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Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 2 days

Danilo Acquisto, CEO and co-founder of video specialist digital agency, Special Effects Media South Africa gives the case for the untapped intra-African trade opportunity in media and marketing (Image supplied)

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Danilo Acquisto - Nurturing Africa’s creative economy

Danilo Acquisto 2 days

SIM card provider dodges law

Telecoms & Networks

SIM card provider dodges law

Veer Gosai and Joel Cedras 23 May 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

The new Postbank Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards will expire on 28 February 2025 and social grant beneficiaries are urged to get their new cards before then. Photo supplied by Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa Gold cards to stop working on 28 February 2025 - beneficiaries urged to replace them

13 Feb 2025

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Higher Education

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Sandiso Phaliso and Joseph Chirume 12 Feb 2025

The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is suspected. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

Marecia Damons 22 Jan 2025

Rentoza seeks legal services partner for debt collection

Legislation & Regulation

Rentoza seeks legal services partner for debt collection

Issued by Rentoza 13 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Finance

Finance

#BestofBiz 2024: Finance

17 Dec 2024

Financial Services

SA takes a stance on unified Brics currency as Trump threatens 100% tariffs

2 Dec 2024

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Research

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Issued by KLA 19 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Norman Nyawo, the head of merchant solutions for business and commercial banking at Standard Bank South Africa.

Banking

Standard Bank unveils upgraded SimplyBlu for SMEs

22 Oct 2024

Source: Pixabay.

Finance

Can BRICS reshape the financial world? Key decisions to emerge from Moscow gathering

10 Oct 2024

City of Cape Town's Dial-a-Ride service gets some bold new changes

Public Transport

City of Cape Town's Dial-a-Ride service gets some bold new changes

27 Sep 2024

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Financial Services

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

Shoprite, Checkers and Usave money transfer services continue as normal

Banking & Finance

Shoprite, Checkers and Usave money transfer services continue as normal

10 Sep 2024

Source: The South African Reserve Bank.

Banking

Say goodbye to old EFTs: SA's banking system braces for change

Katja Hamilton 6 Sep 2024

Top 4 payment trends shaping the future of online travel agencies

Travel

Top 4 payment trends shaping the future of online travel agencies

4 Sep 2024

Preloved fashion marketplace, Yaga reaches R500m milestone

E-commerce

Preloved fashion marketplace, Yaga reaches R500m milestone

22 Aug 2024

NSFAS processes payment for qualifying beneficiaries

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS processes payment for qualifying beneficiaries

7 Aug 2024

Source: iStock.

Finance

The shift from RMS to RM: What it means for South Africa’s debit orders

2 Aug 2024

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Agriculture

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Karl Blom, Lerato Niklaas, Kenan Petersen and David Donkor 23 Jul 2024

Source: St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Financial Services

Putin confirms Brics' independent payment system in the pipeline

Katja Hamilton 10 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

PayShap reaches 30 million mark

3 Jun 2024

University of Pretoria settles R400m NSFAS unallocated funds

Higher Education

University of Pretoria settles R400m NSFAS unallocated funds

13 Mar 2024

Wiehann Olivier is partner, fintech and digital asset lead at Mazars in South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

A South African perspective on Bitcoin ETFs

Wiehann Olivier 20 Feb 2024

Source: Postbank/Facebook.

Financial Services

Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2024

Top payment trends for 2024

Fintech

Top payment trends for 2024

Issued by Ecentric Payment Systems 31 Jan 2024

Image source: ercegokhan –

Labour Law

Employee confessions - are they valid? LAC ruling

Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

The South African Reserve Bank's Kuben Naidoo has stepped down

Katja Hamilton 17 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Sassa cash paypoints to be phased out by April 2024

27 Dec 2023

African businesses must ensure they benefit from evolving online payments

Banking & Finance

African businesses must ensure they benefit from evolving online payments

7 Dec 2023

Fintech

Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable payments in local currencies – what you need to know

Christopher Adam 5 Dec 2023

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Automotive

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Chiara Carter 30 Nov 2023

NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87,000 students without funding in 2024

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87,000 students without funding in 2024

Marecia Damons 30 Nov 2023

Epic Games is taking Google to court in its fight against app store fees for in-app purchases in Fortnite and other games. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Mobile & Apps

Epic Games takes Google to court in battle to end app store fees

Lindsey Schutters 7 Nov 2023

NSFAS adopts recommendations of report into CEO

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS adopts recommendations of report into CEO

19 Oct 2023

Walter Sisulu students spend the night in jail after NSFAS protest

Higher Education

Walter Sisulu students spend the night in jail after NSFAS protest

Johnnie Isaac 13 Oct 2023

Parliament unimpressed by NSFAS's turnaround plan

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Parliament unimpressed by NSFAS's turnaround plan

Marecia Damons 5 Oct 2023

Source: Kyle Glen/Unsplash

Management & Leadership

Brain drain isn't the only force behind skills shortage

Richard Firth 29 Sep 2023

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South African Human Rights Commission addresses grant payment delays

Katja Hamilton 28 Sep 2023

Taxation & Regulation

The deal that's driving tax-compliance transformation in SA's taxi industry

Katja Hamilton 26 Sep 2023

NSFAS makes headway in direct payment solution

Higher Education

NSFAS makes headway in direct payment solution

20 Sep 2023

Image source: David McBee from

Trends

Digital finance regulations - trends and developments

Christoff Pienaar, Analisa Ndebele & Shannon 'O Brien 20 Sep 2023

Elon Musk in conversation with Israel's PM. Source: Screenshot.

Social Media

Elon Musk mulls over charging for X to combat bots

20 Sep 2023

Banking

BankservAfrica welcomes Stephen Linnell as CEO

18 Sep 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

Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures

Marecia Damons 7 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Brics payment system would not replace SWIFT -SA finance minister

Kopano Gumbi 28 Aug 2023