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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 21 hours

Beau Monde Traveller launches South African edition

Magazines

Beau Monde Traveller launches South African edition

1 day

What Cape Town can do to save water

Food, Water & Energy Security

What Cape Town can do to save water

Steve Kretzmann 1 day

Three key organisations have raised the alarm that Johannesburg and Pretoria Master’s Offices could be left “rudderless”. Archive photo: Ella Morrison / GroundUp

Law Practice

Johannesburg and Pretoria Masters’ offices still without permanent heads

Justin Brown 2 days

High Court in Durban. Archive photo: Nomfundo Xolo / Groundup

Law Practice

Judge gets tough on incompetent lawyers

Tania Broughton 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

A sign outside Elshaddai Learning Academy advertises classes from Grade RR to 12, but accreditation authority Umalusi says the school has not applied for matric accreditation. This photo was taken last week. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Private school misleads parents about matric accreditation

Kimberly Mutandiro 5 Feb 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' team: Regulatory developments in fintech, TMT sectors help steer Africa's investment future

Ashleigh Hale, Kate Beretta and John Paul Ongeso 5 Feb 2026

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

Mining

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

5 Feb 2026

Remuneration & Payroll

National Minimum Wage bumped to over R30 per hour

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

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Labour Law & Unions

Essential or not? The debate over aviation services heats up

Brett Abraham and Amy King 4 Feb 2026

Nersa clears up SSEG regulations following Outa article

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Nersa clears up SSEG regulations following Outa article

4 Feb 2026

Source: GroundUp/RAF.

Financial Services

Anti-corruption watchdog blames politicians for dire state of Road Accident Fund

Justin Brown 4 Feb 2026

Film & Cinematography

Lights. Camera. But very little action. Why?

Nimrod Geva 4 Feb 2026

“This isn’t the Wild West anymore”

Social Media

“This isn’t the Wild West anymore”

Issued by TDMC 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

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

Media

African journalists encouraged to apply to Wikipedia's Open Knowledge Awards

3 Feb 2026

The logistics sector ended 2025 under pressure

Transport

The logistics sector ended 2025 under pressure

Issued by Ctrack 2 Feb 2026

Film workers blame Pretoria for bringing industry “to its knees”

Film & Cinematography

Film workers blame Pretoria for bringing industry “to its knees”

Ihsaan Haffejee 30 Jan 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Employment protection for performers: Call for public comment

29 Jan 2026

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Labour Law

Employers warned: Labour inspectors to enforce retirement fund payment laws

Deirdre Phillips and Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2026

State is blocking access to Sassa grants, argue activists

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

State is blocking access to Sassa grants, argue activists

Marecia Damons 29 Jan 2026

KLA survey finds SA's paradoxical approach to health and wellness

Public Health

KLA survey finds SA's paradoxical approach to health and wellness

29 Jan 2026

Mathew Kirkland

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Reddam House's Mathew Kirkland: Personalised learning is shifting from theory to reality

Mathew Kirkland 28 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp.

Property Development

Why is UCT’s Jagger Library still boarded up?

Matthew Hirsch 29 Jan 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

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IP Law

Prior art: European ruling G1/23 and the impact on patent landscapes in SA

Amy Anderson and Dirk Hanekom 27 Jan 2026

Starlink's promise in SA: revolution or overhyped fad?

Telecoms & Networks

Starlink's promise in SA: revolution or overhyped fad?

Jens Langenhorst 27 Jan 2026

The Department of Social Development, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury want a ruling that declared several regulations governing the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant unconstitutional overturned. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant increase is “simply unaffordable” says Treasury

Marecia Damons 26 Jan 2026

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Energy

Eskom to boost reserve margin with additional generation capacity

26 Jan 2026

Education

#InternationalDayofEducation | SA's education crisis: Why prioritising teachers is the missing link

23 Jan 2026

A dedicated Road Accident Fund tribunal would relieve the pressure on the courts which are clogged with RAF claims, the assistant State Attorney in Johannesburg says. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

State Attorney calls for a new Road Accident Fund tribunal

22 Jan 2026

6 trends to help CMOs bridge human intent with machine execution in 2026

Marketing

6 trends to help CMOs bridge human intent with machine execution in 2026

Issued by Incubeta 21 Jan 2026

5 years of “Nominate to Educate” 2026 Avbob Road To Literacy nominations are open

Primary & Secondary Education

5 years of “Nominate to Educate” 2026 Avbob Road To Literacy nominations are open

Issued by Oxford University Press 21 Jan 2026

Unemployed teachers protest outside the KZN Department of Education office on Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Unemployed teachers camp outside KZN education department

Joseph Bracken 20 Jan 2026

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Energy

Eskom goes on the road with new Hub-on-Wheels customer service model

20 Jan 2026

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Employment and Data Protection, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' Chloë Loubser: Tectonic shifts for SA’s labour laws

Chloë Loubser 19 Jan 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Social media reports of Sassa's SRD grant termination rubbished

15 Jan 2026

Source: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp. Five District Six families, who withstood apartheid’s forced removals, have been ordered to vacate these Victorian cottages.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

District Six families ordered to vacate Searle Street cottages

Tania Broughton 15 Jan 2026

No Muse(ic) leads to Calabash 2026 cancellation, refunds issued

Events

No Muse(ic) leads to Calabash 2026 cancellation, refunds issued

14 Jan 2026

Why you should publish sponsored articles on Daily Investor

Online Media

Why you should publish sponsored articles on Daily Investor

Issued by Broad Media 14 Jan 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Webber Wentzel team: South Africa’s energy outlook

Jason van der Poel, Kiera Bracher, Sabeeha Loonat and Junaid Nyker 14 Jan 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA court orders release of UK arbitration records in $110m port dispute

Gavin Fitzmaurice, Sheena Dias, & Maano Manavhela 13 Jan 2026

Raising revenue from alien invasives

Agriculture

Raising revenue from alien invasives

John Yeld 13 Jan 2026

Final call for entries: Africa Travel Week’s 2026 Media Awards

Tourism & Travel

Final call for entries: Africa Travel Week’s 2026 Media Awards

13 Jan 2026