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Children wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on 10 May. Archive photo: David Harrison

Climate Change

Explainer: What last week’s storm says about climate change

Peter Johnston 22 May 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the primary responsibility for managing local disasters in terms of the Disaster Management Act rests with the district municipality, but the local municipality and relevant provincial departments are not absolved of responsibility. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Constitutional Court slams government over treatment of disaster victims

Tania Broughton 18 Mar 2026

Marketing

How the a digital-first approach changes the marketing funnel

Jacques Du Bruyn 24 Oct 2025

Image credit: Screenshot/Time Studios

Climate Change

Visionaries discuss fighting climate change on new PMI, Time Studios doccie series

14 Oct 2025

2025 Street Lines Skate Tournament names new Men’s champ and record wins

Sport

2025 Street Lines Skate Tournament names new Men’s champ and record wins

1 Oct 2025

Source: Mark Gibson, Senior Investment Director ILS at Schroders.

Finance

Navigating volatility: The strategic advantage of insurance-linked securities

Mark Gibson 25 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Asia stocks sputter as focus shifts to China stimulus

Kevin Buckland 8 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil falls on stock build, firm dollar as Trump win projected

Emily Chow 6 Nov 2024

Marketing

Dispatch from Pennsylvania: How marketing affects swing voters as US election looms

Dave Bussiere 28 Oct 2024

Defending champs reclaim titles at the 2024 Street Lines Skate Tournament

Sport

Defending champs reclaim titles at the 2024 Street Lines Skate Tournament

18 Oct 2024

Global air passenger demand up 8% in July, Africa sees 7.4% growth

Travel

Global air passenger demand up 8% in July, Africa sees 7.4% growth

30 Aug 2024

African airlines see 6.2% increase in air cargo demand for July

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see 6.2% increase in air cargo demand for July

29 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Some GNU scepticism and weaker EMs weigh on rand

Andre Cilliers 2 Jul 2024

The concrete mixes piloted in Quincy include one with biogenic limestone, one with fly ash and slag that are activated with alkaline soda ash, and a third with both the alkali activated cement and biogenic limestone. Source: Dan DeLong/Microsoft.

Construction & Engineering

Carbon negative home is proof of concept for green concrete

Lindsey Schutters 19 Oct 2023

Standardisation key to insuring SA's growing grain storage industry in changing risk landscape

Agribusiness

Standardisation key to insuring SA's growing grain storage industry in changing risk landscape

Sean Harper 6 Oct 2023

Tourism

African tourism set for take-off after Covid-19

16 May 2023

Minister's optimism sparks hope for sector growth and expansion

Tourism & Travel

Minister's optimism sparks hope for sector growth and expansion

9 May 2023

Image supplied.Roanna Williams, Net#workBBDO chief creative officer and Creative Circle chairperson, recently travelled to the Caribbean as a One Show 2023 judge

The One Club for Creativity

4 lessons from my One Show Caribbean adventure

Roanna Williams 10 May 2023

Winds and rain continue to increase in strength as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall over Vilankulos, Mozambique, 24 February 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Unicef Mozambique/2023/Guy Taylor via Reuters

Climate Change

Record-breaking storm Freddy due to hit Mozambique again

Nellie Peyton 10 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Santam's chief executive officer,Tavaziva Madzinga.

Banking

Santam pays out biggest natural-catastrophe claim in its history

3 Mar 2023

Realigning the links of the disconnected supply chain

Supply Chain

Realigning the links of the disconnected supply chain

26 Apr 2022

Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugees

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugees

Yvonne Su 9 Mar 2022

Agriculture

Rethinking risk can unshackle Africa's small scale farmers from the grip of poor weather

24 Feb 2022

Top 10 films released in cinemas in 2021

Film

Top 10 films released in cinemas in 2021

Daniel Dercksen 4 Jan 2022

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Energy

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla 2 Nov 2021

Global food price index rises further in September

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food price index rises further in September

7 Oct 2021

Nat Geo's Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted serves up season 3 with local chefs cooking along

Food & Wine

Nat Geo's Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted serves up season 3 with local chefs cooking along

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 23 Sep 2021

Spring celebrates the arrival of the biggest small business day of the year - Small Business Friday

SMEs

Spring celebrates the arrival of the biggest small business day of the year - Small Business Friday

Issued by NSBC.Africa 23 Aug 2021

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

Climate Change

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

22 Apr 2021

The forex roller coaster rider isn't over yet

Markets & Investment

The forex roller coaster rider isn't over yet

Daniel Kibel 3 Dec 2020

Forex trading in the current climate

Markets & Investment

Forex trading in the current climate

Issued by CM Trading 1 Dec 2020

Marnus Fourie, partner, BDO Financial Services

Insurance & Actuarial

Covid-19 and business interruption insurance

Marnus Fourie 20 Nov 2020

Climate change is in your hands - top 10 things you can do to make a difference

Climate Change

Climate change is in your hands - top 10 things you can do to make a difference

Fiona Wakelin, Issued by Topco Media 8 Oct 2020

Sustainability

Climate risk still plagues Sasol despite Lake Charles sale

7 Oct 2020

Get ready to celebrate #SmallBizFriday

Community

Get ready to celebrate #SmallBizFriday

31 Aug 2020

Victoria Falls viewed from Zambia. A case brought by Zambian farmers in UK courts could have international implications. FCG / shutterstock

Sustainability

Can UK fossil fuel companies now be held accountable for contributing to climate change overseas?

Sam Varvastian 2 Jun 2020

Jellybean Concept Events on lockdown

Community

Jellybean Concept Events on lockdown

15 Apr 2020

How Covid-19 will affect the industrial property market

Industrial & Logistics Property

How Covid-19 will affect the industrial property market

Tony Bales 6 Apr 2020

When the coronavirus gets tough, the tough get stockpiling

Retail

When the coronavirus gets tough, the tough get stockpiling

Xiaodan Pan, Benny Mantin and Martin Dresner 3 Apr 2020

Healthcare organisations face increased cyber threats

Cybersecurity

Healthcare organisations face increased cyber threats

2 Apr 2020

Force majeure and Covid-19

Corporate & Commercial Law

Force majeure and Covid-19

Joshua Kadish 30 Mar 2020

Commonwealth secretary-general advocates for climate justice

Climate Change

Commonwealth secretary-general advocates for climate justice

2 Mar 2020

#MusicExchange: Yoav

Music

#MusicExchange: Yoav

Martin Myers 12 Feb 2020

Climate crisis: We are not individuals fighting a faceless system - we are the system that needs to change

Climate Change

Climate crisis: We are not individuals fighting a faceless system - we are the system that needs to change

Tom Oliver 24 Jan 2020

#EntrepreneurMonth: The story behind Something Different

Entrepreneur Month

#EntrepreneurMonth: The story behind Something Different

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Nov 2019

#OnTheBigScreen: Midsommar, Crawl and The Best of Enemies

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Midsommar, Crawl and The Best of Enemies

Daniel Dercksen 25 Jul 2019

#CannesLions2019 Print & Publishing Lions' Grand Prix winner: An-Nar's 'The Blank Edition' by Impact Porter Novelli Dubai.

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2019: Print & Publishing Lions winners!

17 Jun 2019