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34,000 local jobs threatened by Shein and Temu’s growth in SA

Retail

34,000 local jobs threatened by Shein and Temu’s growth in SA

6 Aug 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Govt commits over R1tn to infrastructure investment

17 Jul 2025

Basa joins efforts to save the Johannesburg Art Gallery collection with other concerned organisations

Art

Basa joins efforts to save the Johannesburg Art Gallery collection with other concerned organisations

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 18 Dec 2024

Empowering South Africa: The sweet impact of choosing local sugar

Agriculture

Empowering South Africa: The sweet impact of choosing local sugar

Higgins Mdluli 5 Sep 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Living wage vs minimum wage: How to address pay disparity and reduce working poverty

Ntuthuzelo Gcolo 17 Jul 2024

Collaboration key to driving South African agriculture forward - Agbiz

Agribusiness

Collaboration key to driving South African agriculture forward - Agbiz

2 Aug 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Agribusiness

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: The road to ESG - how SA can use 'social impact' to make environmental progress

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The road to ESG - how SA can use 'social impact' to make environmental progress

Ravi Naidoo 9 Jan 2023

#YouthMonth: Meet Bongani Dladla, the CIDB's dynamic new CEO

Construction & Engineering

#YouthMonth: Meet Bongani Dladla, the CIDB's dynamic new CEO

Sindy Peters 7 Jun 2022

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Affordable & Social Housing

Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Noah Schermbrucker, Mirjam van Donk and Jens Horber 14 Apr 2022

Image source: Getty Images

Primary & Secondary Education

Rebuilding the basic education system post-Covid-19

3 Mar 2022

Fruit industry adopts socio-economic accord

Agro-processing

Fruit industry adopts socio-economic accord

23 Feb 2022

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Higher Education

Higher Education proposes 4.23% fee increase

2 Feb 2022

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Agriculture

South African farming: New policy offers promise, but there's fixing to be done too

Wandile Sihlobo 21 Jan 2022

Labour Law

If you did not do it, could you still be guilty?

Johan Botes 20 Jan 2022

Eyes on recovery as SA celebrates World Tourism Day

Tourism Month

Eyes on recovery as SA celebrates World Tourism Day

29 Sep 2021

Flying Fish launches ghost kitchen to inspire smart drinking choices

Retail Marketing

Flying Fish launches ghost kitchen to inspire smart drinking choices

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Aug 2021

A glimmer of hope at day 1 of the Top Empowerment Conference 2021

Events & Conferencing

A glimmer of hope at day 1 of the Top Empowerment Conference 2021

Issued by Topco Media 15 Jul 2021

First Nations leaders, LLPT sign heritage social compact for River Club redevelopment

Mixed-Use Property

First Nations leaders, LLPT sign heritage social compact for River Club redevelopment

24 Jun 2021

Health minister, Zweli Mkhize

Covid-19

Covid-19 highlights need to invest in health system resilience

14 May 2021

#SONA2021: Eskom warns of power shortfall over next 5 years

Energy

#SONA2021: Eskom warns of power shortfall over next 5 years

12 Feb 2021

Regulatory

Alcohol industry welcomes easing of ban, pleads for transparency

2 Feb 2021

Vinpro takes legal action on alcohol ban

Viticulture & Oenology

Vinpro takes legal action on alcohol ban

1 Feb 2021

Jakkie Cilliers, head of African futures & innovation, Institute for Security Studie

Economy

South Africa needs the private sector for economic growth

Nicci Botha 27 Jan 2021

Report warns govts against using alcohol prohibition laws as emergency response

Regulatory

Report warns govts against using alcohol prohibition laws as emergency response

25 Jan 2021

Govt introduces tighter restrictions on alcohol sales

Regulatory

Govt introduces tighter restrictions on alcohol sales

15 Dec 2020

Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan

Energy

Eskom still faces resistance to transition

9 Dec 2020

Health & Safety

Taverners Summit addresses responsible trading and social responsibility

20 Nov 2020

Green industries to aid SA's economic recovery

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Green industries to aid SA's economic recovery

12 Nov 2020

Expenditure cuts require a political settlement that has failed to materialise under South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. Getty Images

Economy

A settlement with trade unions remains the best way forward for South Africa

Seán Mfundza Muller 11 Nov 2020

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Economy

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Andrea Rademeyer, Issued by Ask Afrika 4 Nov 2020

Alcohol supplies cut off to 44 Western Cape traders flouting regulations

Regulatory

Alcohol supplies cut off to 44 Western Cape traders flouting regulations

15 Oct 2020

Level 1: Alcohol industry concerned about off-consumption restrictions

Regulatory

Level 1: Alcohol industry concerned about off-consumption restrictions

17 Sep 2020

Alcohol industry donates R20m worth of PPE to SA hospitals

ESG

Alcohol industry donates R20m worth of PPE to SA hospitals

11 Sep 2020

Social compact needed to restore SA's restaurant, fast food industries

Food & bev. services

Social compact needed to restore SA's restaurant, fast food industries

Craig Schwabe 3 Sep 2020

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

ESG

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

27 Aug 2020

Beer Association relieved to reopen trade after wave of bankruptcies

FMCG

Beer Association relieved to reopen trade after wave of bankruptcies

18 Aug 2020

Industry welcomes lifting of alcohol ban, will avail resources to fight Covid-19

Regulatory

Industry welcomes lifting of alcohol ban, will avail resources to fight Covid-19

17 Aug 2020

Treasury grants 90-days deferral of excise tax due on alcoholic beverages

FMCG

Treasury grants 90-days deferral of excise tax due on alcoholic beverages

4 Aug 2020

Tavern Relief Programme aims to raise R100m support package

Food & bev. services

Tavern Relief Programme aims to raise R100m support package

27 Jul 2020

Alcohol industry applies for deferment of R5bn in excise tax

FMCG

Alcohol industry applies for deferment of R5bn in excise tax

20 Jul 2020

Alcohol ban may spell disaster for industry as job losses loom

FMCG

Alcohol ban may spell disaster for industry as job losses loom

13 Jul 2020

South Africa's Freedom Charter campaign holds lessons for the pursuit of a fairer society

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa's Freedom Charter campaign holds lessons for the pursuit of a fairer society

Benjamin Roberts 26 Jun 2020

Persistent rampant poverty has been blamed on the compromises made by the African National Congress during negotiations to end apartheid. EFE-EPA/Nic Bothma

Economy

Economic policy remains hotly contested in South Africa: this detailed history shows why

Edward Webster 20 May 2020

#LockdownLessons: This is a wake-up call about inequality - Feryal Domingo, Inyathelo

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

#LockdownLessons: This is a wake-up call about inequality - Feryal Domingo, Inyathelo

Sindy Peters 11 May 2020

South Africa’s finance minister, Tito Mboweni, ahead of his budget speech. EPA/Nic Bothma

Budget Speech

Budget shows treasury is desperately short of ideas to fix South Africa's economic woes

Seán Mfundza Muller 28 Feb 2020

Profit with purpose - a practical outlook for impact investment in Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

Profit with purpose - a practical outlook for impact investment in Africa

Issued by Next Generation 2 Dec 2019

Redefining the way we give could drive greater social cohesion in SA

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Redefining the way we give could drive greater social cohesion in SA

Sindy Peters 7 Nov 2019