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Discount retailer Pepkor to launch bank in April 2027

Banking

Discount retailer Pepkor to launch bank in April 2027

Lulah Dube and Nqobile Dludla 51 minutes

Marketing

When corporate gifts become brand landfill

Bianca Capazorio 51 minutes

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Climate Change

Western and Eastern Cape brace for disruptive rain, flooding and snow

1 hour

The One Club offers $15,000 for global student voter turnout campaigns

The One Club for Creativity

The One Club offers $15,000 for global student voter turnout campaigns

1 hour

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Infectious Diseases

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 1 hour

Donve Anderson, Executive: Engagement Solutions, Change Logic

Management & Leadership

The engagement illusion: Why energy does not equal impact

Donve Anderson 17 hours

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 17 hours

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Criminal Law

SAPS deploys national forensic team after Woolies explosions

18 hours

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

Primary & Secondary Education

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

Issued by CambriLearn 18 hours

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Markets & Investment

Is the Atlantic Seaboard still a smart investment, or are we nearing a pricing ceiling?

21 hours

75% of young South Africans report multiple incomes as side hustles digitise

E-commerce

75% of young South Africans report multiple incomes as side hustles digitise

22 hours

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

Danette Breitenbach 22 hours

New appointments for CMO positions have been made.

Marketing

CMO Watch | Luxury, FMCG, media and tech see new leaders

22 hours

Source: Supplied. Santam Syndicate 1918, part of Santam Group, has announced the appointment of Sam Geddes as chief executive officer.

Insurance & Actuarial

London growth push: Sam Geddes to lead Santam 1918’s next phase

20 hours

The Gauteng Department of Social Development will no longer fund non-South African social workers. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers

Seth Thorne 23 hours

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Finance

Liberty’s 2025 claims hit R12.63bn — but young adult deaths surge 15%

22 hours

‘We just clicked’ | Connecting ‘like’-minded business audiences

Online Media

‘We just clicked’ | Connecting ‘like’-minded business audiences

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 day

HIV/AIDS

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men

Paul Bowen and Rajen Govender 1 day

The Pitcher Awards 2026 winners have been announced, with agencies from Kenya and Mozambique winning Grands Prix (Image source: © The Nation Online

Advertising

The Pitcher Awards celebrate African creativity with inaugural success for Mozambique

1 day

Source: Supplied.

Property

Warning to South African landlords: Student housing crackdown and R180,000 legal shocks

1 day

Woolies finds a reassuring face for its crisis response

PR & Communications

Woolies finds a reassuring face for its crisis response

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

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Construction & Engineering

Western Cape outage shock: Are you in the 16% still without power?

3 days

Some learners at schools in the Amathole District and parts of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape have missed days of school after transport operators employed by government went on strike due to unpaid wages. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Eastern Cape scholar transport on strike over unpaid wages

3 days

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Construction & Engineering

Africa’s builders get a resilience wake-up: 51% see higher value now

3 days

DJ Fresh is joining Kaya 959. Source: Supplied.

Radio & Audio

DJ Fresh to host Kaya 959 breakfast show

3 days

(Left) Mkhuseli Mancotywa, managing director position, SoulProviders Collective (SPC) and (right) Nosipho Ginindza, chief growth officer, Matrix Communications Group (Image supplied)

Marketing

SPC repositions with new leadership and focus

2 hours

Source: Supplied. Andrew Dewey, managing director of Swindon Property.

Office Property

Good news for prime offices, bad news for five-day commutes

Andrew Dewey 3 days

The Golden Pen for Freedom. Source: Wan-Ifra.

Media Freedom

AP, Reuters and AFP to accept Wan-Ifra honour for Gaza coverage

29 May 2026

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa grant beneficiaries urged to switch to Black Cards before end August

29 May 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to lawmakers in parliament, in Cape Town, South Africa, 14 May 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Law Practice

SA impeachment committee to hold first meeting on president's scandal

Nellie Peyton and Anathi Madubela 29 May 2026

Talor Swift for her Life of a showgirl album. Source: TAS Rights Management.

Branding

Taylor Swift faces trademark battle over The Life of a Showgirl

29 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

Uber Eats and Special US win Grand Effie at US 2026 Effie Awards for Football is for Food (Image supplied)

Advertising

Uber Eats wins US Effie Awards' Grand Effie

29 May 2026

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

Media

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

3 days

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Markets & Investment

What Sarb’s first repo-rate hike in three years signals

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2026

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Competition Law

How routine contractual restraints can trigger SA competition risk

Nicholas De Decker 28 May 2026

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Finance

Could a Sarb rate hike reshape South Africa’s financial landscape?

28 May 2026

Worlds collide and legends return to the cinema this June

Film

Worlds collide and legends return to the cinema this June

Daniel Dercksen 29 May 2026

Review: Escape and recharge at Gonana Collection in Paternoster

Travel

Review: Escape and recharge at Gonana Collection in Paternoster

Ruth Cooper 22 hours

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

No receipts? PBOs still mandated to file Sars null returns by 31 May

28 May 2026

30 million young South Africans are more focused in games than social (Image source: © 123rf )

Youth Marketing

Gaming outperforms social for younger generation's engagement

Issued by Reach Players 28 May 2026

Bradly Howland, CEO, Alkemi Collective, examines the danger of AI efficiency (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

AI is making work faster but speed is not the test. Judgment is.

Bradly Howland 28 May 2026

From Demographica to a multi-agency group: Something new is coming

Marketing

From Demographica to a multi-agency group: Something new is coming

Karabo Ledwaba 28 May 2026

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Youth Employment

New study reveals hidden 'relatability' bias blocking Black grads from jobs

28 May 2026

Dentsu SA is on the shortlist for its First Beach campaign for Corona. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Nigeria dominates Pitcher Awards 2026 shortlist, Dentsu Creative SA recognised

Karabo Ledwaba 28 May 2026

SA tourism arrivals jump despite flight disruptions

Tourism

SA tourism arrivals jump despite flight disruptions

28 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Construction of solar facility set to power 60,000 households

28 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Housing activists oppose eviction bill

Matthew Hirsch 27 May 2026

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Education

Manamela’s R149.2bn higher education budget prioritises digital skills

27 May 2026