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Shipping

Green ammonia could power South Africa–Europe iron-ore shipping by 2029

2 days

Degrees might open doors. But are graduates ready to walk through them?

Higher Education

Degrees might open doors. But are graduates ready to walk through them?

Kegan Shunmugam, Issued by Richfield 2 days

A year on, energy transformation is here thanks to PPAs

Energy

A year on, energy transformation is here thanks to PPAs

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 2 days

Inkosi Thathezakhe Special School in the Mzinyathi District will stay closed until its needs are fully met, says Dudu Moloi, chair of the School Governing Body. Photo: Bongane Motaung / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

KwaZulu-Natal Premier promises funds for special schools

Bongane Motaung and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 3 days

Scopen’s eighth edition of its PR Scope study in Spain has found that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now firmly on the sector’s agenda (Image source: © 123rf

Marketing & Media

Part 2: Scopen Spain PR Scope - AI as a transformative force

2 days

Legendary music biopics take the stage at Ster-Kinekor’s Imax

Film

Legendary music biopics take the stage at Ster-Kinekor’s Imax

3 days

Ioco delivers major turnaround with solid profit, cash recovery

Technology

Ioco delivers major turnaround with solid profit, cash recovery

29 Oct 2025

The eighth edition of Scopen’s Public Relations (PR) R Scope study in Spain has found that the average PR budget has increased (Image source: © 123rf Pictured: People in Barcelona)

PR & Communications

Part 1: Scopen Spain PR Scope - Budgets have increased

29 Oct 2025

Local designers collaborate on limited-edition PnP Clothing collection

Design & Manufacturing

Local designers collaborate on limited-edition PnP Clothing collection

28 Oct 2025

Media

How African brands can fight misinformation

Sarah Gooding 28 Oct 2025

Spark Media voted best print media owner, awarded Most Award

Media

Spark Media voted best print media owner, awarded Most Award

Issued by Spark Media 28 Oct 2025

Source: GroundUp/Matthew. Hirsch. Rosaline Isaacs, 77, last heard about her claim three years ago when the Land Claims Commission sent her a letter thanking her for her patience.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

District Six claimants wonder if they will be alive by the time government redevelops the historic site

Matthew Hirsch 28 Oct 2025

Source: X/@PRASA_Group

Infrastructure & Utilities

SA sets 2030 rail target, seeks private investment

27 Oct 2025

Advertising

Online gambling ads: Somebody has to say “enough”

Sarah Britten 27 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa, Nigeria exit global financial crime watch list

Colleen Goko, Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 27 Oct 2025

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Higher Education

Are business schools priming students for a world that no longer exists?

Carla Liuzzo and Mimi Tsai 24 Oct 2025

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Viticulture & Oenology

Enartis and Parsec join forces to advance winemaking technology

24 Oct 2025

Growthpoint acquires a 30% stake in new R390m Boston Hydroelectric Plant

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint acquires a 30% stake in new R390m Boston Hydroelectric Plant

Issued by Catchwords 24 Oct 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Leave abuse and other potential challenges facing employers following parental rights ruling

Sibusiso Dube, Layla Shah, and Jessica Rushmere 23 Oct 2025

Remote jobs on the rise: Tracking the shift in 2025

Talent Acquisition

Remote jobs on the rise: Tracking the shift in 2025

Anja Bates, Issued by Pnet 23 Oct 2025

How Cape Town is converting a major road into a hillclimb track

Motorsport

How Cape Town is converting a major road into a hillclimb track

23 Oct 2025

Spar joins forces with FoodFoward SA on World Food Day

ESG

Spar joins forces with FoodFoward SA on World Food Day

27 Oct 2025

RecoMed recognised with Eisai at TICAD 9 for groundbreaking Africa –Japan healthcare collaboration

Medtech

RecoMed recognised with Eisai at TICAD 9 for groundbreaking Africa –Japan healthcare collaboration

Issued by RecoMed 23 Oct 2025

Vinimark ranked SA’s top wine distributor at 2025 Advantage Awards

Food & bev. services

Vinimark ranked SA’s top wine distributor at 2025 Advantage Awards

23 Oct 2025

L'Oreal clinches $4.7bn deal for Kering’s beauty business in strategic shift

Health & Beauty

L'Oreal clinches $4.7bn deal for Kering’s beauty business in strategic shift

Tassilo Hummel and Dominique Patton 23 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Tshiamo Molanda, Head of Youth: Standard Bank.

