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Markets & Investment

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

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

Who wants to be an influencer? Why influencing is rapidly becoming a mainstream career in SA

Social Media

Who wants to be an influencer? Why influencing is rapidly becoming a mainstream career in SA

Issued by Dentsu 29 Oct 2024

Public Health

The impact of fraud, waste, and abuse on medical-scheme members and strategies for industry reform

15 Oct 2024

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Digital

IAB South Africa collaborates with ARB to launch the first Content Creator Charter

11 Oct 2024

SMME Food Safety Compliance South Africa: A guide for SMMEs supplying to large retailers

Regulatory

SMME Food Safety Compliance South Africa: A guide for SMMEs supplying to large retailers

Phumi (PJ) Mhlongo 7 Oct 2024

Parliament heard the Special Investigating Unit’s head advocate last week testify about medico-legal fraud. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Medical Law

SIU takes aim at ballooning dodgy medical litigation that is costing the government billions

Sandiso Phaliso 13 Sep 2024

Rogerwilco creates accurate content on Africa Check's Election Information Hub

Online Media

Rogerwilco creates accurate content on Africa Check's Election Information Hub

Issued by Rogerwilco 22 May 2024

Advertising

ARB rules in favour of Woolworths in rBST-free milk ad dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 20 May 2024

Google has built up election experience from its global operations

Technology

#SAelections24: Google steps up to safeguard voters

2 May 2024

Advertising

ARB celebrates 5 years of successful operation and growth

Gail Schimmel 11 Mar 2024

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Office Property

Lawyer in River Club development controversy caught in qualification lie

30 Aug 2023

Insurance & Actuarial

Unveiling Santam's new initiative to tackle insurance crime surge in South Africa

17 Jul 2023

Packaging

Plastic producers warned against making unverified environmental claims

3 Mar 2023

Advertising

Google launches new elections ad policy in South Africa

8 Feb 2023

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Sustainable Development

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Bunny Bala 3 Feb 2023

Spar Group CEO Brett Botten to step down amid board shakeup

Retailers

Spar Group CEO Brett Botten to step down amid board shakeup

18 Jan 2023

Social Media

Influencer marketing needs to clean up its act

Pierre Cassuto 24 Nov 2022

September is Wills Month

Law of Succession

September is Wills Month

Issued by Capital Legacy 17 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Jerry Chetty, manager of the Business Integrity Unit at Santam.

Finance

Claim fraud on the rise: insurance firms hard-hit

Dr Jerry Chetty 24 Jun 2022

The shock of 134,500 Covid orphans in South Africa

Law of Succession

The shock of 134,500 Covid orphans in South Africa

Issued by Capital Legacy 30 Mar 2022

Source: ©Andriy Popov

Medical Aid

Pandemic shifts healthcare fraud

1 Sep 2021

South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is picking up pace. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Reluctant to be vaccinated for Covid-19? Here are 6 myths you can put to rest

30 Jul 2021

Social Media

White House blames Facebook and YouTube for spreading vaccine misinformation

Nandita Bose 28 Jul 2021

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

Fashion & Homeware

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

12 Jul 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: Doing a slider into number one spot

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Doing a slider into number one spot

Brendan Seery 1 Jun 2021

Beyond data in Kenya: How the right SaaS company can help your business

Digital

Beyond data in Kenya: How the right SaaS company can help your business

Siphesihle Hlela 12 May 2021

4 wellness trends to look out for in 2021

Wellness

4 wellness trends to look out for in 2021

5 Feb 2021

#BizTrends 2021: Not all news is trusted news

Trends

#BizTrends 2021: Not all news is trusted news

Josephine Buys 29 Jan 2021

Court judgment provides clarity on land claim evaluation process

Land & Property Law

Court judgment provides clarity on land claim evaluation process

Samantha Robb 17 Dec 2020

Gas won't save SA's economy

Coal, Oil & Gas

Gas won't save SA's economy

8 Dec 2020

Government investigating Bushiris' escape

Criminal Law

Government investigating Bushiris' escape

23 Nov 2020

Economy

Whistle-blowers in South Africa are treated as pariahs in spite of their moral courage

Theresa Onaji-Benson, Elmé Vivier, Gideon Pogrund & Mollie Painter 26 Oct 2020

Don't take AdTech claims at face value

Advertising

Don't take AdTech claims at face value

Issued by Vicinity Media 1 Oct 2020

#OrchidsandOnions: Walk in these slippers

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Walk in these slippers

Brendan Seery 18 Aug 2020

New claims and questions from City Press journalist

Higher Education

New claims and questions from City Press journalist

Professor Ihron Rensburg, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 7 Aug 2020

Fraudulent relief claims spread rapidly around the world during Covid-19

Labour Law

Fraudulent relief claims spread rapidly around the world during Covid-19

Darryl Bernstein and Johan Botes 15 Jul 2020

A bottle of Covid Organics, a herbal tea that authorities in Madagascar gave to students. Photo by Rijasolo/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Why more must be done to fight bogus Covid-19 cure claims

Chimaraoke Izugbara & Mary O Obiyan 19 May 2020

The spread of false information can have a devastating impact on affected communities. Woohae Cho/Getty Images

Infectious Diseases

False information fuels fear during disease outbreaks: there is an antidote

Marina Joubert 10 Feb 2020

Image credit: Wikimedia

Regulatory

Claims that reusable sanitary towels are SABS-tested are false

30 Sep 2019

Bonitas annual results 2018 - Good vital signs

Medical Aid

Bonitas annual results 2018 - Good vital signs

Issued by Bonitas 16 Jul 2019

Guarding against greenwashing

ESG

Guarding against greenwashing

31 May 2019

The impact of mining on agricultural land

Agriculture

The impact of mining on agricultural land

11 Apr 2019

Nooses at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. Photo: ccarlstead on Flickr, used under Creative Commons.

Criminal Law

Death penalty debate is a cheap political trick

Clare Ballard 3 Apr 2019

Private healthcare loses more than R22bn a year to fraud, waste

Medical Aid

Private healthcare loses more than R22bn a year to fraud, waste

Roxy de Villiers 1 Mar 2019

The new Advertising Regulatory Board governance regarding influencers

Social Media

The new Advertising Regulatory Board governance regarding influencers

Wayne Flemming and Zubeida Goolam 18 Feb 2019

Putting the lid on medical aid fraud

Medical Aid

Putting the lid on medical aid fraud

Paul Midlane 14 Nov 2018

Herbex makes unproven claims about weight loss products

Media & Entertainment Law

Herbex makes unproven claims about weight loss products

Anne Cebulski and Eryn Scannell 10 Apr 2018