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Alex Kiprotich, an associate editor for Standard Group, who was abducted by armed men and released hours later, is welcomed by his colleagues before a press conference on his abduction, at the Standard Group offices in Nairobi, Kenya, 2 September 2026. Source: REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi.

Media Freedom

Kenya media editor abducted, dumped 200km away after source demands

Monicah Mwangi 3 Sep 2026

Dalro opens 2026 Visual Arts Merit Award for South African artists

Art

Dalro opens 2026 Visual Arts Merit Award for South African artists

27 Aug 2026

BOS Ice Tea turns Rosebank into a creative canvas

OOH

BOS Ice Tea turns Rosebank into a creative canvas

24 Aug 2026

2027 Standard Bank Young Artist Awards open for nominations

Art

2027 Standard Bank Young Artist Awards open for nominations

13 Aug 2026

Mary Waters High School in Makhanda has insufficient tablets for its matrics. “Overall, the project was a complete failure for the school,” a teacher said. “Building a computer lab would have been better and would have given our learners more skills. The computer lab would be for everyone, and it would be strictly monitored.” The school has zero ICT infrastructure. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Lost or locked in cupboards: Inside the R686m Eastern Cape matric tablet programme

Gcina Ntsaluba, Zipho Ndwayana and Rod Amner 13 Aug 2026

Women who build: The business lessons no one teaches you

Women's Month

Women who build: The business lessons no one teaches you

Issued by GoTyme for Business 7 Aug 2026

Rising Stars search expands across two provinces to grow South Africa’s next baking businesses

How To Start Up

Rising Stars search expands across two provinces to grow South Africa’s next baking businesses

Issued by dotGOOD 31 Jul 2026

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography Honours students head to Zimbabwe for Creative Exchange

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography Honours students head to Zimbabwe for Creative Exchange

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 26 Feb 2026

Electricity pylons are seen at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Delmas, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 17 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

4th Industrial Revolution

AI could lift sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says

Colleen Goko 22 Jul 2026

Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater dominates at the 61st Cape Town Theatre Awards

Theatre

Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater dominates at the 61st Cape Town Theatre Awards

6 Jul 2026

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Higher Education

Student teachers in South Africa face a stressful career: How to prepare them better

Zayd Waghid 6 Jul 2026

Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion, dies at 91

Music

Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion, dies at 91

William Schomberg 17 Jun 2026

TMZ is going to Washington. Source: YouTube.

Media

TMZ descends on Washington in a test of whether tabloid tactics can serve the public interest

Angelica Kalika 9 Jun 2026

PR & Communications

How to lose a customer in 16 days

William Smook 8 Jun 2026

Africa’s ‘quiet innovation’ and passion for quality offer lessons to the world, panel hears

Hospital Groups

Africa’s ‘quiet innovation’ and passion for quality offer lessons to the world, panel hears

Issued by COHSASA 29 May 2026

Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards rebrands to Cape Town Theatre Awards

Theatre

Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards rebrands to Cape Town Theatre Awards

21 May 2026

Bolt launches electric vehicle ride-hailing service in South Africa

Fuel & Energy

Bolt launches electric vehicle ride-hailing service in South Africa

18 May 2026

Microsoft’s African data centre falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports

Data & Analytics

Microsoft’s African data centre falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports

Rishabh Jaiswal 11 May 2026

160over90 was tasked with helping Visa and Marriott Bonvoy celebrate another successful year of both brands’ NFL partnerships. Source: 160over90

Advertising

Publicis Groupe makes a bold play in sports marketing

8 Apr 2026

Arora Online drives influencer success for Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 Summit

Digital

Arora Online drives influencer success for Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 Summit

Issued by Arora Online 20 Mar 2026

Local production of Gilead's HIV drug in South Africa could boost access

HIV/AIDS

Local production of Gilead's HIV drug in South Africa could boost access

Jennifer Rigby 5 Mar 2026

Uganda plans new rail link to Tanzania for mineral export boost

Railway

Uganda plans new rail link to Tanzania for mineral export boost

Elias Biryabarema 24 Feb 2026

Kenya's Safaricom starts offering stock trading on its M-Pesa platform

Telecoms & Networks

Kenya's Safaricom starts offering stock trading on its M-Pesa platform

Duncan Miriri 11 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Priced at R8.75m through Pam Golding Properties, this opulent designer home in Gonubie in East London includes a kitchen fit for a chef with Siemens appliances and a glass and gas hob, spacious and airy lounge with grand wooden sliding doors that open to the balcony with views of the Indian Ocean. A jacuzzi in the double-volume reception room leads to an entertainment room. The expansive layout on multiple levels includes five spacious bedrooms and four bathrooms, study, sunroom, hobby room, and spacious home theatre room. A low-maintenance garden with indigenous trees frames the property, while the covered patio with built-in braai and swimming pool offers relaxation.

