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Agriculture

SA agriculture outpaces trade barriers with 10% export growth

2 days

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Infrastructure & Utilities

#Sona2026: How infrastructure and SME support aim to transform South Africa's economic landscape

3 days

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Labour Law & Unions

Can disciplinary chairpersons reject plea deals? LAC ruling sheds light

Andries Kruger and Bhekithemba Mbatha 12 Feb 2026

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Law Practice

Class actions on the increase: A case for regulation of litigation funding

Stuart Pringle 10 Feb 2026

Controversial Eskom tariff increase approved after Nersa's recalculations

Energy

Controversial Eskom tariff increase approved after Nersa's recalculations

9 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Atana's Karen King and Yolandi Meyer: Engineering for climate resilience in 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Atana's Karen King and Yolandi Meyer: Engineering for climate resilience in 2026

Yolandi Meyer and Karen King 9 Feb 2026

2025 – The year land reform faced its ultimate test

Agriculture

2025 – The year land reform faced its ultimate test

Peter Setou 6 Feb 2026

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Financial Services

South Africa launches its first rand-pegged stablecoin, Zaru

5 Feb 2026

Loyalty meets blockchain: A new era for customer rewards

Banking & Finance

Loyalty meets blockchain: A new era for customer rewards

Rory Bosman 4 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) announces its role as co-financial adviser on the successful issuance of the inaugural tranche of bonds under the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme.

Financial Services

Africa Finance Corporation: Nigeria launches ₦501bn bond to transform its power sector

3 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Norman Nyawo, Head: Merchant Solutions for Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank South Africa.

Economy

Standard Bank sees double-digit digital transaction growth amid 40% rise in e-commerce volumes

30 Jan 2026

A dedicated Road Accident Fund tribunal would relieve the pressure on the courts which are clogged with RAF claims, the assistant State Attorney in Johannesburg says. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

State Attorney calls for a new Road Accident Fund tribunal

22 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Fintech

Crypto industrialises: Binance reveals 2026 market trends

21 Jan 2026

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Law Practice

Why "it won't work" is no excuse: High Court rules on mandatory mediation stance

Roberto Oktober and Peter Michaels 20 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Nina Keyser of Webber Wentzel.

Taxation & Regulation

Debate stirs as South African courts consider raising disputed tax assessments

Nina Keyser & Karen Miller 19 Jan 2026

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Energy

Impower encourages SA to comment on Eskom's tariff adjustment

19 Jan 2026

Source: Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp.The Salt River Market site, where social housing is planned.

Property Development

Social housing set to be built at Salt River Market this year

Matthew Hirsch 13 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

Construction & Engineering

City of Cape Town must rebuild homes, demand protesters

Vincent Lali 9 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Calvin Taylor, chief financial officer of D24 Fintech.

Financial Services

From pilot to production: JPM Coin live on Ethereum Layer-2

7 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance

Vincent Lali 6 Jan 2026

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Law Practice

RAF's attempt to reverse settlement denied by SCA judgment

Rethabile Shabalala and Maano Manavhela 22 Dec 2025

South African fintech Bridgement earns global recognition as SME business loan innovation accelerates

Fintech

South African fintech Bridgement earns global recognition as SME business loan innovation accelerates

Issued by Bridgement 19 Dec 2025

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Call for students to apply for scholarship to study in Germany

18 Dec 2025

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Criminal Law

SIU freezes R2.7m used in NLC grant funds

18 Dec 2025

Finance

Visa accelerates stablecoin adoption in CEMEA with Aquanow

18 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2025: Legal

17 Dec 2025

SA fintech startup Ezeebit bags R36.6m funding

Funding

SA fintech startup Ezeebit bags R36.6m funding

9 Dec 2025

Community leader Vuyani Madikane opens a tap at Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, to show that they have not had consistent water since the taps were installed earlier this year. Photo: Vincent Lali

Food, Water & Energy Security

Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water

Vincent Lali 2 Dec 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Illegal billboards, brilliant billboards and a very strange unicorn

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Illegal billboards, brilliant billboards and a very strange unicorn

Brendan Seery 25 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Swellendam – the thriving 5-star, luxury guesthouse, Rothman Manor Boutique Hotel, offering three historic thatched houses dating to around 1834 with six stylish guest suites and more on a 3.5ha estate is on the market for R12.8m (Excl. Vat). It is fully equipped and furnished, and is being sold as a going concern.

Residential Property

From guesthouses to heritage sites: the enduring appeal of Cape Dutch architecture

17 Nov 2025

People hold a banner with pictures of victims of crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 Boeing 737 Max 8 during Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing about Boeing’s commitment to address safety concerns in the wake of a January 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new 737 Max, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, 2 April 2025. Reuters/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Boeing ordered to pay more than $28m to 737 Max crash victim's family

Diana Novak Jones 14 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. TransBridj chief executive officer, Michael Lenz.

Proptech

Inside Africa's digital lending revolution: Where fintech meets proptech

13 Nov 2025

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

Growing tenant risk signals emerging pressure on household budgets despite strong rental growth

11 Nov 2025

Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Sibanye's $1.2bn cancelled Appian deal costs it $215m

10 Nov 2025

Vodacom's interim profit jumps 32% on solid service revenue

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom's interim profit jumps 32% on solid service revenue

Siyanda Mthethwa 10 Nov 2025

ProfitShare Partners calls for funding that supports SME mental health and stability

SMEs

ProfitShare Partners calls for funding that supports SME mental health and stability

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 7 Nov 2025

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Boeing settles with families of three 737 Max crash victims

Dan Catchpole 6 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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Financial Services

BNPL: A game-changer in retail or a hidden credit trap?

Lerato Lamola 5 Nov 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

South Africa inches closer to end-to-end vaccine manufacturing

4 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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Pharmaceuticals

Aspen Pharmacare reaches €25m settlement in mRNA contract dispute

Siyanda Mthethwa 3 Nov 2025

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Law Practice

SCA ruling endorses Calderbank offer: What this means for dispute resolution in SA

Jonathan Barnes and Elan Dekel 31 Oct 2025

Lesaka’s fintech platform deepens reach in South Africa’s township markets

Fintech

Lesaka’s fintech platform deepens reach in South Africa’s township markets

Issued by The Nielsen Network 29 Oct 2025

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Law Practice

Revisiting the validity of virtually commissioned affidavits

Dee-dee Mathelela 29 Oct 2025

The high court in Pietermaritzburg has ruled that the almost 1,800 residents of an informal settlement in Shakas Head, Ballito, may be evicted. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court green-lights eviction of over 1,800 Ballito residents

Tania Broughton 24 Oct 2025