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Markets & Investment

Surging investor confidence fuels R9bn property development in Cape Town

14 hours

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Primary & Secondary Education

Countdown to the matric exams

12 Sep 2025

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Consumer Law

Court clarifies what constitutes a 'claim' in insurance disputes

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Sep 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa and NDA make significant strides in improving South Africa's social services

11 Sep 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Sanlam Retail Mass donates water tanks to Mamelodi East schools

11 Sep 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Vandals ruin water supply for Eastern Cape village

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 10 Sep 2025

Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane promised parents a new school. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro

Primary & Secondary Education

Parents shut down school for weeks

Kimberly Mutandiro 8 Sep 2025

Digital

Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next

Rob Nicholls 3 Sep 2025

IP Law

Lost vs Lady Gaga: Mayhem over registered word marks and unregistered logos

Rual Grobler 2 Sep 2025

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Architecture & Design

Historic Golden Acre set for major overhaul in Cape Town

29 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied. Thuthukile Moloto, new GM of Pullman Cape Town, the first Pullman hotel to open in South Africa.

Markets & Investment

How female leaders are reshaping Cape Town's multi-billion property market

28 Aug 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

Ahmed Kingimi 28 Aug 2025

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Public Health

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Issued by COHSASA 27 Aug 2025

Two-time DStv Schools Netball Challenge champions get world-class netball complex from MultiChoice and Let’s Play

Media

Two-time DStv Schools Netball Challenge champions get world-class netball complex from MultiChoice and Let’s Play

Issued by MultiChoice 27 Aug 2025

Source: City of Cape Town. An artist rendering of the proposed social housing development at the “Fruit and Veg” site between Kent and Bloemhof Streets.

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town council approves social housing at “Fruit and Veg” site

Matthew Hirsch 25 Aug 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Deadline for 2026 online application period for Grade 1 and 8 looms

22 Aug 2025

The ABC circulation for newspapers for April to June 2025 grew 3.1% in the quarter compared to the previous quarter (Image: Bizcommunity)

Newspapers

ABC Q2 2025: Newspapers show growth despite closure of Media 24 titles

Danette Breitenbach 21 Aug 2025

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Property Development

City of Cape Town clarifies plans for Three Anchor Bay site

Katja Hamilton 20 Aug 2025

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Gold

Uganda launches major Chinese-backed gold mine to boost economy

18 Aug 2025

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Economy

Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void

Jesse Copelyn 15 Aug 2025

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Agribusiness

New area-yield index insurance helps farmers tackle climate risks

13 Aug 2025

The murder of Alison Dewar has resulted in two cases being tried separately in the Cape Town Magistrates Court. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legal

One murder, two court cases: chaos at Cape Town court

Riyadh Karodia 13 Aug 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's new water plant secures future supply for 2.4 million people

11 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Yoliswa Dlamini on resilience, leadership, and shaping the future of forestry

Agriculture

#WomensMonth: Yoliswa Dlamini on resilience, leadership, and shaping the future of forestry

Robin Fredericks 8 Aug 2025

2025 Petco Awards: Meet the women driving South Africa’s circular economy

Circular Economy & Waste Management

2025 Petco Awards: Meet the women driving South Africa’s circular economy

8 Aug 2025

Recognising excellence in transformation: 2025 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Award winners revealed

Events & Conferencing

Recognising excellence in transformation: 2025 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Award winners revealed

Issued by Topco Media 7 Aug 2025

Law Practice

AI hallucinations and bogus citations: Attorneys, you've been warned

Tim Laurens 6 Aug 2025

SA youth demand robotics and coding in schools, new research reveals increasing digital divide

Primary & Secondary Education

SA youth demand robotics and coding in schools, new research reveals increasing digital divide

Issued by Seseko 6 Aug 2025

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Youth Employment

North West relaunches Human Resource Development Council

6 Aug 2025

How Think Digital Academy’s winter school can boost your final exam results

Higher Education

How Think Digital Academy’s winter school can boost your final exam results

Issued by Think Digital Academy 4 Aug 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape school transfer applications to open on 4 August

1 Aug 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

2026 Gauteng School admission process garners over 213,000 applications

25 Jul 2025

An employee shows a Hershey's chocolate bar made in USA in the "American lifestyle" store in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel 24 Jul 2025

NWU vice-chancellor, Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West

Hospital Groups

NWU vice-chancellor, Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 24 Jul 2025

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IP Law

#Trademark: Who owns the IP – the brand or influencer?

Amani Patel 23 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Limpopo villagers block road to protest three-month water outage

Judas Sekwela 23 Jul 2025

Hope rekindled and confidence restored at Soweto school on Mandela Day

Mandela Month

Hope rekindled and confidence restored at Soweto school on Mandela Day

Issued by Adopt-a-School 22 Jul 2025

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Law of Succession

Navigating the complexities of multi-jurisdictional wills with massed estates

Karel Kogler 22 Jul 2025

TourismX launches inaugural Travel Social Media Awards 2025

Tourism

TourismX launches inaugural Travel Social Media Awards 2025

18 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Court upholds foreign national's right to fair labour practice, expired visa and all

Nivaani Moodley, Jamie Jacobs and Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones 17 Jul 2025

Lesotho Palace of Justice in Maseru. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority wants a case against it dismissed. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Lesotho dams authority fights back in “legally baseless” court case

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Jul 2025

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Education

Education departments show united front at 2025 Technical Educators Conference

15 Jul 2025

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Health & Safety

Ex-miners urged to register for social benefits programme

14 Jul 2025

A constitutional court case brought by communities affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is to be heard by the Lesotho High Court. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

The human cost of SA’s water lifeline: Lesotho communities go to court

Sechaba Mokhethi 14 Jul 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education to set up advisory body

11 Jul 2025

IP Law

Training AI with copyrighted books ruled ‘fair use’ in US: Implications for SA

Kate Beretta and Ashleigh Brink 10 Jul 2025

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

Entrepreneurship

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

9 Jul 2025

Cape Town’s new creative hub offers free support for entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Cape Town’s new creative hub offers free support for entrepreneurs

8 Jul 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

8 Jul 2025

Honouring courage, embracing readiness: Sappi hosts regional firefighting competitions

Environment & Natural Resources

Honouring courage, embracing readiness: Sappi hosts regional firefighting competitions

Issued by Sappi 3 Jul 2025