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2026 is re-energised and re-imagined

Events

2026 is re-energised and re-imagined

Issued by Rand Show 16 Jan 2026

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Medical Law

When does prescription in medical malpractice cases begin? High Court clarifies

Mtho Maphumulo 12 Jan 2026

Standing strong together: Why protecting your workers matters more than ever

Construction & Engineering

Standing strong together: Why protecting your workers matters more than ever

Issued by Simply Financial Services 9 Dec 2025

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Employment Equity

Disability diversity still lacking in SA's workforce: What needs to change

2 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Disability organisation loses Constantia land claim battle

Tania Broughton 28 Nov 2025

All the 2025 winners - Sunday Times Best Places to Work

Employer Branding

Sunday Times announces 2025 Best Places to Work Award winners

27 Nov 2025

Mind the gap: Hard choices for families where a breadwinner is gone

Financial Services

Mind the gap: Hard choices for families where a breadwinner is gone

Issued by Simply Financial Services 5 Nov 2025

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Law of Succession

Estate planning for your business: What happens to your company if you suddenly die?

5 Nov 2025

Shoprite and Checkers host Market Day 2025 to empower community farmers

ESG

Shoprite and Checkers host Market Day 2025 to empower community farmers

5 Nov 2025

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

City of Cape Town denies reducing ad hoc Dial-a-Ride bookings

16 Oct 2025

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Employer Branding

Last call for entries: Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards 2025

14 Oct 2025

Source: © Boucher Legacy The South African National Parks (SanParks) 20th Annual Kudu Awards are now open for nominations

Responsible Tourism

Nominations open for SanParks 2025 Kudu Awards

3 Oct 2025

A significant milestone of the programme is the financial injection of R880,000 provided to 32 attendees, enabling them to kickstart or expand their businesses. Image supplied.

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SanParks and NYDA launch initiative to empower disabled entrepreneurs

1 Oct 2025

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Emergency Medicine

Vodacom, ER24 bridge the communication gap for Deaf community

10 Sep 2025

How to apply to NSFAS 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

How to apply to NSFAS 2026

Issued by FundiConnect 10 Sep 2025

A protest outside the Civic Centre in Cape Town in August after the announcement that the Dial-a-Ride service would be cut back. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Health & Social Welfare

City of Cape Town pauses decision to cut Dial-a-Ride services

Tania Broughton and Mary-Anne Gontsana 8 Sep 2025

Image supplied.

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Santa Shoebox aims to fill 80,000 boxes in 2025

1 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Paul Reynell, vice-president of Prisa and founder of Paddington Station PR says Women’s Month invites us to reflect

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Prisa's Paul Reynell: “I Ask—Who Is She?”

Paul Reynell 19 Aug 2025

The Western Cape Network on Disability has written to Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis urging the City of Cape Town to reconsider its decision to reduce Dial-a-Ride services. Archive photo: Will Yoder

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Outcry over cuts to Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride service

Mary-Anne Gontsana 13 Aug 2025

Sydney Sweeney stars in the controversial American Eagle ad.

Advertising

Why Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle campaign is part of a wider cultural backlash

Meaghan Furlano 12 Aug 2025

The North Face confirms data breach in April

E-commerce

The North Face confirms data breach in April

9 Jun 2025

Anton Visser - Group COO SA Business School & Alefbet Learning 4 LR

Skills Development & Training

Learnerships: The antidote to youth unemployment, skills mismatch

Anton Visser 4 Jun 2025

Land Rover Defender gets cutting-edge upgrades and refreshed design

Automotive

Land Rover Defender gets cutting-edge upgrades and refreshed design

28 May 2025

The sweet side of tech: Easter + chocolate = smiles

Technology

The sweet side of tech: Easter + chocolate = smiles

Issued by BET Software 22 Apr 2025

Entries open for The Sunday Times Best Places to Work - South Africa awards

HR & Management

Entries open for The Sunday Times Best Places to Work - South Africa awards

16 Apr 2025

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

7 Apr 2025

Construction & Engineering

Still no compensation for victims of George building collapse

Daniel Steyn 2 Apr 2025

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Accounting & Auditing

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Issued by SAICA 17 Mar 2025

City Lodge Hotels achieves landmark B-BBEE Level 1 status

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels achieves landmark B-BBEE Level 1 status

