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Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

ESG & Sustainability

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

18 hours

Blind SA went to the high courts in Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg to appoint curators for two special schools it says are failing to adequately provide for learners with disabilities. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Blind SA takes schools to court over conditions for children with disabilities

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 23 hours

Who owns digital?

Digital

Who owns digital?

Issued by Offernet 3 days

The missed opportunity of not embracing geospatial science in trade area analysis

Digital

The missed opportunity of not embracing geospatial science in trade area analysis

Issued by AfriGIS 4 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Amongst the sectors that contracted in Q1 2025, mining performed the worst in the first quarter

Markets & Investment

Mining performance contracts in Q1 2025

4 Jun 2025

Tutoring: Not just for struggling students – a new normal for SA kids

Primary & Secondary Education

Tutoring: Not just for struggling students – a new normal for SA kids

Issued by Tutor Doctor 3 Jun 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Renault's Duster ad is a breath of fresh air

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Renault's Duster ad is a breath of fresh air

Brendan Seery 3 Jun 2025

Corporate & Commercial Law

Introducing the draft King V - a look at the new refinements

Dr Eric Levenstein 30 May 2025

Early Childhood Development

Not just another caretaker: Why ECD educators need specialised training

Sigamoney Naicker 29 May 2025

Talent Acquisition

From education to healthcare: 5 US industries poaching SA experts

Jeremy Bossenger 28 May 2025

Source: Carlo Verso on

Agriculture

How to use land reform programmes to drive job creation and economic inclusion

Peter Setou 27 May 2025

White paper: Precision planning – how to build high-intent location-based campaigns

Media

White paper: Precision planning – how to build high-intent location-based campaigns

Issued by Vicinity Media 27 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Source: Facebook/Baragwanath Academic Hospital.

Healthcare

Inside Baragwanath Hospital: How a linen shortage exposed systemic failures

23 May 2025

IP Law

Pirate now, pay later: Long-term cost of copying textbooks

Stephen Goldberg 23 May 2025

Frigair 2025: Hervac a major focus area for retail sector

Technology

Frigair 2025: Hervac a major focus area for retail sector

Issued by FRIGAIR EXPO 2025 21 May 2025

Source: Flickr/GovernmentZA; SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

#Budget3.0: GNU's strategic pivot balancing growth with fiscal responsibility

Katja Hamilton 21 May 2025

Property

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

Source: Pexels.

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