February | Bizcommunity

February | Bizcommunity

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Labour Law

When do restraint of trade agreements become unreasonable in the eyes of the court?

Jaimé-Lee Jacobs 12 hours

Source: Green Building Africa (GBA).

Financial Services

Lending confidence rebounds: What’s behind the rise in South Africa's credit activity?

14 hours

Food Security

FAO: Global food prices steady in March

11 hours

Source: © Mining Review Africa Eskom announced on 23 March 2025 that the final 800 MW unit at its Kusile coalfired power station had achieved first synchronisation with the national grid

Energy

SA power system constrained in March, EAF largely unchanged

15 hours

Source: . Acacia Park in July 2020.

Residential Property

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

15 hours

Same challenges, different year: When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

Higher Education

Same challenges, different year: When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

Issued by EDGE Education 11 hours

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

Education

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 days

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa business activity contracts for fourth month in a row - PMI

3 days

Research visit to continue digitisation work and enhance skills of local project team

Higher Education

Research visit to continue digitisation work and enhance skills of local project team

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 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: Wikipedia. Limpopo River.

Construction & Engineering

R21m stadium in Limpopo left incomplete and abandoned

Thembi Siaga 3 Apr 2025

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Marketing

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Apr 2025

MTN Cameroon wins court appeal to release seized assets

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Cameroon wins court appeal to release seized assets

3 Apr 2025

Source: Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump's trade war: US slaps 30% tariff on South African imports

Katja Hamilton 3 Apr 2025

When it’s not flu…

Healthcare

When it’s not flu…

Issued by Bonitas 2 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Inspired Evolution has announced the final close of its Evolution III Fund on 3 March 2025, securing total commitments of $238m for clean energy in Africa

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Final close of $238m Evolution III Fund for clean energy in Africa

2 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks tread with caution as Trump's tariff plans loom

2 Apr 2025

South Africa’s car sales hit two-year high

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa’s car sales hit two-year high

1 Apr 2025

Health & Welfare

Another extension for Sassa beneficiaries to switch to black cards

1 Apr 2025

Media

Anton Harber | Protection orders being used to silence journalists and activists

Anton Harber 1 Apr 2025

CompCom releases Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report

FMCG

CompCom releases Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report

1 Apr 2025

Agro-processing

Strong winds cripple Cape Town's port, hitting fruit exports hard

1 Apr 2025

Global air travel rises in February despite domestic decline

Travel

Global air travel rises in February despite domestic decline

1 Apr 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

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

31 Mar 2025

Vuyani Dombo: Jacaranda FM's new managing director

Radio & Audio

Vuyani Dombo: Jacaranda FM's new managing director

31 Mar 2025

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Agriculture

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Thulani Ningi and Moses Lubinga 28 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. John Jack, chief executive officer of Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Property

Eased PPP approvals to trigger wave of private investment in South Africa

28 Mar 2025

Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town

SMEs

Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town

27 Mar 2025

Covid-19

Trump administration begins controversial $11.4bn Covid-19 funding withdrawal

26 Mar 2025

Source: Viren Sookhun, managing director at Oxyon People Solutions.

Smart Buildings & Cities

Bridging the skills gap: Southern Africa's role in Saudi's Vision 2030

Viren Sookhun 27 Mar 2025

Oceana’s investments deliver benefits but global fish oil market normalisation affects performance

FMCG

Oceana’s investments deliver benefits but global fish oil market normalisation affects performance

25 Mar 2025

Telkom steps into SA's booming MVNO market

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom steps into SA's booming MVNO market

25 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Property

Gauteng and Western Cape lead South Africa's affordable housing boom

27 Mar 2025

Graduates welcome EFF proposal of Bill aimed at settling student university debt

Higher Education

Graduates welcome EFF proposal of Bill aimed at settling student university debt

Siyabonga Goni 24 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal South Africa is in talks to defer long steel plant closure

Nelson Banya 24 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: Navigating everyday living amid rising VAT and food prices

Retail

#Budget2025: Navigating everyday living amid rising VAT and food prices

24 Mar 2025

Markets & Investment

Missed chance: South Africa's interest rate freeze draws property market concerns

20 Mar 2025

Ahmed Dhupli: Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice Group, PH Attorneys

Corporate & Commercial Law

Starlink challenges South African regulations as it hits BEE roadblocks

Ahmed Dhupli 20 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Economy

CPI steady at 3.2% in February as housing and utilities drive inflation trends

20 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Medical Research

#HumanRightsMonth: NIH's potential funding cut threatens South African medical research

19 Mar 2025

An architect’s impression of the proposed retirement complex at Sedgefield. Graphic: Eco Route Environmental Consultancy (Draft Amendment Report).

Land & Property Law

Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5m

John Yeld 19 Mar 2025

SA’s used car market stays strong despite shifting trends

Commercial & Industrial

SA’s used car market stays strong despite shifting trends

19 Mar 2025

Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries

Primary & Secondary Education

Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries

Sandiso Phaliso 19 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Mossel Bay set for transformation with nearing completion of major road project

19 Mar 2025

The disease is hard to catch because it looks similar to other crop diseases. Source: Supplied.

Agriculture

Goss’s Wilt and Leaf Blight: A new threat to South African maize production

Dr. Rikus Kloppers 19 Mar 2025

South Africa's digital future hindered by rising cyber threats

Cybersecurity

South Africa's digital future hindered by rising cyber threats

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 19 Mar 2025

Dirk Slabbert has passed away. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Farewell to Dirk Slabbert: Paddington Station executive to be laid to rest

19 Mar 2025

Old Mutual Retail Mass Market celebrates excellence and inspires growth at 2025 Kick-Off Conferences

Sales

Old Mutual Retail Mass Market celebrates excellence and inspires growth at 2025 Kick-Off Conferences

Issued by Old Mutual 20 Mar 2025