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Consumer Law

Who is responsible when a banking glitch results in a R2.6m debt?

Anelisa Zungu and Werner Lotter 14 hours

Reside Awards 2026 celebrates South Africa’s residential property pioneers

Residential Property

Reside Awards 2026 celebrates South Africa’s residential property pioneers

Issued by Catchwords 16 hours

Absa Charity Golf and Padel Day raises record R3m, exceeding fundraising target by 50%

CSI & Philanthropy

Absa Charity Golf and Padel Day raises record R3m, exceeding fundraising target by 50%

Issued by OnPoint PR 16 hours

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

16 hours

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Markets & Investment

Africa’s largest exchange reflects on 20 years since listing itself

18 hours

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Affordable & Social Housing

eThekwini clarifies role in flood-relief housing fraud allegations

20 hours

HIV/AIDS

South Africa moves to eliminate HIV threat with Lenacapavir rollout

21 hours

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS seeks to refund former beneficiaries who overpaid student loans

1 day

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Economy

Debt turning point reached as South Africa maintains fiscal discipline

1 day

It takes a village to raise tomorrow’s leaders

Primary & Secondary Education

It takes a village to raise tomorrow’s leaders

Issued by Tutor Doctor 1 day

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ESG & Sustainability

FNB commits R1.5m in disaster-relief funding as NMB ramps up response

1 day

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

Issued by Cape Chamber 1 day

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Issued by Domains.co.za 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa private sector contracts after four months of growth, PMI shows

Johannesburg bureau 1 day

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

Logistics & Transport

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

1 day

Interview travel costs leave many young jobseekers stranded

Youth Employment

Interview travel costs leave many young jobseekers stranded

Issued by Pnet 1 day

Marketing

ARB ruling | L'Oréal wins round 2 in dermatologist recommendation battle

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

New R100m seed fund targets SA's startup funding gap

Funding

New R100m seed fund targets SA's startup funding gap

2 days

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Finance

CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

Minal Patel 2 days

MTN: Supporting the ecosystem, not just the programme

CSI & Philanthropy

MTN: Supporting the ecosystem, not just the programme

Issued by Trialogue 2 days

Zak Haeri, MD for NIQ in South Africa

Retail Marketing

NIQ State of the Retail Nation Q1 2026: South African retail benefits from benign inflation

Issued by NielsenIQ 2 days

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward

2 days

Jonathan Greene is the executive VP Americas at RocketSource by Incubeta. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

The battle for the AI answer

Jonathan Greene 2 days

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 2 days

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Youth Employment

Revamped labour activation plan to target youth unemployment crisis

3 days

FirstRand: Mobilising leadership, employees and partners around a common purpose

CSI & Philanthropy

FirstRand: Mobilising leadership, employees and partners around a common purpose

Issued by Trialogue 3 days

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

Infrastructure & Utilities

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

3 days

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Environmental Law

Private water trading faces total ban under 2026 NWA Amendment Bill

James Ross, Alysa Buntin and Emily Raubenheimer 3 days

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

Agriculture

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

3 days

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 Jun 2026

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

Verosha Singh, Jacolien De Muelenaere 1 Jun 2026

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

Primary & Secondary Education

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

Issued by CambriLearn 1 Jun 2026

Source: Mark Stebnicki via

Agriculture

SADC urged to fast-track fertiliser reforms as food insecurity persists

1 Jun 2026

Nedbank Business Ignite 2026: Calling South Africa’s purpose-driven entrepreneurs to enter

SMEs

Nedbank Business Ignite 2026: Calling South Africa’s purpose-driven entrepreneurs to enter

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 1 Jun 2026

PayJustNow partners with Medicross offering BNPL options

Financial Services

PayJustNow partners with Medicross offering BNPL options

1 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

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

1 Jun 2026

Some learners at schools in the Amathole District and parts of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape have missed days of school after transport operators employed by government went on strike due to unpaid wages. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Eastern Cape scholar transport on strike over unpaid wages

29 May 2026

V&A Waterfront builds on Makers Landing with new maker entrepreneur hub

Entrepreneurship

V&A Waterfront builds on Makers Landing with new maker entrepreneur hub

29 May 2026

Jumbo Mall: A community focal point reshaping everyday retail in eMalahleni

Retailers

Jumbo Mall: A community focal point reshaping everyday retail in eMalahleni

Issued by Catchwords 29 May 2026

DBSA: Why early childhood development infrastructure matters

Early Childhood Development

DBSA: Why early childhood development infrastructure matters

Issued by Trialogue 29 May 2026

Kelly Fisher, Marketing and Communications Head at Injini

Early Childhood Development

Education crisis: We need to fix the root for the tree to thrive

Kelly Fisher 28 May 2026

JALL 2026: 25 years of shaping labour law conversations in South Africa

Labour Law & Unions

JALL 2026: 25 years of shaping labour law conversations in South Africa

Issued by Juta and Company 28 May 2026

Digital skills will drive South Africa's entrepreneurial future

SMEs

Digital skills will drive South Africa's entrepreneurial future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 28 May 2026

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

Issued by Cape Chamber 28 May 2026