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Employment Equity

B-BBEE under fire: The myths and reality

David Ansara 30 Dec 2025

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Financial Services

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Danica Pretorius, Issued by Ambledown 22 Dec 2025

Rowen Pillai, CEO, LeanTechnovations says we must view AI not as a threat, but as the engine for a new generation of entrepreneurs (Image source: © Education Sub Saharan Africa

Entrepreneurship

AI not a threat, but the engine for a new generation of entrepreneurs

Rowen Pillai 19 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: Property

Property

#BestofBiz 2025: Property

17 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2025: Legal

17 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. Peter Marumong.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Remote monitoring transforms South Africa's water crisis management

10 Dec 2025

Fibre Circle colloquium calls for stronger partners to transform South Africa’s circular paper economy

ESG

Fibre Circle colloquium calls for stronger partners to transform South Africa’s circular paper economy

Dumisani Khumalo, Issued by Fibre Circle 4 Dec 2025

Chris Hani agri show highlights emerging agribusiness opportunities

Agriculture

Chris Hani agri show highlights emerging agribusiness opportunities

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

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Infrastructure & Utilities

More than R200m spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

GroundUp Staff and The Outlier 1 Dec 2025

Limpopo ramps up road safety to halve fatalities by 2030

Logistics & Transport

Limpopo ramps up road safety to halve fatalities by 2030

27 Nov 2025

Tourism

New Vaal Water Utility set to boost tourism and economic growth in SA

27 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Zen Dlamini, Standard Bank’s executive head for Infrastructure and Public Sector.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Bridging the water gap: How South Africa plans to secure its future

Zen Dlamini 25 Nov 2025

Reflect. Reconnect. Reimagine: A reflection on the SEF Round 4 kick-off workshop

ESG & Sustainability

Reflect. Reconnect. Reimagine: A reflection on the SEF Round 4 kick-off workshop

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 21 Nov 2025

Eastern Cape Journalists celebrated as 2025 Vodacom Award Winners named. Source: Supplied.

Media

Eastern Cape’s 2025 Vodacom Journalist of the Year winners revealed

18 Nov 2025

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Property Development

Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Nov 2025

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Energy

Secret electricity price hikes in South Africa to be curbed in a game-changing court ruling

Felix Dube 17 Nov 2025

SA’s new Aarto driving law postponed to July 2026

Maintenance

SA’s new Aarto driving law postponed to July 2026

14 Nov 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why Eskom's virtual wheeling is a breakthrough moment for SMEs

Bronwyn Timm 12 Nov 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

NSC exams progressing smoothly at halfway mark

10 Nov 2025

Nederburg winery cuts municipal water use with new irrigation system

Viticulture & Oenology

Nederburg winery cuts municipal water use with new irrigation system

5 Nov 2025

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Climate Change

Global backing for GAIA climate fund reaches $600m at first close

4 Nov 2025

Thousands thrive through the Social Employment Fund

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Thousands thrive through the Social Employment Fund

Thula Zondi, Issued by The Social Employment Fund 4 Nov 2025

97 SA coastal sites recognised in 2025/26 Blue Flag and Green Coast awards

Tourism

97 SA coastal sites recognised in 2025/26 Blue Flag and Green Coast awards

3 Nov 2025

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Energy

Nersa ordered to publish cost-of-supply studies on municipal tariffs

3 Nov 2025

Turning strategy into action: How AfriGIS supports SA’s geospatial information management strategy?

Digital

Turning strategy into action: How AfriGIS supports SA’s geospatial information management strategy?

Liza Nolte, Issued by AfriGIS 27 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Martin Smith, Design Director and Expertise Leader – Building Services.

Construction & Engineering

Energy Performance Certificates: a new era for South African buildings

Martin Smith 23 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Eshmael Mpabanga, Country Head: Intellect Design Arena South Africa.

Fintech

#EXCLUSIVE: Why SA's core financial infrastructure needs a foundational redesign

Eshmael Mpabanga 20 Oct 2025

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Land & Property Law

ConCourt rules municipalities can't simply charge what they want for rates

Ntando Makuyana 20 Oct 2025

Prof André Duvenhage - South Africa’s transport infrastructure is failing its people

Higher Education

Prof André Duvenhage - South Africa’s transport infrastructure is failing its people

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 15 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R10m UK-SA deal: Upgrading infrastructure for public good

15 Oct 2025

Motorists warned as ghost fine scams rise before Aarto rollout

Maintenance

Motorists warned as ghost fine scams rise before Aarto rollout

14 Oct 2025

Urban models turning waste into opportunity

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Urban models turning waste into opportunity

Warren Hewitt, Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 14 Oct 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

R550m Invest International grant powers Johannesburg’s new waste-to-energy project

9 Oct 2025

Geospatial in Africa: The highs, the lows, and what’s ahead in 2025

Digital

Geospatial in Africa: The highs, the lows, and what’s ahead in 2025

Issued by AfriGIS 8 Oct 2025

The Zayed Sustainability Prize’s jury selected the 33 finalists from 7,761 entries received across six categories. Image supplied.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Inmed South Africa is a finalist for the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize

6 Oct 2025

Source: CoGTA. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Over 75,000 lives transformed as Ekuvukeni water supply project wraps up

30 Sep 2025

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

Digital

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

Issued by AfriGIS 29 Sep 2025

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Higher Education

Call for nominations to strengthen CET college councils

23 Sep 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa pushes for sustainable ocean economy at UN

23 Sep 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Transforming townships: How formal housing investments can boost economic growth

17 Sep 2025

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Tourism

Record cruise season injects R1.79bn into Western Cape economy

12 Sep 2025

How geospatial insights can transform service delivery planning and analysis in South Africa

Digital

How geospatial insights can transform service delivery planning and analysis in South Africa

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 3 Sep 2025

Call for MSMEs to apply for support of up to R23m

SMEs

Call for MSMEs to apply for support of up to R23m

2 Sep 2025

SA agribusiness confidence holds despite livestock, trade concerns

Agribusiness

SA agribusiness confidence holds despite livestock, trade concerns

Wandile Sihlobo 2 Sep 2025

Dismantling prestige: Business Schools as engines of change in South Africa

Higher Education

Dismantling prestige: Business Schools as engines of change in South Africa

Phindile Mpith, Issued by Regent Business School 2 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Dan Payton, chief executive officer of CivilSure.

Construction & Engineering

How construction contractors can avoid hidden project risks that break the bank

1 Sep 2025

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Sustainability

How climate change impacts South African mining water management strategies

4 Sep 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Africa's water investment pledge faces skills gap challenge

29 Aug 2025