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From GuguByGugu to FoodForward SA: Meet the 2026 Eco-Logic Award finalists

Armed with both corporate and civil society work and a people-centred leadership style, Sarah Mthintso is ready to take the SAB Foundation into its next chapter. Image supplied.

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Exxaro partners with South Africa's leading business schools to build the next generation of leaders

Exxaro partners with South Africa's leading business schools to build the next generation of leaders

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Armed with both corporate and civil society work and a people-centred leadership style, Sarah Mthintso is ready to take the SAB Foundation into its next chapter. Image supplied.

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Rainbow employees celebrate Mandela Day by strengthening schools in local communities

Rainbow employees celebrate Mandela Day by strengthening schools in local communities

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Wearing his creative direction hat, South African designer Wanda Lephoto recently worked on a project for Soccer Bible and Adidas, showcasing Bafana Bafana’s 2026 World Cup kit in a three-chapter visual narrative mirroring the adidas three stripes, moving from street and Zulu heritage to everyday community life. Image credit:

#AfricaTextileTalks: Africa’s not new to sustainable fashion; it’s true to it

Maroefah Smith 3 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

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Protec Stem opens refurbished science centre in KwaMashu

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Miss Soweto Lungile Siyaphi leads White Star food drive for children and elderly

Miss Soweto Lungile Siyaphi leads White Star food drive for children and elderly

OnPoint PR 3 Aug 2026

From beneficiary to boardroom: Cyril Madiba appointed to lead Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation

From beneficiary to boardroom: Cyril Madiba appointed to lead Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 31 Jul 2026

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

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

Marecia Damons 30 Jul 2026

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

30 Jul 2026

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Sassa announces August payment delay for beneficiaries under review

29 Jul 2026

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3 SA innovators selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge

29 Jul 2026

Cape Town Kite Festival returns to colour the skies for mental health

Cape Town Kite Festival returns to colour the skies for mental health

29 Jul 2026

Tribunal approves Equinix data centres despite activist objections

Tribunal approves Equinix data centres despite activist objections

Sharon Kimathi 29 Jul 2026

When temperatures drop below freezing, central South Africa comes together

When temperatures drop below freezing, central South Africa comes together

OFM Radio 29 Jul 2026

The Bill establishes the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) as a single state-owned national champion by merging PetroSA, iGas, and the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF). Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

SA National Petroleum Company Bill flagged as “climate-blind”

28 Jul 2026

Harvesting pine trees in the Dennedal compartment of Lower Tokai on 30 August 2016. Work was halted later that day by an urgent High Court interdict. Photos: John Yeld

New battle looms over future of Tokai and Cecilia pine plantations

John Yeld 28 Jul 2026

Limitless Cape Town: Equipping youth with disabilities to build their own businesses

Limitless Cape Town: Equipping youth with disabilities to build their own businesses

Cape Town Tourism 28 Jul 2026

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

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

“This Textile Innovation Challenge is about discovering ideas that could help shape Africa’s textile future,” says Jackie May, founder of Twyg and co-founder of Africa Textile Talks. Image credit: The Dollie House

Africa’s sustainable fashion future to be unveiled at Twyg’s Africa Textile Talks

24 Jul 2026

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Shellfish safe for consumption as toxin levels drop in Saldanha Bay

24 Jul 2026

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

CapeNature warns small visitor offences can have a big impact on biodiversity

24 Jul 2026

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

Hisense SA backs youth football with Hands on the Future campaign

Hisense SA backs youth football with Hands on the Future campaign

23 Jul 2026

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Green mobility shift: Absa expands BYD EV finance offering

22 Jul 2026

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From WhatsApp to queues and 350k reviews: Sassa to save R1.5bn

22 Jul 2026

"We Support Humanity" initiative unveiled to reshape South African retail

"We Support Humanity" initiative unveiled to reshape South African retail

22 Jul 2026

Shoprite reaches 300th community garden milestone in Bredasdorp

Shoprite reaches 300th community garden milestone in Bredasdorp

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

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

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

Power, purpose and progress: A new model for female influence in city-building

Power, purpose and progress: A new model for female influence in city-building

The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 21 Jul 2026

Coronation helps food go further this Mandela Day

Coronation helps food go further this Mandela Day

Coronation 21 Jul 2026

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Volkswagen charges up Kariega component plant with 1,410 solar panels

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Wearing his creative direction hat, South African designer Wanda Lephoto recently worked on a project for Soccer Bible and Adidas, showcasing Bafana Bafana’s 2026 World Cup kit in a three-chapter visual narrative mirroring the adidas three stripes, moving from street and Zulu heritage to everyday community life. Image credit:

#AfricaTextileTalks: Africa’s not new to sustainable fashion; it’s true to it

Maroefah Smith 3 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

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3 SA innovators selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge

29 Jul 2026

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

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

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