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 10 Mar 2025

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Employment Equity

Vision for inclusion: Overcoming employment challenges for the visually impaired

Devan Moonsamy 4 Mar 2025

Brigitta Mangale, Director of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice

Human Rights Law

Sex offenders register to be made public: Implications for safety and justice

Brigitta Mangale and Thobeka Nomazizi Dhlamini 26 Feb 2025

Source: @CyrilRamaphosa/X

Economy

#Sona2025: President Ramaphosa's bold plans for urban renewal and housing

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

DPSA Provincial Treasurer, Redewaan Ederies, DPSA Provincial Chairperson, Bongani Yamba, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, and DPSA Programme Manager, Nyameko Mpulu.

Infrastructure & Utilities

WCG and DPSA sign MOU to build accessible infrastructure

17 Dec 2024

Tourism for all: How universal access is transforming travel experiences

Tourism

Tourism for all: How universal access is transforming travel experiences

Robin Fredericks 3 Dec 2024

Provantage – a transformative journey in action

OOH

Provantage – a transformative journey in action

Issued by Provantage 18 Nov 2024

Courtney Mann, Intermediate Security Analyst for BET Software.

Data & Analytics

The unheard advantage: Thriving as a hearing-impaired security analyst

Courtney Mann, Issued by BET Software 18 Nov 2024

Pnet encourages disability disclosure by jobseekers to unlock job opportunities

Employment Equity

Pnet encourages disability disclosure by jobseekers to unlock job opportunities

Issued by Pnet 13 Nov 2024

Basic Education Minister calls for private sector boost in education efforts

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education Minister calls for private sector boost in education efforts

12 Nov 2024

Workers on strike at Premier’s Mister Sweet factory picketed outside the Department of Labour’s office in Germiston last month to demand a report following an inspection by an official. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Occupational Health & Safety

Injured Mister Sweet workers yet to be compensated

Kimberly Mutandiro 11 Nov 2024

2025 NSFAS applications now open: How to apply

Higher Education

2025 NSFAS applications now open: How to apply

Issued by FundiConnect 23 Sep 2024

How businesses can integrate valuable disabled graduates into the workplace

Higher Education

How businesses can integrate valuable disabled graduates into the workplace

Issued by False Bay College 27 Aug 2024

Supplied image: The pilot project with NEED, ERA’s Enterprise Development Programme, is based at the Cape Town

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Pick n Pay e-waste initiative unlocks job creation for people with disabilities

23 Aug 2024

The CCMA has dismissed a claim for unfair dismissal by a former Dis-Chem employee with cancer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

In sickness and in health: What can workers expect from their employer if they are too sick to work?

Tania Broughton and GroundUp Staff 14 Aug 2024

Sbu Sitole takes us through Day two of Cannes Lions. Source: The Odd Number.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Creative Circle at Cannes - a glimpse into the future

Sbu Sitole 19 Jun 2024

Celebrating 4 transformative years: Skills123 journey to youth unemployment alleviation

Skills Training

Celebrating 4 transformative years: Skills123 journey to youth unemployment alleviation

Issued by BEE123 11 Jun 2024

Thousands of special needs learners still not placed at schools

Primary & Secondary Education

Thousands of special needs learners still not placed at schools

Mary-Anne Gontsana 5 Jun 2024

Ryan Falkenberg

CRM

A clever way to improve service delivery

Ryan Falkenberg 24 May 2024

Many non-profit organisations in Gauteng fear for their future in the face of looming funding cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Photo: Creative Commons Pixabay

Health & Social Welfare

Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented

Daniel Steyn 28 Mar 2024