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Primary & Secondary Education

Eden and Central Karoo schools closed amid storm warnings

1 hour

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 4 hours

From expelled schoolboy to a decorated business leader: The remarkable run of Lincoln Mali

Fintech

From expelled schoolboy to a decorated business leader: The remarkable run of Lincoln Mali

Issued by The Nielsen Network 22 hours

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Criminal Law

SAPS deploys national forensic team after Woolies explosions

1 day

Rethinking bereavement leave: Why 3 days is often not enough

Employee Wellness

Rethinking bereavement leave: Why 3 days is often not enough

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 1 day

Glencore's South African smelter cancels planned job cuts after electricity deal

Mining

Glencore's South African smelter cancels planned job cuts after electricity deal

Nelson Banya 2 days

Woolworths names 15 winners of its 2026 Youth Makers competition

ESG

Woolworths names 15 winners of its 2026 Youth Makers competition

2 days

Woolies finds a reassuring face for its crisis response

PR & Communications

Woolies finds a reassuring face for its crisis response

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa grant beneficiaries urged to switch to Black Cards before end August

29 May 2026

#NewBizPressOffice: Meet SA Event Decor

Events & Conferencing

#NewBizPressOffice: Meet SA Event Decor

Issued by SA Event Decor 28 May 2026

Update: Countries tighten travel measures following Ebola outbreak

Travel

Update: Countries tighten travel measures following Ebola outbreak

Mirko Miorelli, Alexander Klyve Gudbrandsen and Arda Dipova 1 day

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Planned Rand Water maintenance may affect municipalities, industries and mines

28 May 2026

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Housing activists oppose eviction bill

Matthew Hirsch 27 May 2026

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Treasury to recover billions owed to municipalities

22 May 2026

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Public Health

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

22 May 2026

Think, prepare, respond: How finance leaders can help businesses navigate the Middle East crisis

Financial Services

Think, prepare, respond: How finance leaders can help businesses navigate the Middle East crisis

Tariro Mutizwa, Issued by AICPA & CIMA 22 May 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

2027 Old Mutual Accounting Bursary: Last chance to apply

21 May 2026

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Advertising

ARB clears Wildebeest Brandewyn ad accused of promoting binge drinking

Karabo Ledwaba 21 May 2026

Accountability in the workplace

SMEs

Accountability in the workplace

Darryn Le Grange, Issued by ActionCOACH SA Business Coaching 20 May 2026

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Energy

South Africa’s economic hub could plunge into darkness over Eskom debt

20 May 2026

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Youth Employment

Why SA’s labour laws are failing young workers

John Botha and Thembi Chagonda 19 May 2026

Zolani Mahola signs global partnership with Virgin Music Group

Music

Zolani Mahola signs global partnership with Virgin Music Group

19 May 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Deadline extension for comments on draft Capital Flow Management Regulations

18 May 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

How South Africans are showing up for Western Cape storm victims

19 May 2026

Workers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital, where a Congolese man died of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Image credit: Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Infectious Diseases

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda triggers WHO emergency alert

Disha Mishra and Akanksha Khushi 18 May 2026

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Law Practice

New NPA deputies appointed

15 May 2026

Higher rent, better tenants: 10 steps to transform your investment property

Residential Property

Higher rent, better tenants: 10 steps to transform your investment property

Vinette Diab-Nicholls, Issued by Giava Interiors 14 May 2026

Health & Social Welfare

Social development shake-up as Ramaphosa sacks minister

14 May 2026

Law Practice

SA bolsters judiciary with new High Court and SCA appointments

14 May 2026

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Finance

South Africa secures $150m loan from Opec Fund

13 May 2026

Hospitality

It started with one table...

Corné Alberts, Issued by ANEW Hotels & Resorts 13 May 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS releases private accommodation payments

13 May 2026

Media

Former journalist and provincial spokesperson convicted on 4 rape counts

13 May 2026

Maria McCloy has passed away. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Publicist, DJ & fashion designer Maria McCloy has died at 50

Karabo Ledwaba 13 May 2026

Health & Social Welfare

11 dead and 83,184 affected as Cape Town calls for urgent donations

13 May 2026

Two Portlands Primary School learners wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Photo: David Harrison

Climate Change

In photos: Cape storm wreaks havoc

GroundUp Staff 12 May 2026

Work from Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography / Stellenbosch. The 'eracism' app. Source: The One Show.

The One Club for Creativity

South Africa tallies 7 Young Ones merits this year

12 May 2026

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Law Practice

Parliament to reopen Section 89 process after court ruling

11 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's central bank appoints Makrelov as new chief economist and MPC member

11 May 2026

An uprooted tree at Beaumont Primary School in Somerset West
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Primary & Secondary Education

All Western Cape schools shut Tuesday as disruptive weather intensifies

11 May 2026

The City of Cape Town is attending to multiple incidents related to the storm raging across Cape Town. Image credit

Climate Change

Western Cape battles storm as govt declares a national disaster

11 May 2026

From everyday classics to bold statements: Eyewear as modern identity

Fashion

From everyday classics to bold statements: Eyewear as modern identity

Robin Fredericks 28 May 2026

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya goes trough the judgement as South Africa's Constitutional Court gives the ruling on whether the parliament failed to hold President Cyril Ramaphosa to account over the "Farmgate" scandal, involving allegations that foreign currency was hidden at his Phala Phala game farm, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 May 2026. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Law Practice

ConCourt revives impeachment process against Ramaphosa over "Farmgate"

Nilutpal Timsina, Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 8 May 2026

A damaged road following heavy rain at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, earlier this year. Image credit: Reuters/Oupa Nkosi

Climate Change

Santam-SA Weather Service partnership to cut flood and storm losses

8 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Taxation & Regulation

New Sars chief outlines modernisation and tougher tax-enforcement drive

7 May 2026

Yoco appoints new CEO as fintech eyes next growth phase

Entrepreneurship

Yoco appoints new CEO as fintech eyes next growth phase

7 May 2026

MTN Group names Andrew Savage to lead global sourcing

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Group names Andrew Savage to lead global sourcing

5 May 2026

Workers’ Month reminder for SMEs: Growth plans must include people, not just products

SMEs

Workers’ Month reminder for SMEs: Growth plans must include people, not just products

Issued by Lula 5 May 2026

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Health & Safety

Fatalities at Kloof 8 trigger Sibanye-Stillwater probe and shaft shutdown

5 May 2026