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Competition Law

How routine contractual restraints can trigger SA competition risk

Nicholas De Decker 28 May 2026

Honor targets bigger slice of SA’s smartphone market with new 600 Series

Mobile & Apps

Honor targets bigger slice of SA’s smartphone market with new 600 Series

Imran Salie 29 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Gugu Zikhali, head of Stokvel Group Investment at FNB Cash Investment.

Financial Services

How stokvels are strengthening financial resilience in tough times

27 May 2026

How marketers can drive awareness of the economic power of buying local

Marketing

How marketers can drive awareness of the economic power of buying local

Lloyd Lekgau, Issued by Matte BLK 27 May 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court backs municipality’s right to reject bidders over reputational harm

Charlise Finch and Shekesh Sirkar 26 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

5 entrepreneurial lessons from the Premier League’s dramatic finish

Entrepreneurship

5 entrepreneurial lessons from the Premier League’s dramatic finish

Reginald Pillay 25 May 2026

From cost cuts to online growth, Pick n Pay is rebuilding fast, but the hardest moves are still on the table. (Source: Image supplied)

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay’s comeback era is here and starting to deliver

26 May 2026

Martin Pienaar, Chief Operations Officer, Mindworx Academy

Skills Development & Training

Why business analysts are your organisation’s best AI prompt engineers

Martin Pienaar 22 May 2026

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

SMEs

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

Lucas Molefe 21 May 2026

South Africa’s skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide

Skills Development & Training

South Africa’s skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide

Issued by Pnet 19 May 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Eskom’s coal supply secured as Exxaro opens New Matla Mine 1

19 May 2026

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Employer Branding

The cost of ghosting: How broken hiring processes ruin your employer brand

Celeste Sirin 19 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Rethinking risk beyond the tender stage

Morag Evans 18 May 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

Eviction law reform sparks debate over housing rights and market access

Renier Kriek 14 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Clairize Malan, senior associate at MDA Attorneys.

Construction & Engineering

Contractors urged to act as fuel costs squeeze margins

11 May 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

New Sars chief outlines modernisation and tougher tax-enforcement drive

7 May 2026

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

7 May 2026

A programme anchored in capability and sustainability

SMEs

A programme anchored in capability and sustainability

Issued by SAICA 7 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Beitbridge fence ruling exposes procurement failures

5 May 2026

Steenhuisen unveils FMD vaccine push, Brazil deal and KZN restriction lift

Agriculture

Steenhuisen unveils FMD vaccine push, Brazil deal and KZN restriction lift

6 May 2026

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Finance

New Sars chief outlines modernisation and tougher tax enforcement drive

5 May 2026

The cash flow crisis quietly killing South African small businesses, and the fintech solving it

SMEs

The cash flow crisis quietly killing South African small businesses, and the fintech solving it

Issued by Bridgement 29 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil prices rise 3% as Iran war stand-off persists

28 Apr 2026

Nothing here to "Chuckles" over says Woolworths

Food & bev. services

Nothing here to "Chuckles" over says Woolworths

28 Apr 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

Public servants receive 4% wage increase

28 Apr 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South32 and Eskom's renewable shift for Hillside smelter to protect local jobs

28 Apr 2026

Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane has been appointed as the acting national commissioner of police. Image source: GCIS

Law Practice

Acting national police commissioner appointed following Masemola's suspension

28 Apr 2026

Facilities & Property Management

Excellerate Services refreshes its brand and sets a new standard

Issued by Excellerate Services 24 Apr 2026

Why the best client relationships are built on uncomfortable honesty

Marketing

Why the best client relationships are built on uncomfortable honesty

Issued by We Do Digital 24 Apr 2026

Source: South African Government News Agency.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho's Senqu Bridge launch: The solution to Gauteng's water security crisis?

23 Apr 2026

Logistics partnerships critical to SA's mining stability, growth

Logistics & Transport

Logistics partnerships critical to SA's mining stability, growth

22 Apr 2026

New rules redefine travel procurement for SA government

Tourism & Travel

New rules redefine travel procurement for SA government

20 Apr 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

New AI policy in South Africa stresses corporate liability for agentic systems

Kate Beretta, Justin Ramages, and Ashleigh Brink 16 Apr 2026

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Financial Services

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Issued by ITP Communications 15 Apr 2026

The BRC addresses market commentary about the timing of the Radio Audience Measurement Survey (Rams) data release (Image source: © ThisisEngineering )

Radio & Audio

Radio in good shape as BRC reassures industry that Rams is on track

15 Apr 2026

Communication integration and automation

CRM, CX, UX

Communication integration and automation

Issued by Celerity.chat 14 Apr 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Pay first, arbitrate later: The reality of adjudication in SA construction conflicts

Nikita Lalla and Ricardo Pillay 13 Apr 2026

Two companies who fraudulently acquired an R85-7m tender for a border wall must now repay the profits. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraud

Tania Broughton 10 Apr 2026

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Law Practice

Lessons on prescription: When the introduction of new causes comes too late

Mtho Maphumulo 9 Apr 2026

Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

Judge David Makhoba ruled that R14m in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits awarded during Covid bypassed bid processes. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Judge orders Tark Group directors to personally repay Covid contract profits

Tania Broughton 8 Apr 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

New Sars chief named

8 Apr 2026

Exxaro Resources and Eskom Holdings have signed a new long-term coal supply agreement (CSA), ensuring the continued delivery of coal from Exxaro’s Matla Mine to the Matla Power Station until 30 November 2043. Image supplied.

Energy

Eskom and Exxaro sign 17-year coal supply deal to boost SA's energy security

7 Apr 2026

Corporate & Commercial Law

Deliberately avoiding condition fulfilment is not a 'get out of contract free' card

Nikita Lalla and Ricardo Pillay 2 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Noel Tagoe, chief executive officer and founder of Noel Tagoe & Company.

Finance

The future-ready CFO: Transforming disruption into opportunity

Noel Tagoe 1 Apr 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar & Storage Live Africa: Trinasolar’s Zaheer Khan on why South African businesses are chasing the sun

Maroefah Smith 31 Mar 2026