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Sick buildings: the unseen health threat during winter months

15 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

Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs and shut down 7 factories

Dealers

Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs and shut down 7 factories

14 May 2025

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Management & Leadership

Why employee engagement surveys should not be an annual endeavour

14 May 2025

Infrastructure investment to turbocharge SA’s transport and trade future

Logistics & Transport

Infrastructure investment to turbocharge SA’s transport and trade future

14 May 2025

Spar2U gains ground as SA embraces efficient township delivery

Retail

Spar2U gains ground as SA embraces efficient township delivery

14 May 2025

E-commerce pressures demand SME warehouse innovation

E-commerce

E-commerce pressures demand SME warehouse innovation

Rina Redelinghuys 12 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

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

Shopfitting & Merchandising

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

Issued by DY/DX 9 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law preventing municipal employees from holding office in political parties is unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 May 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Justice sought for George collapse victims as damning report looms

8 May 2025

#Bookmarks2025: Jury president, Elizabeth Mokwena - An acid test for world-class work

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2025: Jury president, Elizabeth Mokwena - An acid test for world-class work

Danette Breitenbach 7 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

Who or what is in your B2B research sample?

Research

Who or what is in your B2B research sample?

Issued by Livingfacts 2 May 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 report says creative confidence is in crisis

2 May 2025

Why franchise education should be non-negotiable

Franchising

Why franchise education should be non-negotiable

29 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: GCIS. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Taxation & Regulation

High stakes as DA and EFF unite to challenge upcoming VAT hike in the Western Cape High Court

22 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Sustainability

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Although the production data for March will only be released in May, the figures for January and February suggest a notable quarterly decline for mining production in the first quarter of 2025

Markets & Investment

Mining production decline points to Q1 2025 contraction

16 Apr 2025

The panel featuring communications leaders from Armenia, Ukraine, Ghana, Switzerland and South Africa at the World Communications Forum’s PR Summit in Davos with Lebo Madia, PR Powerhouse, centre (In blue) (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Lebo Madiba - Trust Engineers: The rise of strategic communicators in an age of AI, conflict and cultural complexity

Lebo Madiba 16 Apr 2025

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Agriculture

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Apr 2025

Alarm bells over burnout in SA's toughest teaching environments

Primary & Secondary Education

Alarm bells over burnout in SA's toughest teaching environments

9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters. Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) John Steenhuisen speaks to media in Cape Town, South Africa 14 June, 2024.

Taxation & Regulation

#Budget2025: Pushback over Fikile's D-Day announcement

Katja Hamilton 8 Apr 2025

Is strategic CSI dead... or just evolving?

CSI & Philanthropy

Is strategic CSI dead... or just evolving?

Cathy Duff, Issued by Trialogue 8 Apr 2025

Understanding the 2025 VAT increase: Key considerations for South African business owners

Taxation & Regulation

Understanding the 2025 VAT increase: Key considerations for South African business owners

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 8 Apr 2025

Human Rights Law

Meta can be sued in Kenya over posts related to Ethiopia violence, court rules

Hereward Holland 7 Apr 2025

Same challenges, different year: When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

Higher Education

Same challenges, different year: When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

Issued by EDGE Education 7 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Sugary drinks are a killer: a 20% tax would save lives and rands in South Africa

Susan Goldstein 4 Apr 2025

Why Aren’t More Businesses Doing Personalisation Better?

Marketing

Why Aren’t More Businesses Doing Personalisation Better?

Andrew Solomon, Issued by Achievement Awards Group 26 Feb 2025

A Contact Centre Game Changer: QA + AI = Kwaai

Marketing

A Contact Centre Game Changer: QA + AI = Kwaai

Noori Allie, Issued by Achievement Awards Group 17 Feb 2025

Medshield shares how nutrition shapes your health and happiness

Nutrition

Medshield shares how nutrition shapes your health and happiness

Issued by Stone 1 Apr 2025

Agro-processing

Strong winds cripple Cape Town's port, hitting fruit exports hard

1 Apr 2025

Advertising

Tumi Rabanye | How advertising strategy acts like a brand's nervous system

Tumi Rabanye 1 Apr 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Govt allocates R1.44bn for natural disaster recovery efforts – Hlabisa

31 Mar 2025

Healthcare

The N4G Summit: Linking agriculture to better health in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 1 Apr 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Quiet firing: Could your boss be encouraging you to quit?

31 Mar 2025

Herbicide-resistant weeds threaten profitable soya bean production

Food Security

Herbicide-resistant weeds threaten profitable soya bean production

Issued by Enterprises University of Pretoria 31 Mar 2025

Source: Standard Bank/X. Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist and Head of Research at Standard Bank Group.

Finance

African Markets Conference: Leaders call for SSA to drive global economic reset as US steps back

Katja Hamilton 27 Mar 2025

6 effective ways to improve your study skills

Skills Training

6 effective ways to improve your study skills

Issued by FundiConnect 26 Mar 2025

Healthcare

Oral health is more than smiles: South Africa’s public health emergency

27 Mar 2025

Marketing

What’s holding businesses back from mastering personalisation?

Andrew Solomon 26 Mar 2025

Can new leadership finally fix NSFAS?

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Can new leadership finally fix NSFAS?

Yershen Pillay 25 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal South Africa is in talks to defer long steel plant closure

Nelson Banya 24 Mar 2025

Unlocking growth: 3 keys to thrive through strategic partnerships

SMEs

Unlocking growth: 3 keys to thrive through strategic partnerships

Lawrance Ramotala, Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Arjen de Bruin, Group CEO at OIM Consulting says strong frontline leadership keeps mines running smoothly, yet too many supervisors are thrown into the deep end without being equipped with the skills they need to lead effectively

Health & Safety

Developing mining supervisors to improve productivity and H&S

Arjen de Bruin 20 Mar 2025