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Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Environment & Natural Resources

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 1 day

Mental health

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro could “fuel the fire” of mental illness, warns psychiatrist

7 Sep 2026

El Niño drought risk puts farmers on alert for 2026/27 season

Agriculture

El Niño drought risk puts farmers on alert for 2026/27 season

3 Sep 2026

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Data & Analytics

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 2026

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Banking

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

2 Sep 2026

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Climate Change

Potentially “strongest in living memory” El Niño to bring the heat

1 Sep 2026

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Land & Property Law

More than brick and mortar: ConCourt rules state housing must be centrally located

Michael Evans, Thomas Karberg, and Lula Grant 1 Sep 2026

Sunlight is in the process of amending its packaging. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Unilever granted extension to change Sunlight Platinum packaging

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Aug 2026

AI is optimising for ad fraud… because you told it to

Artificial Intelligence

AI is optimising for ad fraud… because you told it to

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 26 Aug 2026

A police officer interacts with security personnel at the gate of a disused mine near Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said 14 illegal miners were killed and scores of others injured at the disused mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

South Africa digs deep: Anti-illegal mining operation prospers

26 Aug 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Rand recovery faces test after warning of August weakness

Katja Hamilton 17 Aug 2026

Hospitality leaders say AI, collaboration will shape future growth

Tourism & Travel

Hospitality leaders say AI, collaboration will shape future growth

7 Aug 2026

OpenAI agents Hugging Face hack: A warning shot?

Cybersecurity

OpenAI agents Hugging Face hack: A warning shot?

Issued by Domains.co.za 6 Aug 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Over 210k Grade 1 and 8 applications logged in opening hours, GDE Reports

6 Aug 2026

An acting judge in the Johannesburg High Court will have to explain himself to the Legal Practice Council over the use of fictitious and incorrect legal citations in their judgment. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Law Practice

Acting judge told to explain possible AI ‘hallucinations’ in judgment

Tania Broughton 5 Aug 2026

Branding

Aston Martin creditors threaten legal action over branding rights deal

4 Aug 2026

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Labour Law

New tech, same rules: Why modernising won’t bypass section 197

Bradley Workman-Davies 4 Aug 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Business can't stay silent as failing municipalities threaten investment, warns BLSA's Mavuso

3 Aug 2026

Social grant beneficiaries have until 31 August to switch from the Sassa Gold Card to the Postbank Black Card. Archive photo: supplied

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa Gold Card: 280,000 people still need to switch

Marecia Damons 30 Jul 2026

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Marketing

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 30 Jul 2026

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Property

Can an HOA disable an estate app without breaking the law?

30 Jul 2026

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa announces August payment delay for beneficiaries under review

29 Jul 2026

Profitable growth has a measurement problem

Marketing

Profitable growth has a measurement problem

Issued by Incubeta 29 Jul 2026

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has warned that non-compliant municipalities are “not off the hook”.

Infrastructure & Utilities

National Treasury to unfreeze funds to municipalities

Liezl Human 28 Jul 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

When bullying becomes lawsuits: What recent court rulings mean for SA schools

28 Jul 2026

Climate Change

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

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Ethics & Medicolegal

Novo Nordisk v iDexis: What’s in a name (or, in this case, a compounded medicine)?

24 Jul 2026

Grain SA opposes JSE decision to scrap soybean pricing model

Agriculture

Grain SA opposes JSE decision to scrap soybean pricing model

24 Jul 2026

Outa seeks urgent court order to suspend Aarto Phase 2 rollout

Logistics & Transport

Outa seeks urgent court order to suspend Aarto Phase 2 rollout

22 Jul 2026

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Food, Water & Energy Security

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal

Legislation & Regulation

Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2026

Pharmaceuticals

After Novo Nordisk legal action, Pretoria pharmacy’s Ozempic copies recalled

Nqobile Dludla 13 Jul 2026

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi and Lorato Tshenkeng, founder and CEO of Decode. in conversation during the Social Media Summit for Government (Image supplied)

Digital

Digital-first cannot become digital-only says comms minister

13 Jul 2026

What it will take to secure digital education for Gen Alpha

Education

What it will take to secure digital education for Gen Alpha

Doros Hadjizenonos 10 Jul 2026

South Africa names Mariéme Jamme as AI special envoy

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa names Mariéme Jamme as AI special envoy

8 Jul 2026

Warning over spaza shop by-law compliance

Regulatory

Warning over spaza shop by-law compliance

7 Jul 2026

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Mental health

#MentalIllnessAwarenessMonth: Why AI can’t bring total peace of mind

6 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

Online traveller declarations now required by Sars

Travel

Online traveller declarations now required by Sars

2 Jul 2026

Insurance & Actuarial

The grey rhino

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 26 Jun 2026

South Africans warned over hidden legal risks of side hustles

Entrepreneurship

South Africans warned over hidden legal risks of side hustles

25 Jun 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

South Africa’s social housing under strain as occupation disputes escalate, Nasho warns

25 Jun 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

Shock for inactive trusts: Sars ends grace period — penalties now apply

24 Jun 2026

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

Technology

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

22 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Developing world's 'complex' debt could raise costs, stall restructurings, Lazard says

Karin Strohecker 11 Jun 2026

Ford says CIPC director appointment was fraudulent

Dealers

Ford says CIPC director appointment was fraudulent

9 Jun 2026

The backroom beat that shook the world

Marketing

The backroom beat that shook the world

Japhet Manda, Issued by Brave Group 8 Jun 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

FNB commits R1.5m in disaster-relief funding as NMB ramps up response

4 Jun 2026

Vuvuzelas, vapes and other items not allowed into 2026 Fifa World stadiums

Sport

Vuvuzelas, vapes and other items not allowed into 2026 Fifa World stadiums

3 Jun 2026