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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa beneficiaries get R10 boost in October

29 Sep 2025

Financial Services

Sassa says it has fixed most of its audit problems but gaps remain

Marecia Damons 16 Sep 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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Ophthalmology

Why women need to pay more attention to their eye health

2 Sep 2025

Residential Property

Cape Town's R2.2bn debt relief plan: A lifeline for millions facing financial hardship

21 Jul 2025

Residential Property

Luxury home of Lottery “kingpin” frozen by Special Tribunal

Raymond Joseph 5 Jun 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

#Budget3.0: Social grant increases remain in place

22 May 2025

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

ESG

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

19 May 2025

May cinema lineup: from Marvel adventures to South African dramas

Film

May cinema lineup: from Marvel adventures to South African dramas

Daniel Dercksen 30 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

2025 Budget revealed: 61% allocated to social needs, says Ramaphosa

7 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025

Sassa presented its audit action plan to Parliament on Wednesday. Archive photo of people queueing for social grants in Eerste River in 2018. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa explains why it paid grants to 75,000 dead people

Marecia Damons 24 Mar 2025

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Higher Education

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Mar 2025

Students protesting at the gates of eThekwini TVET College’s Centec campus in Morningside on Monday, demand an urgent solution to their accommodation crisis. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Higher Education

Durban students protest housing crisis

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 25 Feb 2025

Economy

Think you’ll retire at 65? 80 is SA’s real retirement age

28 Jan 2025

HR & Management

Community work contracts extended for participants aged 55 and older

17 Jan 2025

Blue Ribbon teams up with Re.Bag.Re.Use to transform used bread bags into function products

ESG & Sustainability

Blue Ribbon teams up with Re.Bag.Re.Use to transform used bread bags into function products

Issued by dotGOOD 2 Dec 2024

Turning bread into bricks for new KZN homes

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Turning bread into bricks for new KZN homes

Issued by dotGOOD 26 Nov 2024

From bread to hope: Sunbake’s kindness initiative touches thousands across Gauteng

Food, Water & Energy Security

From bread to hope: Sunbake’s kindness initiative touches thousands across Gauteng

Issued by Capacity Relations 19 Nov 2024

Legends Barber founder Sheldon Tatchell named SA’s Entrepreneur of the Year

Awards

Legends Barber founder Sheldon Tatchell named SA’s Entrepreneur of the Year

8 Nov 2024

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Law of Succession

Under the influence: Court rules on case questioning free will in inheritance dispute

Karel Kogler 25 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Head of sales for ooba Home Loans, Careen Mckinon.

Residential Property

Young females are making their mark when it comes to homebuying

30 Aug 2024

Property

Location, location, location: A guide for new investors

25 Jun 2024

Health & Social Welfare

Buffalo City search and rescue operations continue

4 Jun 2024

Join the TLC Party: Tracey Lange is spreading warmth and care across the Cape

Radio & Audio

Join the TLC Party: Tracey Lange is spreading warmth and care across the Cape

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 24 May 2024

Source: This spacious two-bedroom double-storey property in New Court at Steenberg is on the market for R11,750,000. The estate, comprising only 18 homes, boasts communal amenities, and is only a stone’s throw from two of the country’s best golf courses

Residential Property

The rise of lifestyle estates for over 50s - a growing trend

23 May 2024

Walk Your Way with Medshield at the 2024 Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk

Public Health

Walk Your Way with Medshield at the 2024 Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk

Issued by Stone 21 May 2024

BlackBrick Bedford opens, reviving hospitality on JHB's east side

Hospitality

BlackBrick Bedford opens, reviving hospitality on JHB's east side

8 May 2024

Health & Social Welfare

R350 grant to increase in April

14 Mar 2024

#MusicExchange: Lynelle Kenned joins Finding the Light cast

#MEX Music Exchange

#MusicExchange: Lynelle Kenned joins Finding the Light cast

Martin Myers 28 Feb 2024

Nguni language news platform celebrates a year of touching lives

TV

Nguni language news platform celebrates a year of touching lives

Issued by Newzroom Afrika 27 Feb 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Unfair dismissal based on age: Labour Court's landmark ruling

Deon Visagie and Jamie Jacobs 26 Feb 2024

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Health & Social Welfare

#BudgetSpeech2024: Social grants to increase in 2024

21 Feb 2024

What economists will be listening for in the budget speech

Economy

What economists will be listening for in the budget speech

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 19 Feb 2024

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CSI & Philanthropy

8 small ways to help others this festive season

12 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

Retirement villages - a move away from the concept of the aged home

4 Dec 2023

Taxation & Regulation

SA rejects expanding VAT exemptions

17 Nov 2023

Source: David Ritchie/African News Agency (ANA) Archives.

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Minister Fernandez slams national government over social-grant payment delays

14 Sep 2023

Stories of wills, loss, and legacy

Law of Succession

Stories of wills, loss, and legacy

Issued by Capital Legacy 11 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

Media

Google search trends find South Africans are worried about money

26 Jul 2023

Members of the community at a fruit tree planting event in Lawley, December 2022
Photo credit: Michelle Sohn

Food, Water & Energy Security

Creating food sustainability by planting fruit trees this Mandela Day

18 Jul 2023

Economy

Majority of South Africans plan to work past retirement age, survey

26 Jun 2023

First-time buyers and their journey after they sell their first properties

Residential Property

First-time buyers and their journey after they sell their first properties

26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Yolandi Esterhuizen, director: product compliance, Sage Africa and Middle East and registered tax practitioner.

Trends

Retirement reform and NHI: Govt makes progress, but hurdles remain

Yolandi Esterhuizen 26 Jun 2023

ClemenGold to donate 1,000 tonnes of citrus during 2023 season

Food Security

ClemenGold to donate 1,000 tonnes of citrus during 2023 season

14 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Kanyisa Mkhize, chief executive officer of Sanlam Corporate.

Economy

Alarming state of medical-aid savings portends health crisis for South Africans

7 Jun 2023

Schools add their yarn of support to Geknit Dit Met Tracey Lange

ESG

Schools add their yarn of support to Geknit Dit Met Tracey Lange

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 31 May 2023

Knit 1, warm all: Geknit Dit Met Tracey Lange calls for knitters to support seniors

Radio & Audio

Knit 1, warm all: Geknit Dit Met Tracey Lange calls for knitters to support seniors

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 18 May 2023