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State is blocking access to Sassa grants, argue activists

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

State is blocking access to Sassa grants, argue activists

Marecia Damons 29 Jan 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

The Department of Social Development, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury want a ruling that declared several regulations governing the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant unconstitutional overturned. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant increase is “simply unaffordable” says Treasury

Marecia Damons 26 Jan 2026

From plan B to degree: Prospective students warned against college scams

Higher Education

From plan B to degree: Prospective students warned against college scams

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 23 Jan 2026

Beyond translation: How Bohemian builds content systems that clinics can actually use

Marketing

Beyond translation: How Bohemian builds content systems that clinics can actually use

Issued by Bohemian 23 Jan 2026

Together for animal welfare: Four Paws lends a helping hand to Panthera Africa’s Lions

ESG & Sustainability

Together for animal welfare: Four Paws lends a helping hand to Panthera Africa’s Lions

Issued by FOUR PAWS 20 Jan 2026

Car parts 101: What does a car warranty cover and how ageing vehicles change the risk equation

Manufacturing & Parts

Car parts 101: What does a car warranty cover and how ageing vehicles change the risk equation

Issued by dotsure 14 Jan 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Flawed testing processes threaten South Africa's water quality

Robert Erasmus 15 Jan 2026

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Education & Training

Why South Africa is well-positioned for the healthcare mobility movement

9 Jan 2026

Shoprite expands payment options with PayJustNow

Banking & Finance

Shoprite expands payment options with PayJustNow

8 Jan 2026

Amazon’s AI-powered Shop Direct and Buy for Me tools are designed to help shoppers find products beyond its marketplace, but retailers argue the experiment exposes a deeper tension over data ownership, consent and who really controls the future of online shopping (Image source: © 123rf )

E-commerce

Online retailers push back against Amazon's Shop Direct

7 Jan 2026

Learn the ABCs of tyre care this back-to-school season

Manufacturing & Parts

Learn the ABCs of tyre care this back-to-school season

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 7 Jan 2026

You behave yourself into the reputation you have or want, you don’t communicate yourself there, writes Razor PR CEO Dustin Chick (Image source: © Affinity Health )

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Discovery goes full Jerry Maguire as it tells members to “show them the money”

Dustin Chick, Issued by The Up&Up Group 6 Jan 2026

Essential eye-care tips and benefits

Ophthalmology

Essential eye-care tips and benefits

Issued by Stone 15 Dec 2025

AI and eco-innovation: The new wave in SA's beer industry

Technology

AI and eco-innovation: The new wave in SA's beer industry

16 Dec 2025

Do these tyre checks on your Joburg to Durban December drive

Manufacturing & Parts

Do these tyre checks on your Joburg to Durban December drive

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 15 Dec 2025

Do these tyre checks along your Joburg to Cape Town December drive

Manufacturing & Parts

Do these tyre checks along your Joburg to Cape Town December drive

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 12 Dec 2025

Tractor Outdoor integrates third-party verification into DOOH network

OOH

Tractor Outdoor integrates third-party verification into DOOH network

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 12 Dec 2025

Social Media

Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Other countries are closely watching what happens

Lisa M. Given 11 Dec 2025

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Logistics & Transport

Bakwena announces holiday traffic plans: What drivers need to know

9 Dec 2025

Jaguar Land Rover pilots drone inspections to speed up factory checks

Manufacturing & Parts

Jaguar Land Rover pilots drone inspections to speed up factory checks

4 Dec 2025

Good governance is the cornerstone of sustainable healthcare

Medical Aid

Good governance is the cornerstone of sustainable healthcare

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 4 Dec 2025

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Media

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl 4 Dec 2025

Proof over perception, South African PR begins measuring what really matters

PR & Communications

Proof over perception, South African PR begins measuring what really matters

Issued by Ornico 4 Dec 2025

What medical schemes mean by 'risk stratification' - in simple terms

Medical Aid

What medical schemes mean by 'risk stratification' - in simple terms

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 3 Dec 2025

Community leader Vuyani Madikane opens a tap at Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, to show that they have not had consistent water since the taps were installed earlier this year. Photo: Vincent Lali

Food, Water & Energy Security

Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water

Vincent Lali 2 Dec 2025

A practical guide to building a better credit score in South Africa - Finance365

Financial Services

A practical guide to building a better credit score in South Africa - Finance365

Issued by Finance365 3 Dec 2025

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 26 Nov 2025

Festive chaos: How POS downtimes cost retailers millions every year

Sales

Festive chaos: How POS downtimes cost retailers millions every year

Fatima Khota 25 Nov 2025

Sassa expects to save more than R341-million in the next financial year after about 35,000 grants were ended after recent reviews. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa expects to save R341m by tightening screenings

Marecia Damons 24 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Marketing

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Issued by eatbigfish 21 Nov 2025

AI is retailers' secret weapon for Black Friday

Technology

AI is retailers' secret weapon for Black Friday

Rowen Pillai 21 Nov 2025

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Oncology

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 14 Nov 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Unpacking SA's new e-hailing regulations

Vanessa Jacklin-Levin, Max Taylor, Tarika Patel and Cayley Lov 13 Nov 2025

Marcel Capra, Chief Operations Officer of EQPlus

#EvolutionofWork

From chaos to clarity: The transformation of independent contracting

Marcel Capra 7 Nov 2025

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Employee Wellness

The cost of absenteeism: Can you afford not to provide staff with health cover?

Lushan Sundram 3 Nov 2025

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Talent Acquisition

Why stringent employee vetting could be a matter of life or death

31 Oct 2025

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Markets & Investment

FATF delisting breathes life into South African property market

30 Oct 2025

Empowering women through breast cancer awareness

Women's Health

Empowering women through breast cancer awareness

Issued by Skin Renewal 29 Oct 2025

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Law Practice

Revisiting the validity of virtually commissioned affidavits

Dee-dee Mathelela 29 Oct 2025

PayJustNow debuts on Takealot

Banking & Finance

PayJustNow debuts on Takealot

24 Oct 2025

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Higher Education

Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking

Anitia Lubbe 22 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Changes to UK sanctions designations list: What African operations need to know

Ryan Nelson, Nikita Shaw, and Cynthia Venter 21 Oct 2025

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Medtech

Spec-Savers launches hearing aid financial service

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

Anton van Heerden, Managing Director, DNA Outsourcing

Remuneration & Payroll

Unseen heroes: You only hear about payroll when things go wrong

Anton van Heerden 16 Oct 2025

Beyond the agency: Why your billing model, not your marketing, is stalling growth

Marketing

Beyond the agency: Why your billing model, not your marketing, is stalling growth

Warren Stear, Issued by Offernet 15 Oct 2025

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Oncology

Think pink, check yourself: Gen Z needs to take the baton in breast cancer awareness

Jessica Gbedemah 13 Oct 2025