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OOH

Amsterdam becomes first capital to ban meat ads in public spaces

27 Jan 2026

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

Digital

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

Issued by AfriGIS 29 Sep 2025

Image credit: Hanbyul Jeong on Unsplash

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Africa's water investment pledge faces skills gap challenge

29 Aug 2025

The woman who’s restoring a nation’s dignity through sanitation

SMEs

The woman who’s restoring a nation’s dignity through sanitation

Issued by BrandScapers Africa 11 Aug 2025

Source: Makhanda Tourism.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Steve Kretzmann 30 Jul 2025

Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

Human Rights Law

Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 2 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Households owe most of R416bn in municipal debt as collections fall short

19 Jun 2025

Advertising

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert

21 Nov 2024

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

SMEs

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

4 Nov 2024

More than 1,200 entries were received from journalists around the country as they shared examples of their best work from the past year. Source: Supplied.

Media

KZN, Mpumalanga regional winners for the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards announced

9 Oct 2024

Jozi My Jozi leads biggest inner-city clean-up on Mandela Day

ESG & Sustainability

Jozi My Jozi leads biggest inner-city clean-up on Mandela Day

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 18 Jul 2024

(Image supplied) Just as in 2023, the City of Cape Town has decreed some of the artwork of the Sex Expo’s Out of Home (OOH) advertising campaign too risqué

OOH

Sex Expo's OOH campaign sees some artwork banned by the City of Cape Town

20 Jun 2024

Minister de Lille inspects R54m tourism project at Cape Agulhas National Park

Tourism

Minister de Lille inspects R54m tourism project at Cape Agulhas National Park

2 Apr 2024

Image supplied. The national winners of the 2023 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

Media

The 2023 national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners

1 Dec 2023

Source: Vodacom All the Vodacom Journalist of the Year competition regional finalists have been announced

Media

All the Vodacom Journalist of the Year competition regional finalists

17 Nov 2023

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Mining

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Chris Gilili 10 Aug 2023

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

Construction & Engineering

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

31 Jul 2023

Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns

Property

Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns

Matthew Hirsch 2 Jun 2023

Sewage on the seashore: Here's what's causing Cape Town's beach closures

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage on the seashore: Here's what's causing Cape Town's beach closures

Steve Kretzmann 13 Jan 2023

Why proper participatory processes are vital when upgrading informal settlements

Affordable & Social Housing

Why proper participatory processes are vital when upgrading informal settlements

28 Jun 2022

Icasa chairperson Keabetswe Modimoeng resigns

Telecoms & Networks

Icasa chairperson Keabetswe Modimoeng resigns

8 Jun 2022

How shopping centres can be a force for good within the communities they serve

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

How shopping centres can be a force for good within the communities they serve

Sindy Peters 11 May 2022

Source: © Groundup Photo: Marecia Damons People waiting for hours outside Home Affairs in Barrack Street, Cape Town.

Digital

Can the public sector reach its digital destination?

Greg Gatherer 22 Feb 2022

Water crisis disrupts schools in Nelson Mandela Bay

Food, Water & Energy Security

Water crisis disrupts schools in Nelson Mandela Bay

Thamsanqa Mbovane 26 Jan 2022

From social activism to politics: How young people are standing up for their communities

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

From social activism to politics: How young people are standing up for their communities

8 Dec 2021

Digital

How We Dare-campaign aims to address digital access and GBV

22 Nov 2021

The proposed N2 Toll Road will cut through Sigidi village. Map: Lisa Nelson

Construction & Engineering

Should the proposed N2 toll road through the Wild Coast be moved?

Daniel Steyn 4 Nov 2021

Southern Africa air transport industry needs urgent government interventions - Aasa

Aviation

Southern Africa air transport industry needs urgent government interventions - Aasa

29 Oct 2021

Source: supplied by agency. Thandi Modise, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources, and other VIP delegates visit the Impala mobile vaccination site with Dr Jon Andrews, Implats’ Group Executive for Health and Safety

Health & Safety

30,000 vaccinations for Impala

1 Oct 2021

Source: ©National Department of Health

Covid-19

#VoomaVaccination: Vaccinate this weekend

1 Oct 2021

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Mkhuseli Sizani 17 Sep 2021

Joburg can no longer rely on its water supply

Infrastructure & Utilities

Joburg can no longer rely on its water supply

Masego Mafata 10 Sep 2021

New bursary to support tertiary education in three provinces

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

New bursary to support tertiary education in three provinces

8 Sep 2021

Call for nomination of people to fill Icasa vacancies

Management & Leadership

Call for nomination of people to fill Icasa vacancies

21 Jul 2021

Covid-19 conspiracy theorists burn and destroy 5G towers in KZN

Telecoms & Networks

Covid-19 conspiracy theorists burn and destroy 5G towers in KZN

8 Jan 2021

Four bills referred to National Assembly for consideration

Legislation & Regulation

Four bills referred to National Assembly for consideration

3 Dec 2020

Renewable energy remains the most cost effective option for building new power capacity. Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

No economic growth without a reliable power supply, says De Ruyter

25 Nov 2020

Mercedes-Benz SA donates 1,000 food parcels to Eastern Cape communities

Dealers

Mercedes-Benz SA donates 1,000 food parcels to Eastern Cape communities

11 Nov 2020

#MarketingMasterminds: Carling Black Label | The Bravest Thing

#MetaMarketingMasterminds

#MarketingMasterminds: Carling Black Label | The Bravest Thing

Issued by Meta 6 Jul 2020

Debacle over child malnutrition rates belittles suffering

Covid-19

Debacle over child malnutrition rates belittles suffering

28 May 2020

Covid-19: Civil society left to feed thousands of children on Cape Flats

Food, Water & Energy Security

Covid-19: Civil society left to feed thousands of children on Cape Flats

Steve Kretzmann 17 Apr 2020

Project to help alleviate water supply challenges in the Eastern Cape

Sustainable Farming

Project to help alleviate water supply challenges in the Eastern Cape

27 Dec 2019

Eskom, GP government work to resolve electricity challenges

Energy

Eskom, GP government work to resolve electricity challenges

22 Jul 2019

The Cape's plants are dying out - and local authorities need citizens' help

Environment & Natural Resources

The Cape's plants are dying out - and local authorities need citizens' help

Sarah Wild 20 Jun 2019

Communicare leadership cleared of corruption allegations

Affordable & Social Housing

Communicare leadership cleared of corruption allegations

Kristine Liao 12 Apr 2019

Media

Dr Keabetswe Modimoeng slots in as Icasa's acting chairperson

25 Mar 2019

Names drawn from a bucket for KZN roads work

Construction & Engineering

Names drawn from a bucket for KZN roads work

Sibusiso Mdlalose 20 Mar 2019