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Source: © 123rf Join The Marketing Research Foundation’s (MRF) webinar on Thursday, 22f May as they announce the upcoming release of the latest Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps shows radio and TV's resilience

1 hour

Achievement Awards Group and Heineken Beverages partner to empower tavern owners

Regulatory

Achievement Awards Group and Heineken Beverages partner to empower tavern owners

Issued by Achievement Awards Group 1 day

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Emfuleni set for water infrastructure overhaul after R7bn funding commitment

16 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law preventing municipal employees from holding office in political parties is unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 May 2025

Construction & Engineering

Infrastructure is the lifeline of SA's GNU

Emeka Umeche 7 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Ezzat Sankari, channels business director for Sungrow across Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia says as South Africa accelerates towards a greener future, storage innovation could determine the difference between progress and paralysis

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Storage, South Africa’s missing link in the energy puzzle

Ezzat Sankari 25 Apr 2025

Trump’s tariffs an unmanageable risk for SA carmakers

Commercial & Industrial

Trump’s tariffs an unmanageable risk for SA carmakers

Lance Branquinho 22 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Prof Nara Monkam, Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute (ATI).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Nara Monkam 23 Apr 2025

The Gauteng High Court has ordered the City of Johannesburg to pay out a property company because of a delay in providing alternative accommodation for families living in the company’s “hijacked” building. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landmark judgment on evictions in Johannesburg

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 11 Apr 2025

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Smart Buildings & Cities

Leveraging technology: A new hope for South African municipalities drowning in debt

9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

2025 Budget revealed: 61% allocated to social needs, says Ramaphosa

7 Apr 2025

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Banking

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Issued by AfriGIS 3 Apr 2025

Source: . The Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Construction & Engineering

World Bank and South Africa unveil R55bn plan to revitalise cities

1 Apr 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Govt allocates R1.44bn for natural disaster recovery efforts – Hlabisa

31 Mar 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

History made as Cape Town reveals R39.7bn infrastructure investment plan

31 Mar 2025

Source: © SABC (Image credit: Eskom-Megawatt-Park-Dinolohlanga-Mekuto) Mark Allewell, CEO & founder at Sensor Networks says Eskom’s quiet shift from crisis to innovation is a promising step forward

Energy

A promising step forward as Eskom moves from crisis to innovation

Mark Allewell 25 Mar 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

25 Mar 2025

Ride-hailing safety: a collaborative effort needed to build a secure future

Transport

Ride-hailing safety: a collaborative effort needed to build a secure future

Lerato Motsoeneng 24 Mar 2025

Winners of Japan World's Tourism Film Festival 2025

Tourism

Winners of Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival 2025

24 Mar 2025

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, and the Rhodes University Centre for Biological Control (CBC) have released weevil species to tackle the invasive alien aquatic plant at Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West. Source:

Environment & Natural Resources

Action taken against Harties Dam invasive alien plant

19 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Charles Nortje, managing director of Old Mutual Insure.

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurance costs to rise as South Africa plans VAT increase

Charles Nortje 19 Mar 2025

Agriculture

KwaZulu-Natal beefs up Foot and Mouth defence with expanded control areas

19 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf The Budget Speech provides the financial framework for the private sector to get involved in investing in renewable energy projects in South Africa

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Budget2025: Implications for renewable energy solutions private producers

17 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Budget Speech

#Budget2025: National budget boosts infrastructure investment in key property areas

12 Mar 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Gauteng's illegal boreholes and other water infrastructure woes: What can we do about it?

Danielle van der Vaart and Kiera Bracher 6 Mar 2025

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Land & Property Law

High Court ruling allows body corporate to disconnect power of resident in arrears

Charlise Finch and Pierre Le Roux 4 Mar 2025

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Regulatory

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Darlene Thorne 3 Mar 2025

New R500m fund launched to support SA spaza shops

SMEs

New R500m fund launched to support SA spaza shops

3 Mar 2025

Red tape or progress? How registration woes are impacting spaza shops

Informal Retailing

Red tape or progress? How registration woes are impacting spaza shops

28 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Taxation & Regulation

VAT increase versus spending cuts: South Africa’s budget dilemma explained

28 Feb 2025

Western Cape sees R200m investment boost for student housing

Higher Education

Western Cape sees R200m investment boost for student housing

17 Feb 2025

Spaza shop owners urged to register before deadline

Regulatory

Spaza shop owners urged to register before deadline

14 Feb 2025

Foundations that can carry the load – is the GNU laying the right foundations?

Economy

Foundations that can carry the load – is the GNU laying the right foundations?

Nomvula Masehla, Issued by SAICA 13 Feb 2025

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Food, Water & Energy Security

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Bani Kgosana, chief revenue officer at Pragma.

Economy

#Sona2025: How asset management can unlock the potential of SA's R940bn infrastructure plan

10 Feb 2025

Climate Change

The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet

Bruce Campbell 6 Feb 2025

Energy & Mining

Eskom tariffs to rise by 12.7%

Wendell Roelf and Nqobile Dludla 30 Jan 2025

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Telecoms & Networks

Icasa boosts community radio with spare spectrum, applications now open

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jan 2025

RedCap will finally fulfil 5G prophecy

Telecoms & Networks

RedCap will finally fulfil 5G prophecy

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jan 2025

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Turning waste into wealth - SA’s ESG roadmap for 2025

Kate Stubbs 14 Jan 2025

Feryal Domingo, acting executive director, Inyathelo

Trends

#BizTrends2025: New challenges, new opportunities for nonprofits

Feryal Domingo 13 Jan 2025

Jon Kornik is CEO of Plentify

Trends

#BizTrends2025: How geysers can pave the way for a solar energy boom

Jon Kornik 13 Jan 2025

Property

From rental shifts to AI innovations: The evolving landscape of South Africa's property sector

Waldo Marcus 9 Jan 2025

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Climate Change

Historic climate change advisory: What the case before the International Court of Justice might mean

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala 27 Dec 2024

Source: Glenov Brancovic/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

SAICE inaugurates 2025 president, on path to net zero

20 Dec 2024

Informal Retailing

Government extends spaza shop registration amid rising foodborne illness crisis

19 Dec 2024

DPSA Provincial Treasurer, Redewaan Ederies, DPSA Provincial Chairperson, Bongani Yamba, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, and DPSA Programme Manager, Nyameko Mpulu.

Infrastructure & Utilities

WCG and DPSA sign MOU to build accessible infrastructure

17 Dec 2024

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Mining

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Lindsey Schutters 17 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf The Daily Maverick says 20 cents in the rand of VBS creditors’ claims will be paid out by the end of January 2025

Banking

VBS creditors receive 20c in the rand in second dividend payout, liquidator hails ‘fantastic’ recovery rate

Pauli van Wyk 17 Dec 2024