Markets & Investment

Why young South Africans delay buying homes

24 Oct 2025

The MultiChoice Talent Factory debuts 2 new bold films this October

TV

The MultiChoice Talent Factory debuts 2 new bold films this October

Issued by MultiChoice 21 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

BNP Paribas shares tumble after US jury's Sudan verdict

Alun John 21 Oct 2025

Capitec targets SA entrepreneurs with first fintech integration

SMEs

Capitec targets SA entrepreneurs with first fintech integration

21 Oct 2025

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Nutrition

Fruit juices in South Africa are getting a free ride: why they should have the same health warning labels as fizzy drinks

Siphiwe Dlamini 21 Oct 2025

Catch the roadshow for EuroShop 2026 in Joburg and Cape Town

Exhibitions

Catch the roadshow for EuroShop 2026 in Joburg and Cape Town

Issued by Scan Display 21 Oct 2025

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Property

Double-digit growth: Inside South Africa’s booming estate housing market

20 Oct 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

InPursuit Renewable Energy’s Hleziphi Mtshizane on developing energy solutions for Africans by Africans

21 Oct 2025

SA’s B20 task force profiles India’s transition to electric vehicles as blueprint for G20 nations

Manufacturing & Parts

SA’s B20 task force profiles India’s transition to electric vehicles as blueprint for G20 nations

Issued by The Electric Mission 20 Oct 2025

#PrismYoungVoices | Malaika Ditabo on standing out in PR

Prism Awards

#PrismYoungVoices | Malaika Ditabo on standing out in PR

18 Oct 2025

From boardroom to classroom: Why senior leaders are going back to school

Higher Education

From boardroom to classroom: Why senior leaders are going back to school

Bryson Pather, Issued by Regent Business School 17 Oct 2025

SA's luxury sector set for 15% growth surge by 2025, reports Euromonitor Intl

FMCG

SA's luxury sector set for 15% growth surge by 2025, reports Euromonitor Intl

17 Oct 2025

Parents protest outside Khulangolwazi Special School in Durban. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Special schools closed in KZN after education department fails to pay subsidies

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Oct 2025

New option for online social work study in SA

E-learning

New option for online social work study in SA

Issued by SACAP 16 Oct 2025

Anton van Heerden, Managing Director, DNA Outsourcing

Remuneration & Payroll

Unseen heroes: You only hear about payroll when things go wrong

Anton van Heerden 16 Oct 2025

Siphokazi Sigenu (left) has been appointed an executive director of Meropa and the head of the agency’s public affairs division. Right: Yolisa Pasipanodya, managing director of Meropa (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Meropa makes key leadership changes

16 Oct 2025

Advertising

Warc report: How values-driven marketing can transform advertising effectiveness

16 Oct 2025

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

ESG

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

16 Oct 2025

Diners Club reveals finalists for 2025 Winemaker and Young Winemaker Awards

Agriculture

Diners Club reveals finalists for 2025 Winemaker and Young Winemaker Awards

15 Oct 2025

C-level leaders are turning to hybrid e-commerce for growth

E-commerce

C-level leaders are turning to hybrid e-commerce for growth

15 Oct 2025

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HIV/AIDS

South Africa to roll out revolutionary HIV medication in 2026

15 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Moody's says weak investment hurts South Africa's credit rating prospects

Colleen Goko 14 Oct 2025

Vodacom announces major R500m investment in Limpopo

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom announces major R500m investment in Limpopo

15 Oct 2025

Motorists warned as ghost fine scams rise before Aarto rollout

Maintenance

Motorists warned as ghost fine scams rise before Aarto rollout

14 Oct 2025

Gauteng High Court judge Letty Molopa-Sethosa delivered a judgment that had been outstanding since August 2022. The case, however, never appeared on any of the judiciary’s reserved judgments reports. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge hands down ruling three years late

Marecia Damons 14 Oct 2025