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South Africans warned over hidden legal risks of side hustles

Entrepreneurship

South Africans warned over hidden legal risks of side hustles

20 hours

Building psychological literacy for work, leadership and modern life

Higher Education

Building psychological literacy for work, leadership and modern life

Issued by SACAP 1 day

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Skills Development & Training

Hiring for potential: How SA businesses can beat skills inflation

Lyndy van den Barselaar 3 days

Octahedral, approx. 1.8 carat (6 mm), diamond crystal in kimberlite matrix from Finsch Diamond Mine, South Africa. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Diamonds aren’t forever at Petra’s Finsch and Cullinan mines

19 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#YouthMonth: South Africa cannot prepare young people for an economy that no longer exists

Nelo Spies 18 Jun 2026

How tertiary education providers can build stronger future brands

Higher Education

How tertiary education providers can build stronger future brands

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 18 Jun 2026

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and affiliates walk through the street of Cape Town as they embark on a nationwide strike to mark World Day of Decent Work, in Cape Town, South Africa, 7 October 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Labour Law & Unions

SA labour unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests

Anathi Madubela, Nellie Peyton and Frank Phiri 17 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Thembi Chagonda, joint CEO of Global Business Solutions

Youth Employment

SA needs jobs, not promises this Youth Month

Thembi Chagonda 15 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Nancy Dusani

Higher Education

#YouthMonth | Why Nated students can’t graduate and what business needs to do about it

Nancy Dusani 15 Jun 2026

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Management & Leadership

360-degree leadership: How young SA professionals can thrive as managers

Jackie Kennedy 12 Jun 2026

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Higher Education

Pre-2009 'legacy' qualifications remain valid amid SA training reforms

12 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

Tongaat head office stripped of expensive paintings and antiques ahead of a possible visit by liquidators. Photo supplied

Corporate & Commercial Law

Tongaat Hulett faces liquidation hearing

Tania Broughton 11 Jun 2026

Teachers Tracey Billingham and Gabby Thompson with young learners.

Primary & Secondary Education

Vergelegen opens education hub for primary school learners

10 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

Image source: Getty Images

4th Industrial Revolution

Inaugural Future of Work and Business Conference kicks off this week

8 Jun 2026

PR & Communications

How to lose a customer in 16 days

William Smook 8 Jun 2026

HIV/AIDS

South Africa moves to eliminate HIV threat with Lenacapavir rollout

5 Jun 2026

Mining

Wesizwe Platinum to cut 70% of its workforce at Bakubung mine

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

Tsebo Catering tackles skills shortages with 3D kitchen onboarding, improving food safety

Food & bev. services

Tsebo Catering tackles skills shortages with 3D kitchen onboarding, improving food safety

4 Jun 2026

MTN: Supporting the ecosystem, not just the programme

CSI & Philanthropy

MTN: Supporting the ecosystem, not just the programme

Issued by Trialogue 3 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward

3 Jun 2026

South Africa's AI boom is already changing jobs

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's AI boom is already changing jobs

3 Jun 2026

Image supplied.

CSI & Philanthropy

H&M donates R1m to empower South African youth

3 Jun 2026

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Youth Employment

Revamped labour activation plan to target youth unemployment crisis

2 Jun 2026

Glencore's South African smelter cancels planned job cuts after electricity deal

Mining

Glencore's South African smelter cancels planned job cuts after electricity deal

Nelson Banya 1 Jun 2026

The Gauteng Department of Social Development will no longer fund non-South African social workers. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers

Seth Thorne 1 Jun 2026

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Finance

Liberty’s 2025 claims hit R12.63bn — but young adult deaths surge 15%

1 Jun 2026

HIV/AIDS

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men

Paul Bowen and Rajen Govender 1 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Western Cape outage shock: Are you in the 16% still without power?

29 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrew Dewey, managing director of Swindon Property.

Office Property

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

Andrew Dewey 29 May 2026

DBSA: Why early childhood development infrastructure matters

Early Childhood Development

DBSA: Why early childhood development infrastructure matters

Issued by Trialogue 29 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

Bradly Howland, CEO, Alkemi Collective, examines the danger of AI efficiency (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

AI is making work faster but speed is not the test. Judgment is.

Bradly Howland 28 May 2026

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Youth Employment

New study reveals hidden 'relatability' bias blocking Black grads from jobs

28 May 2026

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

Education & Skills Development

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

Issued by Trialogue 27 May 2026

Advertising

Starbucks Korea sales slump after ‘Tank Day’ campaign backlash

27 May 2026

Lungi Sangqu, CEO at Africa Digital Success

#EvolutionofWork

Bridging the generational workplace divide is an economic imperative

Lungi Sangqu 26 May 2026

Supplied image: Jennifer Barkhuizen, head of marketing at Mettus

HR Tools & Software

Are background checks quietly locking candidates out of the job market?

Jennifer Barkhuizen 25 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Storm recovery efforts continue across Western Cape

25 May 2026

SA Poultry cries industry sacrifice, heads to court over shaky AGOA poultry quota

Agriculture

SA Poultry cries industry sacrifice, heads to court over shaky AGOA poultry quota

Issued by AMIE 22 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks.

Property

De Doorns farm workers’ homes destroyed in floods

Liezl Human 21 May 2026

Queues at the Department of Labour office in Cape Town. Some people claining unemployment benefits online may be sending their files to an old system. Archive photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

You may be sending your UIF claim to a dead website

Marecia Damons 21 May 2026

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

21 May 2026

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Residential Property

Reverse semigration is a myth, says property expert

20 May 2026

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4th Industrial Revolution

Why simply adding AI tools is failing to deliver productivity

20 May 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