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Archbishop Thabo Makgoba calls for tighter controls on gambling ads

Karabo Ledwaba 8 Apr 2026

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Mental health

Meta and YouTube’s wakeup call: A global warning South Africa cannot ignore

Faaiza Gangat, Rebecca Matle and Tsholofelo Makhathini 30 Mar 2026

Media

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

Steven Barnett 27 Mar 2026

Social Media

Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout

Rob Nicholls 26 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

African states hike gambling taxes as addiction soars, and industry fights back

19 Mar 2026

Social Media

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

Carolina Rossini 12 Mar 2026

High stakes: SA’s young men are hooked on gambling

Research

High stakes: SA’s young men are hooked on gambling

Issued by Caxton Media 19 Feb 2026

Bellville’s award-winning Buy-Back Centre is a new model for South Africa’s unemployment crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Bellville’s award-winning Buy-Back Centre is a new model for South Africa’s unemployment crisis

Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 12 Feb 2026

GLP-1 uncovers link between weight loss and wellness

Pharmaceuticals

GLP-1 uncovers link between weight loss and wellness

11 Feb 2026

Spain announced at the World Governments Summit in Dubai that it plans to join the global push to ban children under 16 from using social media. (Source: )

Social Media

No TikTok for teens? Spain plans social media ban for under-16s

5 Feb 2026

Addiction risks on the rise – learning how to respond

Mental health

Addiction risks on the rise – learning how to respond

Issued by SACAP 21 Jan 2026

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Mental health

How sports betting puts South Africans’ mental health on the line

11 Nov 2025

Branding

Half of B2B CMOs think brand doesn’t matter. They’re wrong

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 22 Oct 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Misconduct vs incapacity: Navigating workplace alcoholism

Bradley Workman-Davies, Nasheetah Smith, and Isabella Keeves 17 Oct 2025

The rise of the private label and how brands can fight back

FMCG

The rise of the private label and how brands can fight back

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 16 Oct 2025

Dr Thabo Mogotlane, specialist psychiatrist and addiction physician at Mediclinic Legae

Employee Wellness

Is it burnout... or is it depression?

15 Oct 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Revolutionising weight loss: GLP-1s help South Africans cut sugar

22 Sep 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Toys R Us wants you to put down the device and play

22 Jul 2025

#BehindtheCampaign: The Street Store’s Sustainable Disclaimer to fast fashion

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: The Street Store’s Sustainable Disclaimer to fast fashion

9 Jul 2025

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Mental health

Centre of Transformation's new rehab model

26 Jun 2025

Vaping is not a safe form of smoking for youngsters (or adults) warns CANSA

Oncology

Vaping is not a safe form of smoking for youngsters (or adults) warns CANSA

Issued by CANSA 26 May 2025

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Health & Social Welfare

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Marilyn Keegan, Issued by COHSASA 22 May 2025

Is BNPL reshaping South Africa's retail credit trends in 2025?

Trends

Is BNPL reshaping South Africa's retail credit trends in 2025?

Regan Adams 19 May 2025

For the past four years, Streetscapes has been running a self-sufficient laundry at its urban farm in the city centre. The organisation plans to replicate the solar- and rainwater-powered laundromat and showers at the new site to cut operational costs and reduce pressure on municipal infrastructure. Photos: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project

Marecia Damons 12 May 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

Brendan Seery 29 Apr 2025

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

OOH

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Apr 2025

Meet Claudette Smith, the latest franchise owner of Shift Espresso Bar at Riverlands Mall, CPT

Franchising

Meet Claudette Smith, the latest franchise owner of Shift Espresso Bar at Riverlands Mall, CPT

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Apr 2025

All images © Shan Radcliffe

Music

Goo Goo Dolls live in SA: The re-education of a girl turned Goo

Shan Radcliffe 31 Mar 2025

Source: Megan Gonsalves, manager of Netcare Akeso’s Crisis Line.

Pharmaceuticals

From relief to reliance: Inside the silent painkiller epidemic

6 Mar 2025

Redefining what is 'smart' about devices, Human Mobile Devices poised for growth in SA

Hardware

Redefining what is 'smart' about devices, Human Mobile Devices poised for growth in SA

Issued by Human Mobile Devices 4 Mar 2025

Climate Change

The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet

Bruce Campbell 6 Feb 2025

Let’s make 2025 the year of “mental help”

Wellness

Let’s make 2025 the year of “mental help”

Taegan Devar 22 Jan 2025

Healthcare

The silent crisis: South Africa’s growing battle with OTC and opioid misuse

21 Jan 2025

Mental health

Healing trauma and building resilience: The role of art therapy in early childhood education

Nadia Lubowski 21 Jan 2025

Advertising

ARB releases simplified appendix as it aims to clean up gambling ads

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Dec 2024

Marketing

How marketers can balance short-term gains with long-term success

25 Oct 2024

PR & Communications

Vaping, smoking, and PR: When marketing fuels harmful addictions

Sasha Kupritz 17 Sep 2024

Dealers

#WomensMonth: From challenges to triumphs: Cristine Knight's role in transforming Suzuki SA

Imran Salie 29 Aug 2024

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Human Rights Law

Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

How to set personal boundaries to ensure wellness

Wellness

How to set personal boundaries to ensure wellness

Taegan Devar 5 Jul 2024

A Judicial Conduct Tribunal has cleared Gauteng High Court Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi of charges of gross misconduct, which could have seen her removed from office. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi cleared of gross misconduct charges

Tania Broughton 18 Jun 2024