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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

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Agro-processing

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Robert Gumede 19 May 2026

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

Banking & Finance

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

11 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Matthew Hirsch 19 Mar 2026

Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces

Agriculture

Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces

Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira 4 Feb 2026

Source: Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp.The Salt River Market site, where social housing is planned.

Property Development

Social housing set to be built at Salt River Market this year

Matthew Hirsch 13 Jan 2026

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Agriculture

Heavily subsidised imported sugar is undermining SA's diversification drive

Dr Thomas Funke 3 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Tsoanelo Sefoloko. A large stalled social housing project next to the Bridge City shopping centre in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The developer was Instratin.

Property Development

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 25 Nov 2025

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Insurance & Actuarial

Parametric insurance for smallholder farmers launches in South Africa

Elias Sekoboane 31 Oct 2025

Source: City of Cape Town. An artist rendering of the proposed social housing development at the “Fruit and Veg” site between Kent and Bloemhof Streets.

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town council approves social housing at “Fruit and Veg” site

Matthew Hirsch 25 Aug 2025

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Affordable & Social Housing

Artscape social housing development moves ahead

Matthew Hirsch 29 Jul 2025

Source: Own Haven Housing Association. Conradie Park in Pinelands is being built on land previously owned by the Western Cape Government. It will create 3,500 homes, of which 1,715 will be state-subsidised affordable housing. More than 1,250 units have already been completed.

Property Development

Affordable housing, no state subsidies – City says it will work

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 9 Jul 2025

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Specialties

Home dialysis: The affordable solution for kidney patients in remote areas

10 Apr 2025

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Property

South Africa's housing crisis: Why 2.2 million homes are needed immediately

12 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. Young residents carry water home after filling up a bottle at a community filling station in the informal settlement of Kanana after individuals died from cholera in Hammanskraal, South Africa, 24 May, 2023.

Finance

Former African presidents demand action as debt crisis reaches historic levels

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2025

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Higher Education

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Sandiso Phaliso and Joseph Chirume 12 Feb 2025

Beyond funding, here’s what the social sector needs right now

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Beyond funding, here’s what the social sector needs right now

Issued by Next Generation 12 Dec 2024

How non-traditional insurance players impact medical schemes

Medical Aid

How non-traditional insurance players impact medical schemes

Issued by Milpark Education 3 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Paul Jackson is the chief executive officer of TUHF.

Property

Addressing the urgent need to combat SA's urban sprawl

Paul Jackson 15 Nov 2024

Medical Aid

2025 Medical scheme contribution hikes: What's driving the surge and what does this mean for you?

18 Oct 2024

NHI

Widening private health access outpaces NHI progress

30 Apr 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Eduvos partners with Pepkor IT to link education and the world of work

Higher Education

Eduvos partners with Pepkor IT to link education and the world of work

Issued by Eduvos 12 Dec 2023

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Agro-processing

Poultry prices set to soar over holidays and into 2024, warns AMIE

28 Nov 2023

5 signs of a responsible medical scheme

Medical Aid

5 signs of a responsible medical scheme

Issued by Medihelp 7 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Miranda Abraham is the head of loan syndications at RMB in London.

Markets & Investment

Africa's yield appeal faces rising challenges

Miranda Abraham 31 Oct 2023

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Occupational Health & Safety

Draft regulations for employees returning to work after occupational disease, injury - Part 2

Kate Collier, Kenneth Coster & Mbali Nkosi 28 Jun 2023

Alarm raised over increasing municipality rates that contravene Treasury guidelines

Property

Alarm raised over increasing municipality rates that contravene Treasury guidelines

15 Jun 2023

#BizTrends2023: Retail's future is the 'Theatre of Dreams'

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Retail's future is the 'Theatre of Dreams'

Jonathan Cherry 10 Jan 2023

#StartupStory: Sky Internet - a new ISP looking to help connect SA townships

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Sky Internet - a new ISP looking to help connect SA townships

Imran Salie 19 Oct 2022

9 tips to choosing the right neighbourhood for an investment property

Residential Property

9 tips to choosing the right neighbourhood for an investment property

11 Oct 2022

Waste to food programme at the False Bay TVET College Khayelitsha Campus

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste to food programme at the False Bay TVET College Khayelitsha Campus

Issued by False Bay College 25 Aug 2022

Source: Kimberly Mutandiro. Hundreds of union members and supporters marched in Pretoria on Wednesday demanding measures against the high cost of living.

Economy

Wednesday of discontent: workers picket around the country

Vincent Lali and Kimberly Mutandiro 25 Aug 2022

Smart dashcams have growing role to play in fleet management

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Smart dashcams have growing role to play in fleet management

Jason Mellow 8 Jul 2022

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Public Transport

Why the South African state should not subsidise minibus taxi owners

Andrew Kerr 4 Jul 2022

Electric cars are not yet a solution for South Africa

Fuel & Energy

Electric cars are not yet a solution for South Africa

Neil Thomas Stacey 4 May 2022

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Early Childhood Development

Why govt needs to review access to early learning

8 Mar 2022

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Zondo Commission

Zondo calls for 'swift' action against SAX/NW project looters - final report

Valencia Talane 10 Jan 2022

South Africa's employment tax incentive is not a success story

Youth Employment

South Africa's employment tax incentive is not a success story

Seán Mfundza Muller 30 Sep 2021

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Nuclear Power

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Edward Thomas Jones, Danial Hemmings, Simon Middleburgh 27 Sep 2021

Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

Agro-processing

Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

James Boafo and Kristen Lyons 21 Sep 2021

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Covid-19

Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

TAMS panel healthy and in full working order

TV

TAMS panel healthy and in full working order

26 May 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Food Security

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

Residential property remains a sound option for investment

Residential Property

Residential property remains a sound option for investment

Dr Andrew Golding 28 Apr 2021

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

More coal-fired power or 100% renewables? For the next few decades, both paths are wrong

22 Apr 2021

Kirby Gordon, chief marketing officer, FlySafair

Travel

How to subsidise your holiday

Kirby Gordon, 20 Apr 2021