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Agriculture

SA agriculture shows steady growth under master plan

2 days

Pharmacists can initiate people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. Photo: GroundUp Staff

Medical Law

Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules

2 days

SA’s auto industry must turn tariff pain into transformation opportunity

Automotive

SA’s auto industry must turn tariff pain into transformation opportunity

Kebalepile Matlhak 2 days

Nuclear Power

G20 South Africa: Govt plans nuclear energy expansion

2 days

Activists have welcomed the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) by another 18 months. This announcement has come as a welcome relief to many families. Graphic: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027

Joseph Chirume 2 days

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

SMEs

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 days

Just say goodbye to fraud

Cybersecurity

Just say goodbye to fraud

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 8 Oct 2025

Township retail gets an upgrade to be more sustainable

Packaging

Township retail gets an upgrade to be more sustainable

Issued by DY/DX 8 Oct 2025

Revealed: KFC's new “secret recipe”

ESG

Revealed: KFC's new “secret recipe”

8 Oct 2025

Britain's Prince Harry waves as he departs after his visit to the Community Recording Studio (CRS), a grassroots institution providing opportunities for young people, in Nottingham, Britain, 9 September 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Phil Noble

Environment & Natural Resources

Prince Harry conservation charity in Chad "failed to protect wildlife"

8 Oct 2025

A shop attendant displays gold necklaces for the camera at a jewellery shop in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, June 30, 2009. Image credit: Reuters/Krishnendu Halder

Gold

$4,000 an ounce: Gold price hits a record

Brijesh Patel and Anushree Mukherjee 8 Oct 2025

Source: SANews.gov.za

Aviation

Government confirms approval of permit for Abakan Air

8 Oct 2025

New partnership aims to strengthen SA's tech talent pipeline

Development

New partnership aims to strengthen SA's tech talent pipeline

7 Oct 2025

South Africa has a skills development problem - what about the TVET solution?

Skills Training

South Africa has a skills development problem - what about the TVET solution?

Issued by Oxford University Press 7 Oct 2025

Bruce Hunt, MD Transcend Capital

Employment Equity

Funding vs fronting: Is the 3% BEE levy the answer to empowerment?

Bruce Hunt 7 Oct 2025

The Land Court has ruled that landowners who wish to apply to the courts for an eviction order must first go through a mediation process. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landowners must go through mediation before applying for an eviction, court rules

Tania Broughton 7 Oct 2025

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

FMCG

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

Issued by AMIE 7 Oct 2025

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Automotive

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Siyabonga Mthembu 7 Oct 2025

Township shoppers go strategic: 2025 CX Report reveals shifting loyalties

CRM, CX, UX

Township shoppers go strategic: 2025 CX Report reveals shifting loyalties

Issued by Rogerwilco 7 Oct 2025

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Public Health

Vaccines and motherhood: Are AI-generated health messages working in Kenya and Nigeria?

Yewande O. Addie 8 Oct 2025

Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, prepares to board a flight to Tunisia to join the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 3, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi/File Photo

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Sumud Flotilla: South African detainees arrive in Jordan

7 Oct 2025

Sapa calls for balanced trade policy to protect the local poultry industry

Agribusiness

Sapa calls for balanced trade policy to protect the local poultry industry

Izaak Breitenbach 6 Oct 2025

4 changes in 30 years still shaping recruitment in SA financial services

Talent Acquisition

4 changes in 30 years still shaping recruitment in SA financial services

Issued by Capital Assignments 6 Oct 2025

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Food, Water & Energy Security

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 6 Oct 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Vulnerable vultures: Govt calls on South Africans to protect "critically important" birds

6 Oct 2025

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Youth Employment

New internship programme to boost youth opportunities in hospitality sector

6 Oct 2025

SA secures China, India investments to boost local auto manufacturing

Manufacturing & Parts

SA secures China, India investments to boost local auto manufacturing

Nqobile Dludla 6 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Global industry giants compete at the Big 5 Impact Awards in Dubai 2025

6 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Western Cape pushes forward with crucial R640m bypass

6 Oct 2025

Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels - we need to empower entrepreneurs

Higher Education

Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels - we need to empower entrepreneurs

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Govt condemns Ngizwe Mchunu's hateful anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

3 Oct 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Billions needed to fix courts, prisons and police buildings

GroundUp and The Outlier 3 Oct 2025

Teaching the teachers: Upskilling teachers for a digital-first future

Skills Training

Teaching the teachers: Upskilling teachers for a digital-first future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 2 Oct 2025

AfriGIS preserving South Africa’s heritage

Services

AfriGIS preserving South Africa’s heritage

Issued by AfriGIS 2 Oct 2025

BMW South Africa CEO calls for joint EV battery strategy with Europe

Fuel & Energy

BMW South Africa CEO calls for joint EV battery strategy with Europe

Nqobile Dludla 2 Oct 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Liquor Amendment Bill moves to ban alcohol advertising

Sabrina de Freitas and Juliet Killick 2 Oct 2025

Eastern Cape secures its place as home of SA’s automotive events

Events & Conferencing

Eastern Cape secures its place as home of SA’s automotive events

Claire Kivedo & Lasheigh O'Ehley, Issued by Overall Events & Communication 2 Oct 2025

The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (Mice) sector’s growth will depend on whether conferences evolve from rigid agendas into immersive experiences. Pictured: Meeting Africa 2025. Source: © Meetings Africa

MICE

How SA can shift into the top tier of Mice destinations globally

2 Oct 2025

Hormones, menopause, and cancer: Cansa’s call to action this October

Oncology

Hormones, menopause, and cancer: Cansa’s call to action this October

Issued by CANSA 1 Oct 2025

Railway

Port of Gauteng's $50bn plan to transform Durban-Gauteng freight corridor

1 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Stocks mixed, gold hits record as US government shuts down

Samuel Indyk, Stella Qiu and Ankur Banerjee 1 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

#AEW2025: Breaking the fossil fuel impasse in South Africa's Orange Basin

Maroefah Smith 1 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa tax agency falling short on extra collections ambition

Colleen Goko 1 Oct 2025

South African expats in the UK weighing their options

Law of Succession

South African expats in the UK weighing their options

Issued by Capital Legacy 30 Sep 2025

Future of HR Conference: Unlocking the New Code of Work

Management & Leadership

Future of HR Conference: Unlocking the New Code of Work

Issued by Topco Media 30 Sep 2025

Higher Education

eThekwini renews groundbreaking partnership with leading universities

30 Sep 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Three SA agencies have been named in the 40 best campaigns for the 2025 Global Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

SA PR agencies named in 40 best campaigns for the 2025 Global Sabre Awards

1 Oct 2025