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Pensioner buys old petrol station to start upskilling rural youth

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Pensioner buys old petrol station to start upskilling rural youth

Issued by Cape Chamber 18 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Peter Luhanga

Construction & Engineering

Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain

Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf )

Markets & Investment

Gold and gold equities outlook for 2026

James Luke 28 Jan 2026

Advertising

Havas denies talks with WPP

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Nov 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Mental health

How sports betting puts South Africans’ mental health on the line

11 Nov 2025

Reputation, returns and market premium

PR & Communications

Reputation, returns and market premium

Nkateko Khosa, Issued by Brave Group 3 Sep 2025

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Mental health

Why anonymous mental health screenings are crucial for teens

24 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Although the production data for March will only be released in May, the figures for January and February suggest a notable quarterly decline for mining production in the first quarter of 2025

Markets & Investment

Mining production decline points to Q1 2025 contraction

16 Apr 2025

Honda and Ineos recall cars in South Africa

Manufacturing & Parts

Honda and Ineos recall cars in South Africa

25 Mar 2025

RCL Foods posts profit surge, resumes dividends

FMCG

RCL Foods posts profit surge, resumes dividends

Nqobile Dludla 4 Mar 2025

Advertising

5 Super Bowl commercials that deserve places in the advertising hall of shame

Matthew Pittman 10 Feb 2025

Source: frimufilms via

Agribusiness

Q3 2024: South Africa’s agricultural sector GDP drops by 28.8% year-on-year

Paul Makube 5 Dec 2024

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Dealers

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Frédéric Fréry 22 Nov 2024

Source: Lollie-Pop via

Agribusiness

SA's livestock sector struggles, but recovery could be ahead

14 Nov 2024

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

Agribusiness

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

11 Nov 2024

Paul MakubeSenior Agricultural Economist, First National Bank

Agribusiness

Downbeat agriculture exports in Q2 of 2024 reflect tough seasonal conditions

Paul Makube 20 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, industry principal at TPN.

Property

Demand for SA rental property on the rise

5 Aug 2024

Creecy sets SA transport reform agenda at SATC

Transport

Creecy sets SA transport reform agenda at SATC

8 Jul 2024

Markets & Investment

South African factory activity contracts again in June - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 2 Jul 2024

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Agribusiness

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Wandile Sihlobo 24 Jun 2024

VW bounces back: SA's top 10 selling car brands for May 2024

Commercial & Industrial

VW bounces back: SA's top 10 selling car brands for May 2024

Imran Salie 4 Jun 2024

Emira announces strong operational results and good strategic progress backed by active capital recycling

Markets & Investment

Emira announces strong operational results and good strategic progress backed by active capital recycling

Issued by Catchwords 3 Jun 2024

In February 2022, Sibanye-Stillwater successfully concluded the €85m transaction to acquire French mining group Eramet’s Sandouville hydrometallurgical nickel processing facilities near Le Havre, France’s second largest industrial port.

Markets & Investment

Sibanye Q1 update progress on safety, restructuring planned

Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

Healthcare

A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

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Trends

Latest trends in background screening - MIE annual report

14 Mar 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agribusiness

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Public Health

Unemployed doctors march to Union Buildings

Silver Sibiya 28 Feb 2024

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the results of the 4th Quarterly Buzz report

Research

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the results of the 4th Quarterly Buzz report

Issued by KLA 15 Feb 2024

Final R500k for children’s charities as StreetSmart SA closes its doors

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Final R500k for children’s charities as StreetSmart SA closes its doors

6 Feb 2024

Markets & Investment

3D Reset: Global bonds face challenges, offer prospects

2 Jan 2024

A haul truck is seen at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in Mokopane. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Anglo American readies cost cuts in wake of PGM market downturn

Felix Njini and Clara Denina 7 Dec 2023

The Constitution states: “Everyone has the right to administrative action that is lawful, reasonable and
procedurally fair.” It also states: “Everyone has the right to have any dispute that can be resolved by the application of law decided in a fair public hearing before a court …”. Taking unreasonably long to hand down judgments is a breach of these rights. Illustration: Lisa Nelson | GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge faces possible impeachment for tardy judgments

Tania Broughton 1 Dec 2023

Small business can stimulate economic growth, job creation

Entrepreneurship

Small business can stimulate economic growth, job creation

20 Nov 2023

Source: Samukelo Zwale, head of product, FNB wealth and investment.

Markets & Investment

Property investment: Is it a retirement savings life raft, or a sinking ship?

9 Nov 2023

How infrastructure investment shapes SA's engineering future

Construction & Engineering

How infrastructure investment shapes SA's engineering future

1 Nov 2023

Source: © SA Rugby Mag Siya Kolisi displays the leadership qualities we yearn to see in the people in charge of our nation says Dono White, strategic planning director at VMLY&R South Africa

Branding

Why South Africa would vote for Siya Kolisi in 2024 if they could

Dono White 12 Oct 2023

Mental health

South Africa faces a mental health crisis - don't be a statistic

9 Oct 2023

The Pretoria High Court will hear a matter this week in which Lawyers For Human Rights is representing more than 100 people who have fallen victim to Home Affairs’s “arbitrary” ID blocking practice. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Home Affairs taken to court over blocked IDs

Tania Broughton 18 Sep 2023

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Markets & Investment

Standard Bank to acquire remainder of Liberty Two Degrees

Tannur Anders 28 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Bada Pharasi, chief executive officer of Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South Africa.

Mental health

Suffering in silence - the mind-body illness connection that many keep a secret

Bada Pharasi 26 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf South Africans spend over three and a half hours a day on social media

Social Media

Social media: A pillar of marketing, not the foundation

Lwandile Qokweni 13 Jul 2023

Sales

Q2 consumer confidence slumps as inflation bites

Sinchita Mitra 30 Jun 2023

SanParks to donate game to emerging farmers

Tourism

SanParks to donate game to emerging farmers

9 Jun 2023

Slump in global cashew demand pushes Ivory Coast industry to verge of collapse

Agro-processing

Slump in global cashew demand pushes Ivory Coast industry to verge of collapse

Ange Aboa and Alessandra Prentice 8 Jun 2023

Kenya's 2022 earnings from tea exports rise to 138bn shillings

Agro-processing

Kenya's 2022 earnings from tea exports rise to 138bn shillings

Duncan Miriri 14 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities for the residential market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities for the residential market

Paul Stevens 9 Jan 2023

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Trends

3 priorities for retail success in 2023

Blessed Hwaire 21 Dec 2022