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Source: © UNESCO
This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

Media Freedom

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

50 minutes

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Brics vs. Trump: Brics nations discuss shared response to Trump trade policies

2 days

Source: Supplied. Aaron Harris, chief technology officer at Sage.

Trends

Building a global coalition for ethical AI in finance

Aaron Harris 2 days

Net#work BBDO repositions to #WhatIfWeDOBIGTHINGS with new leadership appointments

Advertising

Net#work BBDO repositions to #WhatIfWeDOBIGTHINGS with new leadership appointments

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2025

Employer’s Annual Declaration deadline set for 31 May 2025

Taxation & Regulation

Employer’s Annual Declaration deadline set for 31 May 2025

25 Apr 2025

Foot and mouth disease outbreaks traced to auction in KZN

Agriculture

Foot and mouth disease outbreaks traced to auction in KZN

24 Apr 2025

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

Agriculture

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

22 Apr 2025

Superga’s century of style: Celebrating 100 years of the iconic 2750 classic

Fashion & Homeware

Superga’s century of style: Celebrating 100 years of the iconic 2750 classic

Issued by Crick Group 7 Apr 2025

What Trump’s new tariffs could mean for South African wine exports

Viticulture & Oenology

What Trump’s new tariffs could mean for South African wine exports

Anna-Bet Stemmet 4 Apr 2025

Airlink achieves global environmental certification from Iata

Travel

Airlink achieves global environmental certification from Iata

3 Apr 2025

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Fuel & Energy

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Hannah Budnitz 1 Apr 2025

New FMD cases in KZN and Eastern Cape spark biosecurity alert

Agriculture

New FMD cases in KZN and Eastern Cape spark biosecurity alert

31 Mar 2025

Agriculture

KwaZulu-Natal beefs up Foot and Mouth defence with expanded control areas

19 Mar 2025

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

IP Law

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

Nicholas Maweni, Issued by SAMRO 17 Mar 2025

Previdar Icons inaugural cover with Dr Esther Mahlangu

Publishing

Previdar Icons inaugural cover with Dr Esther Mahlangu

28 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters. Young residents carry water home after filling up a bottle at a community filling station in the informal settlement of Kanana after individuals died from cholera in Hammanskraal, South Africa, 24 May, 2023.

Finance

Former African presidents demand action as debt crisis reaches historic levels

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2025

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 21 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Nigeria suing Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax

Camillus Eboh 20 Feb 2025

Image source: wayhomestudio from

Labour Law & Unions

After termination, are staff preferential interest rates up for debate?

Terry Mwango, Quinter Okuta, Charles Omondi Oyeng and Kelsey Naluende 20 Feb 2025

Source: Medigrow.

Pharmaceuticals

Gqeberha welcomes Medigrow's R1bn cannabis project

Katja Hamilton 11 Feb 2025

Climate Change

The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet

Bruce Campbell 6 Feb 2025

Image source: The Endangered Wildlife Trust

Environment & Natural Resources

New nature reserve established in the Soutpansberg

27 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Michelle Rawlinson and Melissa Steele 21 Jan 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

#BizTrends2025: America's path to ‘liquid gold’: Trump reveals new tariffs and national energy strategy

Katja Hamilton 21 Jan 2025

Blind and visually impaired people have the right to convert protected works to accessible formats without having to obtain permission, the Constitutional Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

IP Law

Blind people can access copyrighted works, rules Concourt - again

Tania Broughton 17 Dec 2024

Source: Presidency of the Republic of South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa received the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the president’s official residence in Pretoria on Wednesday, 11 December 2024.

Economy

Trevor Manuel to chair G20 expert panel on Africa

Katja Hamilton 13 Dec 2024

Nomabotwe steps into the spotlight with debut album Hamba Ungemi

Music

Nomabotwe steps into the spotlight with debut album Hamba Ungemi

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 26 Nov 2024

Source: wirestock via

Agriculture

FMD control efforts continue in Eastern Cape and KZN

25 Nov 2024

Image source: Ion Chiosea –

HR & Management

Real cost of a fake PhD: Accountability and consequences in the boardroom

20 Nov 2024

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

Agriculture

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

28 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Putin warns of Middle East conflagration and debates Ukraine at BRICS

Vladimir Soldatkin 24 Oct 2024

How to apply for the 2025 Funza Lushaka Bursary

Higher Education

How to apply for the 2025 Funza Lushaka Bursary

Issued by FundiConnect 24 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

The Constitutional Court will hear two applications relating to copyright in South Africa that affect the rights of blind people. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

ConCourt showdown on copyright bill

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2024

CEOs, world leaders and artists call for urgent investment in Africa's future

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

CEOs, world leaders and artists call for urgent investment in Africa's future

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Oct 2024

Healthcare

Africa Health Congress tackles mental health crisis among healthcare workers

11 Oct 2024

SMME Food Safety Compliance South Africa: A guide for SMMEs supplying to large retailers

Regulatory

SMME Food Safety Compliance South Africa: A guide for SMMEs supplying to large retailers

Phumi (PJ) Mhlongo 7 Oct 2024

Prisa's 2024 Prism Award winners unveiled in Cape Town

PR & Communications

Prisa's 2024 Prism Award winners unveiled in Cape Town

22 Sep 2024

A view of the Constitutional Court.

Legislation & Regulation

ConCourt grants extension to GNU for Marriage Act amendment

Lindsey Schutters 19 Sep 2024

Local detergents company sets sights on global markets

Import/Export

Local detergents company sets sights on global markets

19 Sep 2024

Image source: Getty Images

HR Tools & Software

UIF announces extended operating hours

11 Sep 2024

City Lodge Hotels annual results – 13% jump in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels annual results – 13% jump in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 10 Sep 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Public Health

Mpox: No global lockdowns, emphasis on increased education, vigilance, airport screening and monitoring

Katja Hamilton 24 Aug 2024

How to wander responsibly: Sustainable tourism practices and legal compliance in South Africa

Responsible Tourism

How to wander responsibly: Sustainable tourism practices and legal compliance in South Africa

Lize-Mari Doubell and Candice Meyer 23 Aug 2024

Healthcare

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

15 Aug 2024

Celebrating Women’s Day: South Africa’s legacy of courage and change

Trends

Celebrating Women’s Day: South Africa’s legacy of courage and change

Issued by CONTRACT 12 Aug 2024

Source: Lollie-Pop via

Agriculture

New rapid response team launched to combat foot-and-mouth disease

8 Aug 2024

Source: G20 Brasil. Brazil’s Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad.

Taxation & Regulation

Historic: Global effort to tax super-rich intensifies

Katja Hamilton 30 Jul 2024

FMD hits 24 ECape farms, quarantine and vaccination underway

Agriculture

FMD hits 24 ECape farms, quarantine and vaccination underway

22 Jul 2024