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Franchising

Franchise networks face mounting pressure from costs, franchisees and staff

Larry Hodes 10 Sep 2026

The future of food: Reflections from The 2026 Africa Food Systems Conference

Agriculture

The future of food: Reflections from The 2026 Africa Food Systems Conference

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 9 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Materials & Equipment

Is equipment ownership losing its grip on industry?

3 Sep 2026

Talks between Premier Foods and unions over the planned closure of the fruit canning factory in Tulbagh, Western Cape, have broken down. Photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Premier Foods factory closure: Talks break down

Greg Dor 3 Sep 2026

The invisible safety net – South Africans are redefining who counts as family

Research

The invisible safety net – South Africans are redefining who counts as family

Issued by KLA 1 Sep 2026

Sea Harvest lifts profit and cuts debt despite weaker catches

Banking & Finance

Sea Harvest lifts profit and cuts debt despite weaker catches

1 Sep 2026

For years the industry conversation has swung between two extremes: bring everything in-house, or trust it all to an agency, but now most marketers have quietly stopped having that argument (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Marketers and agencies: Building hybrid set-ups, not choosing sides

31 Aug 2026

Image source: Amirul Syaidi –

Corporate & Commercial Law

"It's commercially sensitive" is no longer enough to block PAIA requests

Ryan Tucker 28 Aug 2026

Dr Carrie Minnaar and the modulated electro-hyperthermia device used in the landmark phase III randomised controlled trial at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital through Wits University on locally advanced cervical cancer. Image supplied.

Oncology

Bringing the HEAT: New women-led foundation boosts SA’s cervical cancer elimination strat

27 Aug 2026

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Competition Law

Higher thresholds, broader scope: What SA’s new Small Merger Guidelines mean for M&A

Shawn van der Meulen, Clare-Alice Vertue and Mavin Jonkers 25 Aug 2026

Beyond the classroom: Eduvos and the reimagining of the teacher for an unwritten future

Higher Education

Beyond the classroom: Eduvos and the reimagining of the teacher for an unwritten future

Geoff Brown, Issued by Eduvos 25 Aug 2026

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Finance

Beyond the pay gap: What’s driving women’s retirement shortfall

Paul Mafisa 25 Aug 2026

Image supplied.

Women's Health

#WomensMonth | Stressed and blessed: South African women are not doing well

Maroefah Smith 25 Aug 2026

Marketing

Why businesses keep attracting the wrong enquiries

Issued by Livespace 5 Mar 2026

Steady growth over rapid expansion: Why long-term success always wins

SMEs

Steady growth over rapid expansion: Why long-term success always wins

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 18 Aug 2026

South African cancer researchers unite to turn knowledge into impact

Medical Research

South African cancer researchers unite to turn knowledge into impact

Issued by CANSA 17 Aug 2026

Business Partners Limited launches R150m SME Youth Jobs Fund set to create youth employment

SMEs

Business Partners Limited launches R150m SME Youth Jobs Fund set to create youth employment

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 17 Aug 2026

From vine to stay: Bushtec brings luxury tented hospitality to the Cape Winelands

Tourism & Travel

From vine to stay: Bushtec brings luxury tented hospitality to the Cape Winelands

Issued by Bushtec 17 Aug 2026

Women's Health

Why South African companies can’t ignore menopause anymore

Lien Potgieter 13 Aug 2026

Is your agency compliant? The hidden liabilities in outsourced labour

Management & Leadership

Is your agency compliant? The hidden liabilities in outsourced labour

Issued by IntelliStaff 14 Aug 2026

South Africa's New 60-Day Dispute Rule – Debit Order Disputes Are Getting Simpler, Here Is What It Really Means

Financial Services

South Africa's New 60-Day Dispute Rule – Debit Order Disputes Are Getting Simpler, Here Is What It Really Means

Pieter Brand, Issued by Hyphen 12 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Jennifer Erasmus, Trellidor’s new chief financial officer and executive director, effective 1 July 2026.

Construction & Engineering

#WomensMonth | What happens when safer spaces become a business’s most powerful legacy? Jennifer Erasmus explains.

