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Circular Economy & Waste Management

CapeNature’s new campaign tackles pollution in the Cape

8 Sep 2025

Refuse workers block the gates to Durban’s solid waste depot. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Durban waste workers protest over salary cuts

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 3 Sep 2025

Captain Fanplastic releases 2022–2024 Impact Report, with global reach in environmental education

Primary & Secondary Education

Captain Fanplastic releases 2022–2024 Impact Report, with global reach in environmental education

Issued by Soapbox 18 Aug 2025

A lack of refuse removal services in Caledon’s Riemvasmaak informal settlement results in waste being dumped at the bottom of the hill on the bank of the Bath River. Riemvasmaak resident Anele Boyce said the dumping problem could be reduced if the municipality supplied bin bags and a skip. Photos: Steve Kretzmann

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jun 2025

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HR Tools & Software

HR needs to adapt employee tech to reach the deskless workforce

26 May 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Corion Capital’s Star Wars surprise, while Wired misses the PR brief

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Corion Capital’s Star Wars surprise, while Wired misses the PR brief

Brendan Seery 5 May 2025

Moja Gabedi: From waste to a thriving community engagement hub

Environment & Natural Resources

Moja Gabedi: From waste to a thriving community engagement hub

Issued by University of Pretoria 7 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

Marketing

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

Brendan Seery 7 Apr 2025

Recycling vs. upcycling: What’s the difference and why it matters?

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Recycling vs. upcycling: What’s the difference and why it matters?

Issued by dotGOOD 17 Mar 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: "Istanbul is the new cool" – A look at GoTürkiye’s latest campaign

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#OrchidsandOnions: "Istanbul is the new cool" – A look at GoTürkiye’s latest campaign

Brendan Seery 25 Feb 2025

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

Fashion

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

11 Feb 2025

Last night, Thursday 8 November, the national winners of the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards’ (VJOY) were honoured at a ceremony in Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Media

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2024

Pepe Marais and Khensani Nobanda talk about their professional relationship.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: The daring partnership between Joe Public and Nedbank

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Oct 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Mazda places dogs at the wheel in its latest ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Mazda places dogs at the wheel in its latest ad

Brendan Seery 7 Oct 2024

Johannes Magaela, Phillip Masitenyane and Minah Funani sort plastic items inside Funani’s yard in Tembisa. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Visually impaired recyclers help the planet

Ihsaan Haffejee 26 Sep 2024

Image supplied. Gary Koetser, CEO of Century City Conference Centre and Hotels gives 8 best practices for greener events

Events & Conferencing

8 best practices for greener events

Gary Koetser 16 May 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Auto and General sets the standard in insurance claims

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Auto and General sets the standard in insurance claims

Brendan Seery 11 Apr 2024

Students sleep on the floor at CPUT amid housing funding blunder

Higher Education

Students sleep on the floor at CPUT amid housing funding blunder

Ella Morrison 12 Feb 2024

Why Hyper Local SEO is lekker

Marketing

Why Hyper Local SEO is lekker

Issued by Sauce Advertising 5 Jun 2022

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Hardware

Black Friday’s environmental impact is an e-waste crisis

Lindsey Schutters 22 Nov 2023

#BehindtheSelfie: Stef Adonis, head of communications at Helm

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Stef Adonis, head of communications at Helm

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Aug 2023

How to attain a performance edge in your supply chain

Supply Chain

How to attain a performance edge in your supply chain

Neil Gouveia 18 Aug 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Cadbury and Wallabies prove dads wrong

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Cadbury and Wallabies prove dads wrong

Brendan Seery 1 Aug 2023

Load shedding hampering efficiency, effectiveness of waste management sector

Infrastructure & Utilities

Load shedding hampering efficiency, effectiveness of waste management sector

21 Jul 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Nando's spices up our lives, Apple falls far from the tree

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Nando's spices up our lives, Apple falls far from the tree

Brendan Seery 17 Jul 2023

The Nature Park on the corner of Fenton Road and Pope Street in Salt River was the first garden started by Neighbourhood Gardens. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River

Matthew Hirsch 15 Jun 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Food Lovers Market - a brand of sincerity

Brendan Seery 20 Mar 2023

A fire above Lakeside, Cape Town, was swiftly extinguished on 16 January after the City dispatched several helicopters and numerous firefighters. The quick response ensured the fire didn’t cause major damage. (GroundUp)

Climate Change

Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows

Steve Kretzmann 7 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: Every business should commit to a circular economy

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Every business should commit to a circular economy

Abigél Sheridan 13 Jan 2023

PR & Communications

The Cold War and AVE - Back to the 1940s

Tonya Khoury 6 Dec 2022

We're going to war

Circular Economy & Waste Management

We're going to war

Issued by KAP 30 Nov 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: An ode to 60 years

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: An ode to 60 years

Brendan Seery 7 Nov 2022

Protesters demanding jobs were addressed by community leaders outside the mall. Photos: Bernard Chiguvare

Commercial Property

Limpopo shopping mall closed by protesters demanding jobs

Bernard Chiguvare 14 Oct 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Bravo to uniquely South African ads

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Bravo to uniquely South African ads

Brendan Seery 12 Sep 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: The good, the creative and the slush pile

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: The good, the creative and the slush pile

Brendan Seery 15 Aug 2022

Media

AI don't mean to be rude but...

Kate Wolters 6 Jul 2022

Source: Mkhuseli Sizani. Nurses and nursing assistants at six hospitals and clinics in the Raymond Mhlaba local municipality, Eastern Cape protesting, demanding to be paid a R1,200 rural allowance.

Nursing

Over 500 Eastern Cape health workers down tools

Mkhuseli Sizani 29 Jun 2022

Senegal recyclers see more than trash in fuming dump site

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Senegal recyclers see more than trash in fuming dump site

Ngouda Dione 17 Jun 2022

The volatile 'South African radio lineup change' culture

Radio & Audio

The volatile 'South African radio lineup change' culture

Chris Jordan 4 Apr 2022

Unemployed women turn rubbish dump into netball field for young girls

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Unemployed women turn rubbish dump into netball field for young girls

Thamsanqa Mbovane 1 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

Activists and learners clean up Mfuleni, Cape Town wetland

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Activists and learners clean up Mfuleni, Cape Town wetland

Vincent Lali 25 Mar 2022

Soweto youths turn dumpsite into thriving food garden

Food, Water & Energy Security

Soweto youths turn dumpsite into thriving food garden

Masego Mafata 4 Mar 2022

Media

Journalism has changed. Education must reflect the reality

Franz Krüger 25 Feb 2022

Clean-up campaign shows that removing water pollutants drops E. coli levels

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Clean-up campaign shows that removing water pollutants drops E. coli levels

23 Feb 2022

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Case of a can can-do

Brendan Seery 22 Feb 2022