March | Bizcommunity

March | Bizcommunity

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Nissan considering Rosslyn plant closure – report

Dealers

Nissan considering Rosslyn plant closure – report

Ryan Bubear 10 hours

Vodacom pursuing joint fibre ventures in Africa broadband push

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom pursuing joint fibre ventures in Africa broadband push

11 hours

Vodacom targets double-digit service revenue growth by 2028

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom targets double-digit service revenue growth by 2028

1 day

Source: © 123rf The PGMs and gold industries account for the biggest declines ( 9.9% and 11.1% year-on-year (yo-y), respectively) in the March 2025 mining production statistics

Markets & Investment

Declines for PGMS and gold industries in Q1 2025

16 May 2025

No direction without a will

Law of Succession

No direction without a will

Issued by Capital Legacy 15 May 2025

Image source: Andriy Popov –

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

SIU gets green light to investigate National Skills Fund

14 May 2025

A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Climate Change

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Liezl Human 14 May 2025

G20 2025: South Africa’s defining test for global-grade hospitality

Tourism

G20 2025: South Africa’s defining test for global-grade hospitality

Sandra Kneubuhler 13 May 2025

Source: iStock.

Construction & Engineering

Families in Cape Town’s squalid backyards are still waiting for promised housing project

Mary-Anne Gontsana 13 May 2025

South Africa's MTN Group reports 33% rise in Q1 core profit

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa's MTN Group reports 33% rise in Q1 core profit

12 May 2025

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS disputes claims of 2025 registration portal closure

12 May 2025

Boxer's strong first-year results secure its status as "People’s Champion"

Banking & Finance

Boxer's strong first-year results secure its status as "People’s Champion"

12 May 2025

Property

Buffalo City wants to recover R16m in Covid housing funds

Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp staff 9 May 2025

Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 9 May 2025

Remuneration & Payroll

How outsourcing payroll can simplify the final leg of tax season

Anton van Heerden 8 May 2025

Organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development are facing late payments and have concerns over contracts. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Joseph Bracken 8 May 2025

DRDGold celebrates 130 year on JSE as increased gold price delivers

Gold

DRDGold celebrates 130 year on JSE as increased gold price delivers

7 May 2025

Industry awards recognise Scan Display’s creative solutions

Events & Conferencing

Industry awards recognise Scan Display’s creative solutions

Issued by Scan Display 8 May 2025

Ford SA jumps 9.4% in Q1 2025 buoying vehicle sales recovery

Commercial & Industrial

Ford SA jumps 9.4% in Q1 2025 buoying vehicle sales recovery

6 May 2025

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

SMEs

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

6 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Sandton City's rooftop transformation set to redefine African retail

6 May 2025

Source: © WBHO Exxaro has reached a separation agreement with Kgabi Masia

Coal, Oil & Gas

Exxaro and former coal head reach mutual agreement to separate

6 May 2025

City of Cape Town highlights emerging artists at Comic Con Cape Town 2025

Art

City of Cape Town highlights emerging artists at Comic Con Cape Town 2025

6 May 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz

Markets & Investment

Downward mining input cost trends suprising given volatility in economy

6 May 2025

Park Village Auctions and Auction IT have issued a Request For Offers for Botswana’s Mupane Gold Mine, currently in liquidation (Image supplied)

Markets & Investment

Botswana’s Mupane Gold Mine to be sold

6 May 2025

Image source: Lee Ann Nicholls from

Environment & Natural Resources

Sustained pressure on SA rhino populations

5 May 2025

Labour Law & Unions

#WorkersDay: Evolution of SA labour laws

Chloë Loubser 5 May 2025

Starlink is now available in Congo, Musk says

Telecoms & Networks

Starlink is now available in Congo, Musk says

5 May 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Major progress in Western Cape's largest road infrastructure project

6 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African factory mood sours sharply in April, Absa PMI shows

5 May 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: April food prices climb as cereals and meat costs rise

2 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

SA records budget deficit of R13.11bn in March

Sfundo Parakozov 2 May 2025

Source: Afreximbank.

Banking

Afreximbank rolls out $3bn credit line to cut Africa's fuel imports

30 Apr 2025

Citrus export volumes set to rise 3.6% in 2025, but risks remain

Agro-processing

Citrus export volumes set to rise 3.6% in 2025, but risks remain

29 Apr 2025

Clarens singer crowned OFM Truck Talent winner!

Radio & Audio

Clarens singer crowned OFM Truck Talent winner!

Issued by OFM Radio 29 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2025

Thousands of teachers march against budget cuts

Primary & Secondary Education

Thousands of teachers march against budget cuts

Ihsaan Haffejee 25 Apr 2025

Source: © Implats Despite the challenging operating environment during the period under review, Implats remains on track to deliver within the guided Group parameters for FY2025. Pictured: Impala Rustenburg

Markets & Investment

Implats Q3 results: Mining house on track to deliver despite challenging operating environment

25 Apr 2025

Source: © Ask Traders WPP CEO Mark Read says WPP's financial performance in Q1 was in line with expectations, and performance is anticipated to improve in the second half

Advertising

WPP's Q1 results dip, tariffs not expected to directly impact the network

25 Apr 2025

Rethinking corporate real estate: Is portfolio consolidation over?

Office Property

Rethinking corporate real estate: Is portfolio consolidation over?

Issued by Catchwords 24 Apr 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 24 Apr 2025

The Kantar Diva 2025 report reveals what it’s really like being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the workplace

DEI

The Kantar Diva 2025 report reveals what it’s really like being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the workplace

Senamile Zungu and Leigh Andrews, Issued by Kantar 24 Apr 2025

The MTN Today We Make Moves is a series called Cheeseboy,and brings back the creativity that once made telco ads so memorable

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: MTN's Today We Make Moves - A return to distinctive telco advertising

24 Apr 2025

Source: © Anglo American Kumba Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025

Markets & Investment

Copper and iron ore give Anglo American a strong start to the year

24 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Treasury has announced that no VAT increase will take place on 1 May as scheduled

Economy

VAT to remain at 15% as government withdraws 1 May increase

24 Apr 2025

Refill, reuse, and refresh with City Lodge Hotels – Earth Day 2025

Hospitality

Refill, reuse, and refresh with City Lodge Hotels – Earth Day 2025

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 22 Apr 2025

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

Agriculture

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

22 Apr 2025

CETA chief executive Malusi Shezi dismisses corruption allegations as smear campaign

Higher Education

CETA chief executive Malusi Shezi dismisses corruption allegations as smear campaign

Issued by K and K Media 22 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025