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New research highlights drivers of responsible entrepreneurship in SA

Social Entrepreneurship

New research highlights drivers of responsible entrepreneurship in SA

19 hours

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 22 hours

Thinkerneur revamps its Institute of Strategy with two strategically dynamic CEOs

Podcasts

Thinkerneur revamps its Institute of Strategy with two strategically dynamic CEOs

Issued by Thinkerneur 2 days

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority’s challenge to paying compensation to the Bobete community in Thaba-Tseka. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Court orders Lesotho dams authority to pay 600 villagers compensation

Sechaba Mokhethi 3 days

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

100 bursaries available from Cornerstone Institute

3 days

Sassa expects to save more than R341-million in the next financial year after about 35,000 grants were ended after recent reviews. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa expects to save R341m by tightening screenings

Marecia Damons 3 days

Source: GroundUp/Tsoanelo Sefoloko. A large stalled social housing project next to the Bridge City shopping centre in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The developer was Instratin.

Property Development

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 2 days

The literary “Oscars”: Here are the 2025 South African Literary Awards winners

Art

The literary “Oscars”: Here are the 2025 South African Literary Awards winners

21 Nov 2025

Criminal Law

Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

William Booth 21 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Marketing

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Issued by eatbigfish 21 Nov 2025

Nadia Leita, Director, Leverage Leadership

Youth Employment

Bridging the gap: How workplace readiness can combat youth unemployment

Nadia Leita 19 Nov 2025

Source: John Yeld. Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area conservation manager Erica Brink and operations manager Ross Kettles. In the background is part of the wetlands where hippos were reintroduced after being shot out more than 150 years ago.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How a group of landowners brought the Agulhas Plain back to life

John Yeld 19 Nov 2025

2025 Bellville Business Expo champions sustainable growth and local innovation

SMEs

2025 Bellville Business Expo champions sustainable growth and local innovation

Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 19 Nov 2025

One of the keynote conversations at Bloomberg's inaugural Africa Business Summit featured Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola (Image supplied)

Media

EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg reflects on the inaugural Africa Business Summit

19 Nov 2025

The Western Cape High Court has overturned an eviction order against 78-year-old Noor-Banu Allie, a District Six pensioner. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Bid to evict District Six pensioner dismissed

Marecia Damons 19 Nov 2025

Bo-Kaap, known for its colourful houses and cobble-stone streets, is a popular area for tourists. But residents say the rise in short-term rentals is a threat to their heritage. Photo: Riyadh Karodia

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Bo-Kaap residents call for Airbnb to be regulated

Riyadh Karodia 19 Nov 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

When do employers have to pay staff bonuses or 13th cheques?

Ayesha Karjieker 17 Nov 2025

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Property Development

Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Nov 2025

IP Law

Public domain vs commercial use: Why Disney is drawing battle lines over Mickey Mouse jewellery

Nishaat Slamdien 17 Nov 2025

Ambledown launches age-based Gap Cover with the right benefits at each stage of life

Medical Aid

Ambledown launches age-based Gap Cover with the right benefits at each stage of life

Issued by Ambledown 18 Nov 2025

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. A Qingjian Group Company plant in Qacha’s Nek during construction of the Makhaola Lerotholi Highway.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho community left in ruins by highway project

Sechaba Mokhethi 14 Nov 2025

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Energy

Secret electricity price hikes in South Africa to be curbed in a game-changing court ruling

Felix Dube 17 Nov 2025

Some learners have given up hope that their promised new school will ever be built. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Promises, promises but still no school

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Nov 2025

Workers protested outside this project site in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha, since Monday over their unpaid wages. Photo: Vincent Lali / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages

13 Nov 2025

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Human Rights Law

Transgender prisoner wins right to hormone therapy

11 Nov 2025

Marketing

Warc's 2026 toolkit: Marketers' confidence wanes

11 Nov 2025

Western Cape pensioners have petitioned government to increase their grants. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Pensioners ask Parliament to increase grant to R5,000

Marecia Damons 11 Nov 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Nelson Mandela Bay reopens bridges damaged during 2024 floods

Thamsanqa Mbovane 10 Nov 2025

Festivals are not guaranteed funding from the government (Image source: © NAF

Events & Conferencing

Government funding for festivals in doubt

7 Nov 2025

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Nuclear Power

Eskom's Koeberg Unit 2 granted 20-year licence extension

7 Nov 2025

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Just over 3 weeks left to apply for the PSG Bursary SA 2026

7 Nov 2025

Agribusiness

Landmark move unlocks R12bn boost for South Africa’s indigenous economy

7 Nov 2025

A branch of South African mobile communications provider Vodacom in Cape Town is shown in this picture taken 10 November 2015. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

'Please call me' case finally over as Vodacom and Makate settle out of court

Staff reporter 6 Nov 2025

A Judicial Conduct Committee has cleared Johannesburg High Court Judge Denise Fisher of wrongdoing. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge Denise Fisher succeeds in clearing her name

Tania Broughton 5 Nov 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

UCT’s Children’s Institute publishes 2025 Child Gauge report

5 Nov 2025

CWP worker Ewart Sithebe, in the yellow jacket with a microphone, led the crowd. Photo: Warren Mabona / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

EPWP workers march for permanent jobs and better pay

Warren Mabona 4 Nov 2025

Exploring the future of Saudi retail: Value-driven choices reflect economic optimism

Research

Exploring the future of Saudi retail: Value-driven choices reflect economic optimism

3 Nov 2025

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Energy

Nersa ordered to publish cost-of-supply studies on municipal tariffs

3 Nov 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Majority approval for Curro buyout offer

3 Nov 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

No water for two years as R200m project remains incomplete

Thembi Siaga 3 Nov 2025

Finance

More than 10-million consumers cannot repay their debt

GroundUp and The Outlier 3 Nov 2025

City Lodge Hotels’ Integrated Annual Report 2025 out now

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels’ Integrated Annual Report 2025 out now

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 31 Oct 2025

Inkosi Thathezakhe Special School in the Mzinyathi District will stay closed until its needs are fully met, says Dudu Moloi, chair of the School Governing Body. Photo: Bongane Motaung / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

KwaZulu-Natal Premier promises funds for special schools

Bongane Motaung and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 30 Oct 2025

About 30 magistrates protested outside Parliament at lunch time on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Zora Hollie / GroundUp

Law Practice

Magistrates protest outside Parliament

Zora Hollie 30 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa’s coal mines are leaking methane – and no one knows how much

Jennifer Lee Broadhurst, Brett Cohen and Jesse Burton 29 Oct 2025

Shortlists revealed for 2025 South African Literary Awards

Art

Shortlists revealed for 2025 South African Literary Awards

29 Oct 2025

One in five (21%) creatively awarded ideas are also awarded for effectiveness, says Warc’s Health of Creativity 2025 report based on Warc Rankings analysis. (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Warc: The correlation between creativity and effectiveness

28 Oct 2025

Source: GroundUp/Matthew. Hirsch. Rosaline Isaacs, 77, last heard about her claim three years ago when the Land Claims Commission sent her a letter thanking her for her patience.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

District Six claimants wonder if they will be alive by the time government redevelops the historic site

Matthew Hirsch 28 Oct 2025

One of Thanda’s Food Security Economic Development programme’s farmers harvesting food to sell in her community. Image supplied.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Woolies' R857m effort towards a hunger-free South Africa

28 Oct 2025