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Rubber boots believed to belong to illegal miners lay near a shaft entrance at a disused mine in Marikana, Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others were injured at the mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi

Mining

Deaths of 14 illegal miners at private company’s site lead to investigation

13 Aug 2026

eNCA's Checkpoint investigation triumphs at Vodacom Journalist Awards

Media

eNCA's Checkpoint investigation triumphs at Vodacom Journalist Awards

5 Dec 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Govt to crack down on 'water mafia' sabotaging water access

1 Aug 2025

Image credit: Dawn McDonald on Unsplash

Fuel & Energy

Sars teams up with law enforcement to combat illicit fuel trade

18 Jun 2025

Gauteng unveils new high-tech number plates

AutoTech

Gauteng unveils new high-tech number plates

9 Jun 2025

MacG hosts the number one podcast show in South Africa. Source: YouTube

Media

#Exclusive: Tlhogi Ngwato | MultiChoice's MacG motive: Fear or integrity?

Tlhogi Ngwato 28 May 2025

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Higher Education

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Mar 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Finance

Two-pot system withdrawals hit R21bn

14 Oct 2024

End of an era for Drip Footwear: footwear retailer enters liquidation, laying off employees

Retailers

End of an era for Drip Footwear: footwear retailer enters liquidation, laying off employees

9 Oct 2024

Finance

South Africa faces ‘perfect storm’ of financial crime, ready to ‘fight back’

5 Jul 2024

Legislation & Regulation

GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

27 May 2024

Theatre

Exploring 3 decades of freedom in SA through the lens of theatre

Ramadimetja Makgeru 25 Apr 2024

Ramaphosa concerned over learner dropouts and repetition

Early Childhood Development

Ramaphosa concerned over learner dropouts and repetition

15 Mar 2024

Source: © 123rf Despite fraud cases dominating the news cycle, there has been a decrease in fraudulent and dishonest life insurance claims

Insurance & Actuarial

AI steps up the fight against insurance fraud

21 Dec 2023

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

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Automotive

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Chiara Carter 30 Nov 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

President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures during the opening of the US-sub-Saharan Africa trade forum to discuss the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), at the NASREC conference centre in Johannesburg. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Ramaphosa deploys the army to fight Zama Zamas

Tannur Anders and Nelson Banya 9 Nov 2023

Accounting & Auditing

Sars and law enforcement unite to crush coal syndicates

13 Oct 2023

Tourism & Travel

Ensuring safety: De Lille vows to protect Kruger National Park

13 Jul 2023

'Torching of trucks an act of economic sabotage' - Transport Minister

Transport

'Torching of trucks an act of economic sabotage' - Transport Minister

12 Jul 2023

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Criminal Law

Hawks bust alleged UIF fraudsters

13 Jun 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Work underway to fight wildlife crime

19 May 2023

Prasa's decision to cancel railway security contracts "reckless and irresponsible" says Scopa chair

Transport

Prasa's decision to cancel railway security contracts "reckless and irresponsible" says Scopa chair

Tariro Washinyira 24 Apr 2023

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Criminal Law

National shutdown: At least 550 arrested for various crimes

22 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

EFF national shutdown: It's not business as usual

Katja Hamilton 20 Mar 2023

Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court challenge to SIU findings against Nelson Mandela Bay's Covid spending fails

Tania Broughton 15 Mar 2023

SA tax-payers speak truth to power

Research

SA tax-payers speak truth to power

Issued by BrandMapp 14 Mar 2023

Oil adulteration a big risk to South Africa's fuel security

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil adulteration a big risk to South Africa's fuel security

Mpho Dipela 25 Jan 2023

Source: iStock.

Criminal Law

SANParks approves polygraph testing

23 Dec 2022

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Mbalula must protect Intercape buses, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Oct 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Draft Extradition Bill published

26 Aug 2022

Image archive: Hlaudi Motsoeneng

Law Practice

High Court dismisses Motsoeneng's leave to appeal application

20 Jul 2022

Financial Services

SEC confirms Bitcoin is a commodity - 3 key takeaways for crypto investors

29 Jun 2022

Cannabis tourism: How a new travel trend is taking off

Tourism

Cannabis tourism: How a new travel trend is taking off

Michael O'Regan 13 Jun 2022

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Higher Education

SIU, Saica and North West University sign MoU

31 May 2022

Uber works towards "addressing the issues" as e-hailing protest hits third day

Public Transport

Uber works towards "addressing the issues" as e-hailing protest hits third day

24 Mar 2022

Power system remains constrained, warns Eskom

Energy

Power system remains constrained, warns Eskom

14 Mar 2022

Natural Medicine

The cannabis industry inhibited by State action from the outset

Zakhele Mthembu 11 Mar 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Forecasts for freight and logistics in 2022

Gavin Kelly 5 Jan 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Flexing abs about ads

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Flexing abs about ads

Brendan Seery 16 Nov 2021

Hard lessons learned during SA's alcohol prohibition

FMCG

Hard lessons learned during SA's alcohol prohibition

Zoleka Lisa 13 Aug 2021

Those with nothing have nothing to lose

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Those with nothing have nothing to lose

Andy du Plessis 2 Aug 2021

Is that tyre bargain a deal or a steal after SA's looting?

Accessories

Is that tyre bargain a deal or a steal after SA's looting?

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 19 Jul 2021

South Africa burning - shocked but not surprised

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa burning - shocked but not surprised

Dominic Gaobepe 16 Jul 2021

South African riots and food security: Why there's an urgent need to restore stability

Food Security

South African riots and food security: Why there's an urgent need to restore stability

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Jul 2021

Radio & Audio

Sanef lashes out at damages to community radio stations

14 Jul 2021

Professor Raymond Parsons, NWU Business School economist

Economy

Violence deals another blow to staggering economy

13 Jul 2021

Demonstrators in Katlehong loot a shopping centre during protests following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Health & Safety

Violence and looting threatens SA's food security

13 Jul 2021