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Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

Wilted maize crops are seen in Mumijo, Buhera district, east of capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Food, Water & Energy Security

Zimbabwe at risk of another dry season after El Nino drought, says WFP

Nyasha Chingono 13 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

South Africa declares national disaster as foodborne illnesses rise dramatically

25 Nov 2024

Property

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Facilities & Property Management

Appeal in case concerning R40m SA-Zimbabwe border fence dismissed

11 Apr 2024

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Legislation

Judicial Matters Amendment Act signed into law

4 Apr 2024

Economy

Cabinet greenlights food price action plan

1 Sep 2023

Advertisers tuned in to Algoa FM

Radio & Audio

Advertisers tuned in to Algoa FM

Issued by Algoa FM 8 Jun 2023

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Services

Icasa forms Council Committee to gauge impact of load shedding on communications industry

30 May 2023

Image source: Anna Shvets from

Competition Law

Tribunal to prosecute SAPS' PPE supplier for price gouging

22 May 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

Government revokes 'state of disaster' over power crisis

Energy

Government revokes 'state of disaster' over power crisis

Kopano Gumbi 5 Apr 2023

SA fights to keep phone networks up as lights go out

Telecoms & Networks

SA fights to keep phone networks up as lights go out

Nqobile Dludla 5 Apr 2023

Source: Tiger Brands

ESG

#WorldWaterDay: Tiger Brands invests R35m in water infrastructure to mitigate load shedding impact

22 Mar 2023

Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court challenge to SIU findings against Nelson Mandela Bay's Covid spending fails

Tania Broughton 15 Mar 2023

New tax incentives are a welcome boost to solar in SA, but do they go far enough?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New tax incentives are a welcome boost to solar in SA, but do they go far enough?

Matthew Cruise 13 Mar 2023

How SA's new state of disaster could affect construction contracting

Construction & Engineering

How SA's new state of disaster could affect construction contracting

Natalie Reyneke 13 Mar 2023

Meet the newly appointed minister of electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Energy

Meet the newly appointed minister of electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

7 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters. Paul Mashatile is President Cyril Ramaphosa's second in command.

Economy

The Big Reshuffle: Can SA's new national executive save the day?

Katja Hamilton 7 Mar 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

How gaming is helping protect our oceans

Glenn Gillis 3 Mar 2023

Western Cape looks to alternatives as energy baseload becoming increasingly unreliable

Energy

Western Cape looks to alternatives as energy baseload becoming increasingly unreliable

Sindy Peters 3 Mar 2023

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Legislation

Electricity National State of Disaster regulations gazetted

28 Feb 2023

Image source: CDC from

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The critical role NGOs play in South Africa

27 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Rosemary Anderson, the national chairperson of Fedhasa.

Hospitality

Hotels reporting higher occupancy levels in bid to reach pre-Covid levels

24 Feb 2023

Cogta relief teams preparing for Cyclone Freddy

Health & Welfare

Cogta relief teams preparing for Cyclone Freddy

23 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Increase in threshold for transfer duty exemption good news for home buyers

Residential Property

#Budget2023: Increase in threshold for transfer duty exemption good news for home buyers

Dr Andrew Golding 23 Feb 2023

#Sopa2023: Gauteng commits R1.2bn towards energy security in the province

Energy

#Sopa2023: Gauteng commits R1.2bn towards energy security in the province

22 Feb 2023

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Energy

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Carien du Plessis 22 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Patrick Buthelezi, economist at Sanlam Investments.

Budget Speech

Government expenditure: accelerate a shift from consumption to investment

Patrick Buthelezi 21 Feb 2023

Vlakfontein Reservoir to provide additional water supply in Gauteng

Infrastructure & Utilities

Vlakfontein Reservoir to provide additional water supply in Gauteng

21 Feb 2023

Sapvia CEO urges government to seek counsel from renewables community

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sapvia CEO urges government to seek counsel from renewables community

17 Feb 2023

SME sector pins hopes on budget speech for energy security, opportunities - Property Point founder

Community

SME sector pins hopes on budget speech for energy security, opportunities - Property Point founder

17 Feb 2023

Ramaphosa defends electricity minister appointment

Energy

Ramaphosa defends electricity minister appointment

Anait Miridzhanian and Alexander Winning 16 Feb 2023

Source: Western Cape Government

Economy

#Sopa2023: Winde hits road running with R1bn commitment to energy resilience in WCape

Katja Hamilton 16 Feb 2023

Health & Welfare

National State of Disaster declared on floods

14 Feb 2023

Explainer - How will the 'state of disaster' resolve the power crisis?

Energy

Explainer - How will the 'state of disaster' resolve the power crisis?

Carien du Plessis and Kopano Gumbi 13 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Analysis | State of disaster must be a temporary solution with an exit strategy already in the offing

Raymond Parsons 10 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his Sona address in parliament.

Economy

#Sona2023: The state of the rand

Andre Cilliers 10 Feb 2023

Agribusiness

Sona strikes the right notes but must be followed by urgent action - Agbiz

10 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2023: South Africans are staring down the barrel as state of disaster is reinstated

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2023

SA's new vehicle sales start on a positive note in 2023

Commercial & Industrial

SA's new vehicle sales start on a positive note in 2023

2 Feb 2023

ANC wants 'state of disaster' declared over power crisis

Energy

ANC wants 'state of disaster' declared over power crisis

31 Jan 2023

Loyiso Twala, McCann Joburg's chief creative officer, examines what the new normal means to the creative industry

Marketing

#BizTrends2023: Going beyond the so-called "new normal"

Loyiso Twala 9 Jan 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Healthcare

Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2022: Healthcare

12 Dec 2022

Positive travel trends reported by City Lodge Hotels

Tourism & Travel

Positive travel trends reported by City Lodge Hotels

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 30 Nov 2022

4 ways to increase store traffic by tapping into the spirit of ubuntu

Retail

4 ways to increase store traffic by tapping into the spirit of ubuntu

Semona Pillay 13 Oct 2022

Energy

Eskom set to expand power lines without environmental authorisation, Ramaphosa says

Katja Hamilton 25 Jul 2022

Image source: Karolina Grabowska from

Occupational Health & Safety

New Covid-19 code: What has changed?

Anastasia Vatalidis and Sandile Tom 4 Jul 2022

Remote working is here to stay: what businesses must now consider

Financial Services

Remote working is here to stay: what businesses must now consider

Dr Richard Malkin 20 Jun 2022

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Legislation

Amendments of Child Justice Act regulations approved

3 Jun 2022