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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa’s ‘working for water’ programme is meant to lead to skills and jobs: Why it’s failing

Sinazo Ntsonge 2 hours

Source: Medigrow.

Pharmaceuticals

Gqeberha welcomes Medigrow's R1bn cannabis project

Katja Hamilton 11 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

NHI

#Sona2025: The NHI takes shape: What’s at stake for medical aids?

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Business Talk Season 12 – coming soon

Online Media

Business Talk Season 12 – coming soon

Issued by Broad Media 5 Feb 2025

Pick n Pay closes more stores across SA

Retailers

Pick n Pay closes more stores across SA

4 Feb 2025

AEL provides a unique solution for students left without confirmed university placement

Higher Education

AEL provides a unique solution for students left without confirmed university placement

Issued by Stone 29 Jan 2025

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Healthcare

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Yoliswa Sobuwa 28 Jan 2025

Property

R1bn housing tender controversy: SAPS raids the office of MMC JP Smith

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2025

Big industry: Power purchase agreements light the way to renewable energy implementation

Energy

Big industry: Power purchase agreements light the way to renewable energy implementation

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 24 Jan 2025

A booming continent needs a new payment infrastructure

Media

A booming continent needs a new payment infrastructure

Issued by MultiChoice 24 Jan 2025

Best Before increases product range

Retailers

Best Before increases product range

9 Jan 2025

Taxation & Regulation

Landmark Global Minimum Tax Act: SA's MNEs face reform

Katja Hamilton 7 Jan 2025

BusinessTech’s incredible audience of South African decision-makers

Online Media

BusinessTech’s incredible audience of South African decision-makers

Issued by Broad Media 7 Jan 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Criminal Law

How the SRD grant system has been defrauded

Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf The fuel prices for January 2025 will be adjusted with increases for Petrol 93, Petrol 95 and for diesel

Fuel & Energy

SA welcomes in 2025 with petrol and diesel increases

29 Dec 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bad gift ideas: Ferrets and other exotic wild mammals as pets

Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Colleen T. Downs and Tinyiko C. Shivambu 23 Dec 2024

Your partner in sustainable business success

SMEs

Your partner in sustainable business success

Issued by Great 4 Business 20 Dec 2024

Building a resilient workforce: Why South African business owners should hire a recruitment agency

Talent Acquisition

Building a resilient workforce: Why South African business owners should hire a recruitment agency

Issued by SA Shares 19 Dec 2024

Thea Ngele: Inspiring future leaders in public administration

Higher Education

Thea Ngele: Inspiring future leaders in public administration

Issued by Milpark Education 3 Dec 2024

On the road to CA success 10 years later: Kristen Farnham’s story

Higher Education

On the road to CA success 10 years later: Kristen Farnham’s story

Issued by Milpark Education 3 Dec 2024

How non-traditional insurance players impact medical schemes

Medical Aid

How non-traditional insurance players impact medical schemes

Issued by Milpark Education 3 Dec 2024

Financial Services

SA takes a stance on unified Brics currency as Trump threatens 100% tariffs

2 Dec 2024

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Higher Education

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Nov 2024

New travel index uncovers SA’s best holiday road trip gems

Travel

New travel index uncovers SA’s best holiday road trip gems

25 Nov 2024

Wage inequality in top ten South African retailers. Graphic: using data from

Remuneration & Payroll

Why wage inequality matters

Kwanele Ngogela and Mathieu Dasnois 15 Nov 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

SMEs

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

Thamsanqa Mbovane 13 Nov 2024

Postbank has started introducing a new Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards were set to expire on 31 December, but Postbank has assured grant recipients that they will be able to access their money into the new year. Photo supplied by Sassa

