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Fuel shortage disrupts Lufthansa flights from Namibia to Europe

Travel

Fuel shortage disrupts Lufthansa flights from Namibia to Europe

Wendell Roelf and Nyasha Nyaungwa 5 hours

Interior Design

Bringing a global brand to life by creating a future-ready headquarters

Issued by Trend Group 1 day

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

Sustainability

Sasol’s 30% emission drop plan is not all smoke and mirrors

1 day

Sapics SME Pitch Parade names ShyftUp Consulting 2026 winner

Logistics & Transport

Sapics SME Pitch Parade names ShyftUp Consulting 2026 winner

2 days

Source: Supplied | Otto de Vries, CEO, Asata

Tourism

ASATA CEO Otto de Vries to step down after 14 years

2 days

Smart money: Defining the role of enterprise PCs in financial services

Technology

Smart money: Defining the role of enterprise PCs in financial services

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 3 days

The intention gap

SMEs

The intention gap

Janice Johnston, Issued by Edge Growth 3 days

A street in Phoenix, Durban. The Special Tribunal has set aside eThekwini’s “irregular” Phoenix housing deals. Archive photo: Benita Enoch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful

Tania Broughton 3 days

Mining

Bushtec unifies brand to deliver advanced lifecycle camps for the global mining sector

Issued by Bushtec 17 Aug 2026

Spar Group appoints Lwazi Koyana interim chairman after board shake-up

Retailers

Spar Group appoints Lwazi Koyana interim chairman after board shake-up

17 Aug 2026

Thailand–South Africa Business Matchmaking Forum creates new trade opportunities

Events & Conferencing

Thailand–South Africa Business Matchmaking Forum creates new trade opportunities

14 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Mondelez South Africa's Juliet Tshele on what it takes to lead as a woman

ESG

#WomensMonth | Mondelez South Africa's Juliet Tshele on what it takes to lead as a woman

Evan-Lee Courie 14 Aug 2026

Autonomous finance: Buzzword or breakthrough?

Fintech

Autonomous finance: Buzzword or breakthrough?

Issued by Times 3 Technologies 13 Aug 2026

Africa's luxury travel market shifts towards more personalised experiences

Tourism & Travel

Africa's luxury travel market shifts towards more personalised experiences

Robin Fredericks 13 Aug 2026

New SA Tourism Board takes office with focus on skills and governance

Tourism

New SA Tourism Board takes office with focus on skills and governance

13 Aug 2026

Mary Waters High School in Makhanda has insufficient tablets for its matrics. “Overall, the project was a complete failure for the school,” a teacher said. “Building a computer lab would have been better and would have given our learners more skills. The computer lab would be for everyone, and it would be strictly monitored.” The school has zero ICT infrastructure. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Lost or locked in cupboards: Inside the R686m Eastern Cape matric tablet programme

Gcina Ntsaluba, Zipho Ndwayana and Rod Amner 13 Aug 2026

Mr.DIY expands local footprint with new KZN and Mpumalanga stores

Retailers

Mr.DIY expands local footprint with new KZN and Mpumalanga stores

12 Aug 2026

Food Service Company launches AI WhatsApp ordering tool for foodservice sector

Food & bev. services

Food Service Company launches AI WhatsApp ordering tool for foodservice sector

11 Aug 2026

The team sheet is in: Public Sector Leaders Summit 2026 names its strongest line-up yet

Events & Conferencing

The team sheet is in: Public Sector Leaders Summit 2026 names its strongest line-up yet

Issued by Topco Media 6 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. KSB SupremeServ sales engineer for mechanical seals, Phumelela Ngcobo.

Construction & Engineering

KSB expands mechanical seal solutions for its own pumps and competitor brands

6 Aug 2026

Everyone writes now and everyone sounds the same

Insurance & Actuarial

Everyone writes now and everyone sounds the same

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 5 Aug 2026

Public Health

New ‘comprehensive’ 220-bed hospital opens in Mpumalanga

5 Aug 2026

Why attention is replacing reach in media planning

Sales

Why attention is replacing reach in media planning

Sphiwe Mawhayi 4 Aug 2026

First locomotives arrive for Traxtion's R3.4bn rail investment

Railway

First locomotives arrive for Traxtion's R3.4bn rail investment

4 Aug 2026

Sanral concedes procurement flaws in road maintenance tender

Logistics & Transport

Sanral concedes procurement flaws in road maintenance tender

31 Jul 2026

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

ESG

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

30 Jul 2026

SA’s manufacturers face weak demand, high costs and import pressure

Manufacturing

SA’s manufacturers face weak demand, high costs and import pressure

Mukondeleli Netshikulwe 30 Jul 2026

The Alizza fruit is here: Checkers’ latest fresh produce innovation

FMCG

The Alizza fruit is here: Checkers’ latest fresh produce innovation

29 Jul 2026

Retail’s next profit lever isn’t on the shelf

Trends

Retail’s next profit lever isn’t on the shelf

28 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 2: The AI impact

Kim Rew 24 Jul 2026

Image source: Andriy Popov from

Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 1: Harsher sentences, lower thresholds

Kim Rew 23 Jul 2026

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

Energy

Engie appoints new country manager for South Africa

22 Jul 2026

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

SMEs

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

22 Jul 2026

Cape industrial market enters new phase as speculative development accelerates

Industrial & Logistics Property

Cape industrial market enters new phase as speculative development accelerates

Issued by Catchwords 22 Jul 2026

"We Support Humanity" initiative unveiled to reshape South African retail

ESG

"We Support Humanity" initiative unveiled to reshape South African retail

22 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Skyhawk Close Industrial Park's warehouses and offices.

Construction & Engineering

Investor confidence drives new phase for Cape industrial property market

21 Jul 2026

Cape Town's R230m superyacht marina reaches construction milestone

Logistics & Transport

Cape Town's R230m superyacht marina reaches construction milestone

21 Jul 2026

Transnet to invest R129bn in five-year turnaround

Logistics & Transport

Transnet to invest R129bn in five-year turnaround

20 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

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Embedding carbon management into construction contracts: What SA needs to know

Joe Whittle 17 Jul 2026

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Agriculture

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Daneel Rossouw 16 Jul 2026

Branding

What football taught me about purposeful procurement

Vicki Scheffel 16 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Social Finance First: Standard Bank pioneers $29m Helios Towers facility

15 Jul 2026

South African Tourism COO Ismail Dockrat: Why execution is the real test of strategy

Tourism

South African Tourism COO Ismail Dockrat: Why execution is the real test of strategy

Robin Fredericks 15 Jul 2026

Customers buy the reflection of themselves, not just the car. Orange sells the dream. Silver sells the tech, writes Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa head of marketing Tarryn Knight (Image supplied)

Marketing

Ford's Tarryn Knight: "Silver is sensible, but Orange sells the dream"

Tarryn Knight 15 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Khanyisa Mabala, Technical Director: MEPF Lead, Cost Management, EC, South Africa, AECOM.

Affordable & Social Housing

Building affordable cities, not cheaper homes

14 Jul 2026

Surging fuel costs force SA SMEs into survival mode as confidence cracks

SMEs

Surging fuel costs force SA SMEs into survival mode as confidence cracks

Issued by Business Partners Limited 13 Jul 2026

SA new vehicle market posts strongest June in almost 20 years

Commercial & Industrial

SA new vehicle market posts strongest June in almost 20 years

7 Jul 2026

It’s not about timing the feed. It’s about time in the feed

Digital

It’s not about timing the feed. It’s about time in the feed

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 3 Jul 2026