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Source: Reuters.

Construction & Engineering

Six people dead near Kenya's capital after building collapses

Elias Biryabarema 1 day

Source: Supplied. Glass and concrete frame the coastal outlook from the estate’s hilltop cellar.

Markets & Investment

Waterkloof Wine Estate hits the market for R250m

3 days

What Grindrod’s successful train test means for South Africa

Logistics & Transport

What Grindrod’s successful train test means for South Africa

Dr Juanita Maree 3 days

#Orchids&Onions | KFC's family and food gets it right, but Afrisam bombs out

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions | KFC's family and food gets it right, but Afrisam bombs out

Brendan Seery 11 Nov 2026

Africa currently has only one operating nuclear power plant, South Africa’s Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Duynefontein (about 30 km north of Cape Town, near Melkbosstrand) — built using French technology and commissioned in the mid-1980s. Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom sets its sights on building new nuclear capacity in South Africa

11 Nov 2026

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HR & Management

Unemployment creeps upward in Q3

11 Nov 2026

Network shifts key to trimming SA’s freight bill

Logistics & Transport

Network shifts key to trimming SA’s freight bill

11 Nov 2026

SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action

Agriculture

SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action

10 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Africa's corporate debt markets remain shallow, OECD says

10 Nov 2026

Blikkiesdorp in Delft was built by the City of Cape Town in 2007 as a temporary home for people evicted in the city. Many are still there nearly two decades later. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

SAHRC takes City of Cape Town to court over land sales

Matthew Hirsch 6 Nov 2026

UCT GSB | Image supplied

Higher Education

UCT and Gibs make Corporate Knights’ top 40 sustainable MBA list

6 Nov 2026

Marry Malefathlo collects water from this single tank supplying hundreds of residents in Itireleng village in the North West Province. The tank is only filled once a week. Image credit: Chris Gilili/

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africans living through water cuts blame corruption and neglect, not just broken pipes – study

Anthony Kaziboni 4 Nov 2026

Sales

Not all designer labels are equal: Who’s winning in luxury resale?

Michael Zahariev 3 Nov 2026

South Africans rate their banks 1.3 out of 5 on customer experience, Hellopeter Benchmark finds

Banking

South Africans rate their banks 1.3 out of 5 on customer experience, Hellopeter Benchmark finds

Issued by Hellopeter 2 Nov 2026

MG to enter SA’s bakkie market with U7 and U9

Commercial & Industrial

MG to enter SA’s bakkie market with U7 and U9

Ryan Bubear 2 Nov 2026

African horse sickness case confirmed in Cederberg

Agriculture

African horse sickness case confirmed in Cederberg

2 Nov 2026

Supplier agreements: Why every business needs one

Corporate & Commercial Law

Supplier agreements: Why every business needs one

Robyn Shepherd, Issued by SchoemanLaw 30 Oct 2026

Bird flu ruling backs culling compensation claims

Agriculture

Bird flu ruling backs culling compensation claims

30 Oct 2026

Management & Leadership

How leaders’ stress is affecting engagement, trust and performance

Anja van Beek 30 Oct 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Matric exams to pause during election week

29 Oct 2026

“Our third quarter results show further sequential improvement in LFL growth, in line with our expectations," says Cindy Rose, CEO WPP (Image source@ WPP

Advertising

WPP's Q3 results: Disciplined execution to return to growth in 2027

29 Oct 2026

PAIA requests: Think twice before sharing information

Corporate & Commercial Law

PAIA requests: Think twice before sharing information

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 29 Oct 2026

The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

John Yeld 29 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa risks return to money-laundering grey list

Colleen Goko 28 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

2.5-year crackdown: 13 construction firms removed from cidb register

28 Oct 2026

The Johannesburg Labour Court has set aside a CCMA ruling because the commissioner cited a non-existent judgment and failed to verify the source. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Labour Law

Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner for relying on AI hallucination

Tania Broughton 27 Oct 2026

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

Digital

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 26 Oct 2026

Source: Ammodo Architecture.

Economy

eThekwini invests R260m in informal trading infrastructure

26 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

SA weighs private capital to unlock transport growth

23 Oct 2026

Tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir are arguably the three most important medicines in South Africa. Archive photo: GroundUp Staff

HIV/AIDS

Cipla wins court fight over HIV pill tender

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2026

South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

SMEs

South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

22 Oct 2026

#MTBPS2026 | R10bn reserve, R1.5bn extension funding target agricultural risks

Agribusiness

#MTBPS2026 | R10bn reserve, R1.5bn extension funding target agricultural risks

22 Oct 2026

Activists went to Parliament on Wednesday to put forward demands ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement. Photo: Abonge Chiya

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant extended for another year, minister announces

GroundUp Staff 22 Oct 2026

Banff Mountain Film Festival lands at Ster-Kinekor

Film

Banff Mountain Film Festival lands at Ster-Kinekor

22 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#MTBPS: Fuel-levy relief as SA tackles growth barriers

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2026

Eliminating the 'Toggle Tax': How CRM integration transforms your customer experience

CRM, CX, UX

Eliminating the 'Toggle Tax': How CRM integration transforms your customer experience

Martie de Beer, Issued by Telviva 21 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Affordable & Social Housing

Families to return to Bishopscourt, 60 years after forced removals

Matthew Hirsch 20 Oct 2026

Labour Law & Unions

The 6% shift allowance dispute: LAC clarifies jurisdictional rules in labour law

Richard Brown and Khanyisa Monqo 20 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Will SA’s eviction Bill scare off property investors and drive rents higher?

19 Oct 2026

A drone view shows Sasol's petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, South Africa. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mozambique eyes Sasol and Rompco buy-in for new gas project

19 Oct 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

When government fails to pay: The human and economic cost of unpaid contractors

Sharné Zimri 19 Oct 2026

Infectious Diseases

SA records 4 new Mpox cases

19 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Construction & Engineering

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

As inflation climbs, South Africa’s economic outlook hangs in the balance

16 Oct 2026

Design Week South Africa returns to Cape Town with focus on design, cities and collaboration

Exhibitions & Events

Design Week South Africa returns to Cape Town with focus on design, cities and collaboration

16 Oct 2026

WTM Africa opens entries for 2027 Responsible Tourism Awards

Tourism & Travel

WTM Africa opens entries for 2027 Responsible Tourism Awards

15 Oct 2026

Source: GCISS. SA President, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

Free State targets industrial revival with R120bn investment drive

14 Oct 2026