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SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Higher Education

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Birgit Otterman and Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 day

AfDB injects $76m to boost Somalia’s road links and regional trade

Transport

AfDB injects $76m to boost Somalia’s road links and regional trade

1 day

SEF partners spark employment opportunities, grow social capital and rebuild institutional trust

HR & Management

SEF partners spark employment opportunities, grow social capital and rebuild institutional trust

Daniella Horwitz, Issued by The Social Employment Fund 1 day

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Chirume. When GroundUp visited the incomplete Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre in Hankey there was no sign of activity.

Construction & Engineering

Broken promises: Sarah Baartman Centre is a case study in government failure

Joseph Chirume 1 day

Impact in the township economy comes from long-term commitment and relationships

SMEs

Impact in the township economy comes from long-term commitment and relationships

Issued by Edge Growth 3 days

Medihelp’s care ‘superpower’: Future-fit healthcare that’s compassionate, well managed, and sustainable

Medical Aid

Medihelp’s care ‘superpower’: Future-fit healthcare that’s compassionate, well managed, and sustainable

Issued by Medihelp 3 days

Community, including campus broadcasters, recognised at 2025 Telkom Radio Awards

Radio & Audio

Community, including campus broadcasters, recognised at 2025 Telkom Radio Awards

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 3 days

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Absa leads charge in launch of R11.8bn infrastructure bond

3 days

To reach younger donors, the South African Guide Dog Association, together with VML, created AI pupfluencer, Maxx Reps (Image supplied)

Marketing

AI pupfluencer created to reach younger audience for Guide Dog Association

3 days

The G20 and Africa’s creative economy – a new window of opportunity

Design

The G20 and Africa’s creative economy – a new window of opportunity

Beth Arendse, Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 3 days

Sanlam’s Youth4Tourism scoops the 2025 Trialogue Strategic CSI Award

CSI & Philanthropy

Sanlam’s Youth4Tourism scoops the 2025 Trialogue Strategic CSI Award

Issued by Trialogue 9 Dec 2025

Maverix calls on African founders to reclaim profit through clarity, structure and insight

Business Plans

Maverix calls on African founders to reclaim profit through clarity, structure and insight

Issued by Our Salad Mix 9 Dec 2025

SA fintech startup Ezeebit bags R36.6m funding

Funding

SA fintech startup Ezeebit bags R36.6m funding

9 Dec 2025

R13bn CSI spend signals stability in a tough economy

Education & Skills Development

R13bn CSI spend signals stability in a tough economy

Issued by Trialogue 8 Dec 2025

Wits and Sappi renew forestry partnership to boost climate resilience

Forestry

Wits and Sappi renew forestry partnership to boost climate resilience

Issued by Sappi 8 Dec 2025

Awards

Natural skincare brand wins R250k on Engen The Making Of

8 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks.

Property Development

Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

Matthew Hirsch 8 Dec 2025

Image credit: Photo by on

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s G20 presidency is over – what did it achieve for climate and clean energy in Africa?

Britta Rennkamp 9 Dec 2025

Tech Startups urged to attend the 2026 SME South Africa Funding Summit

SMEs

Tech Startups urged to attend the 2026 SME South Africa Funding Summit

Issued by Startup.Africa 5 Dec 2025

Media

Big Tech, AI, and violence: How South African journalism is being tested

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Dec 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour

Narnia Bohler-Muller 5 Dec 2025

Co-spacing: A strategic catalyst for SMME growth in a changing world

SMEs

Co-spacing: A strategic catalyst for SMME growth in a changing world

Black Umbrellas, Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 4 Dec 2025

Losing sight of the shore in Africa’s HIV response

HIV/AIDS

Losing sight of the shore in Africa’s HIV response

Dr Allan Pamba, Issued by JNPR 4 Dec 2025

Absa launches first Social Impact Awards to celebrate change makers across Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

Absa launches first Social Impact Awards to celebrate change makers across Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 4 Dec 2025

