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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 2 hours

Herman Moloi interviewed by SABC. Source: YouTube.

Media Freedom

Sanef condemns alleged intimidation of Sowetan journalist at Madlanga Commission

21 Aug 2026

SA winemakers can still enter Diners Club awards

Viticulture & Oenology

SA winemakers can still enter Diners Club awards

21 Aug 2026

On Tuesday, hundreds of CPUT students marched to Parliament calling for MPs to intervene in the university’s finances, accommodation and management. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Higher Education

Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences

Emihle Ngwane 19 Aug 2026

A street in Phoenix, Durban. The Special Tribunal has set aside eThekwini’s “irregular” Phoenix housing deals. Archive photo: Benita Enoch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful

Tania Broughton 18 Aug 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Rand recovery faces test after warning of August weakness

Katja Hamilton 17 Aug 2026

Hundreds of students protested at CPUT’s Bellville campus on Wednesday. Photo: Emihle Ngwane / GroundUp

Higher Education

Protests force CPUT to withdraw student payment plan

Emihle Ngwane 14 Aug 2026

Building South Africa's next generation of scientists starts with girls - UP launches inaugural Girls in Stem programme

Higher Education

Building South Africa's next generation of scientists starts with girls - UP launches inaugural Girls in Stem programme

Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Aug 2026

How South African companies get their press releases published on BusinessTech

Online Media

How South African companies get their press releases published on BusinessTech

Issued by Broad Media 7 Aug 2026

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

Medical Aid

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

Issued by Medihelp 6 Aug 2026

Icasa licence amendment unlocks Hot 102.7FM’s next growth chapter

Radio & Audio

Icasa licence amendment unlocks Hot 102.7FM’s next growth chapter

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 31 Jul 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Noncommunicable diseases

Alcohol’s hidden calories: product labels could help fight obesity in South Africa

Siphiwe Dlamini 31 Jul 2026

Media

Unpaid salaries rock SA's oldest continuously published paper

30 Jul 2026

Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?

Education

Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?

Anthea Whitehead, Issued by AAA School of Advertising 27 Jul 2026

Why a leading South African bank has advertised on BusinessTech for a decade

Online Media

Why a leading South African bank has advertised on BusinessTech for a decade

Issued by Broad Media 24 Jul 2026

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

Disruptor brands cash in on SA’s retail banking sector

Banking & Finance

Disruptor brands cash in on SA’s retail banking sector

Issued by Caxton Media 21 Jul 2026

Bishops Pride flag debate reignites over school neutrality and inclusion

Higher Education

Bishops Pride flag debate reignites over school neutrality and inclusion

16 Jul 2026

Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa? Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope

Agriculture

Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa? Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Jul 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Skills Development & Training

Skills shortages are holding back businesses in South Africa – survey finds the weak spots

Martin Magidi and Tariro Chivige 14 Jul 2026

10 reasons businesses use self storage in Cape Town CBD

Property

10 reasons businesses use self storage in Cape Town CBD

Issued by Inospace 10 Jul 2026

UP launches degrees delivered campaign to tackle historical student debt

Higher Education

UP launches degrees delivered campaign to tackle historical student debt

Issued by University of Pretoria 9 Jul 2026

Adult learning can unlock workplace progression and community upliftment

Higher Education

Adult learning can unlock workplace progression and community upliftment

Issued by College SA 1 Jul 2026

Voting opens for Diners Club SA's 2026 Barista of the Year competition

Exhibitions & Events

Voting opens for Diners Club SA's 2026 Barista of the Year competition

1 Jul 2026

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Energy

Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 29 Jun 2026

Entries open for 2026 Diners Club wine awards

Viticulture & Oenology

Entries open for 2026 Diners Club wine awards

26 Jun 2026

Why South Africa’s top companies advertise on BusinessTech

Online Media

Why South Africa’s top companies advertise on BusinessTech

Issued by Broad Media 24 Jun 2026

Bridgement is solving the funding rejection problem for South Africa’s SMEs

SMEs

Bridgement is solving the funding rejection problem for South Africa’s SMEs

Issued by Bridgement 15 Jun 2026

IOL recently announced that it is recruiting over 100 positions (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Overwhelming response to major digital publisher's recruitment call

11 Jun 2026

MyBroadband review videos – Build trust in your products, solutions, and services

Online Media

MyBroadband review videos – Build trust in your products, solutions, and services

Issued by Broad Media 9 Jun 2026

UP student runs Comrades to help graduates escape student debt

Higher Education

UP student runs Comrades to help graduates escape student debt

Issued by University of Pretoria 8 Jun 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Fuel levy drop to cushion SA as petrol price reaches record-high

4 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

HIV/AIDS

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men

Paul Bowen and Rajen Govender 1 Jun 2026

Digital marketing in South Africa – the best way to reach the right audience

Online Media

Digital marketing in South Africa – the best way to reach the right audience

Issued by Broad Media 28 May 2026

How marketers can drive awareness of the economic power of buying local

Marketing

How marketers can drive awareness of the economic power of buying local

Lloyd Lekgau, Issued by Matte BLK 27 May 2026

'The Return of the Arab Priest', exhibition at UP Museums

Art

UP Museums presents Irma Stern’s Arab Priest - a rare homecoming on view in Pretoria

Issued by University of Pretoria 25 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Are university land sales unexpectedly driving urban development?

Katja Hamilton 22 May 2026

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Higher Education

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Issued by University of Pretoria 21 May 2026

Queues at the Department of Labour office in Cape Town. Some people claining unemployment benefits online may be sending their files to an old system. Archive photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

You may be sending your UIF claim to a dead website

Marecia Damons 21 May 2026

South Africa’s top companies all have 1 thing in common

Online Media

South Africa’s top companies all have 1 thing in common

Issued by Broad Media 21 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

The R2.8bn private investment unlocking SA’s struggling rail logistics sector

8 May 2026

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 8 May 2026

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Nursing

Life Healthcare eyes cost-effective AI to cut nurse burnout, admin load

Maroefah Smith 11 May 2026

South Africa’s AI policy cited fake research, created by AI: what lessons need to be learned

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa’s AI policy cited fake research, created by AI: what lessons need to be learned

Nomalanga Mashinini 6 May 2026

The easiest way to reach over 5 million South African professionals

Online Media

The easiest way to reach over 5 million South African professionals

Issued by Broad Media 6 May 2026

Slipper Day 2026 offers R2m in instant rewards powered by FoneWorx

Media

Slipper Day 2026 offers R2m in instant rewards powered by FoneWorx

Issued by Caxton Media 6 May 2026

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NHI

NHI faces Constitutional Court test this week

6 May 2026

Holistic support for accounting students

Higher Education

Holistic support for accounting students

Issued by Milpark Education 5 May 2026