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Land & Property Law

Tsotsi star’s house, bought with lottery funds, frozen by Special Tribunal

Raymond Joseph 1 day

5 surprising dangers of shopping through social media (and how to spot them before it’s too late)

Social Media

5 surprising dangers of shopping through social media (and how to spot them before it’s too late)

Sonwabile Wolela, Issued by Offernet 23 Dec 2025

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Financial Services

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Danica Pretorius, Issued by Ambledown 22 Dec 2025

Public Health

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

Marina Joubert 22 Dec 2025

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, is appealing a HPCSA ruling against her. Photo: “” by ().

Ethics & Medicolegal

SA doctor in the firing line for stand on Palestine

Joan van Dyk 19 Dec 2025

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Law Practice

KZN magistrate suspended without pay

Tania Broughton 19 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp

Affordable & Social Housing

After the shelter: Cape Town’s urgent need to house homeless people

Matthew Hirsch 18 Dec 2025

Thinkerneur launches ‘Tegs’ to position South Africa’s education as global benchmark

Higher Education

Thinkerneur launches ‘Tegs’ to position South Africa’s education as global benchmark

Issued by Thinkerneur 17 Dec 2025

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CSI & Philanthropy

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty: new study

Arvid O. I. Hoffmann, David Matthews, Sally Rao Hill, and Ying Zou 17 Dec 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Matric results to be published in newspapers, media as usual: High Court rules

15 Dec 2025

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites is seen over Sebastian Inlet after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, 26 February 2025. Reuters/Sam Wolfe

Corporate & Commercial Law

SA eases ownership rules, opening door for Starlink and other foreign operators

Nqobile Dludla 15 Dec 2025

Higher Education

Deregistration threat looms over CityVarsity, Damelin, and ICESA City campuses

15 Dec 2025

When amendments to the Companies Act are signed into law, companies will have to disclose the gap between the highest-paid and the lowest-paid employee. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

New law will reveal South Africa’s huge pay gaps

Dr Salomé Teuteberg 12 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Chirume. When GroundUp visited the incomplete Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre in Hankey there was no sign of activity.

Construction & Engineering

Broken promises: Sarah Baartman Centre is a case study in government failure

Joseph Chirume 12 Dec 2025

Source: Transnet

Supply Chain

Transnet, ICTSI ink 25-year Durban Pier 2 deal, industry calls for transparency

11 Dec 2025

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

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

11 Dec 2025

When it rains, roads are unsafe and scholar transport doesn’t operate. Children from Skhwane village need to walk about 15km to school. Photos: Bongane Motaung / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Community fights to reopen primary school

Bongane Motaung 10 Dec 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Sanbi’s National Biodiversity Assessment enters its digital era

Maroefah Smith 10 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R311m and counting but this Limpopo taxi rank has never opened

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho 9 Dec 2025

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Agriculture

Africa’s longest-running grassland research project offers up a wealth of knowledge

Craig Morris 9 Dec 2025

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Higher Education

Beware bogus educational institutions targeting 2025 matriculants

8 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks.

Property Development

Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

Matthew Hirsch 8 Dec 2025

Lesotho regulator finds Vodacom guilty of unfair market practices

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho regulator finds Vodacom guilty of unfair market practices

Sechaba Mokheth 5 Dec 2025

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Media

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl 4 Dec 2025

Proof over perception, South African PR begins measuring what really matters

PR & Communications

Proof over perception, South African PR begins measuring what really matters

Issued by Ornico 4 Dec 2025

Radio & Audio

Jozi FM chair arrested over missing lottery millions

4 Dec 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

New Plant Improvement Act comes into effect

3 Dec 2025

Four months ago, final environmental authorisation was given for the construction of a second nuclear power plant for South Africa at Duynefontein, which currently hosts the 1,940-megawatt (MW) Koeberg nuclear facility, pictured above. Photo: Brent Meersman

Nuclear Power

Eskom starts environmental assessment for a third nuclear power station

John Yeld 3 Dec 2025

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the Western Cape Education department to develop a proper management plan within six months to deal with late school admissions. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Court lambasts WCED, orders it to fix late school admissions

Tania Broughton 2 Dec 2025

Community leader Vuyani Madikane opens a tap at Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, to show that they have not had consistent water since the taps were installed earlier this year. Photo: Vincent Lali

Food, Water & Energy Security

Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water

Vincent Lali 2 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Infrastructure & Utilities

More than R200m spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

GroundUp Staff and The Outlier 1 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Disability organisation loses Constantia land claim battle

Tania Broughton 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

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Law Practice

Head of Special Tribunal quits after one year

Raymond Joseph 28 Nov 2025

Social Media

News influencers are reshaping the media – insights from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

Amy Ross Arguedas and Nic Newman 28 Nov 2025

Newspapers

New Afrikaans newspaper launching in 2026

28 Nov 2025

New research highlights drivers of responsible entrepreneurship in SA

Social Entrepreneurship

New research highlights drivers of responsible entrepreneurship in SA

27 Nov 2025

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

Thinkerneur revamps its Institute of Strategy with two strategically dynamic CEOs

Podcasts

Thinkerneur revamps its Institute of Strategy with two strategically dynamic CEOs

Issued by Thinkerneur 25 Nov 2025

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority’s challenge to paying compensation to the Bobete community in Thaba-Tseka. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Court orders Lesotho dams authority to pay 600 villagers compensation

Sechaba Mokhethi 24 Nov 2025

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

100 bursaries available from Cornerstone Institute

24 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

Source: GroundUp/Tsoanelo Sefoloko. A large stalled social housing project next to the Bridge City shopping centre in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The developer was Instratin.

Property Development

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 25 Nov 2025

The literary “Oscars”: Here are the 2025 South African Literary Awards winners

Art

The literary “Oscars”: Here are the 2025 South African Literary Awards winners

21 Nov 2025

Criminal Law

Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

William Booth 21 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Marketing

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Issued by eatbigfish 21 Nov 2025

Nadia Leita, Director, Leverage Leadership

Youth Employment

Bridging the gap: How workplace readiness can combat youth unemployment

Nadia Leita 19 Nov 2025

Source: John Yeld. Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area conservation manager Erica Brink and operations manager Ross Kettles. In the background is part of the wetlands where hippos were reintroduced after being shot out more than 150 years ago.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How a group of landowners brought the Agulhas Plain back to life

John Yeld 19 Nov 2025

2025 Bellville Business Expo champions sustainable growth and local innovation

SMEs

2025 Bellville Business Expo champions sustainable growth and local innovation

Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 19 Nov 2025