Health & Welfare

Sassa Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline looms

Marecia Damons 12 Nov 2024

The publication driving success for South Africa’s top-performing companies

Online Media

The publication driving success for South Africa’s top-performing companies

Issued by Broad Media 5 Nov 2024

The ultimate Black Friday 2024 marketing tool for South African businesses

Online Media

The ultimate Black Friday 2024 marketing tool for South African businesses

Issued by Broad Media 23 Oct 2024

South Africa’s first scientifically validated Workplace Well-being Index

Employee Wellness

South Africa’s first scientifically validated Workplace Well-being Index

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 22 Oct 2024

Advancing healthcare: African solutions headline Africa’s largest medical conference in October

Medtech

Advancing healthcare: African solutions headline Africa’s largest medical conference in October

Issued by Informa Markets 21 Oct 2024

3 ways for South African businesses to stand out in the Black Friday frenzy

Online Media

3 ways for South African businesses to stand out in the Black Friday frenzy

Issued by Broad Media 16 Oct 2024

The Wits Rhisotope project involves inserting low levels of radioisotopes into the horns of living rhinos to make the horns traceable. Archive photo: Michael Lorentz / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Using radiation to stop the traffic of rhino horns

Neil Thomas Stacey 16 Oct 2024

Personalised marketing in travel: Why knowing your audience matters

Marketing

Personalised marketing in travel: Why knowing your audience matters

Rachel Irvine 10 Oct 2024

Janelle Simons is one of ten small-scale farmers who grows vegetables on a piece of municipal land in Oranjeville, Citrusdal. For the past two winters, they have not been able to grow and sell their crop because their gardens were flooded. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks

Agriculture

Citrusdal farmers devastated by two years of floods

8 Oct 2024

The rumoured shuttering of another South African fashion label spells more doom for the local industry. Source: Imagen 3

Services

Major fashion e-tailer abandons local content with restructuring rumours

Lindsey Schutters 7 Oct 2024

Why hundreds of South African companies advertise on BusinessTech

Online Media

Why hundreds of South African companies advertise on BusinessTech

Issued by Broad Media 2 Oct 2024

The reality of South Africa's looming healthcare costs: Medshield's Kevin Aron unpacks the NHI

NHI

The reality of South Africa's looming healthcare costs: Medshield's Kevin Aron unpacks the NHI

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 1 Oct 2024

How a leading South African software development company achieved huge growth

Online Media

How a leading South African software development company achieved huge growth

Issued by Broad Media 26 Sep 2024

Unpacking the NHI Act: Medshield’s Kevin Aron explains the changing healthcare landscape

NHI

Unpacking the NHI Act: Medshield’s Kevin Aron explains the changing healthcare landscape

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 20 Sep 2024

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Agribusiness

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Sep 2024

Scores of people queued outside the labour office in Cape Town’s city centre on Wednesday. The UIF’s online portal has been offline for about three weeks. Photos: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp

HR Tools & Software

UIF online services frozen in court battle

Mary-Anne Gontsana 6 Sep 2024

Advancing African research - A doctorate success story

Higher Education

Advancing African research - A doctorate success story

Dr MaryAnne Harrop-Allin, Issued by Milpark Education 5 Sep 2024

Dominate Black Friday 2024 by advertising on MyBroadband

Online Media

Dominate Black Friday 2024 by advertising on MyBroadband

Issued by Broad Media 4 Sep 2024

After loadshedding: Why freedom from the grid remains imperative

Energy

After loadshedding: Why freedom from the grid remains imperative

Forbes Padayachee, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 2 Sep 2024

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AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: AI - The most pressing challenge to the future of our industry

Jarred Cinman 30 Aug 2024

At a meeting on 24 August, families of those who died in the Marshalltown fire, and survivors of the fire, decided to launch a class action suit against the City of Johannesburg. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Marshalltown fire survivors to launch class action against City of Johannesburg

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 Aug 2024

Addressing the gender gap in tourism's leadership roles

Tourism

Addressing the gender gap in tourism's leadership roles

Inga Mtolo 27 Aug 2024

Women fuel South Africa’s tourism sector growth

Tourism

Women fuel South Africa’s tourism sector growth

23 Aug 2024