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Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Research

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Issued by BMi Research 3 days

Two companies who fraudulently acquired an R85-7m tender for a border wall must now repay the profits. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraud

Tania Broughton 3 days

Vaseline has created a new authentication tool and enlisted the help of a Nigerian Prince to launch a fight back against fake versions of Vaseline Body Oils in Nigeria. Source: Unilever.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Nigerian prince busts fake body oils for Vaseline

3 days

Review: Mini Cooper S Convertible

Launches & Reviews

Review: Mini Cooper S Convertible

Imran Salie 9 Feb 2026

Simba's iconic chips get a bold makeover

Packaging

Simba's iconic chips get a bold makeover

3 days

Kia enters SA’s bakkie segment with new Tasman

Dealers

Kia enters SA’s bakkie segment with new Tasman

3 days

Is your barista the 2026 Diners Club SA Barista of the Year? Entries now open

Exhibitions & Events

Is your barista the 2026 Diners Club SA Barista of the Year? Entries now open

9 Apr 2026

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Residential Property

From coast to Winelands – 'zoom' towns outpace cities in house price growth

3 days

Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

Spur and Ackermans brings back Design-a-Tee competition

Design & Manufacturing

Spur and Ackermans brings back Design-a-Tee competition

9 Apr 2026

How to build trust with your target audience

Online Media

How to build trust with your target audience

Issued by Broad Media 9 Apr 2026

Judge David Makhoba ruled that R14m in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits awarded during Covid bypassed bid processes. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Judge orders Tark Group directors to personally repay Covid contract profits

Tania Broughton 8 Apr 2026

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Nutrition

How MetaLab is transforming protein from gym essential to pantry staple

Maroefah Smith 8 Apr 2026

KitKat launched a tracker for consumers to find the stolen chocolates. Source: KitKat.

Marketing

When supply chains fail, brands speak: The KitKat theft case study

Ernst van Biljon and Helen McIntee-Carlisle 8 Apr 2026

Nutella floating around Artemis II. Source: YouTube.

Branding

WATCH | Nutella goes viral after unexpected appearance on NASA mission

7 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Jacques Malherbe. Local fashion label Masa Mara has a boutique in the village.

Property Development

Oude Molen Eco Village’s fight for survival

Jacques Malherbe 2 Apr 2026

From Pedros' Chicken Feet Burger to Carmien's Pickled Fish Rooibos, brands still have humour

Retail

From Pedros' Chicken Feet Burger to Carmien's Pickled Fish Rooibos, brands still have humour

Evan-Lee Courie 2 Apr 2026

Advertising

Spotify releases new ad formats

1 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Lubabalo Ngcukana. The 11-storey Botha Sigcau building in Mthatha caught fire on Tuesday night.

Construction & Engineering

Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fire

Lubabalo Ngcukana 1 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Postbank.

Banking

Postbank to resume black card rollout

Marecia Damons 1 Apr 2026

Mattel launches Masters of the Universe product line ahead of global release date

Design & Manufacturing

Mattel launches Masters of the Universe product line ahead of global release date

30 Mar 2026

Octotel celebrates Human Rights Day with a heartfelt community outreach for the homeless

CSI & Philanthropy

Octotel celebrates Human Rights Day with a heartfelt community outreach for the homeless

Issued by Octotel 30 Mar 2026

Why brands are producing more content but connecting with fewer people

Marketing

Why brands are producing more content but connecting with fewer people

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 30 Mar 2026

H&M Atelier SS26 blends coastal vibes with everyday luxury

Fashion

H&M Atelier SS26 blends coastal vibes with everyday luxury

27 Mar 2026

Police kept protesting former municipal workers away from Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s State of the City address in Germiston on Wednesday. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Ekurhuleni’s “ghost workers” demand jobs and compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 27 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026

Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

Affordable & Social Housing

What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

Digital marketing in South Africa – No longer optional for top companies

Online Media

Digital marketing in South Africa – No longer optional for top companies

Issued by Broad Media 25 Mar 2026

New frugal Suzuki SUV touches down in SA

Launches & Reviews

New frugal Suzuki SUV touches down in SA

Imran Salie 24 Mar 2026

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 24 Mar 2026

Bafana Bafana, Banyana Banyana's 2026/2027 away jerseys unveiled

Sport

Bafana Bafana, Banyana Banyana's 2026/2027 away jerseys unveiled

20 Mar 2026

Made in RSA and Valor Hospitality forge greener pathways with local procurement

Fashion & Homeware

Made in RSA and Valor Hospitality forge greener pathways with local procurement

20 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Matthew Hirsch 19 Mar 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the primary responsibility for managing local disasters in terms of the Disaster Management Act rests with the district municipality, but the local municipality and relevant provincial departments are not absolved of responsibility. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Constitutional Court slams government over treatment of disaster victims

Tania Broughton 18 Mar 2026

South African businesses before vs after advertising with MyBroadband – the results

Online Media

South African businesses before vs after advertising with MyBroadband – the results

Issued by Broad Media 18 Mar 2026

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Health & Social Welfare

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Marecia Damons 19 Mar 2026

Moscow Fashion Week spotlights emerging designers and global collaboration

Fashion

Moscow Fashion Week spotlights emerging designers and global collaboration

17 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Masixole Feni.

Property Development

Government sent back to the drawing board for Tafelberg site

Matthew Hirsch 16 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp. Bulk services work on Botmaskop Estate at Helshoogte outside Stellenbosch before an April 2025 interdict prohibited any further construction.

Property Development

Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle

John Yeld 16 Mar 2026

After 13 years of litigation and R2.5-million in legal fees, a maintenance fitter who was found by arbitration and several courts to have been unfairly dismissed is a step closer to receiving compensation. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Worker wins compensation case after 13 years of litigation

Tania Broughton 16 Mar 2026

The 19th Annual South African Film and Television Awards winners have been announced (Image source: © News24 )

Film & Cinematography

All the 19th Annual Safta winners

15 Mar 2026

Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April

Agro-processing

Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April

Tania Broughton 13 Mar 2026

Birkenstock debuts in Limpopo with new sustainable store concept

Fashion & Homeware

Birkenstock debuts in Limpopo with new sustainable store concept

12 Mar 2026

Singer-songwriter Rosé partners with Levi’s in a multi-year global deal

Fashion

Singer-songwriter Rosé partners with Levi’s in a multi-year global deal

12 Mar 2026

Why Gen Z’s views on gender roles are more complex than we think

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why Gen Z’s views on gender roles are more complex than we think

Jessica Gbedemah 11 Mar 2026

Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources

Food, Water & Energy Security

Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources

Seth Thorne 12 Mar 2026

Review | Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis: A breathtaking dance journey from chaos to rebirth

Theatre

Review | Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis: A breathtaking dance journey from chaos to rebirth

Debbie Hathway 10 Mar 2026

Activists criticise social grant “savings”

Health & Social Welfare

Activists criticise social grant “savings”

Marecia Damons 6 Mar 2026

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Consumer Law

When the numbers don't add up: Educational risks of counterfeit calculators

Jason Govender and Jarred West 5 Mar 2026

The University of Cape Town staff unions have reached agreement on a wage deal after a strike last week. Photo: Liezl Human / GroundUp

Higher Education

UCT staff strike ends as agreement is reached

Liezl Human 4 Mar 2026