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Dozens of communities downstream of the Katse Dam are owed compensation since 2013 by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Lesotho dam project misses deadline to pay multi-million compensation claim

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 day

Jean-Paul Rudd, Partner, Adams & Adams

Corporate & Commercial Law

Prior accounting discrepancies lead to coverage denial in new suits

Jean-Paul Rudd 6 Feb 2026

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t

Michael Richardson and Le Yang 4 Feb 2026

On Friday, Wesley Neumann’s legal team asked the Labour Court to enforce an earlier ruling for his reinstatement as Heathfield High principal. From left: Advocate Vernon Seymour, Wesley Neumann and advocate Rod Solomons. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Principal Wesley Neumann’s return to Heathfield High delayed

Marecia Damons 3 Feb 2026

Nando’s has issued a statement on X addressing the claim by music executive Nota Baloyi over the use of Kwesta’s song in its meal advertisement (Image source: © Downtown Music )

Advertising

The Nando's and Nota Baloyi Spirit dispute heats up

30 Jan 2026

Open letter: Eskort urges Braai Index to reflect real meat choices including pork

FMCG

Open letter: Eskort urges Braai Index to reflect real meat choices including pork

29 Jan 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

Vanessa Jarvis-Findlay unveils a sassy new plant-based cookbook

Food & Wine

Vanessa Jarvis-Findlay unveils a sassy new plant-based cookbook

20 Jan 2026

Source: Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp.The Salt River Market site, where social housing is planned.

Property Development

Social housing set to be built at Salt River Market this year

Matthew Hirsch 13 Jan 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health now takes full financial responsibility for medical scheme error

12 Jan 2026

Janu-worry? Not when it comes to Cape Town!

Tourism

Janu-worry? Not when it comes to Cape Town!

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 6 Jan 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health members asked to pay for its costly mistake

6 Jan 2026

Land & Property Law

Cape Town estate agent dupes seller in elaborate property scam, court intervenes

Anelisa Zungu and Renel Fourie 22 Dec 2025

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, is appealing a HPCSA ruling against her. Photo: “” by ().

Ethics & Medicolegal

SA doctor in the firing line for stand on Palestine

Joan van Dyk 19 Dec 2025

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Education

Education dept warns of scam targeting unemployed teachers

11 Dec 2025

Machine celebrates major wins at the 2025 Pendoring Awards for Spotify

Pendoring

Machine celebrates major wins at the 2025 Pendoring Awards for Spotify

Issued by Machine_ 11 Dec 2025

Michelin-star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen’s new cooking show premieres on Primedia+

TV

Michelin-star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen’s new cooking show premieres on Primedia+

Issued by Primedia Studios 8 Dec 2025

Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

Advertising

Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

Issued by Dentsu 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

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

100 bursaries available from Cornerstone Institute

24 Nov 2025

Women walk past a Mozambique soldier inside a camp for the internally displaced in the town of Quitunda, Mozambique, 22 September 2021. Image credit: Reuters/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Locals angry over TotalEnergies' enclave model in Mozambique

Nellie Peyton 14 Nov 2025

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Energy

Applications for C-Suite Women in Energy Empowerment open

4 Nov 2025

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS board chairperson resigns

3 Nov 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Force majeure lifted: $20bn Mozambique LNG project eyes restart

Reuters reporters 28 Oct 2025

Source: GroundUp/Matthew. Hirsch. Rosaline Isaacs, 77, last heard about her claim three years ago when the Land Claims Commission sent her a letter thanking her for her patience.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

District Six claimants wonder if they will be alive by the time government redevelops the historic site

Matthew Hirsch 28 Oct 2025

Launch your career with Dentsu South Africa

Advertising

Launch your career with Dentsu South Africa

Issued by Dentsu 22 Oct 2025

From CV to conversation: Why the interview is crucial

Talent Acquisition

From CV to conversation: Why the interview is crucial

Vanessa Gibb, Issued by Pnet 21 Oct 2025

It’s In Our Hands: A Movement to Inspire Change, One Glass Bottle at a Time

Manufacturing

It’s In Our Hands: A Movement to Inspire Change, One Glass Bottle at a Time

Issued by Isanti Glass 24 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Global debt tops G20 agenda, South African central bank chief says

Karin Strohecker and Colleen Goko 16 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Understanding the SCA ruling: Breaches that lead to director delinquency

Nastascha Harduth and Gaby Wesson 15 Oct 2025

Gauteng High Court judge Letty Molopa-Sethosa delivered a judgment that had been outstanding since August 2022. The case, however, never appeared on any of the judiciary’s reserved judgments reports. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge hands down ruling three years late

Marecia Damons 14 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Groups blast lack of progress on debt issues during South Africa's G20 presidency

Andrea Shalal 14 Oct 2025

Get instant discounts with Dis-Chem's Better Rewards programme

Health & Beauty

Get instant discounts with Dis-Chem's Better Rewards programme

10 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SAHRC orders Ngizwe Mchunu to apologise for anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

10 Oct 2025

Can a JBCC contract be cancelled where there is no principal agent?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Can a JBCC contract be cancelled where there is no principal agent?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 9 Oct 2025

Dozens of people, many of them health workers, picketed outside Red Cross Hospital on Thursday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Ethics & Medicolegal

Health workers picket for flotilla to be protected

Matthew Hirsch 3 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

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African exports face immediate damage from lapse of US trade initiative

1 Oct 2025

Marketing & Media

Rocket Creative elevates brand presence for soundcore at City2City Marathon

Issued by Rocket Creative Design & Display 2 Oct 2025

Local flavour, delivered: Mr D x Hammy Eats

Marketing

Local flavour, delivered: Mr D x Hammy Eats

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 29 Sep 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Passenger rail gets back on track, slowly

GroundUp and The Outlier 29 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Unveiling The Cole: Cape Town’s future luxury gem by Kove Collection

26 Sep 2025

Image supplied.

Events

South Africa's legendary duo Liquideep headlines BloemFeast

25 Sep 2025

Amura: A new marine dining experience set to launch at Mount Nelson

Food & Wine

Amura: A new marine dining experience set to launch at Mount Nelson

24 Sep 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

BP and Vitol secure long-term access to critical Durban petrochemical hub

16 Sep 2025

SAPS HQ fiasco: MPs lose patience with Public Works Minister

Infrastructure & Utilities

SAPS HQ fiasco: MPs lose patience with Public Works Minister

Matthew Hirsch 16 Sep 2025

Advertising

Hostile ad complaints, powered by AI, test the ARB

Serenta Lotz 16 Sep 2025

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Students across all fields of study urged to apply for Willowton Sanzaf Bursary

12 Sep 2025