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ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Advertising

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Feb 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA's solar boom poses new environmental threat: What to do with your old Li-ion batteries

5 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Twyg's Jackie May - Is sustainable fashion possible?

ESG

#BizTrends2025: Twyg's Jackie May - Is sustainable fashion possible?

Danette Breitenbach 5 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

International Environmental Education Day: Learning for lasting peace and a sustainable planet

Skills Training

International Environmental Education Day: Learning for lasting peace and a sustainable planet

Issued by Our Salad Mix 28 Jan 2025

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Criminal Law

Rhino poachers handed prison sentences

27 Jan 2025

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Mining

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jan 2025

Mental health

Happiness surges in the USA on Inauguration Day, but declines in South Africa, Index reveals

23 Jan 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

#BizTrends2025: America's path to ‘liquid gold’: Trump reveals new tariffs and national energy strategy

Katja Hamilton 21 Jan 2025

The Fall of Diddy premieres in February

Film

The Fall of Diddy premieres in February

20 Jan 2025

AngloGold Ashanti's main sulphide treatment plant is seen in Obuasi. Source: Reuters/Kwasi Kpodo

Mining

At least seven killed at Ghana gold mine

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Christian Akorlie 20 Jan 2025

A company called Edumarks has been asking for R100 to send learners their matric results in advance of the official release. On Thursday, the person running Edumarks was arrested. Archive Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Criminal Law

21-year-old arrested in matric marks leak

Kirav Doolabh and Veer Gosai 17 Jan 2025

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

5 immigration service targets and what Home Affairs needs to achieve them

Imraan Mahomed, Taryn York and Mapaseka Nketu 15 Jan 2025

Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez explains why OOH advertising poised for growth in SA in 2025 (Image supplied)

Media

#BizTrends2025: Provantage’s Jacques du Preez - OOH advertising poised for growth in SA

Jacques du Preez 15 Jan 2025

Rescued miners are seen as they are processed by police after being rescued at the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months, in Stilfontein. Source: Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Mining

Sixty bodies retrieved from Stilfontein

Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 15 Jan 2025

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Turning waste into wealth - SA’s ESG roadmap for 2025

Kate Stubbs 14 Jan 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

eThekwini bans fishing activities in Umngeni Estuary

10 Jan 2025

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Labour Law

Sick of sick leave? What employers can and cannot do about it

6 Jan 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Informal Retailing

Government extends spaza shop registration amid rising foodborne illness crisis

19 Dec 2024

Source: Barthelemy de Mazenod/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Master Builders Association says contractors must learn from #GeorgeCollapse

17 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: HR & Management

HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2024: HR & Management

17 Dec 2024

Deadline looms for spaza shop registration

Informal Retailing

Deadline looms for spaza shop registration

11 Dec 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Zero-tolerance policy revisited: Postive cannabis test is not enough for a fair dismissal

Jacques van Wyk 11 Dec 2024

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Environmental Law

Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

Source: The late chief executive officer of United Healthcare Brian Thompson.

Financial Services

UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead

6 Dec 2024

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Environment & Natural Resources

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Issued by Our Salad Mix 4 Dec 2024

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Source: Reuters/Nacho Doce

Telecoms & Networks

Musk's Starlink ordered to cease operations in Namibia

Nqobile Dludla 28 Nov 2024

Guide to register spaza shops

Regulatory

Guide to register spaza shops

26 Nov 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Harassment of Cape fur seals a criminal offence

25 Nov 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Malicious whistleblowing - part 1: How to deal with employees that cry wolf

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Mbali Nkosi 22 Nov 2024

New travel index uncovers SA’s best holiday road trip gems

Travel

New travel index uncovers SA’s best holiday road trip gems

25 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert

21 Nov 2024

Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein. Source: Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Mining

Ramaphosa calls for Zama Zama human rights to be respected

Bhargav Acharya 19 Nov 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

SMEs

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

Thamsanqa Mbovane 13 Nov 2024

The Supreme Court of Appeal has slammed former judge president John Hlophe for meddling in a straightforward eviction case. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Land & Property Law

John Hlophe’s meddling in eviction matter slammed by appeal court

Tania Broughton 13 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies may cause an initial global and US economic downturn

14 Nov 2024

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Food, Water & Energy Security

City of Johannesburg to implement water restrictions

12 Nov 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Urgent warning as fake Ozempic infiltrates South African market

11 Nov 2024

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Agro-processing

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 7 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax 6 Nov 2024

TV

MultiChoice and law enforcement crack down on streaming device piracy rings

5 Nov 2024

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

SMEs

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

4 Nov 2024

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

TV

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 1 Nov 2024

Tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing - Euromonitor Intl

Research

Tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing - Euromonitor Intl

1 Nov 2024

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Public Health

Death of 6 Soweto children linked to Terbufos

28 Oct 2024

Marketing

Dispatch from Pennsylvania: How marketing affects swing voters as US election looms

Dave Bussiere 28 Oct 2024

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

Agriculture

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

28 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024