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Gauteng to boost IT modernisation with R1.9bn digital investment

ICT

Gauteng to boost IT modernisation with R1.9bn digital investment

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South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

Technology

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

22 Jun 2026

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Climate Change

UCT develops world’s first early biodiversity heat warning system

22 Jun 2026

Emirates launches travel insurance with conflict-related cover

Travel

Emirates launches travel insurance with conflict-related cover

19 Jun 2026

Before you sign: Make sure you choose the right medical scheme

Medical Aid

Before you sign: Make sure you choose the right medical scheme

Issued by Medshield 17 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Bolt South Africa announced the expansion of rider identity verification at its inaugural Rider & Passenger Safety Summit in Johannesburg on 12 June 2026.

Transport

Bolt boosts platform safety with rider ID checks

15 Jun 2026

Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings expands Busamed Gateway Private Hospital

Mixed-Use Property

Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings expands Busamed Gateway Private Hospital

Issued by Catchwords 15 Jun 2026

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Energy

16-hour planned power outage in Jozi signals growing electricity woes

12 Jun 2026

Tongaat head office stripped of expensive paintings and antiques ahead of a possible visit by liquidators. Photo supplied

Corporate & Commercial Law

Tongaat Hulett faces liquidation hearing

Tania Broughton 11 Jun 2026

Mamoeti Nosi, Product Head: Events at iTOO Special Risks. Image supplied

Exhibitions & Events

Behind the risks that major event organisers must manage behind the scenes

11 Jun 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

FNB commits R1.5m in disaster-relief funding as NMB ramps up response

4 Jun 2026

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Issued by Domains.co.za 4 Jun 2026

Xtra Savings shoppers get one month free pet cover after R1,000 spend

Banking & Finance

Xtra Savings shoppers get one month free pet cover after R1,000 spend

4 Jun 2026

Occupational Health & Safety

Fire safety shouldn’t be reactive: Protect your people and assets early

3 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward

3 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Infectious Diseases

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 2 Jun 2026

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Finance

Liberty’s 2025 claims hit R12.63bn — but young adult deaths surge 15%

1 Jun 2026

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Property

Warning to South African landlords: Student housing crackdown and R180,000 legal shocks

1 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

Top 15 items Durban shoppers are likely to love on TakealotNOW on Mr D

E-commerce

Top 15 items Durban shoppers are likely to love on TakealotNOW on Mr D

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 29 May 2026

Update: Countries tighten travel measures following Ebola outbreak

Travel

Update: Countries tighten travel measures following Ebola outbreak

Mirko Miorelli, Alexander Klyve Gudbrandsen and Arda Dipova 2 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Gugu Zikhali, head of Stokvel Group Investment at FNB Cash Investment.

Financial Services

How stokvels are strengthening financial resilience in tough times

27 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Finance

#AfricaMonth | Africa's next financial chapter will be driven by educated participation

Zihaad Israfil 25 May 2026

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

How integrated production planning gives manufacturers more control

Manufacturing

How integrated production planning gives manufacturers more control

Issued by QuickEasy Software 21 May 2026

Dipping into your retirement savings repeatedly could cost you far more than you realise

Financial Services

Dipping into your retirement savings repeatedly could cost you far more than you realise

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 21 May 2026

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

21 May 2026

Significant adjustment on the horizon needed for tertiary education

Higher Education

Significant adjustment on the horizon needed for tertiary education

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 20 May 2026

A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at the border crossing point between Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Cross-border Ebola threat sparks Africa CDC alert as SA urged vigilance

19 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Scott Thorburn is the national asset manager; Office at Redefine Properties.

Office Property

How the office sector rebound is shaping intelligent workspaces

Scott Thorburn 18 May 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

How South Africans are showing up for Western Cape storm victims

19 May 2026

Protesters outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s offices in Cape Town in August 2025. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch

Coal, Oil & Gas

No plan to review SA’s coal exports to Israel, says Parks Tau

Matthew Hirsch 18 May 2026

Workers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital, where a Congolese man died of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Image credit: Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Infectious Diseases

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda triggers WHO emergency alert

Disha Mishra and Akanksha Khushi 18 May 2026

Steam rises at sunrise from the Lethabo Power Station, a coal-fired power station owned by state power utility Eskom near Sasolburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

Eskom hikes and rising fixed charges squeeze households and SMEs

15 May 2026

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Residential Property

Western Cape storm damage: Key insurance facts you need to know

13 May 2026

Two Portlands Primary School learners wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Photo: David Harrison

Climate Change

In photos: Cape storm wreaks havoc

GroundUp Staff 12 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Rescue teams respond to Durban building collapse

11 May 2026

A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, leaves Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer

Infectious Diseases

Western Cape monitors 4 contacts linked to hantavirus outbreak

8 May 2026

SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

Travel

SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

7 May 2026

A person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Danilson Sequeira

Infectious Diseases

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

7 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Beitbridge fence ruling exposes procurement failures

5 May 2026

Steenhuisen unveils FMD vaccine push, Brazil deal and KZN restriction lift

Agriculture

Steenhuisen unveils FMD vaccine push, Brazil deal and KZN restriction lift

6 May 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

SA's new R520m bursary scheme to help 5,000 students through university

29 Apr 2026

Medtech

Heidi's AI platform aims to ease South Africa's healthcare burden

29 Apr 2026

Source: Sanral.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R4bn expansion to transform Africa’s longest road tunnel into dual-bore system

28 Apr 2026

Legends return and new worlds ignite on the big screen this May

Film

Legends return and new worlds ignite on the big screen this May

Daniel Dercksen 28 Apr 2026

Unpacking the challenges facing South Africa's healthcare reform

NHI

Unpacking the challenges facing South Africa's healthcare reform

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 21 Apr 2026

Consumers prioritise essential goods as inflation strains finances - TransUnion study

Banking & Finance

Consumers prioritise essential goods as inflation strains finances - TransUnion study

21 Apr 2026