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Power on demand: The rising importance of BESS

Energy

Power on demand: The rising importance of BESS

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 6 hours

In a first for South Africa, a robotic procedure successfully removes kidney for donation

Surgical Procedures

In a first for South Africa, a robotic procedure successfully removes kidney for donation

28 Aug 2025

Water reuse and recovery - a lifeline for SA’s mining sector

Mining

Water reuse and recovery - a lifeline for SA’s mining sector

Issued by ITP Communications 30 Jun 2025

Image credit: Nicolas J Leclercq on Unsplash

Mining

SAPS busts over 200 suspects for illegal mining-related offences

20 Jun 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewage

Tim Cocks 27 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2025

Source: wirestock via

Logistics & Transport

Heightened marine trade risks and what they mean for insurance

Kennedy Ntenjwa 7 Apr 2025

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, and the Rhodes University Centre for Biological Control (CBC) have released weevil species to tackle the invasive alien aquatic plant at Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West. Source:

Environment & Natural Resources

Action taken against Harties Dam invasive alien plant

19 Mar 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

“Of the nine cases referred to and cited, only two could be found to exist, albeit that the citation of one was incorrect,” wrote Judge Elsja-Marie Bezuidenhout about an application for leave to appeal. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Law Practice

Lawyers in deep trouble for using AI to draft court papers

Tania Broughton 9 Jan 2025

Palliative care

St Luke's Hospice in-patient unit shut down

Katja Hamilton 24 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

Ramaphosa makes child deaths under 12 notifiable following school poisoning crisis

Katja Hamilton 19 Nov 2024

The City of Cape Town has been releasing more sewage into the ocean from its Hout Bay marine outfall than its discharge permit allows. But following appeals over the granting of the permit, and a criminal case being laid against the City, environmental minister Dion George has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage it is allowed to discharge. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Steve Kretzmann 19 Nov 2024

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Medical Research

#WorldStrokeDay: Occupational therapists' key role in rehabilitation of stroke survivors

29 Oct 2024

The Legal Services Ombud has castigated the Legal Practice Council for failing to act in the public interest and worse by contributing to an injustice. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

Law Practice

Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council

Tony Beamish 17 Oct 2024

Image source: Mr. Bundit Chailaipanich –

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Limpopo court slashes R11m RAF claim by 90%

6 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. David Adler, co-founder of Infinity Medical Concierge.

Public Health

Africa’s first medical concierge service launched

2 Aug 2024

Healthcare

Analysis: Purdue pharma case and SA law impacts

2 Jul 2024

Healthcare

1 Mpox fatality, 4 in recovery

13 Jun 2024

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Source: Supplied. PN Siyavuya Nolanda, PN Likho Gubelana, Dr Hellmuth Weich, Mr Nathan Yamey, and PN Rita Plaatjies.

Cardiology

Another milestone achieved for Tygerberg Hospital

19 Apr 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Healthcare

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

Source: Pexels.

Palliative care

Unveiling the heroes: A look behind the scenes of integrating palliative care into SA's public health system

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has turned to the Constitutional Court in his bid to appeal against a Pretoria High Court judgment that found the process he used to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme was neither fair nor lawful. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

Tania Broughton 6 Mar 2024

Media Freedom

Indian journalist pays 'price for doing his work' in violent attack

26 Feb 2024

Source: Hans Ripa/Unsplash

Hardware

Black Friday’s environmental impact is an e-waste crisis

Lindsey Schutters 22 Nov 2023

Pick n Pay launches zero-waste supermarket store

ESG

Pick n Pay launches zero-waste supermarket store

5 Oct 2023

Hospice Palliative Care Association rebrands as the Association of Palliative Care Centres

Palliative care

Hospice Palliative Care Association rebrands as the Association of Palliative Care Centres

Issued by Association of Palliative Care Centres (APCC) 28 Sep 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Msukaligwa Municipality found guilty of polluting water resources

22 Sep 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

How SA's mining law holds unique advantages for Chinese investors

Hulme Scholes 29 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Pharmaceuticals

Grieving Gambian families take govt to court over mishandling of cough syrup

Edward McAllister 14 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Marburg viral outbreak in Equatorial Guinea ends, says WHO

8 Jun 2023

How cars 'waste' two thirds of their fuel

Fuel & Energy

How cars 'waste' two thirds of their fuel

Noël Brunetière 16 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

No work, no pay principle to apply to striking employees

6 Mar 2023

Source ©Twitter Renowned radio DJ, Mark Pilgrim has passed away following a battle with cancer

Radio & Audio

Mark Pilgrim passes away

6 Mar 2023

With R16.1bn outstanding, reconfigured water boards aim for financial sustainability

Infrastructure & Utilities

With R16.1bn outstanding, reconfigured water boards aim for financial sustainability

28 Feb 2023

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Infrastructure & Utilities

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Steve Kretzmann 24 Feb 2023

Mental health disorder is the unspoken pandemic of modern life

Mental health

Mental health disorder is the unspoken pandemic of modern life

Issued by Stone 7 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Ebola vaccine candidates arrive in Uganda for trials

8 Dec 2022

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

IP Law

Demanding 'soul' rights leaves Chicken Licken pecking up the bill

Brett Weinberg 21 Nov 2022

Desalination may be key to averting global water shortage, but it will take time

Infrastructure & Utilities

Desalination may be key to averting global water shortage, but it will take time

Kiran Tota-Maharaj 2 Sep 2022

Ethiopia completes third phase of filling giant Nile dam

Infrastructure & Utilities

Ethiopia completes third phase of filling giant Nile dam

Giulia Paravicini 12 Aug 2022

Senior prosecutor Sijoyi Robert Mdhlovu was arrested and charged with fraud after he refused to prosecute a case he considered badly prepared. The Mpumalanga High Court has awarded him damages. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

Prosecutor throws out badly-prepared case, gets arrested by police

Tania Broughton 8 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Carl De Villiers suffered a stroke in March last year. He is alive thanks to a mechanical thrombectomy and intense rehabilitation therapy.

Hospital Groups

Netcare Milpark and Netcare Unitas hospitals achieve stroke-ready status

7 Jun 2022

The state of our rivers is a clear reflection of the health of our environment

Environment & Natural Resources

The state of our rivers is a clear reflection of the health of our environment

Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa 6 Jun 2022

How Waterfall is turning trash into landscaping treasure

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Waterfall is turning trash into landscaping treasure

3 Jun 2022

Marine life in Western Cape's False Bay is full of chemical pollutants

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Marine life in Western Cape's False Bay is full of chemical pollutants

Leslie Petrik and Cecilia Yejide Ojemaye 2 Jun 2022

NPA ID Head, Advocate Andrea Johnson

Corporate & Commercial Law

NPA granted order to restrain at least R1bn in Regiments assets

4 May 2022