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IP Law

Chatty McChatbot: Why you should trade mark your chatbot's name

Alissa Naran 19 hours

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CSI

Africa’s largest hospital to receive R20m upgrade for its Mother’s Lodge

21 hours

Dischem Ceo Rui Morais

Banking & Finance

Dis-Chem’s Better Rewards programme supports 8% revenue growth

21 hours

Smart Shopper goes Pro as Pick n Pay adds paid loyalty tier

FMCG

Smart Shopper goes Pro as Pick n Pay adds paid loyalty tier

21 hours

Management & Leadership

How leaders’ stress is affecting engagement, trust and performance

Anja van Beek 23 hours

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

GreenCape opens entries for SA’s first Virtual Power Plant Sandbox

23 hours

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Tourism & Travel

Harith wins Tribunal approval for FlySafair acquisition

1 day

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Online Media

Bizcommunity – where business connects with the companies shaping news

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Source: Supplied. Architectural rendering of ThirtyFour18, the R2.5bn mixed-use landmark set to reshape Cape Town’s Foreshore skyline.

Property Development

Beyond the skyline: ThirtyFour18 aims to transform how Cape Town lives, works and plays

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Five Western Cape fruit producers are asking the High Court to force Premier to take their fruit for the coming harvest. Archive photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Fruit farmers take Premier to court

Biz CVs – make the right impression in the right place

Career Advice

Biz CVs – make the right impression in the right place

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Primary & Secondary Education

Matric exams to pause during election week

1 day

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

Agriculture

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

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Economy

#LGE2026: Stable coalitions could unlock Gauteng’s economic potential, analysts say

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“Our third quarter results show further sequential improvement in LFL growth, in line with our expectations," says Cindy Rose, CEO WPP (Image source@ WPP

Advertising

WPP's Q3 results: Disciplined execution to return to growth in 2027

1 day

The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

John Yeld 1 day

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Energy

#PropakCape2026: The energy problem facing SA’s manufacturers

Dejean Nicholson 1 day

People walk past a Dis-Chem Pharmacy outlet in Cape Town. Image credit: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Aesthetic Medicine

Dis-Chem brings the World of Beauty to Cape Town

Maroefah Smith 15 hours

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FMCG

Fuel prices are rising. What does that mean for grocery retail?

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Source: Supplied. This well-positioned bachelor apartment in popular Roodeberg Village in Kannoniers Park, Potchefstroom, is priced at R360,000 through Pam Golding Properties. Ideal for first-time buyers, students, young professionals or investors seeking a secure and low-maintenance property. The complex has a swimming pool, laundry room and outdoor braai areas, and is close to North West University, Potchefstroom Hospital, shopping centres and other amenities.

Student Accommodation

Student demand, affordability and new medical school boost Potchefstroom property prospects

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Finance

South Africa risks return to money-laundering grey list

Colleen Goko 2 days

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Labour Law & Unions

7 changes to CCMA Rules and what they mean for employers

AmandlakaThixo Magubane and Chloë Loubser 2 days

6 Ways South African traders can reduce trading costs on PrimeXBT’s platform

Markets & Investment

6 Ways South African traders can reduce trading costs on PrimeXBT’s platform

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Advertising

Sanlam appoints strategic partners for relevance, not cosmetic change

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Tax Law

Tax admin amendment bill 2026: What provisional taxpayers need to know

Joon Chong 2 days

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Retailers

#BlackFriday: 5 questions retailers should ask before the sales rush

Anita Erasmus 2 days

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E-commerce

Market Liquors takes its next step into delivery with new app

2 days

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Tax Law

Why SARS interpretation notes aren't always the final say

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Banking

Standard Bank wins R3.8m in German development funding to scale Sustainability Academy

2 days

A man walks beneath electricity pylons in Orlando, Soweto. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa's first gas-to-power tender falls through

2 days

Food, Water & Energy Security

Coca-Cola donates 32,000 litres of water to Tshwane residents

2 days

Phillipa Erasmus, Executive Head of Curro Select Woodhill College

Primary & Secondary Education

Curro appoints new executive head at Woodhill College

2 days

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Medtech

SA’s medtech market imports rose by 80% to meet rising demand

2 days

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IMC Conference

#IMC2026 | Tarryn Knight: Building on a legacy brand

Danette Breitenbach 2 days

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Construction & Engineering

2.5-year crackdown: 13 construction firms removed from cidb register

2 days

The Motion Creative Summit 2026, which took place recently in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed creators from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria (Image supplied)

Digital

Summit explores how African creatives can monetise their work

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Marketing

Vodacom appoints new creative agency

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Last chance to submit NSFAS applications

3 days

The Johannesburg Labour Court has set aside a CCMA ruling because the commissioner cited a non-existent judgment and failed to verify the source. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Labour Law

Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner for relying on AI hallucination

Tania Broughton 3 days

Food, Water & Energy Security

Tshwane water crisis prompts audit of Gauteng treatment works

3 days

Source: Supplied. Elizabeth Wathuti O.G.W., the internationally recognised Kenyan environmentalist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, who offered a global perspective on climate leadership at the 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) this week.

Construction & Engineering

Affordable housing at scale: GBCSA challenges sustainability assumptions

Katja Hamilton 3 days

Peelerz sweetens its fruit claims after ARB complaint

Food & bev. services

Peelerz sweetens its fruit claims after ARB complaint

Chloe Posthumus 3 days

Why consistent payments matter more than ever for customer trust

Banking & Finance

Why consistent payments matter more than ever for customer trust

Rahul Jain 3 days

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ESG & Sustainability

Spur sponsors One Young World Summit welcome dinner in Cape Town

3 days

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s Pee-Cycling wins V&A Waterfront Circular Innovation Challenge

3 days

Primary & Secondary Education

Equipping teachers for multilingual classrooms: A blueprint for equitable learning in Africa

Caroline Grant and Vanessa Komiliades 3 days

AI is changing retail faster than the payments industry thinks

E-commerce

AI is changing retail faster than the payments industry thinks

Wayne Steppe 3 days

A still image from a video shows coloured synthetic diamonds on display at De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research in Maidenhead. Image credit: Reuters/Reuters TV

Mining

From De Beers to Petra, govt task team to ease SA’s diamond woes

3 days

McDonald’s exits Fifa World Cup

Sponsorship

McDonald’s exits Fifa World Cup

3 days

Nigeria’s Index Ebola patient is taken on a medical evacuation flight to Switzerland from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. Image credit: Arise News/Handout via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Swiss Ebola patient evacuated for treatment in Geneva

3 days