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South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

Technology

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

13 hours

FMD vaccinations top 5.4 million as more vaccines arrive

Agriculture

FMD vaccinations top 5.4 million as more vaccines arrive

14 hours

Source: Supplied. Fresnaye home sold by Pam Golding Properties for R68.5m.

Residential Property

Prime Cape Town properties attract multiple offers despite winter slowdown

12 hours

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Land & Property Law

SCA denies Tshwane's land expropriation bid, enforces eviction order

Bulelwa Mabasa 17 hours

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Climate Change

UCT develops world’s first early biodiversity heat warning system

19 hours

Source: Supplied. This is a render image of Restilridge Farm Estate, the newly launched coastal lifestyle that is set to blend modern convenience with the charm of countryside living on the KZN Mid-South Coast.

Property

Historic farm meets modern living at new KZN estate

3 days

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Government injects R12.3bn to tackle water crisis and boost infrastructure

3 days

Investor-ready or not? A reality check for South African business owners

Corporate & Commercial Law

Investor-ready or not? A reality check for South African business owners

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 3 days

The Green Youth Network claimed the Circular Economy Facilitation award for its work in mobilising young people as active participants in the circular economy. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA’s circular economy champs clean up at the 2026 Petco Awards

3 days

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Finance

Six million taxpayers set for Sars auto assessments in July

3 days

Hustle culture alone is not enough for South Africa

Entrepreneurship

Hustle culture alone is not enough for South Africa

Paul Smith 18 Jun 2026

Closing dates for 2027 university applications

Higher Education

Closing dates for 2027 university applications

Issued by FundiConnect 18 Jun 2026

Youth Employment

SA Youth.mobi opens pathways to jobs and training for young people

18 Jun 2026

The UK government announced that it will ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

UK government draws a line in the sand with social media ban

17 Jun 2026

Legal Practice Council says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their terms as an acting judge end. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Who holds acting judges accountable for late judgments?

Marecia Damons 17 Jun 2026

Marketing

Is it time for CMOs to demand outcomes, not activity, from their agencies?

Jaco Lintvelt, Issued by Incubeta 17 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken.

Affordable & Social Housing

Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg

Joseph Bracken, Ihsaan Haffejee and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jun 2026

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Retailers

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Issued by Tiger Brands 15 Jun 2026

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Economy

Why Gauteng’s slowdown exposes South Africa’s one-engine growth risk

John Loos 15 Jun 2026

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Management & Leadership

360-degree leadership: How young SA professionals can thrive as managers

Jackie Kennedy 12 Jun 2026

Stop chasing speed

Advertising

Stop chasing speed

Izak van der Walt and Scott Reinders, Issued by The Up&Up Group 12 Jun 2026

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Higher Education

Pre-2009 'legacy' qualifications remain valid amid SA training reforms

12 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Developing world's 'complex' debt could raise costs, stall restructurings, Lazard says

Karin Strohecker 11 Jun 2026

South Africans who gamble on sport are more comfortable with risk than the general population (Source: @ Tech Financials

Marketing & Media

Sports engagement rises as sports betting grows

11 Jun 2026

Carmen Brown, general manage at Field Force. Image supplied

Informal Retailing

When a brand loses the spaza, it is rarely a loyalty problem

Carmen Brown 11 Jun 2026

Digital advertising's measurement problem is larger than the industry recognises

Digital

Digital advertising's measurement problem is larger than the industry recognises

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 11 Jun 2026

Source: Cape Town CCID.

Finance

South Africa to host SACU summit in Cape Town next week

11 Jun 2026

Housing activists protesting at the Cape Town Civic Centre in 2021. Archive photo: Liezl Human/GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Draft Bill on evictions puts tenants at risk

Lee-Anne Gaertner, Thuto Gabaphethe, Lulama Madyaka and Robert Krause 10 Jun 2026

Good work is not hard. Work that works is

Marketing

Good work is not hard. Work that works is

Dawn Rowlands, Issued by Dentsu 10 Jun 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

10 Jun 2026

The death of the mass campaign

Marketing

The death of the mass campaign

Mosa Ntwampe, Issued by Brave Group 10 Jun 2026

The gravel bed on the right is where part of the Transnet line was uplifted at Sterkstroom in late 2012. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Prasa rail theft case: Virtual testimony accepted

Steve Kretzmann 9 Jun 2026

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Food Lover’s Market collects 16 million meals for FoodForward SA

9 Jun 2026

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Materials & Equipment

PPC's 'Awaken the Giant' strategy delivers step-change in financial performance

9 Jun 2026

Gauteng overtakes Western Cape as top province for retail growth, Clur Index finds

Commercial Property

Gauteng overtakes Western Cape as top province for retail growth, Clur Index finds

8 Jun 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

NHI Act: Pending legal challenges that could alter SA's healthcare system

Neil Kirby and Helen Michael 8 Jun 2026

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Property

Belhar residents demand halt to housing project

8 Jun 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

SA's energy needs and environmental protection square off in court

5 Jun 2026

HIV/AIDS

South Africa moves to eliminate HIV threat with Lenacapavir rollout

5 Jun 2026

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Economy

Debt turning point reached as South Africa maintains fiscal discipline

4 Jun 2026

From enzymes to superyachts: Cape Town City Hall celebrates the 'Innovation Oscars'

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

From enzymes to superyachts: Cape Town City Hall celebrates the 'Innovation Oscars'

Issued by Cape Chamber 4 Jun 2026

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Issued by Domains.co.za 4 Jun 2026

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

Logistics & Transport

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

4 Jun 2026

MTN: Supporting the ecosystem, not just the programme

CSI & Philanthropy

MTN: Supporting the ecosystem, not just the programme

Issued by Trialogue 3 Jun 2026

Zak Haeri, MD for NIQ in South Africa

Retail Marketing

NIQ State of the Retail Nation Q1 2026: South African retail benefits from benign inflation

Issued by NielsenIQ 3 Jun 2026

Economy

Ramaphosa: R1tn build starts now—but oil shock threatens costs

3 Jun 2026

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Tax Law

Contradictory crypto judgment: New High Court ruling declares bitcoin is ‘capital’

Bright Tibane, Esther Geldenhuys and Robyn Berger 3 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his 2026 budget speech to lawmakers in Cape Town, South Africa, February 25, 2026.

Economy

South Africa's fiscal targets on track despite Iran war, Treasury says

Nilutpal Timsina and Sfundo Parakozov 3 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

Why “itchy skin” is more than just a surface problem

Retailers

Why “itchy skin” is more than just a surface problem

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 2 Jun 2026