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Energy

The cost of power: Eskom seeks Nersa approval for price hike

7 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. PayJustNow chief operating officer, Dean Hyde.

Financial Services

The BNPL boom is here – and PayJustNow’s latest numbers show it

3 Sep 2026

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Data & Analytics

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 2026

Binder agreements delegate collections, not accountability

Insurance & Actuarial

Binder agreements delegate collections, not accountability

Ryan Engel, Issued by Hyphen 2 Sep 2026

Ivory Coast cocoa crop delay raises export concerns

Agriculture

Ivory Coast cocoa crop delay raises export concerns

Ange Aboa 1 Sep 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

"It's commercially sensitive" is no longer enough to block PAIA requests

Ryan Tucker 28 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

Traxtion puts young women at centre of rail’s future

28 Aug 2026

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA companies can no longer afford to ignore extended producer responsibility

28 Aug 2026

Corporate & Commercial Law

Foreign banks win key jurisdiction ruling in South Africa forex case

Shawn van der Meulen and Kelton Miller 26 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Revolut wins French banking licence, bolstering European expansion

18 Aug 2026

An employee inspects bottles of beer on a conveyor belt at the production line inside the East African Breweries Limited factory in Ruaraka factory in Nairobi, Kenya, 6 April 2018. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Competition Law

Kenya regulator demands $115m reserve in Diageo-EABL deal

Vincent Mumo Nzilani 17 Aug 2026

Nearly half of South Africans checking their debt review status discover they are already listed

Financial Services

Nearly half of South Africans checking their debt review status discover they are already listed

Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 5 Aug 2026

A flame rises from a gas flare at the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s Dangote hopes to strike gold in South Africa

Colleen Goko 6 Aug 2026

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Data & Analytics

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Tyronne McCrindle 5 Aug 2026

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Labour Law

High Court rules PIC CEO suspension invalid, orders reinstatement

5 Aug 2026

Tiger Brands introduces alternative-fuel logistics fleet for Albany bread deliveries

Supply Chain

Tiger Brands introduces alternative-fuel logistics fleet for Albany bread deliveries

Issued by Tiger Brands 5 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Digital

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Warren Lawrence 23 Jul 2026

Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom assures SA that there was no radiation leak at Koeberg

20 Jul 2026

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Former PwC energy manager to spark up EXSA’s regulatory division

15 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Rob Downes, Head: Digital Assets at Absa CIB.

Financial Services

Africa's blockchain opportunity is bigger than the funding suggests

Rob Downes 14 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Nigeria to investigate tech firms over news content use

MacDonald Dzirutwe 8 Jul 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Accidental data leaks are still PoPIA violations

Armand Swart 3 Jul 2026

TotalEnergies logos are seen in a gas station in Nice, France. Image credit: Reuters/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies taken to court in France

America Hernandez and Isaac Anyaogu 2 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels/Illustrative image. Chief executive officer of SOEW, Andre Smith has raised concerns over the suspension of measures aimed at restricting substandard electrical cable imports.

Construction & Engineering

SOEW: Huge blow to local industry as cable import controls are suspended

2 Jul 2026

Advertising

Amazon is being taken to court for introducing ads to Prime Video. The world will be watching

Jeannie Marie Paterson 30 Jun 2026

Image supplied.

Natural Medicine

Weight-loss drug crackdown will have ripple effect on SA’s longevity market

24 Jun 2026

Mining

Steenkampskraal and Mintek strike rare mixed-rare-earth beneficiation

24 Jun 2026

Cyber breach? How you respond determines liability

Cyber Law

Cyber breach? How you respond determines liability

Issued by SchoemanLaw 23 Jun 2026

Corporate & Commercial Law

Namibia's communication regulator dismisses Starlink appeal over license rejection

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Sfundo Parakozov 23 Jun 2026

Your bank will not cover everything. Personal cyber insurance might

Insurance & Actuarial

Your bank will not cover everything. Personal cyber insurance might

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 22 Jun 2026

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Corporate & Commercial Law

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Issued by SchoemanLaw 18 Jun 2026

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

Direct Marketing

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 11 Jun 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Could the industrial-driven decline in electricity consumption spell trouble for Eskom?

9 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

Maseng takes helm at National Credit Regulator

9 Jun 2026

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Medical Law

Court dismisses appeal against matric results publication ruling: What this means for health research

Donrich Thaldar 8 Jun 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS seeks to refund former beneficiaries who overpaid student loans

4 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Debt turning point reached as South Africa maintains fiscal discipline

4 Jun 2026

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

Logistics & Transport

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

4 Jun 2026

Bullion PR & Communication marks 30 years of excellence

PR & Communications

Bullion PR & Communication marks 30 years of excellence

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 4 Jun 2026

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 3 Jun 2026

Guy Lundy, country manager, Spencer Stuart South Africa, asks if South Africa’s next CMOs will be data ethics stewards, or just growth drivers? (Image supplied)

Marketing

Will SA’s next CMOs be data ethics stewards, or just growth drivers?

2 Jun 2026

Glencore's South African smelter cancels planned job cuts after electricity deal

Mining

Glencore's South African smelter cancels planned job cuts after electricity deal

Nelson Banya 1 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

New import rules target unsafe goods entering SA market

27 May 2026

inDrive secures regulatory approval under SA e-hailing rules

Logistics & Transport

inDrive secures regulatory approval under SA e-hailing rules

26 May 2026

Renewable energy development driving change in Nelson Mandela Bay

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy development driving change in Nelson Mandela Bay

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 21 May 2026

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

SMEs

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

Lucas Molefe 21 May 2026

Based in Cape Town, the Astron Energy Refinery, formerly the Chevron Oil Refinery, is the third-largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

South Africa to pump R2.86bn into mineral and petroleum sector

20 May 2026