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An employee shows a Hershey's chocolate bar made in USA in the "American lifestyle" store in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel 1 day

Image credit: Jonas Von Werne on Pexels

Energy

UN's António Guterres urges world leaders to fast-track clean energy

1 day

#Orchids&Onions: Ford gets it, iWyze doesn’t

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Ford gets it, iWyze doesn’t

Brendan Seery 3 days

Image credit: Reuters

Climate Change

Kenya harnesses geothermal power to capture carbon from the air

Jefferson Kahinju and Hereward Holland 3 days

Buy Now Pay Later can help retailers thrive in late 2025

Sales

Buy Now Pay Later can help retailers thrive in late 2025

9 Jul 2025

Image credit: Fernand De Canne on Unsplash

ESG & Sustainability

Gen Z and the sustainability paradox: Why ideals and shopping habits don’t always align

Melise Panetta 7 Jul 2025

Influencers got clothes in children's sizes to get the message to hit home. Source: Supplied

ESG

The Salvation Army launches campaign to expose child labour

1 Jul 2025

Africa’s culinary evolution: what food industry leaders need to know

Food & bev. services

Africa’s culinary evolution: what food industry leaders need to know

30 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Key takeaways were shared at the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 webinar on Thursday, 26 June

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Industry still putting its money where the people are

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters. People walk near a mural of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, 23 June, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency).

Markets & Investment

Investors react to news of Iran-Israel ceasefire

Global Finance & Markets Breaking News team 24 Jun 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Dromex tugs at the heartstrings, Sars does bad AI job

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Dromex tugs at the heartstrings, Sars does bad AI job

Brendan Seery 23 Jun 2025

SA Canegrowers warns of job losses due to subsidised sugar imports

Agriculture

SA Canegrowers warns of job losses due to subsidised sugar imports

13 Jun 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's $5.8bn Hive project aims to lead low-cost ammonia output

Wendell Roelf 12 Jun 2025

In South African law, gig workers, such as Checkers Sixty60 drivers, are classified as “independent contractors” with limited labour protections or benefits. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Employee Wellness

South African law is failing gig workers

Nick Fabré 10 Jun 2025

Who owns digital?

Digital

Who owns digital?

Issued by Offernet 6 Jun 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Employment Services Amendment Bill approved for submission to Parliament

30 May 2025

Review: Sinners: a haunting, soulful gothic triumph

Film

Review: Sinners: a haunting, soulful gothic triumph

Charles Siboto 21 May 2025

Government eyes sugar sector exemption to boost local supply

Agribusiness

Government eyes sugar sector exemption to boost local supply

20 May 2025

Undecided about buying a car? Let long term car rental be your comfort zone with Pace Car Rental

Dealers

Undecided about buying a car? Let long term car rental be your comfort zone with Pace Car Rental

Issued by Pace Car Rental 25 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass series, in partnership with Media Marketing Compliance (MMC), continues its four-part masterclass series with a deep dive into programmatic media, exposing inefficiencies and shedding light on the challenges and solutions facing advertisers today

Marketing & Media

IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series spotlights Programmatic Media

24 Apr 2025

Flight Mate Leisure Travel offers South Africans a fresh way to book affordable flights and hotels

Travel

Flight Mate Leisure Travel offers South Africans a fresh way to book affordable flights and hotels

Issued by Flight Mate Leisure Travel 22 Apr 2025

Taverns and shebeens offer untapped potential for drinks brands

Informal Retailing

Taverns and shebeens offer untapped potential for drinks brands

22 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?

Alistair Farley and Helen Smith 22 Apr 2025

Media

Anton Harber | Protection orders being used to silence journalists and activists

Anton Harber 1 Apr 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say

Michael Cherry 18 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Leslie Adams, sales director at Reach Africa, asks, while TV licences are outdated, is a streaming levy the right fix?

TV

The TV licence is dead! Long live the streaming levy - or not?

Leslie Adams 17 Mar 2025

NEF backs Unipro Protective Wear, a Black woman-owned business, boosting local manufacturing

Design & Manufacturing

NEF backs Unipro Protective Wear, a Black woman-owned business, boosting local manufacturing

12 Mar 2025

Changing systems to reduce obesity in SA

Education & Training

Changing systems to reduce obesity in SA

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 4 Mar 2025

We’re bringing printing back: Why DM168 keeps growing

Newspapers

We’re bringing printing back: Why DM168 keeps growing

Issued by Daily Maverick 21 Feb 2025

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

Fuel & Energy

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Joubert Van Eeden 11 Feb 2025

Boudine Henningse, Executive: Operational Effectiveness, Ariston Global

HR & Management

Imperative shift: Lessons from LA fires for 2025 business strategies

Boudine Henningse 31 Jan 2025

Technology

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world

30 Jan 2025

Image source: Md Mudassir Hossain from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

5 fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change

Anna Barford and Jakob T. Pruess 9 Dec 2024

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

Logistics & Transport

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Joubert Van Eeden 8 Nov 2024

Child malnutrition statistics are going the wrong way

Food, Water & Energy Security

Child malnutrition statistics are going the wrong way

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Nov 2024

Marketing

Why brand marketing is important for your business even though you only want sales

Issued by Firejuice 18 Oct 2024

REVIEW: Volvo EX30, a power-packed EV with style

Launches & Reviews

REVIEW: Volvo EX30, a power-packed EV with style

Imran Salie 7 Oct 2024

Financial Services

Brics currency proposal: A misguided venture doomed to fail

Nicholas Woode-Smith 23 Sep 2024

South African consumers prioritise value over price in beverage selection

Research

South African consumers prioritise value over price in beverage selection

21 Aug 2024

The Gcuwa River at Butterworth has been contaminated by constant flows of raw sewage for eight years, and has become a dump site. Photo: Manqulo Nyakombi / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Ian Badenhorst, managing director for Seeff Country and Karoo.

Property

Expensive to rent, but cheap to buy a home in the Northern Cape

8 Aug 2024

South Africans are choosing to wine and dine earlier in the evening

Research

South Africans are choosing to wine and dine earlier in the evening

31 Jul 2024

Savings Month | Save on education with IIE Rosebank College

Higher Education

Savings Month | Save on education with IIE Rosebank College

Issued by Rosebank College 22 Jul 2024

Shein to invest in UK and Europe ahead of potential IPO

E-commerce

Shein to invest in UK and Europe ahead of potential IPO

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

Yda van Gass, chief executive of planning at Ackermans, on how the clothing retail industry is evolving

Retail

Yda van Gass, chief executive of planning at Ackermans, on how the clothing retail industry is evolving

12 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf Google AI is reshaping the digital advertising ecosystem. Why now? asks Geoff Cohen, partner - DY/DX

Digital

Google's generative AI search is another nail in the content coffin

Geoff Cohen, Issued by DY/DX 3 Jun 2024

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Energy

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Mark Allewell, Issued by Sensor Networks 28 May 2024