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January | Bizcommunity

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IP Law

How Miss Marple and Rachmaninoff highlight cross-jurisdictional copyright issues

Lodewyk Cilliers 1 day

Bonita Christie, business unit director, Publicis Commerce Experiential, says for brands, Q1 is the most strategically valuable quarter of the year (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Exclusive | Experiential marketing: The key to the golden quarter

Bonita Christie 1 day

How South Africa’s biggest medical aids approach healthy-behaviour rewards

Medical Aid

How South Africa’s biggest medical aids approach healthy-behaviour rewards

1 day

Marketing

Global marketing firms embrace remote hiring models

2 days

Wesley Neumann (right) with his legal representatives, advocate Rod Solomons (left) and advocate Vernon Seymour (centre), in the Labour Court in Cape Town on Friday. Neumann will not return to Heathfield High until the court rules on whether his reinstatement can proceed pending an appeal. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Battle over former Heathfield principal’s return

Marecia Damons 2 days

Regulatory updates and industry news - February 2026

Financial Services

Regulatory updates and industry news - February 2026

Issued by Ambledown 2 days

Superwoman Karyn White to perform one-night-only at Kirstenbosch Gardens

Music

Superwoman Karyn White to perform one-night-only at Kirstenbosch Gardens

13 Feb 2026

Is community radio afraid of losing its voice to AI?

Radio & Audio

Is community radio afraid of losing its voice to AI?

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 Feb 2026

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Competition Law

SA merger filing thresholds set for major overhaul: What businesses need to know

Avias Ngwenya 12 Feb 2026

Startup success beyond early stage takes more than hard work alone

SMEs

Startup success beyond early stage takes more than hard work alone

Issued by Edge Growth 12 Feb 2026

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Economy

NedFinHealth Monitor 2025: Mixed financial confidence in South Africa

12 Feb 2026

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Commodities & Fairtrade

January sees fifth consecutive drop in food prices, FAO reports

11 Feb 2026

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Employment Equity

Draft Gazette 54032 introduces sweeping changes to B-BBEE codes

Yuneal Padayachy 11 Feb 2026

A legacy of love… and red dresses

Law of Succession

A legacy of love… and red dresses

Issued by Capital Legacy 11 Feb 2026

Toyota, Ford lead SA's booming used car sales

Commercial & Industrial

Toyota, Ford lead SA's booming used car sales

11 Feb 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

End of an era: Barloworld delisted after R23bn Saudi acquisition

11 Feb 2026

Kruger National Park sees rhino poaching hike despite national drop

Environment & Natural Resources

Kruger National Park sees rhino poaching hike despite national drop

11 Feb 2026

What Cape Town can do to save water

Food, Water & Energy Security

What Cape Town can do to save water

Steve Kretzmann 10 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Harmony Gold's copper venture may take 2 years

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Harmony Gold's copper venture may take 2 years

Nqobile Dludla and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 10 Feb 2026

Advertising

Avatar appoints MD, promotes from within

10 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe calls for African unity amid geopolitical tensions

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe calls for African unity amid geopolitical tensions

9 Feb 2026

Three key organisations have raised the alarm that Johannesburg and Pretoria Master’s Offices could be left “rudderless”. Archive photo: Ella Morrison / GroundUp

Law Practice

Johannesburg and Pretoria Masters’ offices still without permanent heads

Justin Brown 9 Feb 2026

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Advertising

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Feb 2026

Controversial Eskom tariff increase approved after Nersa's recalculations

Energy

Controversial Eskom tariff increase approved after Nersa's recalculations

9 Feb 2026

First hospital in Malawi is accredited to international standards

Hospital Groups

First hospital in Malawi is accredited to international standards

Issued by COHSASA 6 Feb 2026

High Court in Durban. Archive photo: Nomfundo Xolo / Groundup

Law Practice

Judge gets tough on incompetent lawyers

Tania Broughton 6 Feb 2026

Centurion welcomes Bossa Mall at Reds, a new era in dining and entertainment

Food & Wine

Centurion welcomes Bossa Mall at Reds, a new era in dining and entertainment

5 Feb 2026

PR & Communications

Why keeping quiet about the family feud gave Brand Beckham a commercial boost

Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane 5 Feb 2026

Spain announced at the World Governments Summit in Dubai that it plans to join the global push to ban children under 16 from using social media. (Source: )

Social Media

No TikTok for teens? Spain plans social media ban for under-16s

5 Feb 2026

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Film & Cinematography

#BehindtheCampaign: Accenture Song takes wire cars to Sundance

4 Feb 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Essential or not? The debate over aviation services heats up

Brett Abraham and Amy King 4 Feb 2026

From TymeBank to GoTyme Bank: A bold new digital-first approach

Banking

From TymeBank to GoTyme Bank: A bold new digital-first approach

4 Feb 2026

Shoprite Savings Stamps boom with over 20% yearly growth

Retailers

Shoprite Savings Stamps boom with over 20% yearly growth

4 Feb 2026

Suzuki partners NSRI on Cars4Good 2026 national fundraising campaign

Dealers

Suzuki partners NSRI on Cars4Good 2026 national fundraising campaign

4 Feb 2026

World Cancer Day: Discovery Health sees steep increase in cervical cancer registrations

Oncology

World Cancer Day: Discovery Health sees steep increase in cervical cancer registrations

4 Feb 2026

On Friday, Wesley Neumann’s legal team asked the Labour Court to enforce an earlier ruling for his reinstatement as Heathfield High principal. From left: Advocate Vernon Seymour, Wesley Neumann and advocate Rod Solomons. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Principal Wesley Neumann’s return to Heathfield High delayed

Marecia Damons 3 Feb 2026

SA car market off to a flying start in 2026

Commercial & Industrial

SA car market off to a flying start in 2026

3 Feb 2026

Media

African journalists encouraged to apply to Wikipedia's Open Knowledge Awards

3 Feb 2026

Entries open for Cape Town YouthStart Entrepreneurial Challenge

Entrepreneurship

Entries open for Cape Town YouthStart Entrepreneurial Challenge

2 Feb 2026

Gibs partners with the Academy of Management via the Community Accelerator Program

Higher Education

Gibs partners with the Academy of Management via the Community Accelerator Program

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 2 Feb 2026

Januworry and the cost of coping

Economy

Januworry and the cost of coping

Issued by Sanlam Fintech 2 Feb 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | CMS South Africa team: How forward-looking legal and governance frameworks will shape business decisions

Sihle Bulose and Lebogang Molebale 2 Feb 2026

Health Dept. assures SA there is "no immediate risk" of Nipah virus

Infectious Diseases

Health Dept. assures SA there is "no immediate risk" of Nipah virus

2 Feb 2026

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Retail & Hospitality Property

R270m facelift set to transform Paarl Mall's shopping experience

2 Feb 2026

The logistics sector ended 2025 under pressure

Transport

The logistics sector ended 2025 under pressure

Issued by Ctrack 2 Feb 2026

This week saw the Reserve Bank’s (Sarb) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.75%. (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

Consumers can breathe little easier as repo rate remains unchanged

30 Jan 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Deadline looms for NSFAS rejected students to appeal

30 Jan 2026

As interest rates remain unchanged, it is anticipated that it will bring short-term stability to South Africa’s property market (Image source: © 123rf )

Markets & Investment

Unchanged repo rate expected to bring stability to residential property market

30 Jan 2026