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The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has asked the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate failed farm worker equity schemes (FWES). Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Employment Equity

SIU asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes

Liezl Human 2 days

Design & Manufacturing

#HeritageMonth | Local bag brand Sak.Sak sees opportunity in Mzansi's pride

Evan-Lee Courie 2 days

Engen to offer free health screenings to truck drivers

Logistics & Transport

Engen to offer free health screenings to truck drivers

2 days

Courtyard Hotel Gqeberha unveils its grand glow-up!

Hospitality

Courtyard Hotel Gqeberha unveils its grand glow-up!

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 23 Sep 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

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

Maroefah Smith 2 days

#HeritageMonth | Nehanda Design is scaling local craftsmanship without losing its soul

Design & Manufacturing

#HeritageMonth | Nehanda Design is scaling local craftsmanship without losing its soul

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Sep 2026

Social Development Minister Dina Pule speaking to Sassa beneficiaries during her oversight visit to the Delft office. Photo: Sindisiwe Tshona

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa: Pensioners complain to minister about deductions from their grants

Sindisiwe Tshona and Abonge Chiya 23 Sep 2026

Advertising

Converse ads likened to KKK pulled after social media backlash

22 Sep 2026

Will rising WhatsApp costs slow down your marketing

Marketing

Will rising WhatsApp costs slow down your marketing

Andrew Walmsley, Issued by Brazen Labs 22 Sep 2026

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Family Law

SA High Court strikes down century-old patriarchal marriage rule as unconstitutional

Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa, Emily West, and Phomello Rasebeka 22 Sep 2026

Checkers debuts exclusive Cosmic Crisp apples in SA

FMCG

Checkers debuts exclusive Cosmic Crisp apples in SA

23 Sep 2026

The Fifth Step: Dark humour and a story that lingers

Theatre

The Fifth Step: Dark humour and a story that lingers

Chloe Posthumus 23 Sep 2026

Blood of Kings brings African-inspired fantasy to Comic Con Africa

Events

Blood of Kings brings African-inspired fantasy to Comic Con Africa

22 Sep 2026

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

When does being ‘apolitical’ become a political act? An ethicist on the Ed Sheeran saga

Jacqueline Boaks 22 Sep 2026

FMCG

#HeritageMonth | From Kalahari to the world: How Oryx Desert Salt built a premium retail brand

Evan-Lee Courie 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

Barbie brings Lenny Kravitz’s rock-star style to life

Design & Manufacturing

Barbie brings Lenny Kravitz’s rock-star style to life

18 Sep 2026

The Constitutional Court has struck down the Public Procurement Act that was signed into law in 2024. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Procurement Act struck down by Concourt

Tania Broughton 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

From Africa to the world: Bushtec’s manufacturing success story

Tourism

From Africa to the world: Bushtec’s manufacturing success story

Issued by Bushtec 17 Sep 2026

An African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) emerging from its burrow at the Stony Point Penguin Colony in Betty’s Bay, Western Cape. Photos: David Harrison

Environment & Natural Resources

Stop sardine fishing, warn conservationists

Alice Scott 17 Sep 2026

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Food & Wine

#HeritageMonth: Sunlight asks South Africans to cook outside their culture this Heritage Month

17 Sep 2026

When every message has a price

Digital

When every message has a price

Andrew Walmsley, Issued by Brazen Labs 11 Jul 2026

Absa L’Atelier Art 12 finalists

Art

Absa L’Atelier Art names 12 finalists for its 40th edition

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

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Music

Leon Bridges is bringing his R&B sound to South Africa this November

17 Sep 2026

SA Olive Awards 2026 names South Africa’s top EVOOs

Agriculture

SA Olive Awards 2026 names South Africa’s top EVOOs

16 Sep 2026

Source: Reuters

Retailers

Dis-Chem, Clicks and Cashbuild join Woolworths in global trust top 50

Karabo Ledwaba 15 Sep 2026

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Fashion

African fashion leaders head to Moscow for fourth Brics+ Fashion Summit

15 Sep 2026

The new yoghurt is available in different sizes. Source: Woolworths.

FMCG

Protein push drives Woolworths’ new Greek-style yoghurt launch

15 Sep 2026

Workers strike at Masterpack in Johannesburg. Photo: Seth Thorne / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Bidvest packaging workers on strike

14 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

Sentech delivers resilient FY2025/26 results, clean audit and reduced net loss

Telecoms & Networks

Sentech delivers resilient FY2025/26 results, clean audit and reduced net loss

Issued by SENTECH 11 Sep 2026

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Sustainability

Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

Angela van der Berg 11 Sep 2026

Meet we’re alright: The Cape Town band making noise and making space

Music

Meet we’re alright: The Cape Town band making noise and making space

Chloe Posthumus 14 Sep 2026

Sphumelele Zondi winner of Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition 2026. (Image supplied)

Art

Johannesburg artist Sphumelele Zondi wins Sasol New Signatures 2026

11 Sep 2026

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Maserati turns luxury into everyday life in new brand film

11 Sep 2026

Cosplay, but make it Toyota: a new car-inspired competition lands at Comic Con Africa

Events

Cosplay, but make it Toyota: a new car-inspired competition lands at Comic Con Africa

11 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Environment & Natural Resources

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

Image: The Webber Wentzel team with the African Law Firm of the Year Award (source: )

Law Practice

2026 African Legal Awards celebrates continent’s top legal talent

Shan Radcliffe 10 Sep 2026

Franchising

Franchise networks face mounting pressure from costs, franchisees and staff

Larry Hodes 10 Sep 2026

The Labour Court has ruled that a planned strike of bus workers on Thursday would not be protected. Photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Court blocks planned bus driver strike

Alice Scott, Greg Dor and Sindisiwe Tshona 10 Sep 2026

Why Alostro Coffee Club is betting on the power of the pause

Tourism & Travel

Why Alostro Coffee Club is betting on the power of the pause

Robin Fredericks 10 Sep 2026

Vuur and Heirloom unite for a once-only Cape Grace collaboration

Food & Wine

Vuur and Heirloom unite for a once-only Cape Grace collaboration

9 Sep 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

OnlyFans in South Africa: What creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economy

Phiwokazi Qoza 10 Sep 2026

From beer cans to cameras: Corona puts a new spin on outdoor advertising

Art

From beer cans to cameras: Corona puts a new spin on outdoor advertising

9 Sep 2026

Fashion & Homeware

#HeritageMonth | Local brand Ndilulo Activewear bets on self-belief, confidence and community

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Sep 2026