Residential Property

Why families and investors are flocking to East London’s coastal heaven

21 Jan 2026

Dunlop Tyres and Isuzu Motors South Africa partner to drive local enterprise development in Gqeberha

Manufacturing & Parts

Dunlop Tyres and Isuzu Motors South Africa partner to drive local enterprise development in Gqeberha

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 13 Jan 2026

January's new film releases brings a vibrant mix of genres

Film

January's new film releases brings a vibrant mix of genres

Daniel Dercksen 13 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Employment Equity

B-BBEE under fire: The myths and reality

David Ansara 30 Dec 2025

South African inflation eases, economists see more rate cuts ahead

Economy

South African inflation eases, economists see more rate cuts ahead

Anathi Madubela 18 Dec 2025

SRK harnesses power of digital tools for engineering innovation

Mining

SRK harnesses power of digital tools for engineering innovation

Issued by SBPR on behalf of SRK Consulting (South Africa) 11 Jun 2025

Soil and water: An inseparable partnership in a changing agricultural landscape

Research & Development

Soil and water: An inseparable partnership in a changing agricultural landscape

Prof Driekie Fourie 4 Dec 2025

Kenya to sell 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom in $1.6bn deal

Telecoms & Networks

Kenya to sell 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom in $1.6bn deal

Duncan Miriri, George Obulutsa 4 Dec 2025

Walmart launches second South African store in Fourways

Sales

Walmart launches second South African store in Fourways

27 Nov 2025

30 years of iPendoring: Celebrating language, culture, and creativity in South Africa

Pendoring

30 years of iPendoring: Celebrating language, culture, and creativity in South Africa

27 Nov 2025

Reflect. Reconnect. Reimagine: A reflection on the SEF Round 4 kick-off workshop

ESG & Sustainability

Reflect. Reconnect. Reimagine: A reflection on the SEF Round 4 kick-off workshop

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 21 Nov 2025

Criminal Law

Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

William Booth 21 Nov 2025

Celebrate Christmas with Bach and Handel at Cape Town City Hall this December

Music

Celebrate Christmas with Bach and Handel at Cape Town City Hall this December

21 Nov 2025

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with SANEF member during a handover of M20 Johannesburg Declaration. From left to Right: Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, William Bird, director of Moxii Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa, Makhudu Sefara, chairperson of Sanef and Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance.

Media Freedom

President Ramaphosa pleased with M20 Johannesburg Declaration initiative

19 Nov 2025

Media

Meet the 2025 Western Cape Vodacom Journalist of the Year Winners

14 Nov 2025

Battle for the Crown returns at King of the Whip 2025

Events

Battle for the Crown returns at King of the Whip 2025

13 Nov 2025

Image credit: Earthshot Prize

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Lagos Fashion Week wins the 2025 Earthshot Prize

6 Nov 2025

Accor to launch Mövenpick and Mövenpick Living in Abuja

Hospitality

Accor to launch Mövenpick and Mövenpick Living in Abuja

21 Oct 2025

Bos Brands launches cordial range

FMCG

Bos Brands launches cordial range

20 Oct 2025

About 50 members of the Food and Allied Workers Union picketed outside the Labour Court on Tuesday. They had applied to interdict South African Breweries (SAB) from retrenching workers. Photo: Silver Sibiya / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Court dismisses bid to stop retrenchment of SA Breweries workers

Silver Sibiya 2 Oct 2025

India's Tata opens armoured vehicles plant in Morocco

Manufacturing & Parts

India's Tata opens armoured vehicles plant in Morocco

Ahmed Eljechtimi 23 Sep 2025

Exclusive Glenfiddich 16YO celebrates Aston Martin F1 partnership

FMCG

Exclusive Glenfiddich 16YO celebrates Aston Martin F1 partnership

16 Sep 2025

Souvenirs with faces of the late anti-apartheid activists and politicians of South Africa including Nelson Mandela, Steve Bantu Biko and Winnie Madikizela Mandela are displayed at a makeshift stall on Vilakazi Street, the only street in the world which was home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners, President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in Soweto, South Africa, 22 April 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Criminal Law

Inquest into Steve Biko's death reopened after 48 years

Reuters reporter 15 Sep 2025

Tanzanian farmers turn to AI to combat climate uncertainty

Agri Tech

Tanzanian farmers turn to AI to combat climate uncertainty

4 Sep 2025