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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 4 minutes

Introducing the Innovator Trust Women in Tech Awards: Meet the powerhouse lineup

SMEs

Introducing the Innovator Trust Women in Tech Awards: Meet the powerhouse lineup

Issued by The Innovator Trust 1 hour

The M20 Declaration was formally handed over to South Africa’s Minister of Digital and Communication Technologies Solly Malatsi (centre), by William Bird (MMA) and Sbu Ngalwa (Sanef)

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration handed to G20

3 hours

Octotel’s learnership programme continues to transform youth into workforce-ready professionals

ICT

Octotel’s learnership programme continues to transform youth into workforce-ready professionals

Issued by Octotel 3 hours

Cape Union Mart aims to revive SA's clothing manufacturing industry

Design & Manufacturing

Cape Union Mart aims to revive SA's clothing manufacturing industry

4 hours

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Western Cape pushes forward with crucial R640m bypass

4 hours

Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels - we need to empower entrepreneurs

Higher Education

Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels - we need to empower entrepreneurs

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 2 days

#MEX25: Global Music and Culture Summit in Cape Town this October

#MEX Music Exchange

#MEX25: Global Music and Culture Summit in Cape Town this October

3 days

InvestFest 2025 featured interactive business showcases, investor pitches, engaging panel discussions and extensive networking opportunities. Image supplied.

Markets & Investment

Anglo American's InvestFest 2025 | Building entrepreneurial resilience across Southern Africa

3 days

A-OSH Expo - Meeting the Western Cape’s occupational health and safety needs

Health & Safety

A-OSH Expo - Meeting the Western Cape’s occupational health and safety needs

Issued by A-OSH EXPO 3 days

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

MTN, Nedbank support 2025 PachiPanda Challenge

2 Oct 2025

The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (Mice) sector’s growth will depend on whether conferences evolve from rigid agendas into immersive experiences. Pictured: Meeting Africa 2025. Source: © Meetings Africa

MICE

How SA can shift into the top tier of Mice destinations globally

2 Oct 2025

Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

Skills Development & Training

Learnerships vs skills programmes: Which is the right choice to upskill your workforce?

Anton Visser 1 Oct 2025

Orange Corners opens 2026 incubation applications

How To Start Up

Orange Corners opens 2026 incubation applications

1 Oct 2025

Why customers prefer information over the hard sell

Marketing

Why customers prefer information over the hard sell

Issued by G&G Advocacy 1 Oct 2025

Railway

Port of Gauteng's $50bn plan to transform Durban-Gauteng freight corridor

1 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African exports face immediate damage from lapse of US trade initiative

1 Oct 2025

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Energy

Eskom's turnaround: R23.9bn profit and decreased load shedding

1 Oct 2025

Unlocking opportunities: How TGCSA’s Basic Quality Verification empowers emerging tourism businesses

Tourism

Unlocking opportunities: How TGCSA’s Basic Quality Verification empowers emerging tourism businesses

Issued by Tourism Grading Council of South Africa 1 Oct 2025

Local online retailers see profits soar as consumer trust grows

E-commerce

Local online retailers see profits soar as consumer trust grows

1 Oct 2025

Luyanda Mazibuko, SEM's creative production manager, asks how homegrown brands can actually tap into the hearts of the diverse South African market? (Image supplied)

Marketing

#ProudlySA: How local brands can win the hearts of South African consumers

Luyanda Mazibuko 1 Oct 2025

A significant milestone of the programme is the financial injection of R880,000 provided to 32 attendees, enabling them to kickstart or expand their businesses. Image supplied.

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SanParks and NYDA launch initiative to empower disabled entrepreneurs

1 Oct 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AEW2025: South Africa named a priority market by ExxonMobil for LNG

1 Oct 2025

Future of HR Conference: Unlocking the New Code of Work

Management & Leadership

Future of HR Conference: Unlocking the New Code of Work

Issued by Topco Media 30 Sep 2025

A tool to help SMEs assess their funding readiness

SMEs

A tool to help SMEs assess their funding readiness

Issued by Edge Growth 30 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Radio is the trusted cultural bridge for SA’s code-switching Black middle class

Radio & Audio

Radio: The trusted cultural bridge for SA’s code-switching Black middle class

30 Sep 2025

SA car dealers face growing pressure, Nada warns

Dealers

SA car dealers face growing pressure, Nada warns

30 Sep 2025

Social Media

TikTok launches African All-Stars Brand Edition

30 Sep 2025

Barokologadi - ERP Melorane Game Reserve Partnership is an example of beneficiary communities forging strategic partnerships with private investors that have enabled them to put their land to effective economic use in the tourism industry (Image supplied)

Tourism

Land reform for tourism and conservation

30 Sep 2025

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Climate Change

How African companies are setting the stage for sustainable growth

30 Sep 2025

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers return with 5th MavericKids book to combat child illiteracy

ESG

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers return with 5th MavericKids book to combat child illiteracy

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Sep 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

ExxonMobil seeks security guarantees for massive Mozambique LNG project

30 Sep 2025

The FlySafair annual Business Booster Competition, six winning businesses have been announced (Image supplied)

Travel

All the FlySafair 2025 Annual Business Booster competition winners

29 Sep 2025

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Entrepreneurship

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Eunéne Levine, Issued by Shaper 30 Sep 2025

Is the CMO going extinct?

Marketing

Is the CMO going extinct?

Issued by Brave Group 29 Sep 2025

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Health & Safety

Achieving zero harm in SA mines: The role of information ecology

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2025

Checkers Little Shop returns with its largest collection to date

FMCG

Checkers Little Shop returns with its largest collection to date

29 Sep 2025

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Mental health

The rise of victimhood culture: How TikTok glorifies trauma narratives

Jessica Gbedemah 29 Sep 2025

From zero to a billion: Inside Phakamani Impact Capital’s decade of building South Africa’s SMMEs

Mining

From zero to a billion: Inside Phakamani Impact Capital’s decade of building South Africa’s SMMEs

Issued by Phakamani Impact Capital 29 Sep 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fuel market relief as Nigeria's Dangote refinery resumes naira sales

29 Sep 2025

Power on demand: The rising importance of BESS

Energy

Power on demand: The rising importance of BESS

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 26 Sep 2025

Visa and Absa celebrate She’s Next South Africa 2025 winners

Awards

Visa and Absa celebrate She’s Next South Africa 2025 winners

Issued by OnPoint PR 26 Sep 2025

Unveiling Seacom 2.0

Telecoms & Networks

Unveiling Seacom 2.0

Issued by Stone 26 Sep 2025

Unlocking the economic potential within South Africa’s township economy

Land & Property Law

Unlocking the economic potential within South Africa’s township economy

Kagiso Mahlangu, Issued by Irvine Partners 26 Sep 2025

Lesotho’s coat of arms at Makoanyane Square in Maseru. Tariff changes could halve the country’s exports to the United States, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

HR & Management

Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns

Sechaba Mokhethi 26 Sep 2025

Zoleka Lisa is SAB’s vice president of Corporate Affairs. Source: SAB.

FMCG

#HeritageMonth: SAB's Zoleka Lisa on the rise of women in the beer sector

Zoleka Lisa 26 Sep 2025

Kasipreneurship the key to financial inclusion in SA

Entrepreneurship

Kasipreneurship the key to financial inclusion in SA

Ryan Pearce 25 Sep 2025

Capitec launches client-led ‘Bank on better’ campaign

Banking

Capitec launches client-led ‘Bank on better’ campaign

Issued by Capitec 1 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Economic growth edges higher for EBRD countries but tariff threat looms

Libby George 25 Sep 2025