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Khaya Koko wins 2025 Nat Nakasa Award for exposing Johannesburg corruption. Source: Sanef.

Media Freedom

Khaya Koko's fearless reporting earns Nat Nakasa Award

41 minutes

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Mining

Congo shakes up global cobalt supply with export quotas

1 hour

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Nigeria’s plastic waste could enrich the fashion industry: here’s how

Solaja Mayowa Oludele 7 minutes

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Labour Law

LAC confirms contract workers can't have their cake and employee rights too

Bradley Workman-Davies 2 days

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Markets & Investment

#EXCLUSIVE: The R500k mistake 73% of SA homeowners make after rate cuts

2 days

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Skills Training

Higher Education and Takealot sign strategic skills development agreement

2 days

Loyalty programmes are transforming into lifestyle ecosystems

CRM

Loyalty programmes are transforming into lifestyle ecosystems

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Mental health

Dopamine draw(back): Endless streaming and scrolling are ruining our attention

2 days

WWF South Africa has appointed Pavitray Pillay as its new head of business development and marketing. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Pavitray Pillay to lead marketing & business development at WWF SA

2 days

Higher Education

SA’s student debt trap: Two options that could help resolve the problem

Michele Van Eck 2 days

Coal, Oil & Gas

Island View's renewed leases to empower new players in SA's fuel market

2 days

The Future Shopper 2025: VML reveals key trends shaping e-commerce

Trends

The Future Shopper 2025: VML reveals key trends shaping e-commerce

2 days

Coal, Oil & Gas

African countries unite to boost petroleum investment

Isaac Anyaogu 2 days

Advertising

Samsung to display ads on smart refrigerators in the US

2 days

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Public Health

How pharmacists are shaping the future of South African healthcare

Sello Malete 2 days

Agency expands commerce division as shopping habits evolve

Digital

Agency expands commerce division as shopping habits evolve

2 days

Yershen Pillay, CEO of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta)

Skills Development & Training

SA's youth unemployment crisis needs permanent solutions beyond short-term fixes

Yershen Pillay 3 days

Eskom, BYD forge partnership to boost SA's EV infrastructure

Fuel & Energy

Eskom, BYD forge partnership to boost SA's EV infrastructure

3 days

Markets & Investment

Sarb maintains current rates as housing market shows signs of bounce-back

3 days

Source: Reuters. South African Reserve Bank's Lesetja Kganyago.

Economy

The MPC holds interest rate steady at 7% – a balancing act continues

Katja Hamilton 3 days

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Legislation & Regulation

Kubayi orders legislative amendments to make sex offenders register accessible

3 days

Sassa's biometric drive enrols 42,000 beneficiaries in two weeks

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa's biometric drive enrols 42,000 beneficiaries in two weeks

3 days

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Primary & Secondary Education

How teen-specific trade schools could end SA's artisan, unemployment crisis

Kevin Buret 3 days

Source: Supplied. Gaura Moodley, Candidate Attorney: Webber Wentzel.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Cape Town's Airbnb boom: How short-term rentals are reshaping the city's housing market

Gaura Moodley, Lize-Mari Doubell and Michael Evans 3 days

Amazon celebrates Heritage Month with Shop Mzansi pop-up stores

E-commerce

Amazon celebrates Heritage Month with Shop Mzansi pop-up stores

3 days

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Pharmaceuticals

Weight loss drug semaglutide shown to be safe and potentially more effective at higher dose – new findings

Martin Whyte 3 days

Osahon Akpata, CEO, Canex Creations Incorporated (CCInc)

Marketing & Media

Osahon Akpata named CEO of Canex Creations Inc.

3 days

6 lessons I have learnt as a woman leading an agency

DEI

6 lessons I have learnt as a woman leading an agency

Katlego Mahura 3 days

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Peninsula launches operations in South Africa's Algoa Bay

3 days

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Legislation & Regulation

Minister withdraws draft National Credit Act amendment regulations

3 days

Jimmy Kimmel show pulled amid political comments

Media Freedom

Jimmy Kimmel show pulled amid political comments

3 days

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

South Africa launches progressive project to tackle plastic pollution

3 days

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

African businesses urged to unlock growth through disability inclusion

3 days

Marketing

The ‘anxiety economy’ is booming. But should companies be profiting from our fears?

Paul Harrison 18 Sep 2025

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Education & Training

How training and recruitment can transform patient safety in South Africa

3 days

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Energy

Eskom's gas power project faces setback as court annuls permit

18 Sep 2025

Media

The secret to brand success: Going deeper than meme culture

Simon Spreckley 3 days

Early Childhood Development

Thrive by Five Index 2024 reveals alarming gaps in child development

17 Sep 2025

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Markets & Investment

Surging investor confidence fuels R9bn property development in Cape Town

17 Sep 2025

Career Advice

How to transform a performance improvement plan into personal triumph

Anja van Beek 17 Sep 2025

The AI shift: From novelty to necessity

Artificial Intelligence

The AI shift: From novelty to necessity

Teager Eales, Issued by Moonsport 3 days

Source: Arena © Financial Mail will publish its final edition at the end of October

Magazines

Financial Mail to fold into Business Day

17 Sep 2025

Marketing

Dentsu report: Winning with AI requires a human touch

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Sep 2025

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Labour Law

Court ruling on polygraph dismissals and misclassified terminations

Riona Kalua 17 Sep 2025

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Residential Property

SA residents celebrate as new directive ends unfair complex rules

17 Sep 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms win Norwegian human rights award

17 Sep 2025

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Medtech

South African entrepreneurs win at IATF Healthcare Hackathon

17 Sep 2025

The 2025 Township CX Report reveals how township consumers are changing shopping habits that challenge conventional marketing wisdom (Image supplied) (Source: © Unsplash

Marketing

Exclusive | 2025 Township CX Report: 3 critical shifts for brands and retailers

Mongezi Mtati 17 Sep 2025

About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

Ihsaan Haffejee and Thamsanqa Mbovane 17 Sep 2025

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Mining

How cyber threats could derail South Africa's mining recovery

Martin Fernandes 17 Sep 2025