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Corporate & Commercial Law

Ownership rules: Why a Porsche 911 couldn't be saved by business rescue

Eric Levenstein, Amy Mackechnie, and Clio Patricios 7 hours

Global economic and geopolitical shifts could strengthen Africa's strategic position, says KPMG's Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

AI is the energy story: A dual challenge and opportunity for Africa

7 hours

iPendoring has appointed Brenda Khumalo, founder and Managing Director of Lobengula Advertising, chairperson of its board (Image supplied)

Pendoring

Brenda Khumalo takes up Pendoring chair role with bold new course for the awards

9 hours

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E-learning

Regenesys launches online school

10 hours

Machinery is lined up on the day of a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a $16bn oil refinery, which is backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who intends to replicate the success of his group’s 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria to meet growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa, in Lamu, Kenya. Image credit: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Construction & Engineering

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

10 hours

CapeTalk has been instructed to withdraw the Outsurance pointsmen programme related to the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Area advertisement by the ARB (Image: @ Auto Top

Advertising

ARB says CapeTalk's Outsurance pointsmen advertisement is misleading

Danette Breitenbach 10 hours

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Western Cape biodiversity faces a cruel summer as El Niño raises wildfire risk

10 hours

BizTrends2027 | Theme launches | Steer year-defining business conversations

Online Media

BizTrends2027 | Theme launches | Steer year-defining business conversations

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 8 hours

Coal, Oil & Gas

Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

11 hours

Public Health

Bitter pill to swallow: Medicine prices in the private health sector increase

13 hours

Tourism

SA August tourist arrivals surpass the million mark - again!

10 hours

Retail marketers face a huge AI shift in 2026

Trends

Retail marketers face a huge AI shift in 2026

Vincent Maher 13 hours

The already multi-award-winning The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix has been nominated for a 2026 International Emmy Award (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

From small town to the international stage: Local kids story nominated for Emmy Award

13 hours

IATA says global air passenger demand fell 0.8% in August

Aviation

IATA says global air passenger demand fell 0.8% in August

14 hours

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

ESG

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

13 hours

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HR & Management

South Africa’s formal sector sheds 14,000 jobs in Q2

1 day

People living in these informal homes erected on Transnet land in Woodstock, Cape Town, say they have been living there for more than a decade. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction

Matthew Hirsch 1 day

Bird Watching at the Loeries, the official podcast of Loeries Creative Week, a collaborative partnership between VML South Africa and Bizcommunity, is back for the 3rd year (Image @ Bizcommunity)

Loeries Creative Week

Bird Watching at the Loeries: More big names, big ideas and big creative conversations

1 day

In Cape Town, demonstrators take part in an awareness walk for victims of gender-based violence and femicide, while calling for stronger action against violence against women following a spate of killings in recent months around Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Another woman’s body found as Ramaphosa unveils 4-point GBVF plan

1 day

Vaughan Croeser, VP: Marketing at South African Breweries, says responsibility is not a constraint; it is a creative catalyst (Image supplied)

Marketing

Vaughan Croeser: Responsibility not a constraint, it's a creative catalyst

Vaughan Croeser 1 day

5 things South Africa needs to turn tourism arrivals into growth

Tourism

5 things South Africa needs to turn tourism arrivals into growth

Wrenelle Stander 1 day

Underpinned by momentum across every one of its South African businesses, Capitec Limited has grown headline earnings growth 19% to R9.5bn for the six months ended 31 August 2026. Pictured: Graham Lee, CEO (Image supplied)

Markets & Investment

A diversified engine firing on all cylinders: Capitec headline earnings up 19%

1 day

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Aesthetic Medicine

Climate change is affecting skin health in more than 40% of countries worldwide

1 day

Zuru's latest collectible range, Nook Nooks by StarBox hits SA

FMCG

Zuru's latest collectible range, Nook Nooks by StarBox hits SA

1 day

Infrastructure & Utilities

eThekwini commissions key section of R1.2bn Southern Aqueduct project

1 day

CMOs have shorter tenures than CEOs as their roles have become increasingly complex and tenuous (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

CMOs on shorter clock than the CEO as role is increasingly complex and tenuous

1 day

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Turkish Airlines signs huge order for up to 150 Boeing 737 Max aircraft

2 days

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IP Law

Ignorance is not an excuse: What a High Court ruling means for copyright enforcement

Darren Olivier, Lita Miti-Qamata, Maureen Kiugu, Daniëlle van Deventer, Mandla Ngidi & Maggie N 2 days

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Travel

What does an affordable South African holiday actually look like?

2 days

Avoid an expensive problem: Learn from recent Fica enforcement actions

Taxation & Regulation

Avoid an expensive problem: Learn from recent Fica enforcement actions

Sameer Kumandan 2 days

Creative careers aren't linear - welcome to the era of skills velocity

Education

Creative careers aren't linear - welcome to the era of skills velocity

2 days

#TikTok360Event | South African creators could win big as TikTok One rolls out

Social Media

#TikTok360Event | South African creators could win big as TikTok One rolls out

Evan-Lee Courie 2 days

Burson Africa CEO Karl Haechler chairs new JHB PR forum

PR & Communications

Burson Africa CEO Karl Haechler chairs new JHB PR forum

2 days

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Primary & Secondary Education

Beyond #HeritageMonth: Giving home languages a place in the classroom

Nancy Dusani 2 days

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

2 days

Mining

Word on the WhatsApp group: SA mining must tackle misinformation

Merel van der Lei 2 days

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Media

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Issued by Kantar 2 days

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Tourism

SAT takes South African tourism businesses to key European markets

2 days

#HeritageMonth | Heritage meets heritage: 125 braais become one

Promotions & Activations

#HeritageMonth | Heritage meets heritage: 125 braais become one

2 days

Natasha Bell, Managing Executive at Kelly by Adcorp

Talent Acquisition

Why fragmented contingent workforces cost more than you think

Natasha Bell 3 days

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Skills Training

NSG launches 2 new qualifications to professionalise public service

3 days

ITC and Access Bank team up to unlock Africa’s SME growth

SMEs

ITC and Access Bank team up to unlock Africa’s SME growth

3 days

The City of Cape Town has drafted a new by-law to apply commercial property rates to all properties available for short-term letting for more than half the year. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Retail & Hospitality Property

Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates

Steve Kretzmann 3 days

A decade of data: Luxity reveals pre-owned luxury is becoming the new status symbol in SA

Sales

A decade of data: Luxity reveals pre-owned luxury is becoming the new status symbol in SA

3 days

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Pharmaceuticals

Obiflex is bringing buy-now-pay-later to GLP-1 medicines in SA

2 days

Marketing

Can one agency deliver brand and performance marketing... marketers don't think so

3 days

Santam Syndicate 1918 new COO to grow Lloyd’s market presence

Insurance & Actuarial

Santam Syndicate 1918 new COO to grow Lloyd’s market presence

3 days