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Climate Change

TotalEnergies: French court ruling over false climate claims could boost African cases against polluters

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala and Tracy-Lynn Field 3 days

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Govt calls on South Africans to help end "societal scourge" of GBVF

26 Nov 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA media plays vital role in ending female genital mutilation in Africa

24 Nov 2025

Reflect. Reconnect. Reimagine: A reflection on the SEF Round 4 kick-off workshop

ESG & Sustainability

Reflect. Reconnect. Reimagine: A reflection on the SEF Round 4 kick-off workshop

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 21 Nov 2025

Economy

South Africa readies for historic first G20 Leaders' Summit in Africa

20 Nov 2025

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Finance

G20 sustainable industry guidelines to be announced ahead of world summit

18 Nov 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why children must shape Africa’s digital future

Refilwe Mokoena and Anzio Jacobs 18 Nov 2025

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Finance

Ubuntu spirit shines as women leaders tackle global challenges at IWF Conference

Katja Hamilton 19 Nov 2025

Women walk past a Mozambique soldier inside a camp for the internally displaced in the town of Quitunda, Mozambique, 22 September 2021. Image credit: Reuters/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Locals angry over TotalEnergies' enclave model in Mozambique

Nellie Peyton 14 Nov 2025

#BehindtheCampaign: Daily Sun style campaign busts cancer myths

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Daily Sun style campaign busts cancer myths

7 Nov 2025

Thousands thrive through the Social Employment Fund

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Thousands thrive through the Social Employment Fund

Thula Zondi, Issued by The Social Employment Fund 4 Nov 2025

Google invests R49m to boost AI skills in South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

Google invests R49m to boost AI skills in South Africa

29 Oct 2025

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Tuberculosis

Department of Health relaunches South Africa’s TB Caucus

29 Oct 2025

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Mining

Can South Africa hold its mining tech edge as Anglo American relocates?

Reginald Letsholo 28 Oct 2025

Turning strategy into action: How AfriGIS supports SA’s geospatial information management strategy?

Digital

Turning strategy into action: How AfriGIS supports SA’s geospatial information management strategy?

Liza Nolte, Issued by AfriGIS 27 Oct 2025

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Tourism

SA’s tourism industry tackles human rights challenges with practical solutions

Robin Fredericks 23 Oct 2025

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Climate Change

COP30: South Africa calls for climate finance without debt burden

21 Oct 2025

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

ESG

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

16 Oct 2025

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Economy

Global debt tops G20 agenda, South African central bank chief says

Karin Strohecker and Colleen Goko 16 Oct 2025

Access Bank CEO Sandile Shabalala champions CEO–corporate affairs alignment at JSE Symposium

Financial Services

Access Bank CEO Sandile Shabalala champions CEO–corporate affairs alignment at JSE Symposium

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 15 Oct 2025

Rainbow Chicken: Hand in hand, we nourish the nation

FMCG

Rainbow Chicken: Hand in hand, we nourish the nation

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 15 Oct 2025

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HIV/AIDS

South Africa to roll out revolutionary HIV medication in 2026

15 Oct 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

South Africa unveils first net recycling hub at V&A Waterfront

13 Oct 2025

The countdown is on: SEACon 2025 brings Africa’s sustainability leaders together in Sandton

ESG & Sustainability

The countdown is on: SEACon 2025 brings Africa’s sustainability leaders together in Sandton

Issued by ESG Africa Conference 13 Oct 2025

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Higher Education

UCT to bring THE World Academic Summit to Africa for the first time

10 Oct 2025

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Advertising

Why the proposed ban on alcohol advertising has a valid point

Corné Kritzinger 10 Oct 2025

Revealed: KFC's new “secret recipe”

ESG

Revealed: KFC's new “secret recipe”

8 Oct 2025

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Sustainability

G20 South Africa: New legacy project to combat "crippling" energy inefficiencies

8 Oct 2025

The M20 Declaration was formally handed over to South Africa’s Minister of Digital and Communication Technologies Solly Malatsi (centre), by William Bird (MMA) and Sbu Ngalwa (Sanef)

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration handed to G20

6 Oct 2025

Labour Law

Landmark ConCourt ruling on parental leave and what it means for employers

3 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

#AEW2025: Breaking the fossil fuel impasse in South Africa's Orange Basin

Maroefah Smith 1 Oct 2025

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Entrepreneurship

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Eunéne Levine, Issued by Shaper 30 Sep 2025

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Noncommunicable diseases

South Africa's innovative obesity prevention earns UN award

29 Sep 2025

Early Childhood Development

ECD registration drive approves 10,000 centres ahead of deadline

25 Sep 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Children advocate for safe online environments

25 Sep 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

African businesses urged to unlock growth through disability inclusion

19 Sep 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms win Norwegian human rights award

17 Sep 2025

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025 agenda unveiled: Her Power. Africa’s Future

Media

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025 agenda unveiled: Her Power. Africa’s Future

Issued by Topco Media 17 Sep 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why environmentalists are battling the Karpowership project in court

16 Sep 2025

Inside the dangerous world of South Africa's illicit alcohol trade

Regulatory

Inside the dangerous world of South Africa's illicit alcohol trade

10 Sep 2025

Advertising

EFF seeks to curb alcohol ads with proposed bill

10 Sep 2025

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Medical Research

Young researcher wins Rick Turner Scholarship for brain study

10 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Following the inaugural M20 Summit, the Johannesburg Declaration has been formulated with the aim of prioritising information integrity for the public good

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration unapologetic in addressing threats to journalism

5 Sep 2025

Women entrepreneurs urged to harness procurement opportunities

Entrepreneurship

Women entrepreneurs urged to harness procurement opportunities

3 Sep 2025

Dismantling prestige: Business Schools as engines of change in South Africa

Higher Education

Dismantling prestige: Business Schools as engines of change in South Africa

Phindile Mpith, Issued by Regent Business School 2 Sep 2025

Media

Journalists and leaders unite at Johannesburg’s M20 Summit

1 Sep 2025

SA takes first step toward modernised pesticide governance

Agriculture

SA takes first step toward modernised pesticide governance

29 Aug 2025

Education

Inaugural members of the National Education and Training Council appointed

28 Aug 2025

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HIV/AIDS

AHF treats 2.5 million as Trump withholds Pepfar funds

27 Aug 2025