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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

Source: Imagen 3

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

Image source: Chayanit Chankhong –

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

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies and energy reform to dominate 2025 markets

31 Dec 2024

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

SMEs

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

12 Dec 2024

Deadline looms for spaza shop registration

Informal Retailing

Deadline looms for spaza shop registration

11 Dec 2024

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Agribusiness

Agribusiness optimism surges as confidence hits two-year high

Wandile Sihlobo 10 Dec 2024

Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams to inspect spaza shops for compliance and safety

SMEs

Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams to inspect spaza shops for compliance and safety

9 Dec 2024

Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

Sustainable Development

Municipalities enter the climate crisis chat at built environment indaba

Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

Close the loop with us

Packaging

Close the loop with us

Issued by Mpact 5 Dec 2024

aQuellé celebrates 25 years by spreading more joy

ESG

aQuellé celebrates 25 years by spreading more joy

Issued by aQuellé 6 Dec 2024

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Informal Retailing

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Annelene Dippenaar 6 Dec 2024

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Retail & Hospitality Property

The South African commercial real estate market has surged to nearly R2tn

28 Nov 2024

Financial Services

SA's looming retirement crisis as R5.2bn funding gap emerges

27 Nov 2024

Guide to register spaza shops

Regulatory

Guide to register spaza shops

26 Nov 2024

Turning bread into bricks for new KZN homes

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Turning bread into bricks for new KZN homes

Issued by dotGOOD 26 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

South Africa declares national disaster as foodborne illnesses rise dramatically

25 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert

21 Nov 2024

Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

SMEs

Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

21 Nov 2024

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

SMEs

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

20 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Paul Jackson is the chief executive officer of TUHF.

Property

Addressing the urgent need to combat SA's urban sprawl

Paul Jackson 15 Nov 2024

Dipula shines with solid results, solar roll-out and strong prospects

Office Property

Dipula shines with solid results, solar roll-out and strong prospects

Issued by Catchwords 14 Nov 2024

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Agriculture

Land reform can work: Prioritising rural economic development and inclusive change

Peter Setou 13 Nov 2024

Image source: Eranda Kumarapperuma –

Food, Water & Energy Security

City of Johannesburg to implement water restrictions

12 Nov 2024

KZN South Coast set for tourism surge with record Blue Flag beaches

Tourism

KZN South Coast set for tourism surge with record Blue Flag beaches

5 Nov 2024

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

Entrepreneurship

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

5 Nov 2024

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Issued by MultiChoice 30 Oct 2024

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

Can a state entity avoid paying a contractor where their appointment is challenged?

Legal

Can a state entity avoid paying a contractor where their appointment is challenged?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 28 Oct 2024

Record entry for annual Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer

ESG

Record entry for annual Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer

Issued by Algoa FM 28 Oct 2024

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

Agriculture

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

28 Oct 2024

Property

Steady population shift to areas around cities

23 Oct 2024

Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

Regulatory

Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

10 Oct 2024