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Inside the dangerous world of South Africa's illicit alcohol trade

Regulatory

Inside the dangerous world of South Africa's illicit alcohol trade

10 Sep 2025

Research reveals the surge of illicit alcohol trade in SA

Regulatory

Research reveals the surge of illicit alcohol trade in SA

Dr Shamal Vinesh Ramesar 14 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe says gold-backed currency stable but investor doubts persist

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi 19 Jun 2025

South Africa: A Nation of Victories, But Can We Defeat Human Trafficking?

Healthcare

South Africa: A Nation of Victories, But Can We Defeat Human Trafficking?

Issued by TEARS Foundation 30 Jul 2024

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Regulatory

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Darlene Thorne 3 Mar 2025

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Practice management

How healthcare facilities can guard against ransomware attacks

Hemant Harie 19 Dec 2024

Adam Harrower from the South African National Botanical Institute and Karel du Toit who was head of the SAPS Springbok Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit appear in the dock at the regional court in Springbok on Tuesday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March

Liezl Human 5 Dec 2024

A bird flies over a family of elephants walking in the Amboseli National Park, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 25 April 2016. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century

Will Dunham 12 Nov 2024

Ivory seized in the United States. Photo Credit: Gavin Shire / US Fish and Wildlife Service on Flickr ()

Environment & Natural Resources

Using carbon dating to stop elephant and rhino poaching

Cole Potgieter 25 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe's new currency faces headwinds five months on

Nyasha Chingono 20 Sep 2024

Forex rule hampers Zimbabwe's horticulture recovery

Horticulture

Forex rule hampers Zimbabwe's horticulture recovery

Nyasha Chingono 30 Aug 2024

Source: Pixabay/Pexels

Cybersecurity

Cisco report shows the biggest cyberthreats for SA businesses

Lindsey Schutters 13 Aug 2024

Image source: Nicole Kruger from

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s 70,000kg rhino horn stockpile must be burnt to prevent illegal trading

Jason Gilchrist 3 Jul 2024

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

TV

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 30 Apr 2024

#BudgetSpeech2024: Excise increase a blow to South African wine and brandy industry

Viticulture & Oenology

#BudgetSpeech2024: Excise increase a blow to South African wine and brandy industry

22 Feb 2024

Source: chandlervid85 via

Logistics & Transport

Tips for businesses on protecting company fleets over the holiday season

12 Dec 2023

3 steps for small businesses to bolster cybersecurity

SMEs

3 steps for small businesses to bolster cybersecurity

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Nigeria's naira hits record low on black market ahead of central bank meeting

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo 21 Jul 2023

Public Health

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

The Animation School won two Silver Awards.

Film & Cinematography

The Animation School wins 3 Awards at NY Festivals TV & Film Awards

19 Apr 2023

JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase

Taxation & Regulation

JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase

Issued by Mediology 15 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters. A person holds a new 1000 Naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria.

Economy

Nigeria's plan to ditch old banknotes leads to chaos

15 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe allows miners, exporters to keep more forex from exports

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe allows miners, exporters to keep more forex from exports

Nelson Banya 6 Feb 2023

Lights up - 2022 Basa Award winners announced

Events & Conferencing

Lights up - 2022 Basa Award winners announced

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 1 Sep 2022

Tongaat Hulett suspends Zim sugar cane pre-payments

Agriculture

Tongaat Hulett suspends Zim sugar cane pre-payments

Nelson Banya 16 May 2022

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Food Security

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Nelson Banya 11 May 2022

Kena Outdoor takes Steers to the people

OOH

Kena Outdoor takes Steers to the people

Issued by Kena Outdoor 4 Apr 2022

Source: ©delcreations

Insurance & Actuarial

History, heritage & legacy assets in the spotlight

27 Oct 2021

How businesses can recover from ransomware attacks

Cybersecurity

How businesses can recover from ransomware attacks

Lourens Sanders 17 Sep 2021

Source ©morganka

Public Health

Changing organ donation perceptions

3 Sep 2021

Source: ©Artem Samokhvalov

Covid-19

The race is on to recover looted vaccines and medicine

Jan-Harm Swanepoel 29 Jul 2021

Regulatory

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

Economy

Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

Chijioke Ohuocha 7 May 2021

Covid-19

India's staggering Covid crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon

Pradeep Taneja & Azad Singh Bali 28 Apr 2021

Desperate job seekers turn to hacking forums for work opportunities

Internet

Desperate job seekers turn to hacking forums for work opportunities

23 Mar 2021

Rhino poaching declines in 2020

Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino poaching declines in 2020

1 Feb 2021

Screengrab from the Clicks website.

Research

How conducting solid research could have prevented the Clicks fiasco

Percy Shangase 7 Sep 2020

Beer Association relieved to reopen trade after wave of bankruptcies

FMCG

Beer Association relieved to reopen trade after wave of bankruptcies

18 Aug 2020

Alcohol, tobacco ban achieves no end other than to fuel illegal activity - PnP chairman

Retailers

Alcohol, tobacco ban achieves no end other than to fuel illegal activity - PnP chairman

5 Aug 2020

Excuse me Mr President, could we have a drink, please?

FMCG

Excuse me Mr President, could we have a drink, please?

Rowan Leibbrandt 3 Aug 2020

Technology gives hope to Africa's endangered Northern white rhinos

Environment & Natural Resources

Technology gives hope to Africa's endangered Northern white rhinos

Pavithra Rao 3 Aug 2020

Local documentary Gutted receiving global recognition

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Local documentary Gutted receiving global recognition

22 Jul 2020

Remote workers, SMMEs, health sector more at risk of cyber threats

Cybersecurity

Remote workers, SMMEs, health sector more at risk of cyber threats

23 Jul 2020

Bravado strengthens offering as SA's newest youth marketing agency

Youth Marketing

Bravado strengthens offering as SA's newest youth marketing agency

Issued by Brave Group 15 Jul 2020

Are cryptocurrencies the 21st century's biggest fraud?

Technology

Are cryptocurrencies the 21st century's biggest fraud?

13 Jul 2020

New research suggests SA's ban on cigarette sales is failing

Research

New research suggests SA's ban on cigarette sales is failing

19 May 2020

Oil smeared fishboats on oily mud in the river during low tide at K-Dere, near Bodo in the Niger Delta region Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Coal, Oil & Gas

How oil and water create a complex conflict in the Niger Delta

Abosede Omowumi Babatunde 23 Apr 2020

Digital

#LockdownDay11: Top stories in the last 24 hours

6 Apr 2020