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Coal, Oil & Gas

SA's energy needs and environmental protection square off in court

1 day

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Housing activists oppose eviction bill

Matthew Hirsch 27 May 2026

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Land & Property Law

New eviction bill aims to protect small landlords, empower municipalities

17 Apr 2026

Source: Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp.

Affordable & Social Housing

Assassinated Abahlali leader praised for fighting land grab “mafia"

Ihsaan Haffejee 23 Feb 2026

Absa CSI and CIE Thabiso showcase impact of youth upskilling programme in Reiger Park

Skills Training

Absa CSI and CIE Thabiso showcase impact of youth upskilling programme in Reiger Park

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Feb 2026

Over 50 countries will gather in Pretoria to advance accountability, transparency, and user rights on digital platforms. (Source: )

Media

South Africa hosts global summit on digital platform governance

11 Feb 2026

#Orchids&Onions: Sugar scares and DA's AI blunders

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Sugar scares and DA's AI blunders

Brendan Seery 3 Feb 2026

SEF partners spark employment opportunities, grow social capital and rebuild institutional trust

HR & Management

SEF partners spark employment opportunities, grow social capital and rebuild institutional trust

Daniella Horwitz, Issued by The Social Employment Fund 12 Dec 2025

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Agriculture

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Divya Narain 2 Dec 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

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Mining

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

Reginald Letsholo 28 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

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why environmentalists are battling the Karpowership project in court

16 Sep 2025

Advertising

EFF seeks to curb alcohol ads with proposed bill

10 Sep 2025

Inclusive market strategies could transform SA’s fresh produce sector

Agriculture

Inclusive market strategies could transform SA’s fresh produce sector

Zanele Mabaso 25 Jul 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Unicef, World Bank join forces with SA for pandemic readiness

22 Jul 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Protocol to improve safety in schools

25 Jun 2025

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Nuclear Power

New report calls for nuclear-free Africa

27 Jun 2025

This winter the Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA initiative encourages customers to donate a packet of soup costing just R5, aiming to collect over one million packs of soup (Image supplied)

ESG

Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA to collect 1m packets of soup

29 May 2025

Digify Africa and Meta are offering a free digital marketing programme for 2025. Source: Supplied.

Education

Calling unemployed youth: Digify Africa and Meta offer free digital marketing programme for 2025

6 May 2025

New GenG Engage app tackles gender-based violence in SA

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

New GenG Engage app tackles gender-based violence in SA

16 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The SABC has stated that there is no plan to discontinue Afrikaans news - “It was a scheduling error”

TV

SABC: No plan to discontinue Afrikaans news - “It was a scheduling error”

9 Apr 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Kenya launches national strategy for responsible AI development

3 Apr 2025

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

Issued by Trialogue 1 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter

Social Media

TikTok removes than 8 million videos in Q4 2024 in SSA, highlighting online safety

27 Mar 2025

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA presses forward for a just society

3 Mar 2025

Media Freedom

Trump’s foreign aid freeze disrupts global journalism

19 Feb 2025

Urban food gardens produce more than vegetables, they create bonds for young Capetonians – study

Sustainable Farming

Urban food gardens produce more than vegetables, they create bonds for young Capetonians – study

Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira 3 Feb 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa, GEF host international environmental action seminar

20 Jan 2025

Feryal Domingo, acting executive director, Inyathelo

Trends

#BizTrends2025: New challenges, new opportunities for nonprofits

Feryal Domingo 13 Jan 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Climate Change

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 22 Nov 2024

International recognition for the SEF

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

International recognition for the SEF

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 22 Oct 2024

The minister and deputy minister of minerals and petroleum resources addressed the media at Africa Oil Week 2024.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mantashe publishes Petroleum Products Bill for public comment

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

The Coca-Cola System in Africa unveils Water Stewardship Initiative

ESG

The Coca-Cola System in Africa unveils Water Stewardship Initiative

16 Sep 2024

Community radio: The essence of a community heartbeat

Radio & Audio

Community radio: The essence of a community heartbeat

Mpho Mothapo, Issued by Motherland OMNi 25 Jul 2024

The role of education in closing South Africa's digital skills gap

Skills Training

The role of education in closing South Africa's digital skills gap

Amritesh Anand 17 Jul 2024

Image supplied. TikTok has announced several initiatives with the local electoral commission and civil society organisations to combat misinformation

Media Freedom

#SAelections24: Initiatives to fight misinformation, provide access to reliable information launched

26 Apr 2024

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Apr 2024

Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has launched a landmark policy aimed at improving the delivery of water and sanitation services on privately-owned land. Image:

Food, Water & Energy Security

Policy to improve water, sanitation services on privately-owned land

4 Mar 2024

Oncology

Is it time for a Cancer Act in South Africa?

Noni Sophe 15 Feb 2024

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Friday that holders of the Lesotho Exemption Permit and the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit will be allowed to remain legally in South Africa until 29 November 2025. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira | GoundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Two-year extension for Zimbabwe and Lesotho permit holders

Joseph Chirume 4 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf The volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversation on X (formerly Twitter) in South Africa has increased

Online Media

62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA

30 Nov 2023

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Climate Change

#COP28: Unpacking Africa’s emboldened agenda

Charles Douglas 29 Nov 2023

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Economy

Central bank in ongoing talks with Treasury to access contingency reserve

28 Nov 2023

Employment, empowerment, entrepreneurship

Skills Development & Training

Employment, empowerment, entrepreneurship

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 13 Nov 2023

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Energy

Faith communities oppose SA modular nuclear power plan

9 Nov 2023