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Regulators give Vodacom green light for Maziv stake

Telecoms & Networks

Regulators give Vodacom green light for Maziv stake

1 day

SA is off the greylist - Now SME compliance gets tougher

SMEs

SA is off the greylist - Now SME compliance gets tougher

Issued by Company Partners 2 days

Source: GroundUp/Tsoanelo Sefoloko. A large stalled social housing project next to the Bridge City shopping centre in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The developer was Instratin.

Property Development

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 3 days

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Nelson Mandela Bay reopens bridges damaged during 2024 floods

Thamsanqa Mbovane 10 Nov 2025

Bold actions needed to elevate Africa’s aviation industry, says Aasa

Aviation

Bold actions needed to elevate Africa’s aviation industry, says Aasa

21 Oct 2025

WhatsApp, the ‘killer app’ for word-of-mouth in SA’s township economies

Marketing

WhatsApp, the ‘killer app’ for word-of-mouth in SA’s township economies

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 21 Oct 2025

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IP Law

The business of Swift and Kelce: A brand match made in IP heaven?

Nishaat Slamdien 8 Oct 2025

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Public Health

Vaccines and motherhood: Are AI-generated health messages working in Kenya and Nigeria?

Yewande O. Addie 8 Oct 2025

Source: The Polihali Dam wall under construction. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Villagers lodge complaint with African Development Bank against Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Sechaba Mokhethi 29 Sep 2025

Nedbank Pitch & Polish announces top 8 contestants for 2025 competition

Awards

Nedbank Pitch & Polish announces top 8 contestants for 2025 competition

26 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Tarina Vlok, managing director of Elite Risk Acceptances, a specialist high-net-worth insurer and subsidiary of Old Mutual Insure.

Residential Property

#HeritageMonth: Essential fire-prevention steps for homeowners – from Elite Risk Acceptances

23 Sep 2025

Social Media

Nepal bans 26 social media sites

8 Sep 2025

Tourism sector responds to SA Tourism board changes

Tourism

Tourism sector responds to SA Tourism board changes

26 Aug 2025

Soweto's Maponya Mall temporarily closed after deadly attack

Retail

Soweto's Maponya Mall temporarily closed after deadly attack

14 Aug 2025

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Gold

Will US impose new gold tariffs? Barrick CEO shares outlook

Divya Rajagopal 12 Aug 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Limpopo villagers block road to protest three-month water outage

Judas Sekwela 23 Jul 2025

Competition Commission drops opposition to Vodacom's Maziv deal

Internet

Competition Commission drops opposition to Vodacom's Maziv deal

Nqobile Dludla 9 Jul 2025

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Public Health

Police deployed at health facilities affected by protests

7 Jul 2025

IP Law

Claws out as High Court rules on Tammy Taylor trade mark franchising dispute

Nishaat Slamdien 23 Jun 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

There are more than 20,000 unfinished RDP houses in the Free State

Tladi Moloi 13 Jun 2025

Many recipients of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant say they are battling with SASSA’s online verification system. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Social grants go unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with Sassa’s system

Marecia Damons 12 Jun 2025

Marathon surgery by UP vets breathes new life into white rhino

Higher Education

Marathon surgery by UP vets breathes new life into white rhino

Issued by University of Pretoria 26 May 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Emfuleni set for water infrastructure overhaul after R7bn funding commitment

16 May 2025

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Joinder applications and third party liability: When does a prescription period actually commence?

Mtho Maphumulo 6 May 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 24 Apr 2025

Domains.co.za first to launch free domain transfer lock for .co.za customers

Cybersecurity

Domains.co.za first to launch free domain transfer lock for .co.za customers

Issued by Domains.co.za 10 Apr 2025

Nishaat Slamdien, Associate, Spoor & Fisher

IP Law

Rhode blocked: Beauty pop-up gets shut down amid questions over authenticity

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Mar 2025

Beyond pocket money: How Gen Alpha is earning in the digital economy

ICT

Beyond pocket money: How Gen Alpha is earning in the digital economy

12 Mar 2025

Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Primary & Secondary Education

Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Vincent Lali 21 Feb 2025

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Higher Education

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Sandiso Phaliso and Joseph Chirume 12 Feb 2025

Climate Change

The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet

Bruce Campbell 6 Feb 2025

Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

Mining

Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized

Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini 14 Jan 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Criminal Law

How the SRD grant system has been defrauded

Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Construction & Engineering

Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension

Yusri Mohamed and Menna Alaa 30 Dec 2024

Medshield differentiates between a heart attack and a stroke

Cardiology

Medshield differentiates between a heart attack and a stroke

Issued by Stone 17 Dec 2024

Vodacom and Remgro lodge appeal to overturn Maziv decision

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom and Remgro lodge appeal to overturn Maziv decision

Nqobile Dludla 27 Nov 2024

Africa urged to seize aviation opportunities

Aviation

Africa urged to seize aviation opportunities

21 Nov 2024

Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein. Source: Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Mining

Ramaphosa calls for Zama Zama human rights to be respected

Bhargav Acharya 19 Nov 2024

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Management & Leadership

Humility: A human advantage AI can’t compete with

Celeste Sirin 1 Nov 2024

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Competition Law

Competition authority blocks Vodacom's proposed merger with Maziv

Nqobile Dludla 29 Oct 2024

Levi’s x McLaren Racing Collection unveiled

Fashion

Levi’s x McLaren Racing Collection unveiled

15 Oct 2024

Global businesses lose R30tn ($1.75tn) from untapped economic potential of ‘third largest nation'

Marketing

Global businesses lose R30tn ($1.75tn) from untapped economic potential of ‘third largest nation'

Issued by Tishala Communications 10 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to visit Africa in growth push

David Lewis, Nupur Anand, Duncan Miriri 18 Sep 2024

Our 10 most frequently asked toilet questions

ESG & Sustainability

Our 10 most frequently asked toilet questions

Issued by Propelair SA 10 Sep 2024

Social Media

Brazil bans social network X after Elon Musk refuses court orders

2 Sep 2024

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Aviation

Kenya aviation workers plan strike over Adani airport deal

Humphrey Malalo 12 Aug 2024

The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

Nokulunga Majola 19 Jul 2024

Are innovative formats driving South Africa’s allergy care market?

Public Health

Are innovative formats driving South Africa’s allergy care market?

Issued by Insight Survey 12 Jun 2024

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Public Health

Global health at risk: AHF warns against unfair WHO Pandemic Agreement

24 May 2024