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Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Affordable & Social Housing

TRC Housing Assistance Reparations initiative launched in KZN

2 days

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

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4th Industrial Revolution

Striking balance: AI's impact on human rights in business

Maureen Phiri 26 Mar 2026

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Mining

Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 26 Mar 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

New mobile library to expand digital horizons at West Coast high school

25 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Peter Luhanga

Construction & Engineering

Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain

Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

R4.2bn investment drives Matjhabeng’s sanitation revival in major project handover

24 Mar 2026

Jazz In The City 2026: Cape Town’s streets transform into a vibrant musical stage

Music

Jazz In The City 2026: Cape Town’s streets transform into a vibrant musical stage

19 Mar 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

From policy to reality: Human settlements shaping South Africa's future

18 Mar 2026

From crisis to care: Addressing school violence through holistic support

Primary & Secondary Education

From crisis to care: Addressing school violence through holistic support

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 16 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

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 25 Feb 2026

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Labour Law

Cannabis in the workplace: Rights, regulations, and responsibilities

Seshni Moodley 23 Feb 2026

Gregory Maqoma to premiere dance opera Genesis: The Beginning and End of Time

Theatre

Gregory Maqoma to premiere dance opera Genesis: The Beginning and End of Time

13 Feb 2026

Over 50 countries will gather in Pretoria to advance accountability, transparency, and user rights on digital platforms. (Source: )

Media

South Africa hosts global summit on digital platform governance

11 Feb 2026

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

Mining

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

5 Feb 2026

Law Practice

New deputy public protector appointed

23 Jan 2026

Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Kisch IP's Kevin Dam: Micro, macro and mega trends steering the future of the legal sector

Kevin Dam 21 Jan 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Interwaste's Justin Bott: Waste management as a cornerstone to building climate resilience

Justin Bott 21 Jan 2026

Branding

SA's brand soft power ranking down, reputation ranking up

21 Jan 2026

South African school calendar dates for 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

South African school calendar dates for 2026

Issued by FundiConnect 13 Jan 2026

Law Practice

Andy Mothibi new head of the NPA in surprise appointment

7 Jan 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Schools given bonus day off in 2026 academic calendar

Shan Radcliffe 5 Jan 2026

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Data & Analytics

Why smart investors demand digital reporting in private equity deals

Johan Marais and Wiehann Olivier 23 Dec 2025

Beyond 16 Days campaign targets failures in GBV response

ESG & Sustainability

Beyond 16 Days campaign targets failures in GBV response

19 Dec 2025

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, is appealing a HPCSA ruling against her. Photo: “” by ().

Ethics & Medicolegal

SA doctor in the firing line for stand on Palestine

Joan van Dyk 19 Dec 2025

eNCA's Checkpoint investigation triumphs at Vodacom Journalist Awards

Media

eNCA's Checkpoint investigation triumphs at Vodacom Journalist Awards

5 Dec 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

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Climate Change

TotalEnergies: French court ruling over false climate claims could boost African cases against polluters

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala and Tracy-Lynn Field 27 Nov 2025

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA media plays vital role in ending female genital mutilation in Africa

24 Nov 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa attend a EU-South Africa summit, ahead of the G20 Summit, which was held from 22 to 23 November 2025 in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Yves Herman

Markets & Investment

G20: SA, EU sign "unprecedented agreement" on critical minerals

Tim Cocks 24 Nov 2025

A partnership between BrandSA and Netflix celebrates and showcases South Africa's vibrant cultures in a film hosted by that highlights the country’s attractions (Image source: © Bizcommunity )

Branding

Jason Goliath hosts Brand SA-Netflix film on SA for G20 Summit

21 Nov 2025

Shutdown against GBV: Waterfall School of Business joins call for action

Higher Education

Shutdown against GBV: Waterfall School of Business joins call for action

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 20 Nov 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

RCS Violence Survey finds rise of tech-facilitated GBV in SA

19 Nov 2025

Social Media

SA's Purple Revolution to end GBV goes global

Chloe Posthumus 19 Nov 2025

Women walk past a Mozambique soldier inside a camp for the internally displaced in the town of Quitunda, Mozambique, 22 September 2021. Image credit: Reuters/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Locals angry over TotalEnergies' enclave model in Mozambique

Nellie Peyton 14 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Trump: No US government official to attend G20 summit SA

Humeyra Pamuk and Bhargav Acharya 10 Nov 2025

Source: K. Kendall via | A textile factory in Lesotho.

Logistics & Transport

Africa’s trade deal with the US was left in limbo: What exporters can do about it

Bedassa Tadesse 5 Nov 2025

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Tourism

SA’s tourism industry tackles human rights challenges with practical solutions

Robin Fredericks 23 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

BNP struggles to dispel Sudan litigation concerns as shares drop

Mathieu Rosemain 22 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

BNP Paribas shares tumble after US jury's Sudan verdict

Alun John 21 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Gender Commission lambasts "violent nature" of Mchunu's anti-LGBTQIA+ comments

13 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SAHRC orders Ngizwe Mchunu to apologise for anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

10 Oct 2025

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Sustainability

G20 South Africa: New legacy project to combat "crippling" energy inefficiencies

8 Oct 2025

Purely African, Queerly Powerful: Johannesburg's vibrant Pride Month 2025

Events

Purely African, Queerly Powerful: Johannesburg's vibrant Pride Month 2025

7 Oct 2025

Veteran broadcaster Tim Modise to deliver public lecture on media and cultural identity in SA

Media

Veteran broadcaster Tim Modise to deliver public lecture on media and cultural identity in SA

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 6 Oct 2025

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

6 Oct 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Govt condemns Ngizwe Mchunu's hateful anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

3 Oct 2025