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Mining

Inefficiencies have an outsized impact on mining operations. Here's why

Arjen de Bruin 23 Jun 2025

2025 Championship Boerewors competition calls for entries

FMCG

2025 Championship Boerewors competition calls for entries

3 Jun 2025

Master the art of scaling your business with the path to scale bootcamp

SMEs

Master the art of scaling your business with the path to scale bootcamp

Issued by Edge Growth 20 May 2025

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

Evan-Lee Courie 13 May 2025

Property

Buffalo City wants to recover R16m in Covid housing funds

Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp staff 9 May 2025

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

ESG

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

29 Apr 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nearly 200 households evacuated as uncontained Tokai fires rage in Cape Town

29 Apr 2025

People walk on a flooded road after heavy rains in Durban, South Africa, 20 February 2025. Reuters/Rogan Ward/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa's top climate negotiator says 'no reverse gear' on commitments

Duncan Miriri 4 Apr 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Govt allocates R1.44bn for natural disaster recovery efforts – Hlabisa

31 Mar 2025

Advertising

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

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Occupational Health & Safety

7 medical emergencies every workplace should be prepared for

7 Mar 2025

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Climate Change

South African philanthropists unite for climate action with new pledge

Shan Radcliffe 28 Feb 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

W Cape unveils key strategies to boost environmental resilience

18 Feb 2025

Boudine Henningse, Executive: Operational Effectiveness, Ariston Global

HR & Management

Imperative shift: Lessons from LA fires for 2025 business strategies

Boudine Henningse 31 Jan 2025

Provoke Media's Paul Holmes says PR and CCO need to understand business if they are to shape policy and impact organisations. Holmes was speaking at the inaugural PRCA Africa conference in Cape Town (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

The need for PR to understand business to make an impact

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jan 2025

Are we heading towards an uninsurable market? Impact of the LA wildfires on the insurance industry

Insurance & Actuarial

Are we heading towards an uninsurable market? Impact of the LA wildfires on the insurance industry

Richard Hoal, Rona Evans, Kajal Mulchandani, Issued by Cox Yeats 27 Jan 2025

2025 Dakar Stage 9 results – a new race leader

Motorsport

2025 Dakar Stage 9 results – a new race leader

14 Jan 2025

2025 Dakar Stage 8 results – Lategan fires back

Motorsport

2025 Dakar Stage 8 results – Lategan fires back

14 Jan 2025

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Practice management

How healthcare facilities can guard against ransomware attacks

Hemant Harie 19 Dec 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Alien vegetation and migratory birds: The overlooked environmental impact

Anthony de Villiers 27 Nov 2024

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Agriculture

Farmers urged to tackle climate risks with strategic planting

8 Nov 2024

Smart cities in South Africa – the role of technology in urban development

Technology

Smart cities in South Africa – the role of technology in urban development

Issued by ASUS 29 Oct 2024

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Travel

Emirates elevates cabin crew safety with virtual training platform Mira

29 Oct 2024

Entrepreneur turns agricultural waste into braai briquettes

SMEs

Entrepreneur turns agricultural waste into braai briquettes

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 15 Oct 2024

5 hospitality trends for SA’s summer season

Hospitality

5 hospitality trends for SA’s summer season

Michelle Cyster 11 Oct 2024

Court rules in favour of Epic Games, but Google will appeal

Mobile & Apps

Court rules in favour of Epic Games, but Google will appeal

Lindsey Schutters 7 Oct 2024

It's not a bakkie, it's a Hilux

Advertising

It's not a bakkie, it's a Hilux

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 7 Oct 2024

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Climate Change

Africa’s famous Serengeti and Maasai Mara are being hit by climate change – a major threat to wildlife and tourism

Joseph Ogutu 4 Oct 2024

SafeQuip launches lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

Infrastructure & Utilities

SafeQuip launches lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

Issued by SafeQuip 1 Oct 2024

Eric Bruggeman took Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala on a tour of Electra Mining 2024.

Mining

Government finally showed up for Electra Mining

Lindsey Schutters 6 Sep 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

Paediatrics

#ChildSafetyMonth: Children need help to prevent burn injuries

27 Aug 2024

At a meeting on 24 August, families of those who died in the Marshalltown fire, and survivors of the fire, decided to launch a class action suit against the City of Johannesburg. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Marshalltown fire survivors to launch class action against City of Johannesburg

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 Aug 2024

Property

Maintenance critical as sectional title insurance costs rocket

14 Aug 2024

FAO report highlights climate stress on forests and need for innovation

Forestry

FAO report highlights climate stress on forests and need for innovation

30 Jul 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

17 Jul 2024

The Western Cape is in the clutches of its second major storm in 2024. Source: Unsplash/Hennie Stander

Infrastructure & Utilities

Western Cape uses #CapeStorm to call for decentralised emergency housing fund

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

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Human Rights Law

Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Music

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Jun 2024

Farmers urged to prepare for dry winter forecast

Agriculture

Farmers urged to prepare for dry winter forecast

14 Jun 2024

New campaign from Adidas says ‘You Got This’ when under pressure

Sport

New campaign from Adidas says ‘You Got This’ when under pressure

6 Jun 2024

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Environment & Natural Resources

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Kemunto Ogutu, Issued by Roving Reporters 31 May 2024

TMACC champions sustainability at Table Mountain

Tourism

TMACC champions sustainability at Table Mountain

28 May 2024

Mastering resilience: How preparation beats the odds in building agribusiness

Agriculture

Mastering resilience: How preparation beats the odds in building agribusiness

24 May 2024

SA Harvest receives R1m from H&M for fight against hunger

ESG

SA Harvest receives R1m from H&M for fight against hunger

17 May 2024

Rangelands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and support rural economies while harbouring native biodiversity. Courtesy Rauri Alcock

Environment & Natural Resources

Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet – rather protect and restore forests

Susanne Vetter 22 Apr 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Auto and General sets the standard in insurance claims

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Auto and General sets the standard in insurance claims

Brendan Seery 11 Apr 2024

Residents queue to collect water, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7 March 2024. Reuters/KB Mpofu/ File Photo

Climate Change

March marks yet another record high in global temperatures

Kate Abnett 9 Apr 2024