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Engie's joint project with Pele Green Energy, the Graspan Solar PV plant in the Northern Cape, and its Grootspruit Solar PV plant in the Free State, add a combined 150MW of clean generation to the South African electricity grid. Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Engie and Pele’s solar project electrifies South Africa

1 hour

Logistics partnerships critical to SA's mining stability, growth

Logistics & Transport

Logistics partnerships critical to SA's mining stability, growth

21 hours

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Criminal Law

SIU obtains R76.5m freeze order related to Eskom alleged corruption

1 day

Labour Law

Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner who questioned assault victim’s gender

Tania Broughton 1 day

The top 20 schools advancing to the next stage of the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition were announced at a special event on 14 April 2026, attended by Simon Lee, the President and CEO of Samsung Africa with his management team, as well as some of South Africa’s dignitaries and strategic partners, including Elspeth Khembo, Director for Mathematics, Science and Technology, Curriculum Innovation and E-Learning at the DBE; and Tlali Tlali, the Director of Corporate Affairs at State Information Technology Agency (Sita).

Primary & Secondary Education

Top 20 schools in Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition 2026

2 days

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Climate Change

Wits scientists design SA's first pollution alert app as Jozi battles coal emissions

2 days

Rooibos tea rituals could enhance focus and reduce anxiety

Wellness

Rooibos tea rituals could enhance focus and reduce anxiety

3 days

WTM report flags digital, sustainability gaps in Africa’s tourism growth

Tourism & Travel

WTM report flags digital, sustainability gaps in Africa’s tourism growth

17 Apr 2026

Morocco’s OCP secures $1.5bn funding amid tightening fertiliser markets

Agriculture

Morocco’s OCP secures $1.5bn funding amid tightening fertiliser markets

Ahmed El Jechtimi 17 Apr 2026

South African opposition politician Julius Malema, leader of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) looks on after he was granted leave to appeal a five-year prison sentence by a magistrate's court,in KuGompo City, South Africa, 16 April 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Criminal Law

Malema sentenced to 5 years with leave to appeal

Johnnie Isaac 17 Apr 2026

South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader Julius Malema walks after proceedings on the day he appears at court for a pre-sentencing hearing after being convicted of charges including unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a weapon in public, in East London, South Africa, 15 April 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Criminal Law

Prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence for Malema

Johnnie Isaac 16 Apr 2026

Absa and NID Training empower youth with disabilities through entrepreneurship programme

SMEs

Absa and NID Training empower youth with disabilities through entrepreneurship programme

Issued by OnPoint PR 15 Apr 2026

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has delivered a blockbuster financial performance for 2025, posting a profit of roughly $836m (Image source: © Financial Afrik )

Banking

Bank’s pan-African model regains traction, posts profit - despite headwinds

15 Apr 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

The 63% parity threshold: Why SA beauty brands are falling into the “vibe” trap

Nomthandazo Masilela 15 Apr 2026

Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026 to examine arbitration’s role in a fragmented global order

Law Practice

Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026 to examine arbitration’s role in a fragmented global order

Issued by Johannesburg Arbitration Week 14 Apr 2026

How brands can update their marketing system for the AI era

Marketing

How brands can update their marketing system for the AI era

Caitlyn Greve 14 Apr 2026

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

Logistics & Transport

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Joshua Sello 14 Apr 2026

Agricultural outlook stays positive despite machinery sales slump

Agriculture

Agricultural outlook stays positive despite machinery sales slump

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Apr 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Standard Bank, Anthem drive South Africa’s largest solar PV infrastructure project

14 Apr 2026

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

Property

Rental increases above 4% no longer sustainable for most tenants, report finds

13 Apr 2026

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Research

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Issued by BMi Research 10 Apr 2026

Two companies who fraudulently acquired an R85-7m tender for a border wall must now repay the profits. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraud

Tania Broughton 10 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. A satellite view of smoke billowing at a Saudi Aramco oil facility after a reported attack, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia 8 April, 2026.

Markets & Investment

Oil climbs as strikes on Saudi facilities stoke anxiety, Hormuz near standstill

Colleen Howe and Siyi Liu 10 Apr 2026

Nations, markets and power – the realities of international business

Higher Education

Nations, markets and power – the realities of international business

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 9 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Affordable & Social Housing

TRC Housing Assistance Reparations initiative launched in KZN

8 Apr 2026

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Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s drinking water systems are critical but stable, warns SANBWA

Charlotte Metcalf 8 Apr 2026

2027 university application dates: Everything you need to know

Higher Education

2027 university application dates: Everything you need to know

Issued by FundiConnect 8 Apr 2026

Middle East tension pushes up costs for Western Cape farmers

Agriculture

Middle East tension pushes up costs for Western Cape farmers

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2026

Judge David Makhoba ruled that R14m in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits awarded during Covid bypassed bid processes. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Judge orders Tark Group directors to personally repay Covid contract profits

Tania Broughton 8 Apr 2026

Source: CLG Lawyers and Business Advisors.

Taxation & Regulation

New Sars chief named

8 Apr 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Final call for applications to the Mandela Rhodes Foundation Scholarship SA 2027

7 Apr 2026

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Management & Leadership

5 steps to resetting a struggling team

Anja van Beek 7 Apr 2026

Proudly SA member injects R300m investment into equipment upgrades to strengthen local production

Packaging

Proudly SA member injects R300m investment into equipment upgrades to strengthen local production

Issued by Proudly SA 7 Apr 2026

Empowering communities, one field at a time

CSI & Philanthropy

Empowering communities, one field at a time

Issued by MultiChoice 7 Apr 2026

Economy

Record-breaking pledges signal renewed investor confidence in SA

2 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Jacques Malherbe. Local fashion label Masa Mara has a boutique in the village.

Property Development

Oude Molen Eco Village’s fight for survival

Jacques Malherbe 2 Apr 2026

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Finance

52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

2 Apr 2026

Media Freedom

Tunisian journalist sentenced amid union outcry over media repression

1 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Postbank.

Banking

Postbank to resume black card rollout

Marecia Damons 1 Apr 2026

Sassy apples return to local shelves as local production gains momentum

FMCG

Sassy apples return to local shelves as local production gains momentum

1 Apr 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar & Storage Live Africa: Trinasolar’s Zaheer Khan on why South African businesses are chasing the sun

Maroefah Smith 31 Mar 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS directed to activate forensic unit to work with SIU

30 Mar 2026

Important update for SME Funding Summit event and date

SMEs

Important update for SME Funding Summit event and date

Issued by SME South Africa 30 Mar 2026

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Energy

Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

Why brands are producing more content but connecting with fewer people

Marketing

Why brands are producing more content but connecting with fewer people

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 30 Mar 2026