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AI network startup ODC secures $45m with MTN backing

Tech Startups

AI network startup ODC secures $45m with MTN backing

12 hours

Media

Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster

Steven Barnett 15 hours

UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening

Higher Education

UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening

Issued by University of Pretoria 1 day

Eastern Cape allocates R600m to boost agricultural output

Agriculture

Eastern Cape allocates R600m to boost agricultural output

1 day

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 1 day

Image credit: The Green Connection

Mining

Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 1 day

Convenience retail is saving forecourts from fuel-driven decline

FMCG

Convenience retail is saving forecourts from fuel-driven decline

1 day

The 10-person agency team is becoming one person with a laptop

Marketing

The 10-person agency team is becoming one person with a laptop

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 2 days

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Real student support is more than just funding

Nokuthula Siqebengu 3 days

Northern Cape Premier, Dr. Zamani Saul

Markets & Investment

Stakeholders and investors will gather to boost industrialisation and jobs in Northern Cape in April

Issued by NCIJC 3 days

He studied why students are afraid to start businesses. Then he built one that operates in 73 countries

SMEs

He studied why students are afraid to start businesses. Then he built one that operates in 73 countries

Issued by Aura 3 days

Edge Growth Investee Day provides lessons in entrepreneurial resilience and growth

SMEs

Edge Growth Investee Day provides lessons in entrepreneurial resilience and growth

Issued by Edge Growth 3 days

Fuel price volatility highlights the need for stronger cash-flow planning among SMEs

SMEs

Fuel price volatility highlights the need for stronger cash-flow planning among SMEs

Issued by Lula 3 days

The SABC has addressed the ongoing discussion around the cancellation of the SABC news channel show Face the Nation (Image source: © SABC News Image credits: Luyanda Danca)

Media Freedom

SABC: Face the Nation cancelled due to underperformance, not political interference

3 days

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA judgment: Why placing property in your spouse's name might not protect it from your creditors

Mole Tshikare 3 days

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Fuel & Energy

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Christian Moretti, Bessie Noll 23 Mar 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

African scientists invited to apply for $150k Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

23 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Lilian Mutia from Nelson Mandela University.

Construction & Engineering

Investing in innovation: RS South Africa’s new fund for engineering students

3 days

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Construction & Engineering

Engineering a better tomorrow: Key insights into South Africa's construction comeback

Olebogeng Manhe 23 Mar 2026

Cape Town startup HappyPay raises R86m to expand BNPL service

Funding

Cape Town startup HappyPay raises R86m to expand BNPL service

23 Mar 2026

From timber to tourism: SA’s forests energise local economies

Forestry

From timber to tourism: SA’s forests energise local economies

20 Mar 2026

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Vibrant collaborative study pioneers microbiome-based treatment

20 Mar 2026

Absa brings 'Here to Be' to life at the 2026 Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit

Awards

Absa brings 'Here to Be' to life at the 2026 Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit

Issued by OnPoint PR 20 Mar 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

The winners will be announced in June. Source: Supplied.

Media

African finalists shine in Wan-Ifra's 2026 Digital Media Awards

20 Mar 2026

Stacey Jansen of REDISA. (Image supplied.)

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Recycling Day raises the question: Where is SA’s waste plan?

Stacey Jansen 20 Mar 2026

R1bn investment unveiled to fuel SA's localisation efforts

Design & Manufacturing

R1bn investment unveiled to fuel SA's localisation efforts

19 Mar 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the primary responsibility for managing local disasters in terms of the Disaster Management Act rests with the district municipality, but the local municipality and relevant provincial departments are not absolved of responsibility. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Constitutional Court slams government over treatment of disaster victims

Tania Broughton 18 Mar 2026

Standard Bank highlights common mistakes costing SMEs growth

SMEs

Standard Bank highlights common mistakes costing SMEs growth

18 Mar 2026

South Africa targets multibillion-rand pistachio industry

Agriculture

South Africa targets multibillion-rand pistachio industry

18 Mar 2026

Edge Growth co-founder Jason Goldberg, a scale-up expert, serial entrepreneur and best-selling author of The Art of Scale, who facilitates the masterclasses

Business Plans

Art of Team masterclass in Durban on 24 March

Issued by Edge Growth 18 Mar 2026

From fixed premiums to flexible models: A shift in SA’s short-term insurance industry

Insurance & Actuarial

From fixed premiums to flexible models: A shift in SA’s short-term insurance industry

Issued by Insight Survey 18 Mar 2026

#Orchids&Onions: When Castle Lite gets it right

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: When Castle Lite gets it right

Brendan Seery 18 Mar 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS dismisses viral image of R630k student payment as fake

18 Mar 2026

Is Johannesburg’s property market on the brink of a revival?

Residential Property

Is Johannesburg’s property market on the brink of a revival?

Issued by Biggles Removals 17 Mar 2026

South Africa's digital economy ambitions face key test

Technology

South Africa's digital economy ambitions face key test

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 17 Mar 2026

Graduation of new animal health technicians boosts SA's biosecurity

Agriculture

Graduation of new animal health technicians boosts SA's biosecurity

17 Mar 2026

Dell highlights SME support, skills development programmes in SA

SMEs

Dell highlights SME support, skills development programmes in SA

17 Mar 2026

The Surgical Assistant: Digital platform eases South African public health specialists' dilemma

Medtech

The Surgical Assistant: Digital platform eases South African public health specialists' dilemma

17 Mar 2026

Small businesses bear the cost of South Africa’s late payment negligence

SMEs

Small businesses bear the cost of South Africa’s late payment negligence

Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Mar 2026

Philanthropy to 2030: A structural reset underway

CSI & Philanthropy

Philanthropy to 2030: A structural reset underway

Reana Rossouw, Issued by Next Generation 16 Mar 2026

Eastern Cape lobster project secures R2.8m to scale exports

Fishing

Eastern Cape lobster project secures R2.8m to scale exports

16 Mar 2026

Orca Fraud raises R40m to scale fraud detection in emerging markets

Funding

Orca Fraud raises R40m to scale fraud detection in emerging markets

16 Mar 2026

The impact of fuel price shocks on South Africa's economy and paths to security

Transport

The impact of fuel price shocks on South Africa's economy and paths to security

Gavin Kelly 16 Mar 2026

6 community food gardens win top prizes in Shoprite Act for Change competition

Food Security

6 community food gardens win top prizes in Shoprite Act for Change competition

13 Mar 2026

Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April

Agro-processing

Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April

Tania Broughton 13 Mar 2026

Archived image: Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela - SANews.gov.za

Higher Education

Delayed Ekurhuleni University construction expected to start in 2029

12 Mar 2026

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Logistics & Transport

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Francois Nortjé 12 Mar 2026

Cape Town startup Yazi raises first institutional funding from 3 Capital Ventures

Funding

Cape Town startup Yazi raises first institutional funding from 3 Capital Ventures

11 Mar 2026