Katja Hamilton 14 Aug 2026

Why business growth often creates new challenges for SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Why business growth often creates new challenges for SMEs

6 Aug 2026

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

Medical Aid

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

Issued by Medihelp 6 Aug 2026

Compliance at scale: managing the human capital logistics of remote mining projects

Talent Acquisition

Compliance at scale: managing the human capital logistics of remote mining projects

Issued by IntelliStaff 15 Jun 2026

Talent Acquisition

Operational continuity vs. labour volatility: architecting a flexible workforce in South African supply chains

Issued by IntelliStaff 4 May 2026

Talent Acquisition

Navigating Section 198 of the LRA: why 'do-it-yourself' temporary staffing is a litigation trap

Issued by IntelliStaff 2 Apr 2026

Mining

The Invisible leak: quantifying the 'cost of vacancy' in a stagnant South African GDP environment

Issued by IntelliStaff 17 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Shameer Chothia is the principal consultant at Momentum Consultants and Actuaries.

Finance

Beyond tax-free pensions: Rethinking retirement income in South Africa

Shameer Chothia 4 Aug 2026

Cabinet approves major driving licence reform with 10-year validity

Maintenance

Cabinet approves major driving licence reform with 10-year validity

30 Jul 2026

ILDS’s newly established Strategic Working Group on Skin Bleaching aims to challenge the allure of skin bleaching, which the controversial South African personality often promotes. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Ethics & Medicolegal

New global campaign wants to dispel allure of skin bleaching

29 Jul 2026

Breast cancer screening in South Africa: Balancing early detection with appropriate care

Oncology

Breast cancer screening in South Africa: Balancing early detection with appropriate care

Dr Fatima Hoosain, Issued by MANGO-OMC 28 Jul 2026

Tyla for A*POP.

Streaming

What's your APop*? South Africa deserves its own pop nostalgia

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Jul 2026

Ethics & Medicolegal

Why ChatGPT can’t get you out of a medical malpractice claim

Michael-John Damant 27 Jul 2026

Image source: Drazen Zigic from

Employee Wellness

7 reasons workers suffer mid-year blues... and what to do about it

Anja van Beek 24 Jul 2026

Why digital payout solutions are becoming retail's next competitive advantage

Banking & Finance

Why digital payout solutions are becoming retail's next competitive advantage

24 Jul 2026

South African-built Dooable gives SMEs one workspace for projects, support and clients

Software

South African-built Dooable gives SMEs one workspace for projects, support and clients

Issued by Zanetti AI Institute 23 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 1: Harsher sentences, lower thresholds

Kim Rew 23 Jul 2026

RFA, SAFLA sign MoU to improve freight efficiency

Logistics & Transport

RFA, SAFLA sign MoU to improve freight efficiency

16 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, chief executive officer of Only Realty Property Group.

Property

Will municipal rebates sway South African voters?

15 Jul 2026

AI platform targets better early learning outcomes in SA

Early Childhood Development

AI platform targets better early learning outcomes in SA

14 Jul 2026

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

SMEs

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Jul 2026

Professor Mike Sathekge – head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at UP and Steve Biko Academic Hospital, and president and CEO of NuMeRI – with his Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award at the announcement ceremony at the Brenthurst Library. Image supplied.

Medical Research

Nuclear medicine specialist receives R3m grant to turn tide against breast cancer

14 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Ballito development pioneers new ApartHotel investment model

13 Jul 2026

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi and Lorato Tshenkeng, founder and CEO of Decode. in conversation during the Social Media Summit for Government (Image supplied)

Digital

Digital-first cannot become digital-only says comms minister

13 Jul 2026

Motsoaledi speaks at the SAHRC. Source: YouTube.

Marketing

Motsoaledi warns unhealthy food and alcohol marketing is fuelling disease

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

Good news for agents: One AI system brings compliance and sales together

7 Jul 2026

Which urinal solution is right for your facility: IoT connected low-flush or completely waterless?

Facilities & Property Management

Which urinal solution is right for your facility: IoT connected low-flush or completely waterless?

Zea Gove, Issued by Propelair SA 2 Jul 2026

Medical Aid

Bad news for GEMS members as CMS denies lower adjustment for 2026

1 Jul 2026