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The Labour Court has ruled that nine employees fired for picketing were in fact practising wedding songs. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Worker “picket” may have been a wedding rehearsal, says court

Tania Broughton 3 days

Moving IP abroad: Key rules for SA businesses

IP Law

Moving IP abroad: Key rules for SA businesses

Sara-Jane Pluke 9 Jul 2026

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: First Woolies, next the world as Nonhle Matsebula gets ready to take A-Beauty global

Maroefah Smith 9 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Banking

South African banks face a new AI warning on trust and consent

10 Jul 2026

A member of Uganda People's Defence Forces stands at the headquarters of Nation Media Group - Uganda, (NMG-U), a building that houses Daily Monitor, KFM and Dembe FM radios, as government closes the media house, in Kampala, Uganda, June 28, 2026. Source: REUTERS/Stringer

Media Freedom

Nation Media Group seeks reopening after Uganda military closes outlets

Reuters 30 Jun 2026

Why Far East demand matters for SA's bumper maize harvest

Agriculture

Why Far East demand matters for SA's bumper maize harvest

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Bad Bunny replica (top and bottom) and Carrasco's original house (middle)

IP Law

Bad Bunny lawsuit: Can you copyright a house?

Nishaat Slamdien 24 Jun 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Goldberg joins Halo Cape Town as ECD

Advertising

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Goldberg joins Halo Cape Town as ECD

24 Jun 2026

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

Technology

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

22 Jun 2026

Using drones for high-rise window cleaning, without the high risk

Facilities & Property Management

Using drones for high-rise window cleaning, without the high risk

Adriaan Otto, Issued by Excellerate Services 18 Jun 2026

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Law Practice

5 free marketing channels every law firm should use

Andrea Paulsen 18 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken.

Affordable & Social Housing

Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg

Joseph Bracken, Ihsaan Haffejee and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jun 2026

Is your website stuck in 2001? Enter now to win your share of a R50,000 makeover

Services

Is your website stuck in 2001? Enter now to win your share of a R50,000 makeover

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 15 Jun 2026

The collective includes Demographica, Second Rodeo and Halo. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Demographica, Second Rodeo & Halo launch Slightly Dangerous Co.

11 Jun 2026

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

Direct Marketing

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 11 Jun 2026

Housing activists protesting at the Cape Town Civic Centre in 2021. Archive photo: Liezl Human/GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Draft Bill on evictions puts tenants at risk

Lee-Anne Gaertner, Thuto Gabaphethe, Lulama Madyaka and Robert Krause 10 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

Belhar residents demand halt to housing project

8 Jun 2026

Landing the big fish: How to successfully sell into corporate South Africa

SMEs

Landing the big fish: How to successfully sell into corporate South Africa

Issued by Civitas 4 Jun 2026

Medtech

The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it

Harshit Jain 4 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward

3 Jun 2026

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Tax Law

Contradictory crypto judgment: New High Court ruling declares bitcoin is ‘capital’

Bright Tibane, Esther Geldenhuys and Robyn Berger 3 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Is the Atlantic Seaboard still a smart investment, or are we nearing a pricing ceiling?

1 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

Danette Breitenbach 1 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

Warning to South African landlords: Student housing crackdown and R180,000 legal shocks

1 Jun 2026

Ex-TikTok and L’Oréal Luxe CMO Deshnie Govender launches culture Studio 545

Marketing

Ex-TikTok and L’Oréal Luxe CMO Deshnie Govender launches culture Studio 545

Issued by Studio 545 1 Jun 2026

Exclusive: Consumers embrace digital ecosystems cautiously, prioritising trust over convenience

CRM

Exclusive: Consumers embrace digital ecosystems cautiously, prioritising trust over convenience

Tshepo Moila 26 May 2026

Ivan Moroke, MAA chairperson, examines how marketers genuinely drive growth in using the algorithm and the insight to find commercial success (Image supplied)

Marketing

Algorithm or insight? Neither… it’s a false choice

Ivan Moroke 26 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Katlehong residents use digger to tear up main road during protest

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 May 2026

#AfricaMonth | “We are real players” says Zoe Ramushu on building African film tech for the global industry

Film

#AfricaMonth | “We are real players” says Zoe Ramushu on building African film tech for the global industry

Evan-Lee Courie 25 May 2026

Busting the 9 AI myths that are holding ad agencies back

Artificial Intelligence

Busting the 9 AI myths that are holding ad agencies back

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 25 May 2026

How registered counsellors build resilience in South Africa

Higher Education

How registered counsellors build resilience in South Africa

Issued by SACAP 21 May 2026

Source: GroundUp.

Property Development

Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing

Matthew Hirsch 19 May 2026

Dove and Fifa are teaming up to champion the next generation of female sports commentators through the Girl Talk movement (Image generated by AI)

Promotions & Activations

Girl Talk: Finding the next female voice in sports

19 May 2026

Candice Goodman looks at why conversations, clicks and competitions are becoming the safest way to collect data (Image source: © 123rf )

Digital

Exclusive | Building trust through conversations, clicks and competitions

Candice Goodman 5 May 2026

Pula Simango landed in advertsing when she was 38.She believe creative fitness isn’t a personality trait; it’s conditioning (Image supplied)

Advertising

Creative fitness isn’t a personality trait; it’s conditioning

Pula Simango 21 Apr 2026

Agricultural outlook stays positive despite machinery sales slump

Agriculture

Agricultural outlook stays positive despite machinery sales slump

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Apr 2026

J.C. Le Roux challenges South African culture of celebration with ‘Make a Thing of It’ campaign

Advertising

J.C. Le Roux challenges South African culture of celebration with ‘Make a Thing of It’ campaign

Issued by TBWA 14 Apr 2026

HelloChoice rolls out multi-wallets for smallholder lending

Agriculture

HelloChoice rolls out multi-wallets for smallholder lending

10 Apr 2026

Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

Middle East tension pushes up costs for Western Cape farmers

Agriculture

Middle East tension pushes up costs for Western Cape farmers

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Noel Tagoe, chief executive officer and founder of Noel Tagoe & Company.

Finance

The future-ready CFO: Transforming disruption into opportunity

Noel Tagoe 1 Apr 2026

Image credit: The Green Connection

Mining

Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 26 Mar 2026

New Gen 2026: The architecture of marketing and tech leadership

Marketing

New Gen 2026: The architecture of marketing and tech leadership

Issued by New Gen Awards 23 Mar 2026

Supplied image: Dori Moreno, growth strategist and founder of Journey of Self

Management & Leadership

The secret to sustainable leadership for women

Dori Moreno 18 Mar 2026

Your campaign was dead before it launched

Marketing

Your campaign was dead before it launched

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 12 Mar 2026

Artificial Intelligence

YouTube expands AI deepfake detection tool to journalists

11 Mar 2026

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Angela van der Berg 10 Mar 2026

The power of creative side quests: From personal creative outlet to global Canva partnership

Advertising

The power of creative side quests: From personal creative outlet to global Canva partnership

Issued by Oliver 2 Mar 2026