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Construction & Engineering

CG Waste Data digitises Africa’s construction-waste lifecycle with AI

5 hours

Happiness Primary School is one of three no-fee-paying schools in Nigel that have had their electricity cut off for months. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Schools left in darkness as municipal bills mount

Kimberly Mutandiro 9 hours

KFC Add Hope goes live on Mr D

ESG

KFC Add Hope goes live on Mr D

10 hours

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HR & Management

Official unemployment rises marginally in Q1 2026

11 hours

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Remuneration & Payroll

New earnings threshold now in effect: Are your employment contracts compliant?

Carole Ratcliffe 12 hours

The awards recognise marketing and supply talent in South Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

IMM Institute names SA's top marketers and supply chain leaders

12 hours

The MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026 will look at where marketers should focus their efforts to drive real growth and deliver measurable impact (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026: Driving growth in modern marketing

11 hours

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Banking

Nedbank unveils fast-track business loans for growing SMEs

12 hours

Haier appliances roll out across Makro stores nationwide

Fashion & Homeware

Haier appliances roll out across Makro stores nationwide

12 hours

The chocolate bar is expected to sell for around R4,500. Source: Lockdale Auctioneers and Valuers.

Branding

Rare royal-inscribed Boer War Cadbury chocolate bar goes to auction

Karabo Ledwaba 12 hours

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Competition Law

New SA merger thresholds and filing fees effective 1 May 2026

Tamara Dini, Richard Bhagwan-Bryce, and Nazeera Mia 13 hours

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

African Rainbow Energy's new deal to speed up private power for SA businesses

13 hours

Work from Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography / Stellenbosch. The 'eracism' app. Source: The One Show.

The One Club for Creativity

South Africa tallies 7 Young Ones merits this year

14 hours

A US passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Infectious Diseases

SA identifies 97 contacts tied to MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak

15 hours

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Finance

Deals and new partnerships lined up at Africa-France summit

Duncan Miriri 15 hours

Legacy car brands face growing pressure in South Africa

Dealers

Legacy car brands face growing pressure in South Africa

17 hours

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Law Practice

Parliament to reopen Section 89 process after court ruling

1 day

Source: Supplied. Clairize Malan, senior associate at MDA Attorneys.

Construction & Engineering

Contractors urged to act as fuel costs squeeze margins

1 day

BONDay sets the tone for ATI 2026

Tourism

BONDay sets the tone for ATI 2026

1 day

Supplied image - front L-R: Inga Javu, Limise Kalolo, Mesuli Meneze and Shaun Ngubo (all Joe Slovo High School).
Back L-R: Joe Slovo High School learners Minenthle Ngweni, Lultho Daniso, Maude Modise (Director of the Shoprite Foundation), Alulutho Mnyobe, Anam Kalman, Kungawo Mkhalali, Xoliswa Mahlangu (Head of Digital Learning and Technology at Sifiso EdTech) and Lisolethu Fana

Primary & Secondary Education

Khayelitsha high school receives new robotics lab

1 day

Inclusive Lens Awards returns to Fame Week Africa 2026

Film

Inclusive Lens Awards returns to Fame Week Africa 2026

1 day

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Employee Wellness

Post-burnout management: How to lead teams through recovery

Brian Mhlanga 1 day

Demographica promotes Marloe Wise to MD - Moss to drive Halo, Second Rodeo

Marketing

Demographica promotes Marloe Wise to MD - Moss to drive Halo, Second Rodeo

1 day

The Boundless team, with newly escaped from prison Fran Luckin. (I know Mouse is there somewhere...) (Image supplied)

Advertising

A prisoner, an escape mastermind and a mouse walk into an agency

Danette Breitenbach 15 hours

Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

Marketing

Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

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SuperSport’s new advertising campaign will launch to coincide with the start of the Fifa World Cup 2026 (Image supplied)

Advertising

Supersport's Fifa World Cup Sleep can wait campaign launches

1 day

SA Rugby and Canal+ renewed deal secures coverage for coming seasons

Sport

SA Rugby and Canal+ renewed deal secures coverage for coming seasons

1 day

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Redefine Properties, Andrew König.

Property

How Redefine Properties defies geopolitical uncertainty with a strong 2026 outlook

1 day

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

Banking & Finance

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

1 day

The City of Cape Town is attending to multiple incidents related to the storm raging across Cape Town. Image credit

Climate Change

Western Cape battles storm as govt declares a national disaster

1 day

Advertising

Heineken’s new global agency model rolls out for 2030

1 day

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Markets & Investment

Oil rises $4 after Trump rejects Iran's response to US peace proposal

Florence Tan and Siyi Liu 1 day

Mandi Fine is a two-time Cannes Lions Pharma Jury Member.

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: Mandi Fine | SA’s healthcare communicators deserve a louder global voice

Mandi Fine 1 day

People from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are transferred by boat to the port after disembarking, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Infectious Diseases

Cruise evacuees face 42-day quarantine to contain hantavirus spread

Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee 1 day

Logistics inefficiencies pressure South African SMEs

Logistics & Transport

Logistics inefficiencies pressure South African SMEs

1 day

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Primary & Secondary Education

What’s stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: exams

Frank Quansah 8 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Kouga Dam withstands flood pressure amid rising water levels

8 May 2026

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya goes trough the judgement as South Africa's Constitutional Court gives the ruling on whether the parliament failed to hold President Cyril Ramaphosa to account over the "Farmgate" scandal, involving allegations that foreign currency was hidden at his Phala Phala game farm, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 May 2026. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Law Practice

ConCourt revives impeachment process against Ramaphosa over "Farmgate"

Nilutpal Timsina, Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 8 May 2026

The 2026 Cannes Lions Shortlisting Jury includes increased representation from Africa (Image supplied)

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Increased representation from Africa on shortlisting juries

8 May 2026

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HR & Management

Verification essential as both sides fear fraud in hiring process

8 May 2026

A damaged road following heavy rain at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, earlier this year. Image credit: Reuters/Oupa Nkosi

Climate Change

Santam-SA Weather Service partnership to cut flood and storm losses

8 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

The R2.8bn private investment unlocking SA’s struggling rail logistics sector

8 May 2026

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 8 May 2026

Source: Supplied. An architect’s impression of the apartment blocks that were to be called 75 Victoria that collapsed during construction.

Construction & Engineering

Two years on, pressure mounts for justice in George collapse case

8 May 2026

A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, leaves Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer

Infectious Diseases

Western Cape monitors 4 contacts linked to hantavirus outbreak

8 May 2026

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Nursing

Life Healthcare eyes cost-effective AI to cut nurse burnout, admin load

Maroefah Smith 1 day

Media

Warc warns CMOs: 3 shifts will redefine measurement in 2026

8 May 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves early childhood development and other bills

7 May 2026