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Ceres Fruit Growers completes major upgrade to expand export capacity

Agriculture

Ceres Fruit Growers completes major upgrade to expand export capacity

3 days

Review: Lepas L4

Launches & Reviews

Review: Lepas L4

Imran Salie 3 days

Mining

African Rainbow Minerals approves R15.2bn Bokoni upgrade

23 Jul 2026

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 22 Jul 2026

Bosch celebrates 120 years in SA with renewed focus on local innovation and growth

Design & Manufacturing

Bosch celebrates 120 years in SA with renewed focus on local innovation and growth

21 Jul 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Volkswagen charges up Kariega component plant with 1,410 solar panels

21 Jul 2026

Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom assures SA that there was no radiation leak at Koeberg

20 Jul 2026

Formula One driver Carlos Sainz fronts campaigns for L’Oréal Paris, including the Elvive haircare range, as well as the L'Oréal Men Expert skincare and antiperspirant lines. Image credit:

Aesthetic Medicine

Men’s wellness spending reshapes grooming into a high-growth market

17 Jul 2026

Northam Platinum opened the world's deepest raise-bored PGM shaft at the Zondereinde mine. Image supplied.

Mining

World’s deepest raise-bored PGM shaft opens at Northam’s Zondereinde mine

17 Jul 2026

Ramaphosa: Toyota's major R10bn Hilux investment can empower SMEs

Manufacturing & Parts

Ramaphosa: Toyota's major R10bn Hilux investment can empower SMEs

Imran Salie 17 Jul 2026

SA Rooibos heads to space in Stem initiative

Agriculture

SA Rooibos heads to space in Stem initiative

17 Jul 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Former PwC energy manager to spark up EXSA’s regulatory division

15 Jul 2026

Local VWGA apprentice earns place among VW Group's best worldwide

Dealers

Local VWGA apprentice earns place among VW Group's best worldwide

14 Jul 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Plentify and Deye lay foundation for Africa’s largest residential virtual power plant

14 Jul 2026

Proudly SA shines the spotlight on South African fashion

Fashion

Proudly SA shines the spotlight on South African fashion

Issued by Proudly SA 13 Jul 2026

Sustainability at Isanti Glass: Verified through Section 12L

ESG & Sustainability

Sustainability at Isanti Glass: Verified through Section 12L

Issued by Isanti Glass 10 Jul 2026

Mr Price Foundation graduates young farmers in KZN and Cape Town

Agriculture

Mr Price Foundation graduates young farmers in KZN and Cape Town

9 Jul 2026

Giraf Macadamia says trust, not price, will win plant milk buyers

FMCG

Giraf Macadamia says trust, not price, will win plant milk buyers

Philip Moufarrige 8 Jul 2026

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Office Property

How one flooring range is redefining the open-plan office

8 Jul 2026

Compliance is not a marketing strategy, trust is, says Irene Gregory, CEO of the IMM Institute (Image supplied)

Advertising

Compliance is not a marketing strategy; trust is - just ask the ARB

Irene Gregory 7 Jul 2026

Rosslyn deal: Mashatile wants Chery backing township businesses

Manufacturing & Parts

Rosslyn deal: Mashatile wants Chery backing township businesses

Imran Salie 6 Jul 2026

Macadamia milk is having it's moment and retailers are taking notice

FMCG

Macadamia milk is having it's moment and retailers are taking notice

6 Jul 2026

Stellantis expects to make decision on SA plant in coming months

Manufacturing & Parts

Stellantis expects to make decision on SA plant in coming months

Nqobile Dludla 2 Jul 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

Amazon-backed spekboom carbon removal programme to create 11,000 jobs

2 Jul 2026

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Agriculture

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Blessings Masuku and Colleta Gandidzanwa 1 Jul 2026

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Agriculture

Early action key as herbicide resistance threatens weed control

30 Jun 2026

Competition Commission backs Chery’s acquisition of Nissan’s Rosslyn plant

Manufacturing & Parts

Competition Commission backs Chery’s acquisition of Nissan’s Rosslyn plant

29 Jun 2026

Veuve Clicquot names SA finalists for 2026 Bold Woman Award

Awards

Veuve Clicquot names SA finalists for 2026 Bold Woman Award

29 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

The ARB has instructed Unilever to amend the claim appearing on the front of its Sunlight Platinum packaging stating “100% plant-based active” (Image source @ Mzansi Pulse

Advertising

Sunlight Platinum to amend ambiguous greenwashing packaging

24 Jun 2026

Mining

Steenkampskraal and Mintek strike rare mixed-rare-earth beneficiation

24 Jun 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Government injects R12.3bn to tackle water crisis and boost infrastructure

19 Jun 2026

Meet the young technician helping power Hyundai’s local vehicle assembly

Manufacturing & Parts

Meet the young technician helping power Hyundai’s local vehicle assembly

19 Jun 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

It's a gas! Exxon Mobil to supply SA's first planned LNG terminal

17 Jun 2026

Coronation opens the door to the investment industry for young South Africans

Financial Services

Coronation opens the door to the investment industry for young South Africans

Issued by Coronation 12 Jun 2026

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Manufacturing & Parts

R510m to local supplier development for new Isuzu D-Max

11 Jun 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

Jeran Cloete, Dian Spear, Jessica da Silva, Lavhelesani Dembe Simba, and Peter J Carrick 10 Jun 2026

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Natural Medicine

5 things SA's supplement industry must fix before making another capsule

Dr Juanri Jonck 10 Jun 2026

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Materials & Equipment

PPC's 'Awaken the Giant' strategy delivers step-change in financial performance

9 Jun 2026

UP student runs Comrades to help graduates escape student debt

Higher Education

UP student runs Comrades to help graduates escape student debt

Issued by University of Pretoria 8 Jun 2026

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

Technology

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

8 Jun 2026

Zululand Energy Terminal director, Oliver Naidu (left) and Eskom group executive for strategic delivery, Alfred Seema, seal the deal with a handshake. Image supplied.

Energy

SA's first LNG import terminal gassed up in new Eskom-Zululand agreement

5 Jun 2026

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

Logistics & Transport

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

4 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Evan Rice, chief executive officer of Etana Energy.

Infrastructure & Utilities

5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

2 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 Jun 2026

Woolworths names 15 winners of its 2026 Youth Makers competition

ESG

Woolworths names 15 winners of its 2026 Youth Makers competition

1 Jun 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Planned Rand Water maintenance may affect municipalities, industries and mines

28 May 2026