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Agriculture

Steenhuisen calls for urgent FMD overhaul at national Indaba

2 days

Image credit: Stijn Dijkstra on Pexels

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Microplastics' escalating threat to SA health, environment

3 days

A learner holds up trading cards featuring some of the SuperScientists. This cartoon series, created by Justin Yarrow with a team of local scientists, illustrators and designers, is based on real-life African scientists. Photos: Justin Yarrow/SuperScientists

Education

Biologist turns real-life African scientists into superheroes

Ihsaan Haffejee 15 Jul 2025

Caprisa condemns fake news incident involving its director

Public Health

Caprisa condemns fake news incident involving its director

24 Jun 2025

Harmony Gold has lost an appeal against a ruling by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration in the Labour Court. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Harmony Gold to pay R100k in damages for k-word incident

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 19 Jun 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

WC declares Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve a protected area

19 Jun 2025

Meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche announces first SA tour

Wellness

Meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche announces first SA tour

19 Jun 2025

Urgent action to stop violence, abuse, and neglect in schools

Education & Skills Development

Urgent action to stop violence, abuse, and neglect in schools

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 6 Jun 2025

Medical Research

MARS Awards: South African researcher wins first place

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2025

Tourism

#Artemis2025: First woman on the moon? SA's epic tourism venture

Katja Hamilton 2 Oct 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Public Health

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

21 Aug 2024

Epic 6-part underwater adventure series, OceanXplorers premieres 21 August on National Geographic

TV

Epic 6-part underwater adventure series, OceanXplorers premieres 21 August on National Geographic

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 6 Aug 2024

Daily Maverick journalists honoured at Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards

Media

Daily Maverick journalists honoured at Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Jul 2024

#YouthMonth: Nothemba Belle - From palaeontology to strategy

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Nothemba Belle - From palaeontology to strategy

Danette Breitenbach 10 Jun 2024

Debunking the myths of creatine monohydrate

Sport

Debunking the myths of creatine monohydrate

23 May 2024

Social Media

Science journalism in South Africa: social media is helping connect with new readers

Sisanda Nkoala 17 May 2024

L’Oréal, Unesco unveil Women in Science Young Talent Search in SA

Higher Education

L’Oréal, Unesco unveil Women in Science Young Talent Search in SA

24 Apr 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister

Environment & Natural Resources

Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Research

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Susan Goldstein, Mark Tomlinson, Rachel Wynberg and Tanya Doherty 5 Mar 2024

Aveeno launches a new range of oat-powered skincare solutions in SA

Health & Beauty

Aveeno launches a new range of oat-powered skincare solutions in SA

4 Mar 2024

Healthcare

Merck Foundation honours outstanding African researchers at 2023 MARS Awards

3 Jan 2024

100 Most Influential African Women 2023 announced

Media

100 Most Influential African Women 2023 announced

22 Dec 2023

5 startups selected for the 2023 Irish Tech Challenge

Awards

5 startups selected for the 2023 Irish Tech Challenge

16 Nov 2023

Anatomica Botanica Architecta

Art

Anatomica Botanica Architecta

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 30 Oct 2023

Source: Nobel Prize/Youtube

Covid-19

Nobel Prize for mRNA pioneers amid jab controversy

Katja Hamilton 6 Oct 2023

Natural Medicine

South Africa's traditional medicines should be used in modern health care

Zelna Booth 8 Sep 2023

Go ahead, touch the Propelair toilet latch! It's antimicrobial

ESG & Sustainability

Go ahead, touch the Propelair toilet latch! It's antimicrobial

Issued by Propelair SA 5 Sep 2023

Study shows SA underestimates the quantity of wholegrains to be consumed

Research

Study shows SA underestimates the quantity of wholegrains to be consumed

31 Aug 2023

Sabrina Khoosal, hair development scientist in the research and innovation department at L’Oréal South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

#WomensMonth: Sabrina Khoosal on the sustainable beauty industry - because the earth is worth it

Shan Radcliffe 29 Aug 2023

Africa's textile heritage is key to a sustainable future

ESG

Africa's textile heritage is key to a sustainable future

24 Aug 2023

WinField United SA and Stellenbosch University team up to improve crop yields

Agribusiness

WinField United SA and Stellenbosch University team up to improve crop yields

10 Aug 2023

We still live in a made-up man's world where real women don't fit

Research

We still live in a made-up man's world where real women don't fit

Bathobile Chime, Issued by Catchwords 2 Aug 2023

This figure shows which parts of the country were most affected by the 2015/16 El Nino event. Much of the central parts of the country, including the western maize production regions, experienced extreme drought conditions from October to December, while the north-eastern parts were less negatively affected
Photo credit: Johann Malherbe, ARC

Climate Change

El Nino is coming, climate research experts warn

21 Jun 2023

'The best is yet to come for Africa' - UP Africa Week 2023 concludes

Higher Education

'The best is yet to come for Africa' - UP Africa Week 2023 concludes

Issued by University of Pretoria 8 Jun 2023

Philip Morris expands Iqos portfolio in South Africa

Design & Manufacturing

Philip Morris expands Iqos portfolio in South Africa

24 Apr 2023

Dr Gideon Idowu and Jonathan Oppenheimer

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

JWO Research Grant: Seeking Africa's next environmental innovator

7 Mar 2023

Agribusiness

Here's how the insurance industry safeguards South Africa's food supply

Daniel Stevens 11 Apr 2023

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IP Law

Copyright Amendment Bill: Battles on multiple fronts

Thato Moloto 6 Dec 2022

Kevinot Farming receives presidential award for resilient farming

Agribusiness

Kevinot Farming receives presidential award for resilient farming

6 Dec 2022

Source: The South African Rooibos Council.

Medical Research

Department of Science and Innovation gives Rooibos research R4.8m funding boost

9 Nov 2022

Value, family and escapism: Top trends driving toy retail this festive season

Trends

Value, family and escapism: Top trends driving toy retail this festive season

Lauren Hartzenberg 9 Nov 2022

Nobel Foundation's Nobel Symposia coming to Africa for the first time

Higher Education

Nobel Foundation's Nobel Symposia coming to Africa for the first time

Issued by Stone 25 Oct 2022

Golden Gate Dinosaur Interpretive Centre nearing completion

Architecture & Design

Golden Gate Dinosaur Interpretive Centre nearing completion

4 Aug 2022

Claimed pioneer of mRNA technology files patent infringement lawsuit against BioNTech

Covid-19

Claimed pioneer of mRNA technology files patent infringement lawsuit against BioNTech

20 Jul 2022