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Remuneration & Payroll

Rethinking the EVP: Why flexibility is your lowest-cost retention strategy

17 Sep 2026

Workers strike at Masterpack in Johannesburg. Photo: Seth Thorne / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Bidvest packaging workers on strike

14 Sep 2026

Drone view of oil tanker Helga berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Image credit: Reuters/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

Mining

High, unstable fuel prices weigh heavily on SA mining performance

8 Sep 2026

ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy

Regulatory

ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy

7 Sep 2026

Auto workers suspend 11-week strike as talks continue

Manufacturing & Parts

Auto workers suspend 11-week strike as talks continue

Greg Dor 7 Sep 2026

Fuel hike puts road freight under renewed cost pressure

Logistics & Transport

Fuel hike puts road freight under renewed cost pressure

Gavin Kelly 2 Sep 2026

The National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry says the labour department has unlawfully granted “amnesty” to certain non-compliant clothing factories. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Labour department accused of shielding sweatshops

Tania Broughton 1 Sep 2026

Jem raises $8.4m as SA HR tech business scales

Funding

Jem raises $8.4m as SA HR tech business scales

18 Aug 2026

South African clothing factories struggle after migrant workers flee

Design & Manufacturing

South African clothing factories struggle after migrant workers flee

Nellie Peyton and Thando Hlophe 7 Aug 2026

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

Medical Aid

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

Issued by Medihelp 6 Aug 2026

Talent Acquisition

Operational continuity vs. labour volatility: architecting a flexible workforce in South African supply chains

Issued by IntelliStaff 4 May 2026

Auto strike will set a precedent, says union

Commercial & Industrial

Auto strike will set a precedent, says union

Greg Dor 29 Jul 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Tshwane textile factory director arrested in labour and immigration raid

27 Jul 2026

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Mining

De Beers announces 2-year pause at SA’s largest diamond producer

16 Jul 2026

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Skills Development & Training

Skills shortages are holding back businesses in South Africa – survey finds the weak spots

Martin Magidi and Tariro Chivige 14 Jul 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Johannesburg, other municipalities face funding freeze over high spending

Kopano Gumbi 8 Jul 2026

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Mining

SA’s unemployment rate edges closer to 35% as mining strikes gold

8 Jul 2026

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Entrepreneurship

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Suran Moodley 3 Jul 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

New living wage: This is how much you need to escape the poverty trap

25 Jun 2026

SA's franchising sector must close performance gaps to see inclusive growth

Franchising

SA's franchising sector must close performance gaps to see inclusive growth

17 Jun 2026

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HR Tools & Software

Stop babysitting, start processing: Moving beyond the "angry email" payroll culture

Sandra Crous 11 Jun 2026

Road freight sector calls for reforms to boost logistics performance

Logistics & Transport

Road freight sector calls for reforms to boost logistics performance

11 Jun 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

What you need to know about the Employment Services Amendment Bill

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 9 Jun 2026

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Economy

Debt turning point reached as South Africa maintains fiscal discipline

4 Jun 2026

Veridian Global brings prime UK job opportunities to SA

Talent Acquisition

Veridian Global brings prime UK job opportunities to SA

Issued by Collab Ventures 4 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his 2026 budget speech to lawmakers in Cape Town, South Africa, February 25, 2026.

Economy

South Africa's fiscal targets on track despite Iran war, Treasury says

Nilutpal Timsina and Sfundo Parakozov 3 Jun 2026

Counting the cost: Annual food price barometer signals further pain ahead for households

ESG

Counting the cost: Annual food price barometer signals further pain ahead for households

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 1 Jun 2026

Some learners at schools in the Amathole District and parts of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape have missed days of school after transport operators employed by government went on strike due to unpaid wages. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Eastern Cape scholar transport on strike over unpaid wages

29 May 2026

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Office Property

Good news for prime offices, bad news for five-day commutes

Andrew Dewey 29 May 2026

JALL 2026: 25 years of shaping labour law conversations in South Africa

Labour Law & Unions

JALL 2026: 25 years of shaping labour law conversations in South Africa

Issued by Juta and Company 28 May 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Updates to the Fair Pay Bill: What you need to know

Imraan Mahomed and Lee Masuku 27 May 2026

Improving South Africa’s ECD: From theory to practice

Early Childhood Development

Improving South Africa’s ECD: From theory to practice

Issued by Grow ECD 26 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 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

Source: Supplied. Mzimasi Mabece, head of domestic fixed income at Melville Douglas.

Finance

South Africa inflation forecast hits 4% as oil prices surge

20 May 2026

Source: Supplied. André Botes, founder and chief executive officer of MyMoolah.

Financial Services

MyMoolah targets financial inclusion with integrated wallet launch

19 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

The evolving business model of restaurants and QSR revealed

Food & bev. services

The evolving business model of restaurants and QSR revealed

Amith Singh 18 May 2026

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Logistics & Transport

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Issued by Ctrack 8 May 2026

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

Coal, Oil & Gas

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

Sean Summers is CEO of Pick n Pay. Source: Suppleid.

Retailers

Workers’ Day at Pick n Pay: Wages and benefits under review

4 May 2026

Retail is not just a point of sale - it is a system that connects, enables and sustains livelihoods across the economy (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail Services

Looking beyond the checkout counter: Recognising retail’s people

Reeza Isaacs 4 May 2026

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HR Tools & Software

South Africa's changing compliance landscape calls for smarter HR dashboards

Mandisi Dube 29 Apr 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

Public servants receive 4% wage increase

28 Apr 2026

Energy

Update: Eskom says all unions onboard with 7% wage increase

17 Apr 2026

Police kept protesting former municipal workers away from Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s State of the City address in Germiston on Wednesday. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Ekurhuleni’s “ghost workers” demand jobs and compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 27 Mar 2026

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Employee Wellness

Why your employees' financial stress is your stress... and what to do about it

24 Mar 2026

Spar Group launches voluntary severance programme as part of turnaround strategy

Retailers

Spar Group launches voluntary severance programme as part of turnaround strategy

18 Mar 2026