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Primary & Secondary Education

Getting through school in SA: How learners make it to the end after a poor start

Ursula Hoadley, Carol Bertram, Gabrielle Wills and Servaas van der Berg 1 day

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Property

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

2 days

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

Issued by Cape Chamber 28 May 2026

Meet Carmen Lerm, the 'Weskus Guru' behind FusionDesign and West Coast Way

Tourism

Meet Carmen Lerm, the 'Weskus Guru' behind FusionDesign and West Coast Way

Issued by FusionDesign 25 May 2026

Turning SEO into GEO: How Rogerwilco is winning the AI search era

Marketing

Turning SEO into GEO: How Rogerwilco is winning the AI search era

Issued by Rogerwilco 25 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Infectious Diseases

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

22 May 2026

Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards rebrands to Cape Town Theatre Awards

Theatre

Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards rebrands to Cape Town Theatre Awards

21 May 2026

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

21 May 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

2027 Old Mutual Accounting Bursary: Last chance to apply

21 May 2026

South African sign language dissemination event: Promoting inclusion in digital spaces

Higher Education

South African sign language dissemination event: Promoting inclusion in digital spaces

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 18 May 2026

Is South Africa’s land reform strategy too focused on restitution?

Agriculture

Is South Africa’s land reform strategy too focused on restitution?

Peter Setou 12 May 2026

SU’s website earns global acclaim with prestigious Gold Quill Award

Digital

SU’s website earns global acclaim with prestigious Gold Quill Award

Issued by Stellenbosch University 6 May 2026

How To Start Up

5 lessons on building a brand at scale from ButtaNutt

30 Apr 2026

A year of direction, a future of delivery: Prof Deresh Ramjugernath reflects on his first year as rector

Higher Education

A year of direction, a future of delivery: Prof Deresh Ramjugernath reflects on his first year as rector

Issued by Stellenbosch University 23 Apr 2026

Rooibos tea rituals could enhance focus and reduce anxiety

Wellness

Rooibos tea rituals could enhance focus and reduce anxiety

20 Apr 2026

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Medtech

AI Diagnostics lands R85m to roll out AI-powered TB screening tool

16 Apr 2026

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

Logistics & Transport

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Joshua Sello 14 Apr 2026

2027 university application dates: Everything you need to know

Higher Education

2027 university application dates: Everything you need to know

Issued by FundiConnect 8 Apr 2026

Fort Hare seeks exceptional media, PR and communications talent for 2 new strategic posts

Marketing & Media

Fort Hare seeks exceptional media, PR and communications talent for 2 new strategic posts

Issued by University of Fort Hare 23 Mar 2026

Prof Liezl van Dyk

Higher Education

Stellenbosch University appoints new deputy vice-chancellor of academics

2 Mar 2026

When universities are full, education shouldn’t stop

Higher Education

When universities are full, education shouldn’t stop

Issued by College SA 23 Feb 2026

Stellenbosch Uni's Erick Strauss to lead next-gen antibiotics research in Africa

Medical Research

Stellenbosch Uni's Erick Strauss to lead next-gen antibiotics research in Africa

12 Feb 2026

SA wine leaders honoured at 2026 harvest event

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine leaders honoured at 2026 harvest event

11 Feb 2026

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

Circular Economy & Waste Management

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

11 Feb 2026

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

H Clements, A De Vos, M Child and S Shwababa 8 Jan 2026

South Africa should push for Sacu reform to unlock trade flexibility

Agriculture

South Africa should push for Sacu reform to unlock trade flexibility

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

New study reveals academic benefits of early grade repetition

22 Dec 2025

Public Health

Telling people to use antibiotics responsibly isn’t enough. What will work instead

Marina Joubert 22 Dec 2025

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Higher Education

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Birgit Otterman and Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Dec 2025

EXCLUSIVE: IAB South Africa releases the first Bookmarks Digital Rankings 2025

IAB Bookmarks Awards

EXCLUSIVE: IAB South Africa releases the first Bookmarks Digital Rankings 2025

11 Dec 2025

Young talent from university campuses across SA rise to the challenge at the Greenovate Awards

Education & Skills Development

Young talent from university campuses across SA rise to the challenge at the Greenovate Awards

Issued by Catchwords 9 Dec 2025

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Public Health

Tygerberg Hospital performs SA's first fully internal limb reconstruction

8 Dec 2025

Joe Public was the standout winner.

Pendoring

All the 2025 iPendoring Awards winners

8 Dec 2025

Prof Karin-Therese Howell, new executive director of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences South Africa

Higher Education

Aims SA appoints first female executive director

28 Nov 2025

The generational power of education: A legacy that begins with one degree

Higher Education

The generational power of education: A legacy that begins with one degree

Nandipha Mbhele, Issued by Regent Business School 28 Nov 2025

SU scoops 27 accolades at annual national marketing and communication awards

Marketing

SU scoops 27 accolades at annual national marketing and communication awards

Issued by Stellenbosch University 25 Nov 2025

Sassa expects to save more than R341-million in the next financial year after about 35,000 grants were ended after recent reviews. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa expects to save R341m by tightening screenings

Marecia Damons 24 Nov 2025

React: Reducing the educational achievement gap through community-led technology

Higher Education

React: Reducing the educational achievement gap through community-led technology

Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 18 Nov 2025

Youth Marketing

Decoding Gen Z: The first post-brand generation

Japhet Manda, Issued by Brave Group 11 Nov 2025

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Agriculture

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Wandile Sihlobo 11 Nov 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South African women in STEM celebrated at the 2025 L'Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Awards

27 Oct 2025

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NHI

Health dept, SAMRC and Stellenbosch Uni to transform healthcare policy decision-making in South Africa

23 Oct 2025

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Paediatrics

Flavourings in South African baby food could pose health risk, finds new Stellies study

22 Oct 2025

2025 FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 winners announced

Viticulture & Oenology

2025 FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 winners announced

17 Oct 2025

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

ESG

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

16 Oct 2025

The finalists for the iPendoring Awards 2025 have officially been announced (Image supplied)

Pendoring

iPendoring Awards 2025 finalists announced

10 Oct 2025

Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East - © Ashley Vlotman - Gallo Images

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2025 Night 1 | All the winners

10 Oct 2025