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Finance

52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

2 days

Source: GroundUp/Lubabalo Ngcukana. The 11-storey Botha Sigcau building in Mthatha caught fire on Tuesday night.

Construction & Engineering

Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fire

Lubabalo Ngcukana 3 days

Source: GroundUp/Postbank.

Banking

Postbank to resume black card rollout in April

Marecia Damons 2 days

The accountant’s role in a tax debt crisis

Accounting & Auditing

The accountant’s role in a tax debt crisis

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 3 days

Merilynn Steenkamp from Roche Diagnostics explains how early and accurate diagnostics for preventable illnesses like cervical cancer, HIV, and TB can help protect women’s ability to stay economically active and support broader economic resilience. (Source: )

Women's Health

5 ways women’s health drives economic resilience

3 days

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS directed to activate forensic unit to work with SIU

30 Mar 2026

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Energy

Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

Infrastructure & Utilities

Auditor-General warns of increasing infrastructure project delays, dealing a blow to Ramaphosa’s reform plans

Victoria O'Regan 27 Mar 2026

Law Practice

Is the game worth the candle? Ways to resolve disputes without breaking the bank

PJ Veldhuizen 27 Mar 2026

The cost of an empty seat, table or room in hospitality

Hospitality

The cost of an empty seat, table or room in hospitality

Issued by Celerity.chat 27 Mar 2026

Global turbulence intensifying emotional burden on South African SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Global turbulence intensifying emotional burden on South African SMEs

Colin Timmis 26 Mar 2026

Safla launches to tackle logistics challenges in SA

Logistics & Transport

Safla launches to tackle logistics challenges in SA

26 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026

When trade routes fail, packaging holds the line for FMCG brands

Packaging

When trade routes fail, packaging holds the line for FMCG brands

Vanessa Bosman 25 Mar 2026

Why healthcare is quickly becoming a top destination for IT talent

Technology

Why healthcare is quickly becoming a top destination for IT talent

Issued by Park Advertising 30 Mar 2026

The 'experience economy' has arrived as consumers' expectations shift

Trends

The 'experience economy' has arrived as consumers' expectations shift

Adheesh Ori 25 Mar 2026

Emergency Medicine

HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

Jeffrey Tully and Christian Dameff 27 Mar 2026

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Medtech

Are digital health tools the answer to making cancer screenings more accessible?

24 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Construction & Engineering

Engineering a better tomorrow: Key insights into South Africa's construction comeback

Olebogeng Manhe 23 Mar 2026

Optimism grows as SA’s 2026 wine harvest outlook improves

Viticulture & Oenology

Optimism grows as SA’s 2026 wine harvest outlook improves

19 Mar 2026

The Surgical Assistant: Digital platform eases South African public health specialists' dilemma

Medtech

The Surgical Assistant: Digital platform eases South African public health specialists' dilemma

17 Mar 2026

Small businesses bear the cost of South Africa’s late payment negligence

SMEs

Small businesses bear the cost of South Africa’s late payment negligence

Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Mar 2026

Shipping

Why affordable logistics could be the difference between SME survival and closure

Issued by Fastway Couriers 28 Oct 2025

Shipping

Fastway shares the five last-mile shifts reshaping South African e-commerce

Issued by Fastway Couriers 12 Jan 2026

Shipping

The true cost of festive-season delivery failures and how to prevent them

Issued by Fastway Couriers 16 Dec 2025

Which ERP software is best for compliance with financial regulations?

SMEs

Which ERP software is best for compliance with financial regulations?

Anton Oosthuizen, Issued by QuickEasy Software 13 Mar 2026

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Higher Education

Delayed Ekurhuleni University construction expected to start in 2029

12 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Chris Smith, senior vice president for MEA and APAC at RIB Software.

Construction & Engineering

Why South Africa’s construction delays could signal systemic failures

11 Mar 2026

Transforming retail governance: How pragmatism and purpose are reshaping the future

ESG

Transforming retail governance: How pragmatism and purpose are reshaping the future

Phumlani Dyini 11 Mar 2026

Source: Euan Massey, director at MDA Attorneys.

Construction & Engineering

Payment delays: the existential threat to South Africa's construction industry

10 Mar 2026

SA’s SME funding problem is about execution, not capital

Funding

SA’s SME funding problem is about execution, not capital

10 Mar 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

Can 2026 budget reforms finally solve South Africa’s affordable housing problem?

6 Mar 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Deadline looms for NSFAS outstanding appeal documents

6 Mar 2026

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Corporate & Commercial Law

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Peter Barnard and Claudelle Pretorius, Issued by Cox Yeats 6 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters | An MSC container ship crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern tip of the port of Tangier, Morocco, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/ File Photo

Logistics & Transport

MSC introduces war surcharge on shipments to Africa and Indian Ocean

Shubham Kalia 6 Mar 2026

SA's retail growth stagnates even as economic indicators improve

Retail

SA's retail growth stagnates even as economic indicators improve

6 Mar 2026

Crestcare selects Bluebird Adverse Events Module to strengthen patient safety

Hospital Groups

Crestcare selects Bluebird Adverse Events Module to strengthen patient safety

Issued by Crestcare 2 Mar 2026

Dubai airport damage halts thousands of flights

Travel

Dubai airport damage halts thousands of flights

1 Mar 2026

Logistics & Transport

Maersk reroutes sailings around Africa amid Red Sea constraints

Louise Rasmussen 27 Feb 2026

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

Medtech

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

25 Feb 2026

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Travel

Operations return to normal at Cape Town Airport after fire

25 Feb 2026

Wesley Neumann in court. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Labour Law

Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement

Marecia Damons 24 Feb 2026

How to beat the odds in your first year of business

SMEs

How to beat the odds in your first year of business

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 24 Feb 2026

Ramaphosa delays NHI as ConCourt hears public participation challenges

NHI

Ramaphosa delays NHI as ConCourt hears public participation challenges

24 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | KD Strategies' Kalnisha Singh: The pressure is on for South Africa's energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | KD Strategies' Kalnisha Singh: The pressure is on for South Africa's energy sector

Kalnisha Singh 23 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Charl Kleynhans, Altron FinTech Senior Manager Implementations.

Fintech

The unexpected strengths of South African fintech in a turbulent market

Charl Kleynhans 20 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

4 trends reshaping SA's bulk logistics sector in 2026

19 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Virgin Atlantic’s Marc Harding: How aviation is redefining connection

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Virgin Atlantic’s Marc Harding: How aviation is redefining connection

Marc Harding 19 Feb 2026