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Mining

Gemfields' Montepuez ruby mine invaded by illegal miners

5 hours

Phathutshedzo Mukwevho stands next to the demolished structure of Humbulani Nenzhelele. Photo: Maanda Bele / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Land spat highlights tension between traditional and formal law

Maanda Bele 8 hours

FOUR PAWS Supports DFFE’s Decision to Bar Lion Bone Exports

Environment & Natural Resources

FOUR PAWS Supports DFFE’s Decision to Bar Lion Bone Exports

Issued by FOUR PAWS 9 Oct 2025

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of the Big Cat Industry in South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of the Big Cat Industry in South Africa

Issued by FOUR PAWS 13 Nov 2024

DFFE White Paper Deviates From 2022 Initial Draft

Environment & Natural Resources

DFFE White Paper Deviates From 2022 Initial Draft

Issued by FOUR PAWS 3 Jul 2023

Government Asked to Step Up Ending Captive Breeding Implementation Process

Environment & Natural Resources

Government Asked to Step Up Ending Captive Breeding Implementation Process

Issued by FOUR PAWS 1 Dec 2022

Source: CoGTA. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Over 75,000 lives transformed as Ekuvukeni water supply project wraps up

30 Sep 2025

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

Digital

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

Issued by AfriGIS 29 Sep 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa pushes for sustainable ocean economy at UN

23 Sep 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Congo shakes up global cobalt supply with export quotas

22 Sep 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Mayor Morero outlines new strategies to combat Johannesburg’s water crisis

15 Sep 2025

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Energy

Eskom surpasses reliability goals with no load shedding for 119 days

15 Sep 2025

Equipment, apparently provided by a Chinese company, for mining at Sensele mine. Photo supplied

Mining

The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining

Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti 15 Sep 2025

Inside the dangerous world of South Africa's illicit alcohol trade

Regulatory

Inside the dangerous world of South Africa's illicit alcohol trade

10 Sep 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

CapeNature’s new campaign tackles pollution in the Cape

8 Sep 2025

Digital

Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next

Rob Nicholls 3 Sep 2025

How geospatial insights can transform service delivery planning and analysis in South Africa

Digital

How geospatial insights can transform service delivery planning and analysis in South Africa

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 3 Sep 2025

Land & Property Law

Eviction notices issued to occupants of hijacked State properties

1 Sep 2025

Africa’s iGaming sector cuts fraud but faces ongoing verification challenges

Technology

Africa’s iGaming sector cuts fraud but faces ongoing verification challenges

Issued by Tishala Communications 29 Aug 2025

Rezara Makhalimela says he was signed up to a funeral policy with 1Life without his permission. R190 has been deducted from his monthly old-age grant. Photo: Thembi Siaga

Health & Social Welfare

Grant beneficiaries confused by funeral policy deductions

Thembi Siaga and Marecia Damons 28 Aug 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa launches mandatory biometric enrolment to combat grant fraud

25 Aug 2025

Protesters hold placards as lead applicant and lawyer Mzwandile Masuku addresses them outside the court, after a hearing was postponed, in Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025. Reuters/Zakhele Mabuza

Human Rights Law

Eswatini government faces court challenge for accepting US deportees

Nellie Peyton 25 Aug 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Plastic microbeads: great in your face wash, bad in your food – how South Africa’s ban can work better

Anusha Rajkaran and Conrad Sparks 25 Aug 2025

Protesters gathered outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s offices in Cape Town on Thursday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Coal, Oil & Gas

Calls for Parks Tau to ban coal exports to Israel

Matthew Hirsch 22 Aug 2025

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Mining

Revamping the Mineral Resources Bill: A path to investment growth?

18 Aug 2025

Environment & Natural Resources

WWF calls on G20 to prioritise sustainable mining for green future in Africa

18 Aug 2025

Residential Property

What South Africa can learn from failed rent control policies worldwide

18 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Charlene Louw is leading SA's beer industry to a gender-inclusive future

FMCG

#WomensMonth: Charlene Louw is leading SA's beer industry to a gender-inclusive future

15 Aug 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa issues urgent warning against illegal social grant deductions

15 Aug 2025

A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 14 Aug 2025

Why minimum pricing on alcohol is not a solution for SA

Regulatory

Why minimum pricing on alcohol is not a solution for SA

Charlene Louw 13 Aug 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng Education strengthens school safety

7 Aug 2025

2025 Petco Awards: Meet the women driving South Africa’s circular economy

Circular Economy & Waste Management

2025 Petco Awards: Meet the women driving South Africa’s circular economy

8 Aug 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

#WorldNatureConservationDay: AI and nature conservation

28 Jul 2025

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Mining

Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea

Hanri Mostert and Tracy-Lynn Field 22 Jul 2025

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Agriculture

Steenhuisen calls for urgent FMD overhaul at national Indaba

22 Jul 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng education online admissions open this week

21 Jul 2025

Boundless and NSPCA ‘Jack the Durban July’ to expose cruelty in horse racing

Advertising

Boundless and NSPCA ‘Jack the Durban July’ to expose cruelty in horse racing

Issued by Boundless 15 Jul 2025

Research reveals the surge of illicit alcohol trade in SA

Regulatory

Research reveals the surge of illicit alcohol trade in SA

Dr Shamal Vinesh Ramesar 14 Jul 2025

Higher Education

Higher Education targets bogus colleges in E Cape

11 Jul 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WorldPopulationDay: Urgent solutions for the global waste crisis amid population surge

Justin Bott 11 Jul 2025

Cyber Law

Nigerian agency fines Multichoice for data privacy breaches

Camillus Eboh 8 Jul 2025

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Public Health

Police deployed at health facilities affected by protests

7 Jul 2025

MultiChoice’s 2025 ESG Report shows progress toward a sustainable, inclusive, empowered Africa

ESG

MultiChoice’s 2025 ESG Report shows progress toward a sustainable, inclusive, empowered Africa

Issued by MultiChoice 3 Jul 2025

Drinks Federation urgent call to combat illegal alcohol trade

Regulatory

Drinks Federation urgent call to combat illegal alcohol trade

2 Jul 2025

Source: Holland & Associates (fair use). The Namaquasfontein Skool Dam was illegally enlarged in 2017.

Construction & Engineering

Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned

John Yeld 27 Jun 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Protocol to improve safety in schools

25 Jun 2025

Kruger Street bridge reopens early as N4 upgrade hits key milestone

Logistics & Transport

Kruger Street bridge reopens early as N4 upgrade hits key milestone

25 Jun 2025

Image credit: Jared Brashier on Unsplash

Mining

Ghana uses drone tech, AI to catch wildcat miners

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 26 Jun 2025