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The Labour Court of Appeal has ruled that the Simunye Workers Forum fails to comply with the Labour Relations Act for registration as a union. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Setback for casual workers as court rules forum is not a union

Tania Broughton 17 hours

Tiger Brands' strategy triumphs in challenging economic times

Banking & Finance

Tiger Brands' strategy triumphs in challenging economic times

23 hours

Source: ©Zoran Orcik via

Agribusiness

Agriculture profitability outlook boosted after a surprise rate cut, the first for 2025

Paul Makube 1 day

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Dis-Chem Pharmacies posts annual profit jump, declares final dividend

Nqobile Dludla 30 May 2025

MacG hosts the number one podcast show in South Africa. Source: YouTube

Media

#Exclusive: Tlhogi Ngwato | MultiChoice's MacG motive: Fear or integrity?

Tlhogi Ngwato 28 May 2025

From side hustle to full-time business: 5 practical tips for small business owners taking the leap

SMEs

From side hustle to full-time business: 5 practical tips for small business owners taking the leap

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 27 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Cornelius Coetzee, country director for Verto South Africa.

Finance

#AfricaMonth: Inside Verto's strategy to streamline African trade with a 2030 vision

Katja Hamilton 27 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of African Bank, Kennedy Bungane.

Banking

African Bank’s acquisition strategy strengthens business and commercial offerings

26 May 2025

Sales

Bogosi Motshegwa | How to keep your customers - A customer retention hack

Bogosi Motshegwa 26 May 2025

New York Festivals (NYF) Storytellers Gala have announced the 2025 TV & Film Awards award winners and the 2025 Radio Awards winners, with South Africa winning six awards, three for TV & Film and three for Radio (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

6 awards for SA at New York Festivals 2025 TV & Film and Radio Awards

23 May 2025

Frigair 2025: Hervac a major focus area for retail sector

Technology

Frigair 2025: Hervac a major focus area for retail sector

Issued by FRIGAIR EXPO 2025 21 May 2025

ProfitShare Partners celebrates 8 years of breaking barriers for South African SMEs

SMEs

ProfitShare Partners celebrates 8 years of breaking barriers for South African SMEs

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 20 May 2025

Stop optimising your mistakes: Why brave creative is the key to marketing's future

Marketing

Stop optimising your mistakes: Why brave creative is the key to marketing's future

Vanessa Bolosier, Issued by Incubeta 20 May 2025

Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

Advertising

One Show 2025: ME & Africa Agency of the Year - Impact BBDO Dubai

20 May 2025

Beneficiaries selected for the 2025 Algoa Cares Charity Golf Days

Radio & Audio

Beneficiaries selected for the 2025 Algoa Cares Charity Golf Days

Issued by Algoa FM 19 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Twenty-seven students from Gaza bid farewell to South Africa on the steps at UCT. They left Gaza after their universities were destroyed during the war, and studied at UCT and Wits.

Public Health

From ruins to resilience: Gazan medical students triumph against adversity in SA

16 May 2025

Omnichannel retail in South Africa: a hacker's paradise?

Security

Omnichannel retail in South Africa: a hacker's paradise?

Calin Cloete 16 May 2025

Prof. Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments

Higher Education

Prof. Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 15 May 2025

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Empowering digital futures: Netstar donates R500k to Redtank ICT Academy

15 May 2025

Research

Charting 20 years of brand value: Kantar BrandZ 2025 ranking reveals the world’s most valuable brands

Issued by Kantar 15 May 2025

Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

Advertising

2 South African agencies awarded in Global ADC 104th Annual Awards

15 May 2025

Beyond the bottom line: How to motivate, engage, and retain small business employees

SMEs

Beyond the bottom line: How to motivate, engage, and retain small business employees

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 May 2025

Q&A with Colleen Louw - Turnaround specialist and managing director of Kaya 959

Radio & Audio

Q&A with Colleen Louw - Turnaround specialist and managing director of Kaya 959

Issued by Kaya 959 12 May 2025

Checkers Sixty60 partners with Blind SA for a more inclusive shopping app

Technology

Checkers Sixty60 partners with Blind SA for a more inclusive shopping app

12 May 2025

For the past four years, Streetscapes has been running a self-sufficient laundry at its urban farm in the city centre. The organisation plans to replicate the solar- and rainwater-powered laundromat and showers at the new site to cut operational costs and reduce pressure on municipal infrastructure. Photos: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project

Marecia Damons 12 May 2025

Key strategies for successful international SME expansion

SMEs

Key strategies for successful international SME expansion

12 May 2025

South Africa's MTN Group reports 33% rise in Q1 core profit

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa's MTN Group reports 33% rise in Q1 core profit

12 May 2025

Fashion & Homeware

David Savman appointed as Calvin Klein global brand president

12 May 2025

Boxer's strong first-year results secure its status as "People’s Champion"

Banking & Finance

Boxer's strong first-year results secure its status as "People’s Champion"

12 May 2025

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Import/Export

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Issued by AMIE 9 May 2025

The Future of Measurement 2025, part of Warc’s Evolution of Marketing programme, highlights emerging trends in media and creative measurement (Image supplied)

Marketing

3 Media and creative measurement trends from Warc

9 May 2025

Your credentials are your greatest pitch – IAS backs first 10 agency submissions for 2025

Direct Marketing

Your credentials are your greatest pitch – IAS backs first 10 agency submissions for 2025

Issued by DMASA 8 May 2025

Organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development are facing late payments and have concerns over contracts. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Joseph Bracken 8 May 2025

Branding

15th Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands most comprehensive to date

8 May 2025

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

Logistics & Transport

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

7 May 2025

Team Nexus, the event winners, proposed Vital-Vaults

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Youth energy innovations shine at TCS Sustainathon

7 May 2025

#G20SouthAfrica: Using the arts to grow economies

Art

#G20SouthAfrica: Using the arts to grow economies

7 May 2025

Siv Ngesi hints at sanitary pad factory opening in Paarl

Wellness

Siv Ngesi hints at sanitary pad factory opening in Paarl

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2025

The chat commerce revolution: Turning conversations into customer conversions

Artificial Intelligence

The chat commerce revolution: Turning conversations into customer conversions

Jonathan Elcock, Issued by rather.chat 6 May 2025

WHO and Unicef expose unethical baby milk ads in South Africa

Advertising

WHO and Unicef expose unethical baby milk ads in South Africa

2 May 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 report says creative confidence is in crisis

2 May 2025

Source: US Embassy in Maseru. Millennium Challenge Corporation deputy chief executive Chidi Blyden at the launch of the project in Maseru.

Infrastructure & Utilities

US shuts down massive Lesotho development project

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 May 2025

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

30 Apr 2025

Standard Bank seeks top township entrepreneurs for 2025 Kasi SME Pitch Challenge

SMEs

Standard Bank seeks top township entrepreneurs for 2025 Kasi SME Pitch Challenge

29 Apr 2025

Source: © Ask Traders WPP CEO Mark Read says WPP's financial performance in Q1 was in line with expectations, and performance is anticipated to improve in the second half

Advertising

WPP's Q1 results dip, tariffs not expected to directly impact the network

25 Apr 2025

Danone Southern Africa receives B Corp Certification

FMCG

Danone Southern Africa receives B Corp Certification

24 Apr 2025

From airports to opportunity: The untapped power of travel hubs

Travel

From airports to opportunity: The untapped power of travel hubs

Dalit Shekel 23 Apr 2025