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The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

John Yeld 1 day

If it trades like a hotel, why does Cape Town tax it like a home?

Tourism & Travel

If it trades like a hotel, why does Cape Town tax it like a home?

22 Oct 2026

Ispa calls for free basic data for low-income South Africans

Internet

Ispa calls for free basic data for low-income South Africans

21 Oct 2026

A box of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic sits on a shelf at a London pharmacy. Image credit: Reuters/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Pharmaceuticals

Buying Ozempic on Instagram is a major red flag, warns Novo Nordisk

16 Oct 2026

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IP Law

Zambia closes gap on counterfeiting, but operational success hinges on regulations

Tebogo Motloutsi 15 Oct 2026

Stop guessing what your washrooms could save

Facilities & Property Management

Stop guessing what your washrooms could save

Zea Gove, Issued by Propelair SA 15 Oct 2026

A box of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic sits in a London pharmacy. Image credit: Reuters/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Pharmaceuticals

Demand for cheaper Ozempic options prompts compounding rule review

15 Oct 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

NCC launches national opt-out registry: What direct marketers need to know

Nadine Mather, Savanna Stephens, Tanya Chivaura and Bradley Dunbar 13 Oct 2026

South Africa launches national electric vehicle association

Fuel & Energy

South Africa launches national electric vehicle association

13 Oct 2026

AASA urges action on aviation costs and African market access

Logistics & Transport

AASA urges action on aviation costs and African market access

13 Oct 2026

Constitutional Court upholds animal well-being in South Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Constitutional Court upholds animal well-being in South Africa

Issued by FOUR PAWS 12 Oct 2026

Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi | source: SANews.gov.za

Primary & Secondary Education

Umalusi gives green light for 2026 matric exams covering over 1m candidates

9 Oct 2026

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Logistics & Transport

Gauteng launches digital system to fast-track public transport licences

8 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Reserve Bank's Lesetja Kganyago.

Fintech

Sarb crypto rules risk driving investment and innovation offshore, says Luno

7 Oct 2026

Gun Free South Africa’s powerful portrait campaign ‘If I Grow Up’ hits home

Advertising

Gun Free South Africa’s powerful portrait campaign ‘If I Grow Up’ hits home

Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 6 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

The City of Cape Town has drafted a new by-law to apply commercial property rates to all properties available for short-term letting for more than half the year. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Retail & Hospitality Property

Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates

Steve Kretzmann 28 Sep 2026

Powering progress: The pivotal role of logistics in Africa’s renewable energy boom

Energy

Powering progress: The pivotal role of logistics in Africa’s renewable energy boom

Detlev Duve, Issued by Dachser 28 Sep 2026

Industrial transformation and electric vehicles gain the spotlight at Brics Summit

Commercial & Industrial

Industrial transformation and electric vehicles gain the spotlight at Brics Summit

Issued by The Electric Mission 25 Sep 2026

Local warehouses face tougher fire risks as logistics operations expand

Warehousing

Local warehouses face tougher fire risks as logistics operations expand

25 Sep 2026

Africa cannot afford another decade of potential

Digital

Africa cannot afford another decade of potential

Issued by Dentsu 23 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

South Africa’s construction safety crisis goes beyond tougher fines

Olebogeng Manhe 22 Sep 2026

Why your cloud journey needs security locked in from the start

Cloud

Why your cloud journey needs security locked in from the start

Allan Juma 22 Sep 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Smart wearables and PoPIA: What SA employers need to know

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 21 Sep 2026

The Constitutional Court has struck down the Public Procurement Act that was signed into law in 2024. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Procurement Act struck down by Concourt

Tania Broughton 18 Sep 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s automated SRD grant checks draw criticism from legal expert

16 Sep 2026

Logistics & Transport

BMA launches new digital Port Health Management System

16 Sep 2026

Why tertiary education still matters in a changing economy

Higher Education

Why tertiary education still matters in a changing economy

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 15 Sep 2026

The 5-minute document check that saved R65,000

Technology

The 5-minute document check that saved R65,000

Issued by Learning Curve 14 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Environment & Natural Resources

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Opfa advocate Lebogang Mogashoa.

Financial Services

Pension Fund Adjudicator draws a line in the sand

10 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

South Africa’s cable warning: When cheap imports come at a cost

9 Sep 2026

Africa’s AI strategy should focus on what matters most

4th Industrial Revolution

Africa’s AI strategy should focus on what matters most

Brian Pinnock 8 Sep 2026

Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga is one of Eskom’s coal-fired power plants. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Eskom in a coal mind: SA open to AI data centres, but at what electricity price?

3 Sep 2026

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Labour Law

Culture vs capacity: How employers should handle traditional healer sick notes

John Botha and Jonathan Goldberg 3 Sep 2026

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HR Tools & Software

AI and job architecture - part 2: Why job grading still needs human oversight

Belinda Oregan 2 Sep 2026

Image source: Taryn Elliott from

Land & Property Law

More than brick and mortar: ConCourt rules state housing must be centrally located

Michael Evans, Thomas Karberg, and Lula Grant 1 Sep 2026

Formula One’s testing limits ended an era of engineering freedom

Motorsport

Formula One’s testing limits ended an era of engineering freedom

1 Sep 2026

Image source: Titirag Damjunch –

Legislation & Regulation

Gauteng invites public comments on draft road traffic regulation amendments

31 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. PSG Insure’s head of distribution, Ryno de Kock.

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurers warn South Africans on fuel-storage limit as shortages loom

31 Aug 2026

Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?

Aviation

Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?

Cindy Hendrikse 27 Aug 2026

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Mining

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Issued by Electra Mining Africa 26 Aug 2026

Image source: Chris Van Lennep –

Legislation & Regulation

Treasury, Sars amend Export Regulations for port deliveries

26 Aug 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s R370-a-month grant has its day in the Supreme Court of Appeal

26 Aug 2026

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Competition Law

Higher thresholds, broader scope: What SA’s new Small Merger Guidelines mean for M&A

Shawn van der Meulen, Clare-Alice Vertue and Mavin Jonkers 25 Aug 2026

North West makes progress in FMD vaccination drive

Agriculture

North West makes progress in FMD vaccination drive

24 Aug 2026

Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WomensMonth | Empowered women are essential to a resilient circular economy

Patricia Pillay 24 Aug 2026

Source: Altaileopard via

Tourism

SanParks warns Kruger visitors over illegal road access

20 Aug 2026

ZimReal2026: How property markets are becoming capital winners

Markets & Investment

ZimReal2026: How property markets are becoming capital winners

Issued by API Events 19 Aug 2026