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Informal Retailing

Government extends spaza shop registration amid rising foodborne illness crisis

3 days

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Construction & Engineering

Master Builders Association says contractors must learn from #GeorgeCollapse

17 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: HR & Management

HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2024: HR & Management

17 Dec 2024

Deadline looms for spaza shop registration

Informal Retailing

Deadline looms for spaza shop registration

11 Dec 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Zero-tolerance policy revisited: Postive cannabis test is not enough for a fair dismissal

Jacques van Wyk 11 Dec 2024

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Environmental Law

Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

Source: The late chief executive officer of United Healthcare Brian Thompson.

Financial Services

UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead

6 Dec 2024

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Environment & Natural Resources

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Issued by Our Salad Mix 4 Dec 2024

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Source: Reuters/Nacho Doce

Telecoms & Networks

Musk's Starlink ordered to cease operations in Namibia

Nqobile Dludla 28 Nov 2024

Guide to register spaza shops

Regulatory

Guide to register spaza shops

26 Nov 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Harassment of Cape fur seals a criminal offence

25 Nov 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Malicious whistleblowing - part 1: How to deal with employees that cry wolf

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Mbali Nkosi 22 Nov 2024

New travel index uncovers SA’s best holiday road trip gems

Travel

New travel index uncovers SA’s best holiday road trip gems

25 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert

21 Nov 2024

Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein. Source: Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Mining

Ramaphosa calls for Zama Zama human rights to be respected

Bhargav Acharya 19 Nov 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

SMEs

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

Thamsanqa Mbovane 13 Nov 2024

The Supreme Court of Appeal has slammed former judge president John Hlophe for meddling in a straightforward eviction case. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Land & Property Law

John Hlophe’s meddling in eviction matter slammed by appeal court

Tania Broughton 13 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies may cause an initial global and US economic downturn

14 Nov 2024

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Food, Water & Energy Security

City of Johannesburg to implement water restrictions

12 Nov 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Urgent warning as fake Ozempic infiltrates South African market

11 Nov 2024

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Agro-processing

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 7 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax 6 Nov 2024

TV

MultiChoice and law enforcement crack down on streaming device piracy rings

5 Nov 2024

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

SMEs

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

4 Nov 2024

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

TV

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 1 Nov 2024

Tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing - Euromonitor Intl

Research

Tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing - Euromonitor Intl

1 Nov 2024

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Public Health

Death of 6 Soweto children linked to Terbufos

28 Oct 2024

Marketing

Dispatch from Pennsylvania: How marketing affects swing voters as US election looms

Dave Bussiere 28 Oct 2024

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

Agriculture

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

28 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

Cape Town construction sites have been plagued by stoppages, but the construction mafia is highly active all over the country.

Construction & Engineering

Master builders say construction mafia is a barrier to growth

22 Oct 2024

The Wits Rhisotope project involves inserting low levels of radioisotopes into the horns of living rhinos to make the horns traceable. Archive photo: Michael Lorentz / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Using radiation to stop the traffic of rhino horns

Neil Thomas Stacey 16 Oct 2024

Using intelligence, forensics and prosecution against illegal mining activities

Mining

Using intelligence, forensics and prosecution against illegal mining activities

Issued by Pinpoint Stewards 15 Oct 2024

Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

Regulatory

Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

10 Oct 2024

Legal and regulatory insights into South Africa’s growing medical cannabis market

Ethics & Medicolegal

Legal and regulatory insights into South Africa’s growing medical cannabis market

Issued by Bassani Medical 2 Oct 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Animal Day 2024: Empowering future conservationists to protect our planet

Education & Skills Development

EcoTraining celebrates World Animal Day 2024: Empowering future conservationists to protect our planet

Issued by Our Salad Mix 3 Oct 2024

The 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards have announced the Gqeberha regional winners across the competition’s 12 categories (Image supplied)

Media

2024 Vodacom Journalist Awards: Regional winners for Gqeberha

2 Oct 2024

Land & Property Law

Illegal business occupants given 14 days to comply with the law

27 Sep 2024

Ivory seized in the United States. Photo Credit: Gavin Shire / US Fish and Wildlife Service on Flickr ()

Environment & Natural Resources

Using carbon dating to stop elephant and rhino poaching

Cole Potgieter 25 Sep 2024

Prepare for a safe holiday on the roads

Safety

Prepare for a safe holiday on the roads

Issued by Sumitomo Dunlop 20 Sep 2024

The rhino crisis in 2024: Continued efforts for conservation

Education & Skills Development

The rhino crisis in 2024: Continued efforts for conservation

Issued by Our Salad Mix 20 Sep 2024

IDECO CEO Marius Coetzee

Services

KYC not just for security, but customer satisfaction

Marius Coetzee 18 Sep 2024

Advertising

Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising

Barbora Jedlickova 10 Sep 2024

Arbor Month in South Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

Arbor Month in South Africa

Issued by Sappi 6 Sep 2024

Public Health

Food poisoning crisis hits Gauteng's most vulnerable

Katja Hamilton 3 Sep 2024

Industry specialists to share expertise at Electra Mining Africa seminars

Mining

Industry specialists to share expertise at Electra Mining Africa seminars

Issued by Electra Mining 30 Aug 2024

Outside the Western Cape High Court, Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney Jonty Cogger speaks to applicants urgently seeking an interdict preventing PRASA from evicting them from land they have occupied for years. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court criticises Prasa for illegal evictions

Sandiso Phaliso and Tori Newby 30 Aug 2024

A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco, 12 March 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Criminal Law

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convicts

Ahmed Eljechtimi 21 Aug 2024

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Consumer Law

Privacy breach: More details into WhatsApp's $220m fine in Nigeria

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 15 Aug 2024