansa highlights human rights and cancer in the workplace

Oncology

Cansa highlights human rights and cancer in the workplace

Issued by CANSA 5 May 2026

Benefits of online learning through Richfield

Higher Education

Benefits of online learning through Richfield

Issued by Richfield 5 May 2026

AI in education: How South Africa can unlock better learning outcomes in 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

AI in education: How South Africa can unlock better learning outcomes in 2026

Issued by Helm 5 May 2026

Berenice Paulsen (left foreground) at the Bellville Sassa office in November 2025. We then that she had been trying for five months to help her sister Desiree Fredericks (right foreground), to get an Older Persons Grant. Archive photo: Marecia Damons

Health & Social Welfare

New Sassa system piloted in Bellville office

Marecia Damons 4 May 2026

Cyber Law

Navigating the jagged frontier: Lessons in verification from the frontlines of AI and law

Ashlin Perumall 30 Apr 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa digitises 70% of records, steps up fraud interventions

30 Apr 2026

Amazon launches Sustainable Sellers Incubator for South African women entrepreneurs (Image source: @ Amazon https://sellercentral.amazon.co.za/ Amazon]]

Entrepreneurship

35 South African women-led manufacturing businesses empowered

29 Apr 2026

Cansa marks 95 years by expanding care, support and hope

Oncology

Cansa marks 95 years by expanding care, support and hope

Issued by CANSA 23 Apr 2026

Health & Social Welfare

Postbank ushers in Sassa black card era with final replacement drive

23 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/ Liezl Human.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land

Liezl Human 22 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief underwriting officer at Santam, Thabo Twalo.

Mixed-Use Property

From compliance to climate: Rethinking real estate insurance in South Africa

22 Apr 2026

The true cost of grief at work: What South African employers need to understand

Employee Wellness

The true cost of grief at work: What South African employers need to understand

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 21 Apr 2026

Pep's Lay-by Buddy Winter Drive returns

ESG

Pep's Lay-by Buddy Winter Drive returns

21 Apr 2026

Sedfa backs Africa’s next generation of digital businesses at Converge Africa 2026

SMEs

Sedfa backs Africa’s next generation of digital businesses at Converge Africa 2026

Issued by Converge Africa 17 Apr 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa acts swiftly against illegal selling of queue spots at offices

17 Apr 2026

There were long queues at the SASSA offices in Makhado last week as beneficiaries tried to find out what had happened to their grants. Photo: Thembi Siaga

Health & Social Welfare

Thousands of grants suspended after Sassa review process in Limpopo

Thembi Siaga 17 Apr 2026

BYD takes on premium SUV market in SA with R1m Atto 8

Dealers

BYD takes on premium SUV market in SA with R1m Atto 8

Imran Salie 16 Apr 2026

Geely brings E2 electric hatchback to South Africa

Dealers

Geely brings E2 electric hatchback to South Africa

15 Apr 2026

FNB targets digital gap among SMEs with new initiative

SMEs

FNB targets digital gap among SMEs with new initiative

13 Apr 2026

Deadline extension for 2026 Act Nyoloha Scholarship Programme

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Deadline extension for 2026 Act Nyoloha Scholarship Programme

10 Apr 2026

Kia enters SA’s bakkie segment with new Tasman

Dealers

Kia enters SA’s bakkie segment with new Tasman

9 Apr 2026

Demystifying AI: How technology is shaping tourism today

Tourism & Travel

Demystifying AI: How technology is shaping tourism today

Robin Fredericks 9 Apr 2026

Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

Mobile cold chain unit deployed to support FMD vaccine rollout

Agriculture

Mobile cold chain unit deployed to support FMD vaccine rollout

8 Apr 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Affordable & Social Housing

TRC Housing Assistance Reparations initiative launched in KZN

8 Apr 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

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

7 Apr 2026

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Proptech

Meet Tess: Trafalgar’s AI chatbot

7 Apr 2026

CoCT completes R7.7m upgrade of Culemborg Safe Space 1 to aid homeless

Health & Social Welfare

CoCT completes R7.7m upgrade of Culemborg Safe Space 1 to aid homeless

2 Apr 2026

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Logistics & Transport

Bakwena ramps up N1 and N4 safety as Easter travel volumes rise

31 Mar 2026