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Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Issued by MultiChoice 30 Oct 2024

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

Can a state entity avoid paying a contractor where their appointment is challenged?

Legal

Can a state entity avoid paying a contractor where their appointment is challenged?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 28 Oct 2024

Record entry for annual Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer

ESG

Record entry for annual Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer

Issued by Algoa FM 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

Property

Steady population shift to areas around cities

23 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

Higher Education

Higher selves

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 8 Oct 2024

Transport

AI-powered telematics poised to transform SA road safety

Justin Manson 25 Sep 2024

Building tomorrow's cities today

Technology

Building tomorrow's cities today

Brian Civin, Issued by AfriGIS 18 Sep 2024

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Agribusiness

Agribusiness confidence shows mild recovery in Q3 2024

Wandile Sihlobo 17 Sep 2024

Will the semigration trend change with a more stable GNU in place?

Residential Property

Will the semigration trend change with a more stable GNU in place?

Issued by Biggles Removals 13 Sep 2024

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

Agriculture

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

11 Sep 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

SMEs

Interest rate cuts on the horizon: What it means for SMEs in Q4

Miguel da Silva 9 Sep 2024

Saica summit highlights collaboration as key to addressing the public sector challenges

Accounting & Auditing

Saica summit highlights collaboration as key to addressing the public sector challenges

Issued by SAICA 6 Sep 2024

Budget cuts threaten addressing the education sector challenges definitively

Higher Education

Budget cuts threaten addressing the education sector challenges definitively

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 5 Sep 2024

Socal grant applicants queue at the Eerste River Sassa office. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

Marecia Damons 3 Sep 2024

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Property

Using advanced video surveillance technology as a smart city enabler

Teresa Huysamen 29 Aug 2024

Aqunion CEO Rowan Yearsley would like to expand the solar project, but is mindful of the overinvestment risks.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How Aqunion abalone farm threads the cost-effective solar needle

Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

The just energy transition is a cornerstone project of the Ramaphosa administration.

Energy

Ramaphosa pitches SA's energy transition to municipalities

Lindsey Schutters 26 Aug 2024

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Gauteng municipalities to launch online indigent register

26 Aug 2024

Affordable & Social Housing

Looming electricity price hike to hit vulnerable social-housing tenants hard

23 Aug 2024

WCDoA allocates R14.9m to Citrusdal for flood damage mitigation

Agro-processing

WCDoA allocates R14.9m to Citrusdal for flood damage mitigation

21 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Bradd Bendall, BetterBond’s head of sales.

Property

Buying a home and running your business from there? What you need to know

14 Aug 2024

Minister Ramokgopa provided another updated on the energy action plan.

Energy

Ramokgopa calls for increased vigilance and affordability programmes

Lindsey Schutters 12 Aug 2024

The Gcuwa River at Butterworth has been contaminated by constant flows of raw sewage for eight years, and has become a dump site. Photo: Manqulo Nyakombi / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Aug 2024

Woolworths invests over R17.5m in renewable energy projects

ESG

Woolworths invests over R17.5m in renewable energy projects

8 Aug 2024

Saica calls for improved working environments to attract and retain top talent in the public sector

Accounting & Auditing

Saica calls for improved working environments to attract and retain top talent in the public sector

Issued by SAICA 30 Jul 2024

Vuyo Mazabane, Client Consultant, AfriGIS.

Facilities & Property Management

How GIS is transforming municipal property management

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 30 Jul 2024

Minister Ramokgopa is transitioning to phase two of South Africa's electricity crisis.

Energy

With load shedding under control, Ramokgopa tackles affordability

Lindsey Schutters 30 Jul 2024

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Climate Change

SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa is leaning hard on infrastructure as the route to SA's prosperity.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Ramaphosa puts infrastructure at centre of GNU

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jul 2024

Property

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Image: Flooding in Cape Town recently -

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

17 Jul 2024

Koeberg will join a growing list of nuclear power stations that are extending their lifespan beyond 40 years

Nuclear Power

Nuclear power is back on the table for South Africa

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jul 2024

Beyond Mandela Day: the power of employee volunteering programmes

Employee Wellness

Beyond Mandela Day: the power of employee volunteering programmes

Issued by Trialogue 16 Jul 2024

Minister Dean Macpherson spent the week sketching his vision for the department

Infrastructure & Utilities

Macpherson pledges to redirect funds to ‘building SA’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Energy

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf The mandarins of government communication cannot afford to be bystanders in the evolving narrative of SA's maturing democracy says Motalatale Modiba, chief director communication: Gauteng Department of Health

PR & Communications

Reassessing government communication in the evolving narrative of SA's maturing democracy

Motalatale Modiba 5 Jul 2024

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Finance

Municipal tariff hikes deliver a shocking financial blow to workers

Abigail Moyo 3 Jul 2024

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Land & Property Law

Remote workers: Can landlords legally limit the amount of days tenants work from home?

Tafadzwa Zhanda and Vinolia Mashego 27 Jun 2024

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

Climate Change

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

Issued by FoodForward SA 24 Jun 2024

The property sector can no longer afford not to invest in alternative energy

Property

The property sector can no longer afford not to invest in alternative energy

18 Jun 2024

Source: Kruger National Park

Tourism

Limpopo Tourism launches 'Warm Wild Winter' campaign

18 Jun 2024

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Legislation

Presidency signs 3 bills into law

12 Jun 2024

Could the change in the government dynamics feed the semigration trend in South Africa?

Trends

Could the change in the government dynamics feed the semigration trend in South Africa?

Issued by Biggles Removals 11 Jun 2024

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Legislation

Public Procurement Bill gets National Assembly nod

Rodney Africa, Adriano Esterhuizen, Daveraj Sauls, Gift Shezi, & Mpho Moki 5 Jun 2024

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Environment & Natural Resources

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Kemunto Ogutu, Issued by Roving Reporters 31 May 2024