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Food safety alarm in SA: New test results reveal glyphosate contamination in several staple foods

Health & Safety

Food safety alarm in SA: New test results reveal glyphosate contamination in several staple foods

27 Feb 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town's waste strategy wins global award

27 Feb 2026

Spar revises Sap rollout strategy as legal risk escalates

Software

Spar revises Sap rollout strategy as legal risk escalates

23 Feb 2026

The billboards are replenished every time someone takes one down. Source: AfriSam.

OOH

AfriSam and Promise use billboards to build homes

13 Feb 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' Richard Bryce & Nazeera Mia: How Africa’s new competition laws could reshape its business landscape

Richard Bryce and Nazeera Mia 11 Feb 2026

Retailers embrace tokenisation for secure, personalised customer experiences

Banking & Finance

Retailers embrace tokenisation for secure, personalised customer experiences

Peter Ludi 11 Feb 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' team: Regulatory developments in fintech, TMT sectors help steer Africa's investment future

Ashleigh Hale, Kate Beretta and John Paul Ongeso 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

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Activists reject Nersa's decision on Eskom's proposed tariff hikes

23 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, director at TPN Credit Bureau.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | TPN Credit Bureau's Waldo Marcus: Resilience over expansion wins the day

Waldo Marcus 14 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

EU bans key gel polish component, raising liability fears for South African salons

Wellness

EU bans key gel polish component, raising liability fears for South African salons

Jonathan Kaiser 22 Dec 2025

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Affordable & Social Housing

Groundbreaking housing project in Bethlehem set to transform the area

18 Dec 2025

Finance

Visa accelerates stablecoin adoption in CEMEA with Aquanow

18 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks.

Property Development

Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

Matthew Hirsch 8 Dec 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Industry praised for investing in SA’s emerging clean energy workforce

4 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

Source: GroundUp/Tsoanelo Sefoloko. A large stalled social housing project next to the Bridge City shopping centre in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The developer was Instratin.

Property Development

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 25 Nov 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Will global promises deliver local justice for Kya Sands?

Keith Elliott 21 Nov 2025

BB Bakeries and Habitat For Humanity uplift KZN families through Bread for Bricks

Food, Water & Energy Security

BB Bakeries and Habitat For Humanity uplift KZN families through Bread for Bricks

Issued by dotGOOD 19 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property Development

Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 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

Manufacturing a healthy future for water

Sustainable Farming

Manufacturing a healthy future for water

Issued by Safripol 10 Nov 2025

A nation at risk: New research findings expose deepening household food insecurity

Food, Water & Energy Security

A nation at risk: New research findings expose deepening household food insecurity

Professor Reza Daniels and Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 6 Nov 2025

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Boeing settles with families of three 737 Max crash victims

Dan Catchpole 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

Source: GroundUp/Matthew. Hirsch. Rosaline Isaacs, 77, last heard about her claim three years ago when the Land Claims Commission sent her a letter thanking her for her patience.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

District Six claimants wonder if they will be alive by the time government redevelops the historic site

Matthew Hirsch 28 Oct 2025

Turning strategy into action: How AfriGIS supports SA’s geospatial information management strategy?

Digital

Turning strategy into action: How AfriGIS supports SA’s geospatial information management strategy?

Liza Nolte, Issued by AfriGIS 27 Oct 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Social housing in Cape Town questioned

Katja Hamilton 22 Oct 2025

The ultimate Black Friday 2025 survival guide for South African e-commerce retailers October 2025

E-commerce

The ultimate Black Friday 2025 survival guide for South African e-commerce retailers October 2025

Issued by TDMC 15 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Bill Blackie, chief executive officer of Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank Group.

Finance

#CIIE2025: China's zero-tariff policy offers African SMEs a new trade frontier

13 Oct 2025

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Energy

AfriForum halts Eskom-Nersa settlement agreement

8 Oct 2025

Source: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Affordable & Social Housing

Eastern Cape families affected by 2023 floods to wait until next year for houses

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 7 Oct 2025

The Land Court has ruled that landowners who wish to apply to the courts for an eviction order must first go through a mediation process. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landowners must go through mediation before applying for an eviction, court rules

Tania Broughton 7 Oct 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Vulnerable vultures: Govt calls on South Africans to protect "critically important" birds

6 Oct 2025

Taxation & Regulation

How the two-pot retirement system changes divorce settlements in South Africa

3 Oct 2025

Source: eThekwini Municipality.

Affordable & Social Housing

Anger over delays at Durban housing project

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 29 Sep 2025

Binance Pay and Zapper enable crypto payments at retailers in SA

Banking & Finance

Binance Pay and Zapper enable crypto payments at retailers in SA

18 Sep 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Transforming townships: How formal housing investments can boost economic growth

17 Sep 2025

CRET graduate tackles South Africa’s waste crisis through innovation

Food, Water & Energy Security

CRET graduate tackles South Africa’s waste crisis through innovation

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 10 Sep 2025

Underinsurance in Business Interruption claims: A risk hiding in plain sight

Accounting & Auditing

Underinsurance in Business Interruption claims: A risk hiding in plain sight

Jolene Visser, Issued by SAICA 9 Sep 2025

Fuel the future: AMIE Academy Fund

Funding

Fuel the future: AMIE Academy Fund

Issued by AMIE 9 Sep 2025

The deadline for the phasing out of SASSA’s Gold Card has been extended for 15 months. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

New deadline for phase-out of Sassa Gold Cards

4 Sep 2025

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NYDA and NSFAS team up to enhance education access for SA's youth

3 Sep 2025