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Labour Law & Unions

Employment protection for performers: Call for public comment

7 hours

New report finds strong growth in AI use among SA adults

4th Industrial Revolution

New report finds strong growth in AI use among SA adults

7 hours

Nersa approves Eskom's tariff reduction for ferrochrome makers

Energy

Nersa approves Eskom's tariff reduction for ferrochrome makers

9 hours

Film and television professionals protest in Cape Town on 28 January 2026. (Source: Kara le Roux, )

Film & Cinematography

Parliament vows intervention after Save SA Film Jobs protest exposes industry freefall

Kara Le Roux 12 hours

If work feels like a horror movie, it’s time to change the script

Employee Wellness

If work feels like a horror movie, it’s time to change the script

Michelle Dobson, Issued by Pnet 1 day

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

2 days

Lushan Sundram, senior sales and business development manager at Essential Employee Benefits

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | EEB's Lushan Sundram: Steering the future through tailored employee benefits

Lushan Sundram 3 days

As the crisis caused by the DTIC Film and TV Incentive deepens, the South African film and TV industry is preparing for its biggest national march on 28 January. Pictured: The industry's first protest on 18 December 2025 (Image source: © The Call Sheet

Film & Cinematography

Fix the DTIC Film & TV Incentive - Largest national protest march planned

3 days

Beyond translation: How Bohemian builds content systems that clinics can actually use

Marketing

Beyond translation: How Bohemian builds content systems that clinics can actually use

Issued by Bohemian 23 Jan 2026

Merilynn Steenkamp, Roche Diagnostics. Image supplied.

Oncology

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month | Roche’s Merilynn Steenkamp: Screening key to elimination

Merilynn Steenkamp 22 Jan 2026

Boudine Henningse, Executive: Operational Effectiveness, Ariston Global

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Ariston Global's Boudine Henningse: Steering corporate wellness into 2026

Boudine Henningse 21 Jan 2026

Navigating the storm: How to manage and move on after retrenchment

Career Advice

Navigating the storm: How to manage and move on after retrenchment

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 21 Jan 2026

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Medtech

Gates Foundation and OpenAI's $50m push for AI health in Africa

Jennifer Rigby 21 Jan 2026

Management & Leadership

AI leads the charge: C-suite eyes a positive 2026

20 Jan 2026

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Agro-processing

Agro-processing: Where SA’s growth potential meets a new workforce reality

Bruce Toerien 20 Jan 2026

Aunyana Moloisane, Managing Director, College SA by Optimi

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | College SA's Aunyana Moloisane: How AI and flexible education can unlock South Africa's potential

Aunyana Moloisane 19 Jan 2026

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Noncommunicable diseases

High cholesterol and insulin resistance are rising among young South Africans – what that means for public health

Themba Titus Sigudu 16 Jan 2026

Rooibos Day 2026: Carmién Tea's journey to global success

FMCG

Rooibos Day 2026: Carmién Tea's journey to global success

16 Jan 2026

Dr Chris Blair, Group Director at 21st Century

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | 21st Century's Dr Chris Blair: Navigating radical change in the working world

Chris Blair 15 Jan 2026

Source: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp. Five District Six families, who withstood apartheid’s forced removals, have been ordered to vacate these Victorian cottages.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

District Six families ordered to vacate Searle Street cottages

Tania Broughton 15 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Herold Gie Attorneys' Jaimé-Lee Jacobs: AI integration in the workplace

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Herold Gie Attorneys' Jaimé-Lee Jacobs: AI integration in the workplace

Jaimé-Lee Jacobs, Issued by Herold Gie Attorneys 14 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Trend Group - Key office design trends to watch in 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Trend Group - Key office design trends to watch in 2026

Issued by Trend Group 14 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Nerdware’s Lerato Mothopeng: Inclusive digital transformation for Africa

Digital

#BizTrends2026 | Nerdware’s Lerato Mothopeng: Inclusive digital transformation for Africa

Lerato Mothopeng 15 Jan 2026

South African school calendar dates for 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

South African school calendar dates for 2026

Issued by FundiConnect 13 Jan 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

January's new film releases brings a vibrant mix of genres

Film

January's new film releases brings a vibrant mix of genres

Daniel Dercksen 13 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Frank Blackmore, lead economist at KPMG.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | KPMG's Frank Blackmore: SA's fight to stay competitive in a new economic frontier

Frank Blackmore 14 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Jonathan Katende, co-founder and chief executive officer of Lipaworld.

Fintech

Africa's $19.4bn remittance challenge: how stablecoins offer a way out

Jonathan Katende 12 Jan 2026

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Energy

Govt eases energy anti-trust laws to give companies fighting chance

8 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

R449m student housing project to boost KZN economy

8 Jan 2026

Labour Law & Unions

Operational planning ahead: Is your company ready for the new parental leave laws?

Jacques Maritz 7 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied.

Office Property

Future-proofing real estate: How South Africa is adapting its property strategy

6 Jan 2026

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Employee Wellness

Empowering working parents is the key to thriving businesses and happier families

Mark Dixon 31 Dec 2025

Lionheart, though star-studded, departed from traditional Nollywood narrative conventions argues Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed in The Conversation (Image source: Pulse ©

Film & Cinematography

Netflix gives African film a platform – but the cultural price is high

30 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp. Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson.

Construction & Engineering

Investigation launched as Johannesburg mourns victims of building collapse

30 Dec 2025

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Mobile & Apps

Sun King’s PayGo smartphones light up Nigeria’s digital sector

30 Dec 2025

4th Industrial Revolution

How African countries rank on AI competitiveness in 2026

19 Dec 2025

Public Health

Telling people to use antibiotics responsibly isn’t enough. What will work instead

Marina Joubert 22 Dec 2025

Last year mining companies contributed more than R5bn to generally lift skill levels and to secure jobs both within the industry and in the future when mining has ceased (Image source: © Alliance for Responsible Mining)

Mining

#MiningMatters contributes R5bn to training and upliftment of skills

19 Dec 2025

In Q3 2025, while many industries experienced employment declines, mining added 2,000 jobs (y-o-y), bringing its workforce to 474,000. (Image source: ©World Finance )

Mining

Mining sector a rare source of resilience in Q3 2025

18 Dec 2025

Skills Development & Training

AI-proof your career with these 10 skills

17 Dec 2025

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Higher Education

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Birgit Otterman and Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Dec 2025

Marketing

The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped

Ishani Banerji 12 Dec 2025

When amendments to the Companies Act are signed into law, companies will have to disclose the gap between the highest-paid and the lowest-paid employee. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

New law will reveal South Africa’s huge pay gaps

Dr Salomé Teuteberg 12 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Chirume. When GroundUp visited the incomplete Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre in Hankey there was no sign of activity.

Construction & Engineering

Broken promises: Sarah Baartman Centre is a case study in government failure

Joseph Chirume 12 Dec 2025

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Law Practice

Privacy vs defamation: Why it is vital to choose the correct cause of harm

Odwa Abraham and Lamiah Casoo 11 Dec 2025

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Medtech

5 ways AI is fast-tracking the evolution of healthcare

10 Dec 2025

Navigating the storm: How to manage and move on after retrenchment

Higher Education

Navigating the storm: How to manage and move on after retrenchment

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 9 Dec 2025

Standing strong together: Why protecting your workers matters more than ever

Construction & Engineering

Standing strong together: Why protecting your workers matters more than ever

Issued by Simply Financial Services 9 Dec 2025