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The Bill establishes the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) as a single state-owned national champion by merging PetroSA, iGas, and the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF). Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA National Petroleum Company Bill flagged as “climate-blind”

11 minutes

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

Commercial & Industrial

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

Marina Yue Zhang 1 hour

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Property

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Jonathan Kohler, Issued by Landsdowne Properties 1 hour

SA's venture capital market shows signs of coming of age

Funding

SA's venture capital market shows signs of coming of age

18 hours

Zakhe Khuzwayo, InnoVent CFO

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

InnoVent bursary backs students excluded from NSFAS

20 hours

Lessons for Africa from Japan: Yesterday can’t fix tomorrow, but today can

Higher Education

Lessons for Africa from Japan: Yesterday can’t fix tomorrow, but today can

Bismark Tyobeka, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 21 hours

ECDC funding boosts ECape poultry cooperatives

Agriculture

ECDC funding boosts ECape poultry cooperatives

22 hours

Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?

Education

Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?

Anthea Whitehead, Issued by AAA School of Advertising 22 hours

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Labour Law & Unions

Tshwane textile factory director arrested in labour and immigration raid

1 day

Climate Change

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Finance

PIC leadership crisis deepens as Masondo steps down

Katja Hamilton 3 days

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Agriculture

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Peter Setou 23 Jul 2026

Africa’s creative economy needs ownership, not just talent

Advertising

Africa’s creative economy needs ownership, not just talent

Anthea Whitehead 23 Jul 2026

The future is on the ballot

Higher Education

The future is on the ballot

Issued by Varsity Vibe 23 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Affordable & Social Housing

South Africa’s housing backlog hits 3 million as court ruling bites

22 Jul 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

From WhatsApp to queues and 350k reviews: Sassa to save R1.5bn

22 Jul 2026

Electricity pylons are seen at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Delmas, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 17 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

4th Industrial Revolution

AI could lift sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says

Colleen Goko 22 Jul 2026

Jacaranda FM's newest millionaire shares R100,000 of her prize in feel-good Goldrush finale

Radio & Audio

Jacaranda FM's newest millionaire shares R100,000 of her prize in feel-good Goldrush finale

Issued by Jacaranda FM 21 Jul 2026

Archived image: Generation Schools Imhoff in Cape Town

Primary & Secondary Education

Tribunal greenlights buyout of Generation Schools

21 Jul 2026

From wilderness skills to economic impact: Why safari guides hold the key to Africa's tourism future

Tourism

From wilderness skills to economic impact: Why safari guides hold the key to Africa's tourism future

Robin Fredericks 21 Jul 2026

Image source: Getty Images

Occupational Health & Safety

New push to deliver R10bn in unpaid benefits to ex-mineworkers

20 Jul 2026

$2.1bn and counting: African real estate is executing

Markets & Investment

$2.1bn and counting: African real estate is executing

Issued by API Events 20 Jul 2026

Hot Cares helps protect both elephants and communities with R79,000 donation to Elephants Alive

ESG

Hot Cares helps protect both elephants and communities with R79,000 donation to Elephants Alive

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 20 Jul 2026

2026 Hospitality Think Tank shifts focus to AI, geopolitics and climate risks

Hospitality

2026 Hospitality Think Tank shifts focus to AI, geopolitics and climate risks

17 Jul 2026

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels raises R2,3m to give 23 South Africans the gift of sound

ESG

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels raises R2,3m to give 23 South Africans the gift of sound

Issued by Jacaranda FM 17 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | The Golden Age of Strategic PR calls for a new interpretation of value

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The Golden Age of Strategic PR calls for a new interpretation of value

17 Jul 2026

Harith's Safair acquisition recommended for approval

Travel

Harith's Safair acquisition recommended for approval

16 Jul 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

#MandelaDay2026: 8 ways you can spend your 67 minutes

17 Jul 2026

The second edition of Standard Bank's Youth Barometer shows that South Africa's youth have not lowered their ambitions. They are adapting to a new reality where the path to independence, stability and opportunity is more complex (Image source: © 123rf )

Youth Marketing

SA's youth: A generation balancing ambition with financial reality

14 Jul 2026

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

SMEs

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Jul 2026

The inaugural Bindzu Youth Fund cohort culminated in a national pitching competition, in which entrepreneur Kamogelo Selepe, founder of the AI-powered marketing and technology business ArcaneEdge, was awarded the programme's top prize of R1m. Image supplied.

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Mr Price Foundation opens applications for Bindzu Youth Fund

14 Jul 2026

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How loadshedding led to South Africa finding its perfect sunspot

13 Jul 2026

Source: Clinton Thomas, head of product at Lula.

Construction & Engineering

Construction SMEs need faster funding to unlock South Africa's infrastructure boom

13 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Asavele Gwele, senior investment consultant at 10X Investments.

Finance

The longevity economy is here — but is South Africa ready for longer retirements?

Asavela Gwele 13 Jul 2026

Cash flow management in high-growth businesses

SMEs

Cash flow management in high-growth businesses

Issued by Civitas 10 Jul 2026

The 5th AuthenticA Series Lab, a screenwriters programme from South Africa-based non-profit Realness Institute, is now open for applications. The 4th edition's (last year) cohort at the first in-person workshop (left to right) Reem Morsi, Gamel Apalayine, Jolade Olusanya, Mona Ombogo (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

AuthenticA Series Lab invites applications from African screenwriters

10 Jul 2026

World Bank study highlights South Africa's SEZ potential

Logistics & Transport

World Bank study highlights South Africa's SEZ potential

10 Jul 2026

E Squared pumps R316m into South African startups

SMEs

E Squared pumps R316m into South African startups

9 Jul 2026

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

Agriculture

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

9 Jul 2026

UP launches degrees delivered campaign to tackle historical student debt

Higher Education

UP launches degrees delivered campaign to tackle historical student debt

Issued by University of Pretoria 9 Jul 2026

Newlyn concludes R5bn of financing with Absa CIB to execute logistics development pipeline

Distribution

Newlyn concludes R5bn of financing with Absa CIB to execute logistics development pipeline

Issued by Catchwords 8 Jul 2026

Gibs announces 2026 cohort of the Executive Programme in Media Leadership

Higher Education

Gibs announces 2026 cohort of the Executive Programme in Media Leadership

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 8 Jul 2026

WWF South Africa’s Mandela Day campaign calls on South Africans to dedicate their 67 minutes to nature close to home or even at home. Image supplied.

Environment & Natural Resources

WWF South Africa’s Mandela Day campaign asks SA to sweep before Mother Nature’s door

8 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Nigeria to investigate tech firms over news content use

MacDonald Dzirutwe 8 Jul 2026