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Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Food, Water & Energy Security

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 7 hours

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Mining

Congo warns cobalt exporters about violating quotas

Ange Kasongo 7 hours

You have until 6 October to nominate. Source: WFA.

Marketing

Meet WFA's Global Marketer of the Year jury

3 days

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Legislation & Regulation

Liquor Amendment Bill moves to ban alcohol advertising

Sabrina de Freitas and Juliet Killick 2 Oct 2025

Charl Bassil is a big proponent of thinking like a challenger. Source: Nedbank IMC.

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025: Charl Bassil — Ban “iconic”, think challenger, farm for the long game

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Oct 2025

#NedbankIMC2025 | Charl Bassil: "Be brave. Be kind. Believe."

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025 | Charl Bassil: "Be brave. Be kind. Believe."

1 Oct 2025

Meta unveils next-generation AI glasses at Connect 2025

Technology

Meta unveils next-generation AI glasses at Connect 2025

22 Sep 2025

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Mining

Congo shakes up global cobalt supply with export quotas

22 Sep 2025

Elevated meat prices remain a drag on food inflation

Agriculture

Elevated meat prices remain a drag on food inflation

Paul Makube 19 Sep 2025

Marketing

The ‘anxiety economy’ is booming. But should companies be profiting from our fears?

Paul Harrison 18 Sep 2025

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Education & Training

Chronically online: South Africa’s digital dilemma for sexual health

Jessica Gbedemah 12 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Mariangela Caineri Zenati, marketing manager at social media management platform Loomly examines the implications of the controversial social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Social Media

The implications for brands of the social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Mariangela Caineri Zenati 10 Sep 2025

Advertising

EFF seeks to curb alcohol ads with proposed bill

10 Sep 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

CapeNature’s new campaign tackles pollution in the Cape

8 Sep 2025

Social Media

Nepal bans 26 social media sites

8 Sep 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Sasol's earnings rebound with help from Transnet payout, cost cuts

25 Aug 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Plastic microbeads: great in your face wash, bad in your food – how South Africa’s ban can work better

Anusha Rajkaran and Conrad Sparks 25 Aug 2025

Protesters gathered outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s offices in Cape Town on Thursday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Coal, Oil & Gas

Calls for Parks Tau to ban coal exports to Israel

Matthew Hirsch 22 Aug 2025

A general view of commuters in the capital, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1 April 2025. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Immigration & Citizenship Law

US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe, embassy says

Chris Muronzi and Nellie Peyton 20 Aug 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Here’s what went wrong, and how you can help

Melanie MacGregor 20 Aug 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

South Africa vows relentless fight against plastic pollution amid global treaty setback

18 Aug 2025

Mining

Congolese mining firm rebuffs US accusations amid sanctions

15 Aug 2025

A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 14 Aug 2025

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Emergency Medicine

Stellenbosch Uni study finds strong link between alcohol use and residential fires in Cape Town

13 Aug 2025

Mining

Grim prospects: Mining’s outlook for 2025 remains weak, unpromising

13 Aug 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Congo's cobalt ban leaves Glencore with unsold stockpiles

7 Aug 2025

Red meat sector under renewed pressure from FMD setbacks

Agro-processing

Red meat sector under renewed pressure from FMD setbacks

6 Aug 2025

Taking a human-centred approach to AI in higher education

Skills Training

Taking a human-centred approach to AI in higher education

Issued by SACAP 5 Aug 2025

Meat inflation hits 25-month high amid supply crunch

Agriculture

Meat inflation hits 25-month high amid supply crunch

Paul Makube 24 Jul 2025

Boundless and NSPCA ‘Jack the Durban July’ to expose cruelty in horse racing

Advertising

Boundless and NSPCA ‘Jack the Durban July’ to expose cruelty in horse racing

Issued by Boundless 15 Jul 2025

SA lifts ban on Brazilian poultry imports after bird flu contained

Agriculture

SA lifts ban on Brazilian poultry imports after bird flu contained

14 Jul 2025

Image credit: Aleksandar Pasaric on Pexels

Mining

Is SA the key to unlocking Africa's mining potential?

Jacques Farmer 14 Jul 2025

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Agriculture

Agri Dept focuses on biosecurity, trade and farmer aid in new budget

8 Jul 2025

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Sustainability

Backpedalling on PPS will devastate scrap metals

8 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Fair Pay Bill - a game changer for remuneration and recruitment practices

Norma Mazibuko and Amandla Makhongwana 1 Jul 2025

Zondo Commission

R11bn assets linked to State Capture Commission recovered

26 Jun 2025

Platform-hopping is not a strategy

Marketing

Platform-hopping is not a strategy

Issued by We Do Digital 25 Jun 2025

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Mining

Ghana uses drone tech, AI to catch wildcat miners

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 26 Jun 2025

Image credit: Paul-Alain Hunt on Unsplash

Mining

DRC's cobalt export ban extended by three months

23 Jun 2025

Meat, vegetable price surge pushes SA food inflation to 4.4% in May

Agro-processing

Meat, vegetable price surge pushes SA food inflation to 4.4% in May

Paul Makube 19 Jun 2025

Image credit: Virginie Baisez on Unsplash

Energy

#AEF2025: Unity will drive Africa’s energy revolution

Greg Nott 17 Jun 2025

Chad's President General Mahamat Idriss Deby arrives before a dinner with several heads of state and government and leaders of international organisations at the Elysee Palace, as part of the 19th Francophonie Summit, in Paris, France, 4 October 2024. Reuters/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Chad suspends visas issuance to US citizens over travel ban

Mahamat Ramadane and Ayen Deng Bior 6 Jun 2025

SA rolls out first mass poultry vaccination to curb avian flu

Agriculture

SA rolls out first mass poultry vaccination to curb avian flu

6 Jun 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose 5 Jun 2025

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Labour Law

Restraint of trade agreements: Blanket ban backfires in Labour Court

Riona Kalua 4 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

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Environment & Natural Resources

Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Retailers

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Issued by AMIE 20 May 2025

South Africa clarifies position on Tanzanian banana imports

Agribusiness

South Africa clarifies position on Tanzanian banana imports

19 May 2025

China bans South African beef imports amid FMD outbreak

Agriculture

China bans South African beef imports amid FMD outbreak

12 May 2025