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Retail Marketing

Your brand’s credibility is now more valuable than a pretty website

Mkhuseli Vangile 10 Sep 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

OnlyFans in South Africa: What creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economy

Phiwokazi Qoza 10 Sep 2026

SA SMBs face rising cybersecurity risk as social engineering tops incidents

SMEs

SA SMBs face rising cybersecurity risk as social engineering tops incidents

3 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

One step ahead: Capitec’s AI defences block R699m in potential losses

2 Sep 2026

An attorney has been sentenced to 12 months in prison or a R10,000 fine, half suspended, for delaying a major murder trial by more than a year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Lawyer sentenced for delaying murder trial

Tania Broughton 27 Aug 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell hit by massive hack attack

14 Aug 2026

DF-SA calls for evidence-led, coordinated response to SA’s illicit alcohol market

Regulatory

DF-SA calls for evidence-led, coordinated response to SA’s illicit alcohol market

13 Aug 2026

Public Health

New ‘comprehensive’ 220-bed hospital opens in Mpumalanga

5 Aug 2026

New digital Smart ID rollout to reach 240 FNB branches

Development

New digital Smart ID rollout to reach 240 FNB branches

3 Aug 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Ramaphosa gets court order halting inquiry into 'Farmgate' scandal

Sfundo Parakozov, Nilutpal Timsina and Anathi Madubela 24 Jul 2026

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

SMEs

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

22 Jul 2026

The Labour Court has ruled that nine employees fired for picketing were in fact practising wedding songs. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Worker “picket” may have been a wedding rehearsal, says court

Tania Broughton 22 Jul 2026

Fake software websites used to spread remote access malware, warns Kaspersky

Cybersecurity

Fake software websites used to spread remote access malware, warns Kaspersky

3 Jul 2026

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Agriculture

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Blessings Masuku and Colleta Gandidzanwa 1 Jul 2026

South African films Angels: They Are Amongst Us, Dear Sis Dolly hit cinemas this July

Film

South African films Angels: They Are Amongst Us, Dear Sis Dolly hit cinemas this July

Daniel Dercksen 24 Jun 2026

South African television personality Xolani Maphanga stars in the ad. Source: YouTube.

Branding

X Repo star fronts Network X OOH's new brand campaign

10 Jun 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to lawmakers in parliament, in Cape Town, South Africa, 14 May 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Law Practice

SA impeachment committee to hold first meeting on president's scandal

Nellie Peyton and Anathi Madubela 29 May 2026

Worlds collide and legends return to the cinema this June

Film

Worlds collide and legends return to the cinema this June

Daniel Dercksen 29 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

South African president seeks to clear his name over cash-in-sofa scandal

Nilutpal Timsina and Sfundo Parakozov 28 May 2026

Supplied image: Jennifer Barkhuizen, head of marketing at Mettus

HR Tools & Software

Are background checks quietly locking candidates out of the job market?

Jennifer Barkhuizen 25 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Rethinking risk beyond the tender stage

Morag Evans 18 May 2026

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula addresses the media ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC to discuss a court ruling that revived impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the "Farmgate" scandal, in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 May, 2026.

Taxation & Regulation

South Africa's Ramaphosa gets party backing over 'Farmgate' scandal, SABC reports

Anathi Madubela 15 May 2026

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

TV

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

Issued by MultiChoice 15 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

Image source: Bruce Rolff –

Criminal Law

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

22 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Kim Rew, Partner: Associate at Webber Wentzel.

Insurance & Actuarial

From claims to compliance: How AI is transforming South Africa’s financial sector

Kim Rew & Jered Shorkend 13 Apr 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

From title deeds to hijackings: The growing threat of property fraud in South Africa

13 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

KitKat launched a tracker for consumers to find the stolen chocolates. Source: KitKat.

Marketing

When supply chains fail, brands speak: The KitKat theft case study

Ernst van Biljon and Helen McIntee-Carlisle 8 Apr 2026

A practical introduction to short-term insurance in South Africa

Insurance & Actuarial

A practical introduction to short-term insurance in South Africa

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 27 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Ethics & Medicolegal

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Kerissa Varma 13 Mar 2026

Cutting down on fraud: Why Rica reform is essential for telecom security

Telecoms & Networks

Cutting down on fraud: Why Rica reform is essential for telecom security

Johan Van Graan 11 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

AFU vs scammers: The battle for Foschini’s millions

4 Feb 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

Trade-offs of loyalty programmes: The hidden cost of a free coffee

Cybersecurity

Trade-offs of loyalty programmes: The hidden cost of a free coffee

27 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance

Vincent Lali 6 Jan 2026

Image source: RODNAE Productions from

Primary & Secondary Education

Investigations underway as officials suspended over matric exam leak

11 Dec 2025

Image source: karen roach –

Criminal Law

Businessman sentenced to 6 years for R3.6m tax fraud

11 Dec 2025

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

Brendan Seery 10 Dec 2025

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

IP Law

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

Peter Mercuur 2 Dec 2025

Defending property as an asset class

Markets & Investment

Defending property as an asset class

Issued by IGrow Wealth 27 Nov 2025

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

Labour Law

No dishonesty, no deduction: Tribunal upholds pension protection

Mzwakhe Poswa 24 Nov 2025

How we knew it was fake: Diving into digital deception trends

Trends

How we knew it was fake: Diving into digital deception trends

Issued by We Do Digital 21 Nov 2025

Black Friday faces threat from a surge in cyber attacks on supply chains

Supply Chain

Black Friday faces threat from a surge in cyber attacks on supply chains

Doros Hadjizenonos 20 Nov 2025

Digital fraud surges as AI reshapes financial crime in South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

Digital fraud surges as AI reshapes financial crime in South Africa

5 Nov 2025

Source: Thembi Siaga/GroundUp.

Infrastructure & Utilities

No water for two years as R200m project remains incomplete

Thembi Siaga 3 Nov 2025

Top cyber threats in South Africa

Cybersecurity

Top cyber threats in South Africa

Issued by Domains.co.za 24 Oct 2025