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Iconic global media brand set to relaunch in SA in 2027

2 hours

Africa currently has only one operating nuclear power plant, South Africa’s Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Duynefontein (about 30 km north of Cape Town, near Melkbosstrand) — built using French technology and commissioned in the mid-1980s. Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom sets its sights on building new nuclear capacity in South Africa

4 hours

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Richards Bay port receives R375m road infrastructure boost

1 day

Cape Town Opera presents Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. (Images by Nicholai Thomas)

Theatre

Roméo et Juliette, reimagined on Cape Town’s streets

Debbie Hathway 1 day

The overlooked entrepreneurial challenges of business succession

Entrepreneurship

The overlooked entrepreneurial challenges of business succession

Marumo Mkhonto 1 day

Exclusive | AI can mimic empathy, but not accountability

Artificial Intelligence

Exclusive | AI can mimic empathy, but not accountability

Rue Bateman 2 days

The newly released Euromonitor International's Top Global Consumer Trends 2027 report finds consumers seeking greater control as uncertainty reshapes consumer behaviour (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Euromonitor International's 5 trends shaping consumer behaviour in 2027

5 Nov 2026

An appetite for local authority

Artificial Intelligence

An appetite for local authority

Issued by Caxton Media 5 Nov 2026

Travel bots are making decisions for us – convenient, but should we trust them?

Tourism & Travel

Travel bots are making decisions for us – convenient, but should we trust them?

Faizan Ali and Laiba Ali 5 Nov 2026

Regulation of Trusts Bill: What we all need to know

Legislation & Regulation

Regulation of Trusts Bill: What we all need to know

Charles Ancer, Issued by Fluxmans Attorneys 3 Nov 2026

Democracy demands accountability, says Kaya 959 following landmark Tambo lecture

Radio & Audio

Democracy demands accountability, says Kaya 959 following landmark Tambo lecture

Issued by Kaya 959 3 Nov 2026

WiSA announces powerful executive speaker line-up

ESG & Sustainability

WiSA announces powerful executive speaker line-up

Issued by Thinkerneur 2 Nov 2026

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

Logistics & Transport

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

2 Nov 2026

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp. The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho communities.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho dam authority must pay M90m in long-overdue compensation

Sechaba Mokheth 2 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Brics+ payments system feasible, common currency faces hurdles, report says

Karin Strohecker 2 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

South Africa's Absa opens first Gulf office in Dubai

Colleen Goko 30 Oct 2026

The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

John Yeld 29 Oct 2026

6 Ways South African traders can reduce trading costs on PrimeXBT’s platform

Markets & Investment

6 Ways South African traders can reduce trading costs on PrimeXBT’s platform

Issued by PrimeXBT 28 Oct 2026

Image source: Nataliya Vaitkevich from

Tax Law

Why SARS interpretation notes aren't always the final say

28 Oct 2026

Steenhuisen calls for broader approach to SA's auto industry

Commercial & Industrial

Steenhuisen calls for broader approach to SA's auto industry

27 Oct 2026

Former Icasa chair Paris Mashile dies

Telecoms & Networks

Former Icasa chair Paris Mashile dies

26 Oct 2026

Sars addresses declaration deadline as digital border plans evolve

Tourism & Travel

Sars addresses declaration deadline as digital border plans evolve

Robin Fredericks 26 Oct 2026

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

Digital

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 26 Oct 2026

Ramona Grewan, the BMFI's first female Chairperson

Management & Leadership

Beyond titles: What authentic leadership and true integrity demand

Ramona Grewan 23 Oct 2026

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Law Practice

3 bad days you can see coming... and how to handle them

Rachelle Bricout 22 Oct 2026

Branding

Brand belongs in the boardroom... the important reason why

Nadia Ellis 22 Oct 2026

Ispa calls for free basic data for low-income South Africans

Internet

Ispa calls for free basic data for low-income South Africans

21 Oct 2026

Image source: Element5 Digital from

Media & Entertainment Law

AI, fake news, and free elections: How SA is tackling digital disinformation

Vanessa Jacklin-Levin 21 Oct 2026

Prepare for disruption, not disaster, as South Africa heads to the polls

Facilities & Property Management

Prepare for disruption, not disaster, as South Africa heads to the polls

Adriaan Otto, Issued by Excellerate Services 20 Oct 2026

Tech Believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

Technology

Tech Believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

Issued by The Innovator Trust 20 Oct 2026

Infrastructure & Utilities

Inside SA’s R19.7bn water project to support Eskom, Exxaro and local users

20 Oct 2026

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela | Source: SANews.gov.za

Higher Education

No room for inaction: Manamela warns Setas under administration to fix control weaknesses

19 Oct 2026

Management & Leadership

Is your business busy or productive? 5 ways to eliminate operational friction

19 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Construction & Engineering

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

The border is at the checkout, not the map: 5 lessons from running e-commerce across Africa

E-commerce

The border is at the checkout, not the map: 5 lessons from running e-commerce across Africa

Issued by TDMC 16 Oct 2026

A box of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic sits on a shelf at a London pharmacy. Image credit: Reuters/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Pharmaceuticals

Buying Ozempic on Instagram is a major red flag, warns Novo Nordisk

16 Oct 2026

Exchange control changes in play: Now what?

Taxation & Regulation

Exchange control changes in play: Now what?

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 15 Oct 2026

What SMEs must know before entering strategic partnerships

SMEs

What SMEs must know before entering strategic partnerships

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Oct 2026

DA eThekwini Mayoral Candidate, Haniff Hoosen at the Durban High Court this morning for the court hearing on the case of eThekwini water tanker mafia billboard (Image source: @ Facebook DA

OOH

DA heads to court over water accountability billboard

Danette Breitenbach 15 Oct 2026

A box of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic sits in a London pharmacy. Image credit: Reuters/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Pharmaceuticals

Demand for cheaper Ozempic options prompts compounding rule review

15 Oct 2026

Walter Sisulu University achieves Saica PGDA endorsement milestone

Higher Education

Walter Sisulu University achieves Saica PGDA endorsement milestone

Issued by SAICA 14 Oct 2026

Massmart’s e-waste programme diverts more than 1,800 tonnes from landfill

ESG

Massmart’s e-waste programme diverts more than 1,800 tonnes from landfill

14 Oct 2026

2026 Absa L’Atelier winners announced as competition celebrates 40 years of African art

Art

2026 Absa L’Atelier winners announced as competition celebrates 40 years of African art

Issued by OnPoint PR 13 Oct 2026

Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor, damning report finds. Photo: (public domain)

Palliative care

Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor

Sean Christie 12 Oct 2026

South Africa’s leadership pipeline is still failing women

Higher Education

South Africa’s leadership pipeline is still failing women

Dr Shahiem Patel, Issued by Regent Business School 9 Oct 2026

TNPA signs 25-year lease with Freeport Saldanha

Logistics & Transport

TNPA signs 25-year lease with Freeport Saldanha

8 Oct 2026

Competition Law

CompComm seeks historic revocation of Premier–RFG merger approval

Nazeera Mia, Xolani Nyali, and Tamara Dini 8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Kenya’s $26bn building boom is about to take centre stage

7 Oct 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fuel prices may stay high after the war ends, warns SA Reserve Bank

7 Oct 2026