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Absa empowers the next generation of entrepreneurs in South Africa

Funding

Absa empowers the next generation of entrepreneurs in South Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 1 day

South Africa’s world-class scientific research vessel, the SA Agulhas II, heads toward Cape Town after a stop over in East London following its annual relief and supply voyage to the SANAE IV Antarctic base. The back of Table Mountain, seen in the distance here, was a welcome sight for some researchers returning from a 12-month overwintering stay at SANAE IV, along with sobering news on the state of the southern oceans. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Climate Change

Icebreaker returns from Antarctica with alarming news

Steve Kretzmann 1 day

Source: Supplied. Palesa Mokomele, head of Community Engagement and Communications at DKMS Africa.

Healthcare

Budget cuts loom: Can the private sector save SA's public health system?

1 day

Breakthrough year of empowering the next generation of STEM professionals in the Northern Cape

Higher Education

Breakthrough year of empowering the next generation of STEM professionals in the Northern Cape

Issued by Stone 2 days

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks

Catherine Schenck 3 days

Budget Speech

Budget Speech clash: The elephant in the room

Katja Hamilton 3 days

The Department of Justice says a decision on the Special Investigating Unit’s application to amend the 2020 Presidential Proclamation mandating it to investigate corruption involving the Lottery and its employees, is expected by the end of February. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Raymond Joseph 3 days

Purpose and profit – how to succeed as a social entrepreneur in SA

Social Entrepreneurship

Purpose and profit – how to succeed as a social entrepreneur in SA

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 3 days

Media Freedom

Trump’s foreign aid freeze disrupts global journalism

3 days

Ross Kudo, commercial lawyer

Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation financing and the threat it poses to SA courts

Ross Kudo 18 Feb 2025

Make restituted land productive: Addressing challenges and unlocking reform potential

Agriculture

Make restituted land productive: Addressing challenges and unlocking reform potential

Peter Setou 18 Feb 2025

Will South Africa's 2025 budget speech fulfil tourism's potential?

Tourism

Will South Africa's 2025 budget speech fulfil tourism's potential?

18 Feb 2025

ProfitShare Partners aligns with global AI trends to transform SME financing in SA

SMEs

ProfitShare Partners aligns with global AI trends to transform SME financing in SA

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Feb 2025

Industry research positions brands as thought leaders

SMEs

Industry research positions brands as thought leaders

Issued by SME South Africa 17 Feb 2025

Western Cape sees R200m investment boost for student housing

Higher Education

Western Cape sees R200m investment boost for student housing

17 Feb 2025

From crisis to renewal: How private investment can turn South Africa’s freight challenges around

Logistics & Transport

From crisis to renewal: How private investment can turn South Africa’s freight challenges around

Mark Evans 17 Feb 2025

New R1m funding opportunities launched to boost Cape Town startups

Entrepreneurship

New R1m funding opportunities launched to boost Cape Town startups

17 Feb 2025

South African SMEs face cash crunch: Will the Budget Speech bring relief?

SMEs

South African SMEs face cash crunch: Will the Budget Speech bring relief?

13 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Blessing Utete, managing director of Old Mutual Corporate Consultants.

Budget Speech

Budget 2025: Employers eye tax cap hike, clarity on retirement reform

13 Feb 2025

Branding

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship'

Timeka N. Tounsel 13 Feb 2025

Local entrepreneur Courtne Marland takes Lyra AI sales solution global

Services

Local entrepreneur Courtne Marland takes Lyra AI sales solution global

12 Feb 2025

2025 Budget Speech: What it means for your small business

SMEs

2025 Budget Speech: What it means for your small business

Wandile Mnguni 12 Feb 2025

Financial Services

Review of the State of the Nation 2025

Issued by Aluma Capital 7 Feb 2025

Financial Services

South Africa, Trump and the EWC

Issued by Aluma Capital 4 Feb 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Social Development issues notices of non-compliance to NPOs

12 Feb 2025

Education

Set your creative career on fire with the 2025 ACT scholarship

12 Feb 2025

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Higher Education

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Sandiso Phaliso and Joseph Chirume 12 Feb 2025

SAICE responds to Ramaphosa R940bn Sona promise

Construction & Engineering

SAICE responds to Ramaphosa R940bn Sona promise

11 Feb 2025

Northern Cape learners can’t go to class because schools have no money

Primary & Secondary Education

Northern Cape learners can’t go to class because schools have no money

11 Feb 2025

Christina Naidoo, COO Huawei South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

Rewiring STEM to accelerate girls and women empowerment

Christina Naidoo 11 Feb 2025

Western Cape Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme Fund applications open

Funding

Western Cape Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme Fund applications open

10 Feb 2025

SA EV startup Everlectric gets Vumela Fund boost

Funding

SA EV startup Everlectric gets Vumela Fund boost

10 Feb 2025

Economy

#Sona2025: Can a stronger defence sector pivot SA's economy to prosperity?

Sandile Ndlovu 10 Feb 2025

CPUT students protest against their “dire” accommodation

Higher Education

CPUT students protest against their “dire” accommodation

Marecia Damons 10 Feb 2025

Innovative startup secures funding to boost growth and drive EV adoption in South Africa

Fuel & Energy

Innovative startup secures funding to boost growth and drive EV adoption in South Africa

Issued by Edge Growth 10 Feb 2025

Droppa expands fleet with Bopa Moruo-funded Nissan NP200s for owner drivers

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Droppa expands fleet with Bopa Moruo-funded Nissan NP200s for owner drivers

Issued by Droppa 10 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

USAID workforce reduced by 97%

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

NHI

#Sona2025: The NHI takes shape: What’s at stake for medical aids?

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his #Sona2025 address at Cape town's City Hall. Source: x.com

Infrastructure & Utilities

#Sona2025: Ramaphosa economic recovery plan built on infrastructure, mining, and energy

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2025

Source: @CyrilRamaphosa/X

Economy

#Sona2025: President Ramaphosa's bold plans for urban renewal and housing

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Laurent Muschel, HERA Director General, and Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General, stand near mpox vaccines as first batches arrive at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Justin Makangara/File Photo

Health & Welfare

Africa's top health official presses US to resume health aid

Jennifer Rigby 6 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Alternative financing is the new frontier for Africa

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: Alternative financing is the new frontier for Africa

6 Feb 2025

Plan thoughtfully for a secure future

Financial Services

Plan thoughtfully for a secure future

Issued by Securitas™ Financial Group 6 Feb 2025

Yesh Surjoodeen is managing director of HP Southern and Central Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African innovation depends on investment and protecting intellectual property

Yesh Surjoodeen 5 Feb 2025

Source: REUTERS. Johanna Geron.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa clash over SA's new land policy

Katja Hamilton 5 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Lindsey Schutters 5 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Healthcare

US exits UN-HRC

5 Feb 2025