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Manufacturing & Parts

Ford SA to lay off over 470 workers in car and engine plants

Nqobile Dludla 29 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied

Transport

Bakwena to roll out R600m N1N4 road upgrade projects

28 Aug 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

SA learners struggle with reading comprehension: Study reveals a gap between policy and classroom practice

Tracy Kitchen 27 Aug 2025

The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) circulation figures for Q2 2025 for magazines have been released (Image: Bizcommunity)

Magazines

ABC Q2 2025: All magazine categories show growth

Danette Breitenbach 21 Aug 2025

The ABC circulation for newspapers for April to June 2025 grew 3.1% in the quarter compared to the previous quarter (Image: Bizcommunity)

Newspapers

ABC Q2 2025: Newspapers show growth despite closure of Media 24 titles

Danette Breitenbach 21 Aug 2025

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Agribusiness

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Leon Kotze 20 Aug 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Contract collapse with ArcelorMittal jeopardises 688 jobs at Beeshoek mine

19 Aug 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Diphtheria outbreak in Somalia worsens with vaccine shortages

19 Aug 2025

Melrose Arch welcomes innovative Primi and Shift partnership

Franchising

Melrose Arch welcomes innovative Primi and Shift partnership

15 Aug 2025

SA's auto sector hit by job losses and company closures

Commercial & Industrial

SA's auto sector hit by job losses and company closures

Nqobile Dludla 13 Aug 2025

Fuel prices set to decrease for August 2025

Fuel & Energy

Fuel prices set to decrease for August 2025

5 Aug 2025

Pick n Pay reports 4.3% rise in turnover

Retailers

Pick n Pay reports 4.3% rise in turnover

Sfundo Parakozov 5 Aug 2025

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Mining

3,500 jobs at risk at ArcelorMittal SA's steel operations

31 Jul 2025

Source: ©Taina Sohlman via

Logistics & Transport

Telematics tools help boost efficiency in SA transport and logistics

25 Jul 2025

SA’s beer industry calls for a policy change

Regulatory

SA’s beer industry calls for a policy change

Charlene Louw 23 Jul 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Govt in 'firefighting mode' to save ArcelorMittal's 3,500 jobs

15 Jul 2025

Nissan reaffirms SA growth plans amid plant uncertainty

Dealers

Nissan reaffirms SA growth plans amid plant uncertainty

11 Jul 2025

Novus Group’s latest circulation report reveals mass closures, digital migrations, and surprising community resilience across the March 2024 to March 2025 period (Image supplied)

Media

SA’s print media’s moment of reckoning as news consumption shifts to digital platforms

8 Jul 2025

From idea to shelf: How Mpact brings FMCG packaging to life

Packaging

From idea to shelf: How Mpact brings FMCG packaging to life

Issued by Mpact 2 Jul 2025

Strategy versus execution: What sets exceptional sports marketing agencies apart?

Sponsorship

Strategy versus execution: What sets exceptional sports marketing agencies apart?

Tracy Bredin, Issued by Playmakers Sponsorship and Marketing 1 Jul 2025

#YouthMonth: Thando Zungu leads with data and resilience in SA’s poultry sector

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Thando Zungu leads with data and resilience in SA’s poultry sector

Robin Fredericks 30 Jun 2025

Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s scarce landfill space in 2024. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco saved 76,000m³ of recyclable packaging in 2024

26 Jun 2025

Kruger Street bridge reopens early as N4 upgrade hits key milestone

Logistics & Transport

Kruger Street bridge reopens early as N4 upgrade hits key milestone

25 Jun 2025

The CEO of T-Connect Lesotho, Phelane Phomane, at the launch of Starlink. Image: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Internet

Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 Jun 2025

Image credit: Mina Rad on Unsplash

Aesthetic Medicine

What trends in cosmetic surgery means for the future of beauty in SA

18 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

Image: Greater Kokstad Municipality

Environment & Natural Resources

Eastern Cape government activates disaster teams in response to cold front

11 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf The South African electronic deeds registration system will modernise property registration

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

SA electronic deeds registration system modernises property registration

10 Jun 2025

Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

Science & Engineering

Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

Elias Monage 6 Jun 2025

The missed opportunity of not embracing geospatial science in trade area analysis

Digital

The missed opportunity of not embracing geospatial science in trade area analysis

Issued by AfriGIS 4 Jun 2025

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Funding

Govt pays R6m from spaza shop fund

29 May 2025

Nissan considering Rosslyn plant closure – report

Dealers

Nissan considering Rosslyn plant closure – report

Ryan Bubear 20 May 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nearly 200 households evacuated as uncontained Tokai fires rage in Cape Town

29 Apr 2025

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

14 Apr 2025

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

Entrepreneurship

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

9 Apr 2025

Understanding the 2025 VAT increase: Key considerations for South African business owners

Taxation & Regulation

Understanding the 2025 VAT increase: Key considerations for South African business owners

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 8 Apr 2025

Source: CBER. ?Dr Peter Marks, the director of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).

Covid-19

FDA's top vaccine chief resigns amid growing concerns over new HHS leadership

3 Apr 2025

Bracing for impact: How the proposed VAT increase could affect insurance companies and policyholders

Insurance & Actuarial

Bracing for impact: How the proposed VAT increase could affect insurance companies and policyholders

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 31 Mar 2025

SA's small auto repair businesses face challenging new pressures

Maintenance

SA's small auto repair businesses face challenging new pressures

25 Mar 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Measures to protect penguin populations now in place

25 Mar 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say

Michael Cherry 18 Mar 2025

Growthpoint's half-year results exceed expectations

Mixed-Use Property

Growthpoint's half-year results exceed expectations

Issued by Catchwords 13 Mar 2025

Conservationists argued that current no-fishing zones are inadequate to prevent the African Penguin’s extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Settlement reached in African Penguin case

John Yeld 13 Mar 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

How good are South African kids at maths? Trends from a global study

Vijay Reddy 11 Mar 2025

Conservation groups want new “sweet spot” no-fishing zones around African Penguin breeding colonies, arguing current zones are inadequate to prevent the species’ extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

John Yeld 17 Feb 2025

Sappi first quarter results ahead of expectations: Up 56% year-on-year

Accounting & Auditing

Sappi first quarter results ahead of expectations: Up 56% year-on-year

Issued by Sappi 11 Feb 2025

Pick n Pay closes more stores across SA

Retailers

Pick n Pay closes more stores across SA

4 Feb 2025

Source: ©olivierl via

Logistics & Transport

Cape Town roads to close for Sona 2025

30 Jan 2025