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Oxford University Press SA introduces Student Wellbeing Journal to help curb rising anxiety concerns

Higher Education

Oxford University Press SA introduces Student Wellbeing Journal to help curb rising anxiety concerns

Issued by Oxford University Press 10 hours

Bellville tech ‘amped’ for the future

Higher Education

Bellville tech ‘amped’ for the future

Heleen Boshoff, Issued by 3RC 7 Mar 2025

The MDDA elevates indigenous languages on International Mother Language Day 2026

Media

The MDDA elevates indigenous languages on International Mother Language Day 2026

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 12 hours

Advertising

Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?

Ilayaraja Subramanian 18 hours

Supplied image: Octavius Phukubye, Executive Director of the Mr Price Foundation, delivering the keynote address at the national launch of the Waste Innovation Challenge

Higher Education

Mr Price Foundation Waste Innovation Challenge calls students to reimagine plastic waste solutions

1 day

Vital importance of quality assurance in higher education: How partnerships drive excellence in Africa

Higher Education

Vital importance of quality assurance in higher education: How partnerships drive excellence in Africa

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 1 day

Indigenous melodies take center stage at the SAJE Conference 2026

Music

Indigenous melodies take center stage at the SAJE Conference 2026

1 day

Land Bank names Jabu Mphambo as acting CEO

Agriculture

Land Bank names Jabu Mphambo as acting CEO

2 days

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

Medical Research

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

2 days

Jeremy Bossenger, director, BossJansen Executive Search

Talent Acquisition

Corporate hiring trends: Is your CV becoming obsolete?

Jeremy Bossenger 3 days

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in popular South African sanitary pads and pantyliners

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in popular South African sanitary pads and pantyliners

3 days

Sherylee Shaik (left) and Mmaphuti Rankapole-Tshifularo (right).

Branding

New CMO and CFO for Brand SA

3 days

Source: GCIS/Jairus Mmutle.

Economy

Ramaphosa's Sona maps out urgent steps for South Africa's job-rich growth

Raymond Parsons 16 Feb 2026

Standard Bank gives Unisa’s climate loss and damage research R1m boost

Climate Change

Standard Bank gives Unisa’s climate loss and damage research R1m boost

16 Feb 2026

Waterfall School of Business: New support systems a game-changer for professional career development

Higher Education

Waterfall School of Business: New support systems a game-changer for professional career development

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 13 Feb 2026

Applications close in April. Source: TDC.

The One Club for Creativity

Type Directors Club scholarship applications open now

13 Feb 2026

Stellenbosch Uni's Erick Strauss to lead next-gen antibiotics research in Africa

Medical Research

Stellenbosch Uni's Erick Strauss to lead next-gen antibiotics research in Africa

12 Feb 2026

Growthpoint breaks ground on Tecoma Park, Cornubia, advancing its local logistics strategy

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint breaks ground on Tecoma Park, Cornubia, advancing its local logistics strategy

Issued by Catchwords 11 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Is South African mining ready for the skills of tomorrow?

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Is South African mining ready for the skills of tomorrow?

Maroefah Smith 12 Feb 2026

SA wine leaders honoured at 2026 harvest event

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine leaders honoured at 2026 harvest event

11 Feb 2026

Over 50 countries will gather in Pretoria to advance accountability, transparency, and user rights on digital platforms. (Source: )

Media

South Africa hosts global summit on digital platform governance

11 Feb 2026

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

Circular Economy & Waste Management

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

11 Feb 2026

Coastal boom: Eastern Cape property market outpaces inland growth

Property

Coastal boom: Eastern Cape property market outpaces inland growth

10 Feb 2026

Can entrepreneurship be taught? Here’s the neuroscience

Entrepreneurship

Can entrepreneurship be taught? Here’s the neuroscience

Victor (Vik) Perez 10 Feb 2026

Lyndy van den Baarselaar, Managing Director at Manpower SA

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Manpower SA's Lyndy van den Baarselaar: Steering the future of work with purpose, agility, and humanity

Lyndy van den Barselaar 9 Feb 2026

Dr Stan du Plessis, CEO at Stadio Higher Education

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Stadio's Dr Stan du Plessis: 4 forces reshaping higher education in South Africa

Stan du Plessis 6 Feb 2026

Men are embracing beauty culture - many of them just refuse to call it that

Aesthetic Medicine

Men are embracing beauty culture - many of them just refuse to call it that

Jordan Foster 6 Feb 2026

Why 2026 will feel expensive before it gets better

Higher Education

Why 2026 will feel expensive before it gets better

Prof Jacques de Jongh, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 6 Feb 2026

Hunger is chronic, not episodic: New research uncovers the reality facing struggling households

CSI & Philanthropy

Hunger is chronic, not episodic: New research uncovers the reality facing struggling households

Issued by FoodForward SA 6 Feb 2026

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Marecia Damons 6 Feb 2026

2025 Shoprite bursary graduates: Thoriso Sethosa, Johan Van Rhyn and Kwakho Mtiki

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

90 bursaries available in Shoprite's 2026 bursary programme - now open for application

5 Feb 2026

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation opens Fellowship applications for SA’s next generation of entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation opens Fellowship applications for SA’s next generation of entrepreneurs

5 Feb 2026

Your child’s qualifications don’t travel: The hidden cost of a local-only education

Primary & Secondary Education

Your child’s qualifications don’t travel: The hidden cost of a local-only education

Issued by CambriLearn 5 Feb 2026

Next Narrative Africa Fund (NNAF) has partnered with Parrot Analytics to leverage world-class analytics to prove that African narratives are a globally undervalued asset class (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Study to prove African narratives are a globally undervalued asset

5 Feb 2026

PR & Communications

Why keeping quiet about the family feud gave Brand Beckham a commercial boost

Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane 5 Feb 2026

Groundbreaking HIV vaccine trial begins at Groote Schuur Hospital

HIV/AIDS

Groundbreaking HIV vaccine trial begins at Groote Schuur Hospital

4 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

Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces

Agriculture

Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces

Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira 4 Feb 2026

Cape Town’s water use remains too high despite Day Zero lessons

Food, Water & Energy Security

Cape Town’s water use remains too high despite Day Zero lessons

Kevin Winter 4 Feb 2026

Gibs partners with the Academy of Management via the Community Accelerator Program

Higher Education

Gibs partners with the Academy of Management via the Community Accelerator Program

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 2 Feb 2026

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025 have been announced with Joe Public dominating the top spots (Image source: © Loeries)

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025, Joe Public dominates top spots

2 Feb 2026

Agri X Fusion event to tackle SA's red meat sector challenges

Agriculture

Agri X Fusion event to tackle SA's red meat sector challenges

2 Feb 2026

Impaq learner named SACAI’s top NSC candidate for the Class of 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

Impaq learner named SACAI’s top NSC candidate for the Class of 2025

Issued by Impaq 2 Feb 2026

Copper peptides: these powerful molecules are worth the skincare hype

Aesthetic Medicine

Copper peptides: these powerful molecules are worth the skincare hype

Ahmed Elbediwy and Nadine Wehida 30 Jan 2026

Advertising

Why Heineken’s zero-alcohol London Underground campaign fell flat

Jonatan Sodergren 30 Jan 2026

New report finds strong growth in AI use among SA adults

4th Industrial Revolution

New report finds strong growth in AI use among SA adults

29 Jan 2026