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#TheMascotMarathon: Captain Fanplastic targets R100k for Cape Town ocean literacy

Environment & Natural Resources

#TheMascotMarathon: Captain Fanplastic targets R100k for Cape Town ocean literacy

Issued by Soapbox 58 minutes

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Sustainability

Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

Angela van der Berg 11 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Environment & Natural Resources

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

When your car is off the road, life doesn’t stop: The hidden cost of vehicle downtime in South Africa

Automotive

When your car is off the road, life doesn’t stop: The hidden cost of vehicle downtime in South Africa

Pace Car Rental, Issued by Pace Car Rental 11 Sep 2026

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Women's Health

SA hasn’t built a menopause policy yet. A chance to get it right first time

Dr Juanri Jonck 10 Sep 2026

A Dangote crude oil tank is seen inside the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

More fuel shortages to come, warns Africa’s biggest oil refinery

Robert Harvey 10 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Sherry Sibeko, executive head for Personal Lines at Miway.

Residential Property

Renting your home? The insurance risk you may not see coming

9 Sep 2026

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Construction & Engineering

South Africa’s cable warning: When cheap imports come at a cost

9 Sep 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

OnlyFans in South Africa: What creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economy

Phiwokazi Qoza 10 Sep 2026

Source: Nedbank.

Smart Buildings & Cities

How smart geysers are saving Nedbank clients millions

8 Sep 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

Over 20 North West schools damaged as winds destroy roofs and classrooms

8 Sep 2026

Kruger flood recovery advances as National Parks Week gets underway

Tourism & Travel

Kruger flood recovery advances as National Parks Week gets underway

8 Sep 2026

Land Bank brings farmer finance focus to Nampo Cape 2026

Agribusiness

Land Bank brings farmer finance focus to Nampo Cape 2026

7 Sep 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

Why hair-loss clinicians need to be clued up on chemically relaxed hair

2 Sep 2026

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Glenlivet’s clumsy brand risk vs Airlink’s brand reward

Brendan Seery 2 Sep 2026

People collecting water at the Newlands Spring in Cape Town in February 2018.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Cape Town desalination plans delayed while water demand soars

Steve Kretzmann 2 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. PSG Insure’s head of distribution, Ryno de Kock.

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurers warn South Africans on fuel-storage limit as shortages loom

31 Aug 2026

The era of creative builders: Rethinking the role of design

Design

The era of creative builders: Rethinking the role of design

Grant Campbell, Issued by MakeReign 27 Aug 2026

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Finance

Beyond the pay gap: What’s driving women’s retirement shortfall

Paul Mafisa 25 Aug 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa’s top court blocked Shell’s Wild Coast oil search: Why it matters for climate justice

Angela van der Berg 20 Aug 2026

The intention gap

SMEs

The intention gap

Janice Johnston, Issued by Edge Growth 18 Aug 2026

Hundreds of students protested at CPUT’s Bellville campus on Wednesday. Photo: Emihle Ngwane / GroundUp

Higher Education

Protests force CPUT to withdraw student payment plan

Emihle Ngwane 14 Aug 2026

Access to a real-time rail isn't the same as delivering one

Financial Services

Access to a real-time rail isn't the same as delivering one

Derick Truscott, Issued by Hyphen 12 Aug 2026

Is your agency compliant? The hidden liabilities in outsourced labour

Management & Leadership

Is your agency compliant? The hidden liabilities in outsourced labour

Issued by IntelliStaff 14 Aug 2026

There is no blacklist in South Africa — and every credit listing has an expiry date

Finance

There is no blacklist in South Africa — and every credit listing has an expiry date

Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 8 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Regard Budler, chief executive officer of BetterSure Financial Consultants.

Property

Renting out your property? Avoid these common landlord mistakes

Regard Budler 7 Aug 2026

Weather extremes force growers to rethink crop stress management

Agriculture

Weather extremes force growers to rethink crop stress management

7 Aug 2026

Indemnities and indemnity clauses in contracts – a practical legal analysis

Corporate & Commercial Law

Indemnities and indemnity clauses in contracts – a practical legal analysis

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 6 Aug 2026

100% Organic Waste to Landfill Ban in 2027: Waste less, feed more people

Food, Water & Energy Security

100% Organic Waste to Landfill Ban in 2027: Waste less, feed more people

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 5 Aug 2026

Middle East conflict threatens virgin plastic supply and margins

Manufacturing

Middle East conflict threatens virgin plastic supply and margins

4 Aug 2026

Why cybersecurity has become essential for modern farming

Agriculture

Why cybersecurity has become essential for modern farming

Tayyibah Suliman and Izabella Gutlar-Balkovic 11 Aug 2026

The rising cost of severe weather for South African farmers

Agriculture

The rising cost of severe weather for South African farmers

Hanjo Fourie 4 Aug 2026

Why digital resilience has become a business imperative for SMEs

SMEs

Why digital resilience has become a business imperative for SMEs

Faiez Hartley, Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Aug 2026

SKIN Functional founder Shannon Dougall. Image supplied.

Aesthetic Medicine

#WomensMonth | Who runs the beauty world? Girls | Q&A with Skin Functional’s Shannon Dougall

Maroefah Smith 3 Aug 2026

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Labour Law

When key employees walk: How to ensure your restraint of trade holds up in court

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Thobile Ndaba 31 Jul 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Infrastructure boost: Nelson Mandela Bay invests R60m in power reliability

31 Jul 2026

Why digital resilience has become a business imperative for SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Why digital resilience has become a business imperative for SMEs

29 Jul 2026

Bradly Howland, CEO, Alkemi Collective, says corporate reputation now behaves like statecraft, but most of the PR profession is still equipped for something else (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD26 | From a quiet foundation to 3 habits of diplomacy PR needs to steal

Bradly Howland 29 Jul 2026

ILDS’s newly established Strategic Working Group on Skin Bleaching aims to challenge the allure of skin bleaching, which the controversial South African personality often promotes. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Ethics & Medicolegal

New global campaign wants to dispel allure of skin bleaching

29 Jul 2026

BMW M's latest campaign puts everyday furniture corners in the dock, turning stubbed toes, bruised shins and household mishaps into a deadpan noir courtroom drama.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: BMW M pitches driving pleasure with a noir corner trial

29 Jul 2026

Khamkirri 4 Star Venue partners with Sam Hospitality for staff training

Tourism

Khamkirri 4 Star Venue partners with Sam Hospitality for staff training

Issued by Sam Hospitrain Training 28 Jul 2026

From doubt to direction: The truth about accessible vocational and business qualifications

Higher Education

From doubt to direction: The truth about accessible vocational and business qualifications

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 28 Jul 2026

Bontebok National Park to reopen in phases from 1 August

Tourism

Bontebok National Park to reopen in phases from 1 August

27 Jul 2026

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Energy

Jozi’s City Power makes a dent in R5.2bn debt owed to Eskom

27 Jul 2026

Climate Change

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

Travel

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

24 Jul 2026

A golden age of strategic PR must also be a golden age of disclosure, says reputation strategist Solly Moeng (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | A Golden Age of Strategic PR must also be a golden age of disclosures

Solly Moeng 23 Jul 2026

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Digital

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Warren Lawrence 23 Jul 2026