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Motshidisi Ntlali, Principal, SPARK Ferndale

Education

More than a curriculum: The real value of choosing a teaching career

Motshidisi Ntlali 8 hours

Checkers to roll out smart trolleys in Gauteng with new Centurion store

Retailers

Checkers to roll out smart trolleys in Gauteng with new Centurion store

9 hours

The iPendoring Awards finalists have been announced. Pictured: Promise: Pendoring 2024 Umpetha winners )

Pendoring

All the iPendoring 2026 finalists

12 hours

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Western Cape faces a cruel summer as El Niño raises wildfire risk

1 day

Data literacy is no longer just an IT skill

Higher Education

Data literacy is no longer just an IT skill

Nancy Madiba, Issued by Richfield 2 days

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Primary & Secondary Education

Beyond #HeritageMonth: Giving home languages a place in the classroom

Nancy Dusani 3 days

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

3 days

Health & Beauty

Clicks launches iconic British skincare brand No7 in SA

Issued by Clicks 3 days

Cape Ballet Africa set to take Swan Lake to Oz in first overseas tour

Theatre

Cape Ballet Africa set to take Swan Lake to Oz in first overseas tour

28 Sep 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Calling future civil engineers: Apply for 2027-28 Martin & East Gap Year and Bursary programme

25 Sep 2026

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Agriculture

Why growers need more than data to make better decisions

25 Sep 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

People, biodiversity, heritage and culture are key drivers for domestic tourism in SA

Nontsikelelo Mpulo 25 Sep 2026

Africa cannot afford another decade of potential

Digital

Africa cannot afford another decade of potential

Issued by Dentsu 23 Sep 2026

(From left to right:) Edwin Naidu - Nat Nakasa Award winner, Queen Machimane's mother, Prisca Delina Machimana and her aunt Rachel Sedutla - Community Media Award, Tshamano Makhadi - Stephen Wrottesley Award winner (Image source: @ )

Media

Edwin Naidu wins Nat Nakasa Award after exposing Unisa corruption

23 Sep 2026

Where we come from shapes where we’re going

Primary & Secondary Education

Where we come from shapes where we’re going

Issued by Tutor Doctor 22 Sep 2026

Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert

Agriculture

Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert

Steve Kretzmann 18 Sep 2026

What makes the perfect work PC? One that exactly fits your business

Technology

What makes the perfect work PC? One that exactly fits your business

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 18 Sep 2026

Engineering school brings agriculture into hands-on learning

Agriculture

Engineering school brings agriculture into hands-on learning

18 Sep 2026

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Higher Education

Academics in South Africa have to focus on ‘outputs’: What’s lost when other work’s not counted

Curwyn Mapaling and Nokulunga Shabalala 17 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. John Mukomberanwa, Head: Digital Insights at Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking.

Fintech

AI’s business opportunity comes with a catch – Standard Bank and Stellenbosch University respond

17 Sep 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

SA-Korean duo behind Bephor is giving K-beauty hair care Mzansi flair

Maroefah Smith 17 Sep 2026

Numbers are not the death of creativity. Bad measurement is

Marketing

Numbers are not the death of creativity. Bad measurement is

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 15 Sep 2026

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Loop’s Nafi Abrahams is connecting people — from Mitchells Plain to the world

Maroefah Smith 15 Sep 2026

The campaign features Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana defender Grant Kekana and Bafana Bafana goalie Reyaad Pieterse (pictured), as well as Sharks and Springbok rugby front-rower Trevor Nyakane, speaking candidly about why they value healthy living on and off the field. Image supplied.

Noncommunicable diseases

Springbok, Bafana Bafana stars tackle obesity in new Novo Nordisk campaign

15 Sep 2026

Why preparation will give farmers the edge as El Niño approaches

Agriculture

Why preparation will give farmers the edge as El Niño approaches

16 Sep 2026

A drone view shows South Africa’s Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sasol challenges scientists to unlock access to green hydrogen

14 Sep 2026

South Africa’s biodiversity strategy must put nature before revenue

Agriculture

South Africa’s biodiversity strategy must put nature before revenue

Wikus Engelbrecht 15 Sep 2026

Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure burials happen safely and quickly, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), carry a wooden coffin before loading the body of an unidentified man, who, according to his family, died of Ebola, as they attend to retrieve it from his house, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

Jia B. Kangbai 14 Sep 2026

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Health & Beauty

Bephor brings K-Beauty science to the Type 4 hair market

14 Sep 2026

Ad fraud: The cheapest lead may be the most expensive lead you ever buy

Digital

Ad fraud: The cheapest lead may be the most expensive lead you ever buy

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 10 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Izabela Stofberg, chief underwriting officer at Santam Re.

Insurance & Actuarial

Reinsurance’s next big risk: Who will lead?

8 Sep 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Mass timber and timber frame training heads to Pretoria

7 Sep 2026

Beyond connectivity: Octotel empowers 160 learners through AI, coding and robotics

Telecoms & Networks

Beyond connectivity: Octotel empowers 160 learners through AI, coding and robotics

Issued by Octotel 4 Sep 2026

Hyphen appoints Karen Nadasen as chief client officer

Financial Services

Hyphen appoints Karen Nadasen as chief client officer

Issued by Hyphen 4 Sep 2026

Naturals Beauty marks 18 years with 2 new skincare products

Wellness

Naturals Beauty marks 18 years with 2 new skincare products

4 Sep 2026

Tiger Brands, Stellenbosch University partner on food system resilience

Agriculture

Tiger Brands, Stellenbosch University partner on food system resilience

3 Sep 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Tech, paper, or both? The hybrid approach to exam success

2 Sep 2026

From rent to ownership: How Gideon Gitonga is widening access to African real estate

Residential Property

From rent to ownership: How Gideon Gitonga is widening access to African real estate

Issued by ALX 2 Sep 2026

New report: Most South African news sites still exposed to AI scraping

Artificial Intelligence

New report: Most South African news sites still exposed to AI scraping

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 2 Sep 2026

Law Practice

New head of the Special Investigating Unit appointed

2 Sep 2026

Spring Graduation season - UP financial support helps 58% of graduating students

Higher Education

Spring Graduation season - UP financial support helps 58% of graduating students

Issued by University of Pretoria 1 Sep 2026

Shoprite wants a piece of Vida e Caffe

Banking & Finance

Shoprite wants a piece of Vida e Caffe

1 Sep 2026

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Digital

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Issued by WesBank New Generation Awards 1 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Gideon Gitonga, co-founder of Kenya-based blockchain company Nomachain.

Residential Property

From renting to owning: How Nomachain is tokenising Africa’s property market

1 Sep 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

VWGA partners with Leap to revive abandoned Eastern Cape school

1 Sep 2026

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Agriculture

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Wandile Sihlobo 1 Sep 2026

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Financial Services

The 23% shift reshaping how women pay

1 Sep 2026

Propak West Africa returns with global innovation, practical solutions and industry expertise

Packaging

Propak West Africa returns with global innovation, practical solutions and industry expertise

Issued by Montgomery Group Africa 31 Aug 2026

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Logistics & Transport

Traxtion puts young women at centre of rail’s future

28 Aug 2026