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The 2026 Galliova Award winners have been nnounced (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

All the 2026 Galliova Award winners

35 minutes

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Construction & Engineering

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 days

Source: Pexels. Muizenberg’s iconic colourful beach huts are being replaced as part of the beachfront upgrade, with new structures designed to preserve their historic appearance and character.

Property Development

Muizenberg beachfront upgrade races towards festive-season deadline

3 days

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Your battery was never only for loadshedding

Lance Dickerson 3 days

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

SA land-reform tensions mount as UK overtakes US in Western Cape export rankings

Katja Hamilton 3 days

Living Planet Report 2026: Why biodiversity matters for business

Environment & Natural Resources

Living Planet Report 2026: Why biodiversity matters for business

Issued by WWF South Africa 14 Oct 2026

25 years in sponsorship marketing: Why human connections matter more than ever in a changing world

Marketing

25 years in sponsorship marketing: Why human connections matter more than ever in a changing world

Richard Dunn, Issued by Playmakers 14 Oct 2026

Andrew Maren, founder and CEO of ProfitShare Partners

Transport

As transport reform gathers pace, SMEs need to be ready for the work that follows

Andrew Maren, Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Oct 2026

Airlink adds Cape Town-Lanseria route

Tourism & Travel

Airlink adds Cape Town-Lanseria route

12 Oct 2026

Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Petrol price could rise by nearly R5 in November, suggests CEF data

12 Oct 2026

Member of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, Navanethem Pillay speaks during a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Image credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa’s Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

9 Oct 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Fuel prices in SA: R10bn from govt could bring relief to the pumps

9 Oct 2026

SportsCast Africa boosts reach with Hisense Smart TV partnership

TV

SportsCast Africa boosts reach with Hisense Smart TV partnership

9 Oct 2026

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Advertising

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 9 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Christopher Ball, co-founder of Finch Technologies.

Fintech

Africa’s financial inclusion revolution isn’t over: 4 shifts that could change what comes next

9 Oct 2026

Tim Modise’s 30-year media legacy earns NWU honorary doctorate

Media

Tim Modise’s 30-year media legacy earns NWU honorary doctorate

8 Oct 2026

Job cuts at Jaguar Land Rover show how a sensible corporate strategy is not always enough

Commercial & Industrial

Job cuts at Jaguar Land Rover show how a sensible corporate strategy is not always enough

Lakshminarasimhan Vedanthachari 8 Oct 2026

Debt review status checks almost tripled in 3 months, and nearly half found a listing

Financial Services

Debt review status checks almost tripled in 3 months, and nearly half found a listing

Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 8 Oct 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Fuel prices may stay high after the war ends, warns SA Reserve Bank

7 Oct 2026

How BusinessTech sponsored articles help South African companies thrive

Online Media

How BusinessTech sponsored articles help South African companies thrive

Issued by Broad Media 7 Oct 2026

Beauty retailers face a festive sales crisis unless they fix customer confidence

E-commerce

Beauty retailers face a festive sales crisis unless they fix customer confidence

Pule Martin 7 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato, Director: Systems and Partnerships at Social Impact Insights Africa.

Finance

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa cannot afford to mistake stagnation for stability

Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato 6 Oct 2026

Qualified artisans across South Africa have been waiting years for Red Seal certificates from the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Artisans forced to wait years for Red Seal certificates

Alice Scott 6 Oct 2026

Two engines at Primedia Broadcasting – Co-CEO leadership to power next era of media transformation

Media

Two engines at Primedia Broadcasting – Co-CEO leadership to power next era of media transformation

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 7 Oct 2026

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Education

#WorldTeachersDay: Why teachers matter as much as engineers and scientists

5 Oct 2026

Source: Gareth Ramsay/Capetrain Express. Artist's impression. Gareth Ramsay, a mechanical engineer and founder and lead engineer of Capetrain Express, has developed a proposal for an express-rail network aimed at reshaping mobility across Cape Town.

Construction & Engineering

Could Cape Town’s 50-year Foreshore stalemate finally unlock a new property precinct?

Katja Hamilton 5 Oct 2026

Ankole heifer sets South African female cattle record at R6.4m

Agriculture

Ankole heifer sets South African female cattle record at R6.4m

5 Oct 2026

MDNtv earns 2 nominations at the North West Media Awards 2026

Media

MDNtv earns 2 nominations at the North West Media Awards 2026

Issued by MDNTV 5 Oct 2026

Cricket World Cup 2027 schedule set as India and Australia open in Cape Town

Sport

Cricket World Cup 2027 schedule set as India and Australia open in Cape Town

2 Oct 2026

The ever-evolving threat of cybercrime in South Africa

Cyber Law

The ever-evolving threat of cybercrime in South Africa

Issued by Cox Yeats 2 Oct 2026

Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg after the government announced it would reduce its fuel levy for a month to stop fuel prices from rising even further, 31 March 2026. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa’s rising petrol price is more pressing than supply, says minister

2 Oct 2026

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages

Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff. 2 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

Men in Heels returns for 4th walkathon as Daily Sun joins as media partner

CSI & Philanthropy

Men in Heels returns for 4th walkathon as Daily Sun joins as media partner

Issued by Media24 1 Oct 2026

From gym to game day: How sports nutrition is expanding beyond traditional fitness

Research

From gym to game day: How sports nutrition is expanding beyond traditional fitness

Issued by Insight Survey 1 Oct 2026

Mining

Word on the WhatsApp group: SA mining must tackle misinformation

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2026

DA to report e-Panic data breach to Information Regulator

Cybersecurity

DA to report e-Panic data breach to Information Regulator

Joel Cedras 29 Sep 2026

Good news for SA fans: Tyla adds a second Gauteng date with venue change

Events

Good news for SA fans: Tyla adds a second Gauteng date with venue change

29 Sep 2026

What influences SA’s food and meal preferences? New research tells all

Research

What influences SA’s food and meal preferences? New research tells all

Issued by Caxton Media 29 Sep 2026

Brewing into something new: South Africa’s tea market expands beyond traditional teas

Research

Brewing into something new: South Africa’s tea market expands beyond traditional teas

Issued by Insight Survey 28 Sep 2026

The City of Cape Town has drafted a new by-law to apply commercial property rates to all properties available for short-term letting for more than half the year. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Retail & Hospitality Property

Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates

Steve Kretzmann 28 Sep 2026

PepsiCo’s Mirinda brings 'Smile Delivery Service' to Uganda

Retail Marketing

PepsiCo’s Mirinda brings 'Smile Delivery Service' to Uganda

28 Sep 2026

Hanukkah Barbie sparks online debate over Jewish representation

Design & Manufacturing

Hanukkah Barbie sparks online debate over Jewish representation

28 Sep 2026

The race for relief: Competition within South Africa’s cough, cold and flu market

Pharmaceuticals

The race for relief: Competition within South Africa’s cough, cold and flu market

Issued by Insight Survey 25 Sep 2026

Daily Maverick opens the DM168 e-edition to every registered reader for World News Day

Newspapers

Daily Maverick opens the DM168 e-edition to every registered reader for World News Day

Issued by Daily Maverick 25 Sep 2026

Executives have confused visibility with influence, and their communications teams are helping them do it says Nkateko Khosa, business unit director at Bold (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

How to prise the open thought leadership trap - and get read

Nkateko Khosa 25 Sep 2026

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Agriculture

SA farmers urged to plan, invest to stay competitive

24 Sep 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

“Ozempic face” and the GLP-1 boom are changing the face of beauty

Maroefah Smith 25 Sep 2026