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Power Plastics leads the cold chain shift: Sustainable thermal liners

Design & Manufacturing

Power Plastics leads the cold chain shift: Sustainable thermal liners

Issued by PowerPlastics 13 Aug 2025

A learner holds up trading cards featuring some of the SuperScientists. This cartoon series, created by Justin Yarrow with a team of local scientists, illustrators and designers, is based on real-life African scientists. Photos: Justin Yarrow/SuperScientists

Education

Biologist turns real-life African scientists into superheroes

Ihsaan Haffejee 15 Jul 2025

MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

TV

MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

Issued by MultiChoice 19 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Interior Design

Smarter choices, greener homes: how your next appliance can shape the planet

6 May 2025

Healthcare

Government allocates R1.78bn to recruit healthcare professionals

Lucy Raitano and Kevin Buckland 11 Apr 2025

Jacobs expands its 3in1 range with new variations and sustainable packaging

FMCG

Jacobs expands its 3in1 range with new variations and sustainable packaging

12 Mar 2025

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Advertising

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Mar 2025

Kenneth Shelembe from Mahlungulu near Nondweni in rural KwaZulu-Natal says he has been able to make a living wage as a waste picker. Photos: Bongane Motaung / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste management project is changing lives in rural KwaZulu-Natal

Bongane Motaung 20 Feb 2025

Mpact packaging triumph at 2024 IPSA Gold Pack Awards

Packaging

Mpact packaging triumph at 2024 IPSA Gold Pack Awards

Issued by Mpact 28 Nov 2024

Checkers Little Shop is back by popular demand

FMCG

Checkers Little Shop is back by popular demand

23 Sep 2024

Waste pickers affiliated to the South African Waste Pickers Association (Sawpa) marched to the City of Johannesburg offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday to demand compensation for collecting recyclables and to oppose plans to incinerate waste. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 7 Aug 2024

Image source: Denniz Futalan from

Human Rights Law

Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Viticulture & Oenology

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Oelof Weideman 9 Jul 2024

Wine in cartons gain popularity

Packaging

Wine in cartons gain popularity

9 Jul 2024

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Pharmaceuticals

Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Jonathan Lipson 28 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Mike Bryer, chief executive officer at Zapper (formerly head of digital platforms at Standard Bank group.)

Financial Services

Why QR codes are leading the charge

Mike Bryer 26 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Johannesburg precinct establishes sustainability benchmarks

23 Apr 2024

Game launches affordable range of sanitary pads

Health & Beauty

Game launches affordable range of sanitary pads

Issued by Game 9 Apr 2024

Bales of recovered paper. Image: Sappi

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Celebrating Global Recycling Day - SA's wins and how we can improve

13 Mar 2024

Spar makes progress in sustainable packaging

Packaging

Spar makes progress in sustainable packaging

29 Feb 2024

Makhanda students burn paper in protest against NSFAS

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Makhanda students burn paper in protest against NSFAS

Loyiso Dyongman 26 Feb 2024

Marketing

5 marketing lessons from the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance

Angeline Close Scheinbaum 20 Nov 2023

Consumers prefer paper packaging, want more packaging return programmes

Packaging

Consumers prefer paper packaging, want more packaging return programmes

16 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Mpact Waste Management is now providing sustainable on-site waste management services for Pick n Pay’s super distribution centre at Eastport Logistics Park, near OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sustainability and recycling vision key in Mpact's services for Pick n Pay

14 Nov 2023

Sustainable recycling and bio-degradable solutions on show at Propak Cape

Exhibitions & Events

Sustainable recycling and bio-degradable solutions on show at Propak Cape

Issued by Propak Cape 2026 23 Oct 2023

Papering over the cracks: Why negative forestry perceptions are doing our planet a disservice

Forestry

Papering over the cracks: Why negative forestry perceptions are doing our planet a disservice

Jane Molony 19 Oct 2023

Education & Skills Development

Collaboration provides upcycled toys for 12,500 children on Mandela Day

18 Jul 2023

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

ESG

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Issued by Mpact 12 Jun 2023

Bottle or bar? A soapy case study

Tourism

Bottle or bar? A soapy case study

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 9 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

ESG

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Issued by Mpact 1 Jun 2023

Image source: Tom Fisk from

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Ennerdale collapse: Who is responsible for safety on landfill sites?

13 Apr 2023

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Competition Law

Corruseal-Neopak merger denied: When proposed remedies aren't enough

Angelo Tzarevski 3 Mar 2023

Heineken brings the ultimate Greener Bar experience to the Cape Town E-Prix

FMCG

Heineken brings the ultimate Greener Bar experience to the Cape Town E-Prix

Issued by Heineken South Africa 24 Feb 2023

The power of paper showcased at restaurant awards

Food & Wine

The power of paper showcased at restaurant awards

Issued by dotGOOD 30 Nov 2022

Mpact Recycling opens R150m recycling operation in KwaMashu, KZN

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Mpact Recycling opens R150m recycling operation in KwaMashu, KZN

21 Oct 2022

Xperien switches to more sustainable packaging

ESG & Sustainability

Xperien switches to more sustainable packaging

7 Oct 2022

Pentawards 2022: Best in global packaging design revealed

Packaging

Pentawards 2022: Best in global packaging design revealed

26 Sep 2022

Some things just don't go together

ESG

Some things just don't go together

Issued by Mpact 19 Sep 2022

Source: The Street Store 2019 December, the 961st Street Store, held in Cape Town

ESG

The Street Store returns with support from Superbalist.com

25 Jul 2022

Senegal recyclers see more than trash in fuming dump site

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Senegal recyclers see more than trash in fuming dump site

Ngouda Dione 17 Jun 2022

How Petco's Project Up is using blockchain technology to boost SA's recycling efforts

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco's Project Up is using blockchain technology to boost SA's recycling efforts

7 Jun 2022

Lifestyle Spar Tops, a premier liquor store in Ballito. Source: Spar

Retail Marketing

Making your mark in the new era of in-store branding

23 May 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Hunter's ad hits the target

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Hunter's ad hits the target

Brendan Seery 3 May 2022

Challenger brands to watch in 2022: Thursday - for knowing what to sacrifice

Social Media

Challenger brands to watch in 2022: Thursday - for knowing what to sacrifice

Issued by eatbigfish 20 Apr 2022

Recycling in the bag

Packaging

Recycling in the bag

Issued by Mpact 15 Mar 2022

Sitari Village Mall now running entirely on wind and solar energy

ESG

Sitari Village Mall now running entirely on wind and solar energy

15 Mar 2022

Cotton On's first impact report captures sustainability and ethical business targets

Retailers

Cotton On's first impact report captures sustainability and ethical business targets

7 Mar 2022

Clean-up campaign shows that removing water pollutants drops E. coli levels

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Clean-up campaign shows that removing water pollutants drops E. coli levels

23 Feb 2022

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

2 Feb 2022

R99,000 to be handed over to 40 schools that qualified for the Mpact Recycling schools competition in 2021!

Primary & Secondary Education

R99,000 to be handed over to 40 schools that qualified for the Mpact Recycling schools competition in 2021!

Issued by Mpact 1 Feb 2022