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Mining

ArcelorMittal purchase halt places 622 Beeshoek mine jobs at risk

6 Nov 2025

Markets & Investment

US, Japan, and Eurozone's central banks diverge in rate policies

Izak Odendaal 4 Nov 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Markets & Investment

Oil price hits 5-month low following Trump's tariff threats

Erwin Seba 13 Oct 2025

A shop attendant displays gold necklaces for the camera at a jewellery shop in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, June 30, 2009. Image credit: Reuters/Krishnendu Halder

Gold

$4,000 an ounce: Gold price hits a record

Brijesh Patel and Anushree Mukherjee 8 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Stocks mixed, gold hits record as US government shuts down

Samuel Indyk, Stella Qiu and Ankur Banerjee 1 Oct 2025

Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane promised parents a new school. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro

Primary & Secondary Education

Parents shut down school for weeks

Kimberly Mutandiro 8 Sep 2025

Social Media

Nepal bans 26 social media sites

8 Sep 2025

South Africa’s Best Managed Companies revealed in Landmark 15th edition

Digital

South Africa’s Best Managed Companies revealed in Landmark 15th edition

Issued by Topco Media 13 Aug 2025

The cost of data

Digital

The cost of data

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 11 Aug 2025

Freevision Play debuts in SA: Free streaming with local flair kicks off amid global giants

Telecoms & Networks

Freevision Play debuts in SA: Free streaming with local flair kicks off amid global giants

Issued by SENTECH 19 Sep 2024

Image credit: Mads Eneqvist on Unsplash

Science & Engineering

Seismic shifts expected in SA metals sector due to US tariffs

Tafadzwa 'Taffie' Chibanguza 5 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied

Tourism

Table Mountain Cableway confirms dates for annual maintenance closure

3 Jul 2025

Cybersecurity

SA is a prime target for ransomware attacks: How to safeguard your system

Kumar Vaibhav 26 Jun 2025

Zakes Bantwini graduates from Harvard Business School

Higher Education

Zakes Bantwini graduates from Harvard Business School

19 Jun 2025

Volkswagen Kariega plant enters commissioning phase for new SUV model

Manufacturing & Parts

Volkswagen Kariega plant enters commissioning phase for new SUV model

2 Jun 2025

Social Media

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

23 May 2025

MTN South Africa aims to boost 4G adoption with budget smartphones

Telecoms & Networks

MTN South Africa aims to boost 4G adoption with budget smartphones

6 May 2025

Source: US Embassy in Maseru. Millennium Challenge Corporation deputy chief executive Chidi Blyden at the launch of the project in Maseru.

Infrastructure & Utilities

US shuts down massive Lesotho development project

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 May 2025

Source: © Implats Despite the challenging operating environment during the period under review, Implats remains on track to deliver within the guided Group parameters for FY2025. Pictured: Impala Rustenburg

Markets & Investment

Implats Q3 results: Mining house on track to deliver despite challenging operating environment

25 Apr 2025

Volkswagen temporarily suspends car production to upgrade facilities

Manufacturing & Parts

Volkswagen temporarily suspends car production to upgrade facilities

16 Apr 2025

Daily Maverick triumphs at WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2025

Online Media

Daily Maverick triumphs at WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2025

Issued by Daily Maverick 10 Apr 2025

Daily Maverick won three categories in the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025, the most from South Africa and also the most of all the entries (Image supplied)

Media

SA leads Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 winners list

7 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

Publishing

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

Global air travel rises in February despite domestic decline

Travel

Global air travel rises in February despite domestic decline

1 Apr 2025

South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones

Mobile & Apps

South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones

12 Mar 2025

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA

E-commerce

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Mar 2025

Image source: Andrew Harvard from

Infrastructure & Utilities

eThekwini Municipality tackles water challenges; Durban beachfront set for facelift

5 Mar 2025

ArcelorMittal closure confirmed, but hope floats in steel market

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal closure confirmed, but hope floats in steel market

Lindsey Schutters 28 Feb 2025

Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Primary & Secondary Education

Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Vincent Lali 21 Feb 2025

Source: 4045 via

Aviation

Acsa reports strong peak travel period and outlook for 2026

29 Jan 2025

The decision to sunset Long Steel has sparked debate in the steel industry. Source: ArcelorMittal

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal Long Steel closure sparks debate over industrial policy

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jan 2025

High voltage battery energy storage systems will become a regular feature in property development. Source: Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Microgrids dominate battery trends in 2025

7 Jan 2025

Drive your business forward with long-term bakkie rentals

SMEs

Drive your business forward with long-term bakkie rentals

Issued by Pace Car Rental 9 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Mental health

Corporate burnout: what the stats reveal about hidden stress

Anja van Beek 2 Dec 2024

Education department fails to pay water and electricity bills: parents shut down school in protest

Primary & Secondary Education

Education department fails to pay water and electricity bills: parents shut down school in protest

Loyiso Dyongman 16 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Advertising

Major ad group GARM shuts down after Elon Musk’s X files lawsuit

13 Aug 2024

Eskom gets Kusile Unit 5 boost to end load shedding

Energy

Eskom gets Kusile Unit 5 boost to end load shedding

Lindsey Schutters 1 Jul 2024

A mine worker takes a break underground as South Africa's Gold Fields bets on solar to cut costs and carbon, at Gold Fields' South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Gold Fields cuts output forecast after bad weather hits new Chile mine

Nelson Banya 13 Jun 2024

Image: SANews.gov.za

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Rehabilitation of Lower Sundays Canal delayed after recent floods

7 Jun 2024

Court interdicts protesting college students

Higher Education

Court interdicts protesting college students

Joseph Chirume 14 May 2024

Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Food, Water & Energy Security

Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

26 Apr 2024

No lectures for nearly two months now at Gqeberha college

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

No lectures for nearly two months now at Gqeberha college

Joseph Chirume 24 Apr 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater faces PGM headwinds, cuts jobs at ageing mine

Lindsey Schutters 19 Apr 2024

Volkswagen injects R4bn into Kariega plant for expansion and innovation

Manufacturing & Parts

Volkswagen injects R4bn into Kariega plant for expansion and innovation

16 Apr 2024

Source: © Twitter Yesterday 15 April Daily Maverick shut down

Media Freedom

#DMShutdown: Daily Maverick - Why we did it

16 Apr 2024

Source: © The Fix Daily Maverick has shut down. For today, 15 April 2024. Styli Charalambous, CEO of the Daily Maverick

Media

Daily Maverick has shut down

Issued by Daily Maverick 15 Apr 2024

Acsa addresses jet fuel shortages at OR Tambo

Aviation

Acsa addresses jet fuel shortages at OR Tambo

12 Apr 2024