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Hundreds of workers who had been working on month-to-month Expanded Public Works Programme contracts marched to the Durban City Hall on Friday in protest against their contracts not being renewed at month-end. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

HR & Management

Hundreds of Public Works workers march against termination of contracts

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 15 hours

The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

Nokulunga Majola 3 days

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Legal

Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against an abusive surgeon

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2024

A cleaned African Penguin swimming at Sanccob's Rietvlei centre in 2018. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Latest science confirms plummeting penguin population

John Yeld 15 Jul 2024

People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

ESG & Sustainability

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues

Matthew Hirsch 12 Jul 2024

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Tourism & Travel

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Kaitano Dube 12 Jul 2024

Marketing & Media

Complaint against Daily Maverick Steinhoff stories dismissed

Ombud Watcher Law 12 Jul 2024

The exhibition: Ken Oosterbroek Killed in Action is up at the Museum Africa in Newtown, until September. It explores the life and legacy of Oosterbroek who was part of a group of photojournalists nicknamed the “Bang Bang Club”. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee

Marketing & Media

Exhibition honours late Bang Bang Club photojournalist, Ken Oosterbroek's work

Ihsaan Haffejee 9 Jul 2024

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Agriculture

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Liezl Human 8 Jul 2024

Marketing & Media

Olympics 2024: what new social media guidelines mean for athletes and their sponsors

Layckan Van Gensen 8 Jul 2024

Healthcare

HIV drug trial shows injection twice-yearly 100% effective against infection

Linda-Gail Bekker 5 Jul 2024

Bold and colourful designs at Khayelitsha Fashion Week

Lifestyle

Bold and colourful designs at Khayelitsha Fashion Week

4 Jul 2024

Khayelitsha women want to start a clothing factory

Entrepreneurship

Khayelitsha women want to start a clothing factory

Marecia Damons 3 Jul 2024

Making short films is a powerful way to learn job skills: 5 ways it prepares students for work

Education

Making short films is a powerful way to learn job skills: 5 ways it prepares students for work

Wendy Smit, Zayd Waghid 3 Jul 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

South Africa’s 70,000kg rhino horn stockpile must be burnt to prevent illegal trading

Jason Gilchrist 3 Jul 2024

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrated a court victory outside the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Court asked to stop Shell’s seismic tests once and for all

Tania Broughton 2 Jul 2024

Marketing & Media

Meet the virtual influencers inspiring climate action

Maximilian Gerrath 2 Jul 2024

Biz Most Read Award winners June 2024

Marketing & Media

Biz Most Read Award winners June 2024

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 Jul 2024

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Healthcare

Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Jonathan Lipson 28 Jun 2024

Some SRD grant beneficiaries with green ID books have been struggling to access their R370-per-month grant due to a new identity verification process. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with Sassa’s new verification process

Marecia Damons 27 Jun 2024

UCT council adopts Gaza resolutions

Education

UCT council adopts Gaza resolutions

Matthew Hirsch 25 Jun 2024

Mbali Hlophe was appointed Gauteng MEC of the social development and agriculture departments in October 2022. Photo from the Gauteng government (fair use).

Marketing & Media

Gauteng government buys newspaper space to praise MEC

Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph 25 Jun 2024

The impact of Elon Musk’s staggering generous pay package will be felt far beyond corporate America. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

HR & Management

Executive pay: The virus Elon Musk is exporting back to SA

Ann Crotty for Just Share 21 Jun 2024

Discovery Health says Road Accident Fund in breach of court order

Automotive

Discovery Health says Road Accident Fund in breach of court order

Tania Broughton 21 Jun 2024

Finance

Ukheshe and Paycorp boost cardless cash withdrawals at Cash Express branded ATMs

Issued by Paycorp Group 22 Aug 2022

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Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

Paycorp and Triple-A Partner to Enable CryptoExpress App Users to Withdraw Cash at Over 3,000 ATMs across South Africa

Finance

Paycorp and Triple-A Partner to Enable CryptoExpress App Users to Withdraw Cash at Over 3,000 ATMs across South Africa

Issued by CryptoExpress 15 Jan 2024

Riding the Bitcoin Wave Ahead of April’s Halving

Finance

Riding the Bitcoin Wave Ahead of April’s Halving

Issued by CryptoExpress 3 Apr 2024

Paycorp champions financial inclusion in South Africa with SARB designation and Visa & MasterCard principal membership

Finance

Paycorp champions financial inclusion in South Africa with SARB designation and Visa & MasterCard principal membership

Issued by Paycorp Group 22 Aug 2023

A Judicial Conduct Tribunal has cleared Gauteng High Court Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi of charges of gross misconduct, which could have seen her removed from office. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legal

Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi cleared of gross misconduct charges

Tania Broughton 18 Jun 2024

Marketing & Media

News24 vs Sunday Independent: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Ombud Watcher 18 Jun 2024

Stories of Inclusive Leadership

HR & Management

Stories of Inclusive Leadership

Issued by CONTRACT 30 Nov 2023

Leadership essentials for the future

HR & Management

Leadership essentials for the future

Issued by CONTRACT 26 Mar 2024

Three Must-dos for Successful Strategic Execution

HR & Management

Three Must-dos for Successful Strategic Execution

Issued by CONTRACT 7 Nov 2023

Building agile teams for company success

HR & Management

Building agile teams for company success

Issued by CONTRACT 6 Nov 2018

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Healthcare

Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

Thokozani Simelane 14 Jun 2024

Change Management – Dealing with resistance

HR & Management

Change Management – Dealing with resistance

Issued by CONTRACT 6 Mar 2020

Youth Participation in South Africa’s Political Landscape: South African Youth Call for Increased Representation

Education

Youth Participation in South Africa’s Political Landscape: South African Youth Call for Increased Representation

Issued by Varsity Vibe 22 May 2024

Through the eyes of the youth: an exploration of how social media influences South African youth perception of voting

Education

Through the eyes of the youth: an exploration of how social media influences South African youth perception of voting

Issued by Varsity Vibe 13 May 2024

Empowered at the Polls: Gen Z's Belief in Bringing Meaningful Change through Voting

Education

Empowered at the Polls: Gen Z's Belief in Bringing Meaningful Change through Voting

Issued by Varsity Vibe 1 May 2024

Unlocking the Potential of the Student Market

Education

Unlocking the Potential of the Student Market

Issued by Varsity Vibe 12 Feb 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Agriculture

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

Farm workers and their children are exposed to pesticides that have been banned in Europe. These pesticides remain in the environment, and studies have found them all year round in three river catchments in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round

Steve Kretzmann 12 Jun 2024

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2024

Marketing & Media

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2024

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 6 Jun 2024

Thousands of special needs learners still not placed at schools

Education

Thousands of special needs learners still not placed at schools

Mary-Anne Gontsana 5 Jun 2024

Cebo Ntaka says he and his colleagues have done all they can to keep the Lovedale Press. Source: Sandiso Phaliso.

Marketing & Media

Bid to save legendary Lovedale Press

Sandiso Phaliso 5 Jun 2024

Marketing & Media

What OpenAI’s deal with News Corp means for journalism (and for you)

4 Jun 2024