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Legislation & Regulation

Public comment open: Legal practice and trust law reforms, tougher penalties for illegal mining

13 Aug 2026

AI, global uncertainty to top talks at Southern Africa’s leading cyber security event

Cybersecurity

AI, global uncertainty to top talks at Southern Africa’s leading cyber security event

Issued by ITP Communications 18 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trafigura to help Venezuela's Minerven develop a responsible gold-sourcing programme

Polina Devitt 17 Mar 2026

Source: Flickr/GovernmentZA; SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Economy

Budget 2026: Any surprises — or more of the same?

17 Feb 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Crime tops #Sona2026 agenda: Sweeping measures against gangs declared

Katja Hamilton 13 Feb 2026

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

Mining

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

5 Feb 2026

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Youth Employment

Unemployed youth urged to apply for YearBeyond Programme opportunities

9 Jan 2026

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Mental health

South African boys are fighting an invisible battle with pride and pain

Jessica Gbedemah 17 Nov 2025

Media

Meet the 2025 Western Cape Vodacom Journalist of the Year Winners

14 Nov 2025

People illegally mine for gold in this forest in north-western Zambia. Photos and videos supplied

Mining

Guns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s riches

Charles Mafa, James Beluchi and Caleb Likomeno 22 Oct 2025

Construction & Engineering

Will green building save South Africa's construction sector from decline?

Justin Duarte 13 Oct 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

Ahmed Kingimi 28 Aug 2025

Hackers target British retail giants, raising cybersecurity alarms globally

Technology

Hackers target British retail giants, raising cybersecurity alarms globally

10 Jul 2025

Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town

SMEs

Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town

27 Mar 2025

Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries

Primary & Secondary Education

Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries

Sandiso Phaliso 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

People walk past a booth of China Development Bank during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. Source: Reuters/Tingshu Wang

Construction & Engineering

China Development Bank releases $255m for Nigeria rail project

MacDonald Dzirutwe 9 Jan 2025

Is your retail business ready for the holiday crime wave?

Security

Is your retail business ready for the holiday crime wave?

31 Oct 2024

Economy

Creating a job shouldn’t cost R365,000 (but it does in SA)

Nicholas Woode-Smith 16 Oct 2024

AI is our biggest help and threat in the current age of cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

How AI is shaping the ransomware threat landscape

Rick Vanover 16 Jul 2024

Mourners as seen at the Central Methodist Mission, at the memorial service in honour of the Marshalltown fire victims, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 September 2023. Reuters/Shiraaz Mohamed/File Photo

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Inquiry blames Joburg authorities for neglect leading to deadly building fire

Tim Cocks 6 May 2024

Source: © The Food for Mzansi Group won three Wan-Ifra Digital Media Africa 2024 Awards

Media

South African digital publishers make clean sweep of Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2024

16 Apr 2024

FoodForward SA: Celebrating 15 years of social, economic and environmental impact investment

ESG & Sustainability

FoodForward SA: Celebrating 15 years of social, economic and environmental impact investment

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 19 Mar 2024

File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

Health & Social Welfare

Humanitarian crises will worsen in 2024 - International Rescue Committee

Reuters 18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf The volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversation on X (formerly Twitter) in South Africa has increased

Online Media

62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA

30 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied

Construction & Engineering

Organised crime plagues SA construction industry

31 Oct 2023

A man who spent 813 days in prison as a result of a wrongful arrest has successfully claimed damages from the police. Illustration: Lisa Nelson | GroundUp

Criminal Law

Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6m from Minister of Police

Tania Broughton 19 Sep 2023

Image supplied. The official nominees for the National Film & TV Awards South Africa (NFTA) has been released by the National Film Academy

TV

All the National Film & TV Awards South Africa nominees

4 Sep 2023

Johannesburg fire: Ramaphosa calls for action against illegal occupations

Construction & Engineering

Johannesburg fire: Ramaphosa calls for action against illegal occupations

Carien du Plessis 4 Sep 2023

What to watch on the big screen this September

Film

What to watch on the big screen this September

Daniel Dercksen 29 Aug 2023

NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery presents 'When the Dust Settles' - a solo exhibition by Joe Turpin

Art

NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery presents 'When the Dust Settles' - a solo exhibition by Joe Turpin

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 29 Jun 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

SA fights to keep phone networks up as lights go out

Telecoms & Networks

SA fights to keep phone networks up as lights go out

Nqobile Dludla 5 Apr 2023

Canal+ and Showmax's Spinners nominated for best series at Canneseries

Marketing

Canal+ and Showmax's Spinners nominated for best series at Canneseries

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 3 Apr 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

How gaming is helping protect our oceans

Glenn Gillis 3 Mar 2023

Tanya Nefd. Source: Supplied.

TV

Feel SA to broadcast on TV

17 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Continued explosion of cyberattacks

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Continued explosion of cyberattacks

John Mc Loughlin 13 Jan 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Much ado about tattoos: Workplace rules

10 Jan 2023

Source: © Weerapat Kiatdumrong Black Wednesday in 1977 is remembered as SA Media Freedom Day

Media Freedom

Remembering SA World Media Freedom Day

Danette Breitenbach 20 Oct 2022

Nigeria considers suspending mining to tackle insecurity

Mining

Nigeria considers suspending mining to tackle insecurity

Felix Onuah 22 Jul 2022

Image: Demonstrators protest outside of an airport perimeter fence against a planned deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, at Gatwick Airport near Crawley, Britain, 12 June 2022. Reuters/Toby Melville

Human Rights Law

UK courts to hear last-minute appeals to stop first Rwanda deportation flight leaving

Andrew MacAskill 13 Jun 2022

Film

South African documentary wins at International Ocean Film Festival

22 Apr 2022

Abalobi documentary wins International Ocean Film Festival Innovation Award

Agriculture

Abalobi documentary wins International Ocean Film Festival Innovation Award

20 Apr 2022

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

Mining

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

11 Feb 2022

Brendon Kotze, chief development officer, Performanta

Fintech

Will banning cryptocurrency halt the scourge of ransomware?

Brendon Kotze 19 Jul 2021

Kaseya ransomware attack: 80% of companies that pay are hit a second time

Cybersecurity

Kaseya ransomware attack: 80% of companies that pay are hit a second time

Lior Div 6 Jul 2021

National Geographic announces largest Sharkfest yet; kicking off Shark Beach With Chris Hemsworth premiere

TV

National Geographic announces largest Sharkfest yet; kicking off Shark Beach With Chris Hemsworth premiere

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 28 Jun 2021