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Construction & Engineering

New Bill aims to overhaul South Africa’s building regulations

3 days

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Construction & Engineering

‘Entirely preventable’: Minister slams systemic failures in George building collapse

3 days

Image credit: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Health & Social Welfare

R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

8 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Adv. Hendrik Terblanche, Managing Director of Legricon Legal Risk and Compliance Consultants.

Construction & Engineering

The battle of clarity: Construction safety regulations fall short, say industry experts

3 Jul 2025

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Construction & Engineering

Tragedy strikes Durban construction site: One dead, four injured in structural collapse

25 Jun 2025

Don’t die in an awkward position

Law of Succession

Don’t die in an awkward position

Issued by Capital Legacy 24 Jun 2025

Securing the legacy of our youth

Law of Succession

Securing the legacy of our youth

Issued by Capital Legacy 17 Jun 2025

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Law Practice

SA, Finland launch youth mediators programme

10 Jun 2025

From tragedy to triumph: Hot Cares restores teen’s independence with wheelchair donation

Radio & Audio

From tragedy to triumph: Hot Cares restores teen’s independence with wheelchair donation

Jeanette Phillips, Issued by HOT 102.7FM 20 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Twenty-seven students from Gaza bid farewell to South Africa on the steps at UCT. They left Gaza after their universities were destroyed during the war, and studied at UCT and Wits.

Public Health

From ruins to resilience: Gazan medical students triumph against adversity in SA

16 May 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Justice sought for George collapse victims as damning report looms

8 May 2025

May cinema lineup: from Marvel adventures to South African dramas

Film

May cinema lineup: from Marvel adventures to South African dramas

Daniel Dercksen 30 Apr 2025

Cancelled: Keyshia Cole's South African tour no longer on the cards

Music

Cancelled: Keyshia Cole's South African tour no longer on the cards

22 Apr 2025

Trump’s tariffs an unmanageable risk for SA carmakers

Commercial & Industrial

Trump’s tariffs an unmanageable risk for SA carmakers

Lance Branquinho 22 Apr 2025

Food For Mzansi wins 21st international media award for Palesa’s Brave Discovery

Agriculture

Food For Mzansi wins 21st international media award for Palesa’s Brave Discovery

Ivor Price, Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 9 Apr 2025

When patient reported outcomes and experiences are far from satisfactory: The view of the Health Ombud

Healthcare

When patient reported outcomes and experiences are far from satisfactory: The view of the Health Ombud

Issued by COHSASA 25 Mar 2025

The unseen battle with mental health in the entertainment industry

Wellness

The unseen battle with mental health in the entertainment industry

Pikolomzi Qaba 14 Mar 2025

Conservation groups want new “sweet spot” no-fishing zones around African Penguin breeding colonies, arguing current zones are inadequate to prevent the species’ extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

John Yeld 17 Feb 2025

Advertising

5 Super Bowl commercials that deserve places in the advertising hall of shame

Matthew Pittman 10 Feb 2025

Climate Change

The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet

Bruce Campbell 6 Feb 2025

Movie lovers are in for a treat this February

Film

Movie lovers are in for a treat this February

Daniel Dercksen 4 Feb 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Interim relief for listeriosis class action claimants with urgent medical needs

3 Feb 2025

Mental health

Happiness surges in the USA on Inauguration Day, but declines in South Africa, Index reveals

23 Jan 2025

Source: UN Photo/Elma Okic. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Healthcare

Trump orders US exit from WHO

Katja Hamilton 21 Jan 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Source: UN Photo/Elma Okic. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Healthcare

WHO chief's close call in Yemen air strike

Katja Hamilton 27 Dec 2024

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

Healthcare

Tragedy strikes WHO Africa: Leadership transition uncertain

Katja Hamilton 28 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert

21 Nov 2024

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

7 Nov 2024

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Marketing

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Athi Sokutu, Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 7 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Vanessa Bosman, managing director SA, Just Design SA examines South African creativity

Design

South Africa's secret to creativity: Resilience bred out of adversity

Vanessa Bosman, Issued by Just Design 19 Sep 2024

Listeriosis: Daily Maverick details the growing case against Tiger Brands

Media

Listeriosis: Daily Maverick details the growing case against Tiger Brands

Issued by Daily Maverick 9 Sep 2024

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Listeriosis tragedy ‘breakthrough’ evidence makes ‘overwhelming’ case Tiger Brands was responsible – lawyers

Tamsin Metelerkamp 9 Sep 2024

New film releases lighting up the big screen this September

Film

New film releases lighting up the big screen this September

Daniel Dercksen 5 Sep 2024

At a meeting on 24 August, families of those who died in the Marshalltown fire, and survivors of the fire, decided to launch a class action suit against the City of Johannesburg. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Marshalltown fire survivors to launch class action against City of Johannesburg

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 Aug 2024

Compcom has given the regional greenlight for the Darktrace acquisition.

Cybersecurity

Thoma Bravo’s Bidco gets Compcom approval for $5.3bn Darktrace deal

Lindsey Schutters 24 Aug 2024

Netwerk24’s new decade: From the editor

Media

Netwerk24’s new decade: From the editor

Henriëtte Loubser, Issued by Media24 22 Aug 2024

Branding

Adidas' brand sentiment plummets after dropping Bella Hadid

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jul 2024

Sean Summers Pick n Pay CEO. Image supplied

Retail

EXCLUSIVE: Pick n Pay's turnaround guy, Sean Summers - Getting Pick n Pay back in love with what it does

Terry Levin 8 Jul 2024

Throwback Cinema and more on the big screen this July

Film

Throwback Cinema and more on the big screen this July

Daniel Dercksen 2 Jul 2024

Entrepreneurship

#YouthMonth: Kyle Percival's rise from adversity to co-owning a sportswear brand

Imran Salie 28 Jun 2024

Construction & Engineering

Prioritising construction site safety, a vital commitment

25 Jun 2024

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Occupational Health & Safety

Lessons from George building collapse: Importance of compliance for disaster mitigation

Donné Nieman 20 Jun 2024

Breaking budgetary shackles: Unpopular opinion by a production director

Advertising

Breaking budgetary shackles: Unpopular opinion by a production director

Lucille Eve, Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 5 Jun 2024

#AfricaMonth: Jane Nshuti, transforming African foodways with plant-based cuisine

Travel

#AfricaMonth: Jane Nshuti, transforming African foodways with plant-based cuisine

Robin Fredericks 31 May 2024

Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

Media Freedom

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

A bevy of South African artists will ascend on Clarens for the annual Clarens Arts Festival

Art

A bevy of South African artists will ascend on Clarens for the annual Clarens Arts Festival

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 2 May 2024

Theatre

Exploring 3 decades of freedom in SA through the lens of theatre

Ramadimetja Makgeru 25 Apr 2024

Lance Dickerson, cofounder and MD of Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The fundamental flaw in SA’s renewable power investment

Lance Dickerson 24 Apr 2024