Radio & Audio

Jozi FM chair arrested over missing lottery millions

4 Dec 2025

Rising costs and weak credit quality to shape SME planning in 2026

SMEs

Rising costs and weak credit quality to shape SME planning in 2026

3 Dec 2025

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

WC Social Development opens LGBTQIA+ and men’s GBV shelter

3 Dec 2025

Four months ago, final environmental authorisation was given for the construction of a second nuclear power plant for South Africa at Duynefontein, which currently hosts the 1,940-megawatt (MW) Koeberg nuclear facility, pictured above. Photo: Brent Meersman

Nuclear Power

Eskom starts environmental assessment for a third nuclear power station

John Yeld 3 Dec 2025

Culinary tourism is a Western Cape jobs engine fit for growth

Hospitality

Culinary tourism is a Western Cape jobs engine fit for growth

Brent Downard 2 Dec 2025

Chris Hani agri show highlights emerging agribusiness opportunities

Agriculture

Chris Hani agri show highlights emerging agribusiness opportunities

2 Dec 2025

SME Funding Summit returns for second year

SMEs

SME Funding Summit returns for second year

Issued by SME South Africa 2 Dec 2025

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Agriculture

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Divya Narain 2 Dec 2025

Gigi Ngcobo, Venture Scale Lead at Injini

E-learning

7 trends shaping Africa’s edtech revolution

Gigi Ngcobo 2 Dec 2025

Image credit: Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. Miyelani Holeni, chief adviser at Ntiyiso Consulting Group.

Infrastructure & Utilities

The hidden risk in SA’s tighter inflation band

Miyelani Holeni 2 Dec 2025

Why thousands of parents are choosing online homeschooling

Primary & Secondary Education

Why thousands of parents are choosing online homeschooling

Issued by CambriLearn 1 Dec 2025

(Image source: © UNPD Bradly Howland, CEO of Alkemi Collective, says South Africa’s recent hosting of the G20 Summit is a live, high-stakes demonstration of what strategic communication looks like. Pictured: G20 South Africa Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting

PR & Communications

5 communications insights from SA's recent hosting of the G20 Summit

Bradly Howland 1 Dec 2025

Lower inflation target to recharge residential market confidence

Residential Property

Lower inflation target to recharge residential market confidence

Issued by Landsdowne Property Group 1 Dec 2025

VSL Manufacturing unveils R750m plant to power Isuzu SA supply chain

Manufacturing & Parts

VSL Manufacturing unveils R750m plant to power Isuzu SA supply chain

28 Nov 2025

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

Transnet partners with France, EU to decarbonise ports and railways

Logistics & Transport

Transnet partners with France, EU to decarbonise ports and railways

26 Nov 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Midvaal Hospital goes green with Standard Bank's R34m support

26 Nov 2025

Dr Quatro Mgogo, incoming Head of the School of Journalism and Media Studies (JMS). Source: Rhodes University.

Media

Rhodes University appoints youngest head of journalism

26 Nov 2025

Food entrepreneurs invited to apply for V&A Waterfront incubator

Entrepreneurship

Food entrepreneurs invited to apply for V&A Waterfront incubator

26 Nov 2025

SA is off the greylist - Now SME compliance gets tougher

SMEs

SA is off the greylist - Now SME compliance gets tougher

Issued by Company Partners 26 Nov 2025

This Christmas, 12,000 children need more than gifts – They need to be ready for Grade 1

Food, Water & Energy Security

This Christmas, 12,000 children need more than gifts – They need to be ready for Grade 1

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 25 Nov 2025

Fraud and abuse pose a silent threat to healthcare sustainability

Medical Aid

Fraud and abuse pose a silent threat to healthcare sustainability

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 25 Nov 2025

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Agriculture

Agriculture Department warns farmers of PESI voucher scam

25 Nov 2025

Energy

Plentify secures oversubscribed series A to scale smart energy technology globally

25 Nov 2025