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Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

4th Industrial Revolution

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Claire Zanuso 18 hours

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Labour Law

Protected strike action: Can employers legally reward non-strikers?

Aadil Patel 20 hours

Jwaneng Hospital accredited for a 7th time

Hospital Groups

Jwaneng Hospital accredited for a 7th time

Issued by COHSASA 21 hours

Jacobs Hot & Iced Latte launches and Vanilla Cappuccino returns

FMCG

Jacobs Hot & Iced Latte launches and Vanilla Cappuccino returns

22 hours

A photo taken by inspectors from the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry at a sweatshop in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo supplied (GroundUp)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Clothing company implicated in sweatshop scandal cries foul

Tania Broughton 1 day

March movies go big: Outlaws, icons, monsters, and magic

Film

March movies go big: Outlaws, icons, monsters, and magic

Daniel Dercksen 2 days

#BizTrends2026: The 5 major trends influencing the future of wellness

Trends

#BizTrends2026: The 5 major trends influencing the future of wellness

Maroefah Smith 1 day

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Corporate & Commercial Law

No free rides: Why you can’t use contractual defenses to avoid paying for services already rendered

Khanyisa Monqo and Nicola Mullineux 27 Feb 2026

One-click Linux VPS templates launch in Africa

Internet

One-click Linux VPS templates launch in Africa

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 27 Feb 2026

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Environment & Natural Resources

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Michael Cherry 27 Feb 2026

UCT staff protest outside the institution’s administrative offices on Thursday. Photo: Liezl Human / GroundUp

Higher Education

Striking UCT staff demand 7% increase

Liezl Human 26 Feb 2026

2026 Luxe Restaurant Awards: SA’s culinary trailblazers honoured

Food & Wine

2026 Luxe Restaurant Awards: SA’s culinary trailblazers honoured

26 Feb 2026

CRM, CX, UX

#BizTrends2026 | Oppo's Avashnee Moodley: How belonging is rewriting brand loyalty

Avashnee Moodley 26 Feb 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that an employee cannot claim constructive dismissal claim based on the anticipation that working conditions will become intolerable. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan / GroundUp

Labour Law

ConCourt rules on constructive dismissal after 18 months

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Feb 2026

SA's coffee market defies price hikes with quality-driven consumption

Sales

SA's coffee market defies price hikes with quality-driven consumption

25 Feb 2026

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 25 Feb 2026

Wesley Neumann in court. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Labour Law

Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement

Marecia Damons 24 Feb 2026

Paris Hilton says she has ‘rejection sensitivity dysphoria’ – here’s what it is and how it’s linked to ADHD

Neurology

Paris Hilton says she has ‘rejection sensitivity dysphoria’ – here’s what it is and how it’s linked to ADHD

Georgia Chronaki 24 Feb 2026

Building Africa’s talent pipeline for the next fintech wave

Fintech

Building Africa’s talent pipeline for the next fintech wave

Pivendren Naik, Issued by Sanlam Fintech 23 Feb 2026

A new voice, a familiar standard. Award winning Hot 102.7FM welcomes Alan Khan

Radio & Audio

A new voice, a familiar standard. Award winning Hot 102.7FM welcomes Alan Khan

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 23 Feb 2026

Source: Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp.

Affordable & Social Housing

Assassinated Abahlali leader praised for fighting land grab “mafia"

Ihsaan Haffejee 23 Feb 2026

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp.

Infrastructure & Utilities

A R7bn dam but no tap water for local villagers in Lesotho

Sechaba Mokhethi 20 Feb 2026

City Lodge Hotels’ growth strategy pays off with robust interim results

Tourism

City Lodge Hotels’ growth strategy pays off with robust interim results

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 20 Feb 2026

Sona 2026 puts early learning, literacy and a “skills revolution” at the centre of education reform

Primary & Secondary Education

Sona 2026 puts early learning, literacy and a “skills revolution” at the centre of education reform

Issued by Impaq 20 Feb 2026

Condé Nast named Adam Baidawi as global editorial director of GQ. Source: Condé Nast.

Magazines

Adam Baidawi to lead GQ globally

20 Feb 2026

Advertising

Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?

Ilayaraja Subramanian 20 Feb 2026

ESPN goes off the field with Jesse in Japan

Sport

ESPN goes off the field with Jesse in Japan

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 19 Feb 2026

Sir Richard Branson opens Virgin Active SA's first Collection Country Club

Wellness

Sir Richard Branson opens Virgin Active SA's first Collection Country Club

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Plain packaging vs branding rights: A legal battle over cigarette pack regulations

Sajidha Gamieldien, Nicole Haworth, and Aimee Du Plessis 19 Feb 2026

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Public Health

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Chris Bateman and Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2026

From isiZulu lessons to isiXhosa food storytelling and multilingual comedy, local creators are proving that language learning doesn’t have to live in textbooks. (Source: )

E-learning

How TikTok is teaching SA to speak in its mother tongues

20 Feb 2026

The Audit Bureau of Circulations' (ABC) Q4 (October to December) 2025 release shows a decline of 2.5% by newspapers (Image source: Lesely Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Newspapers

ABC Q4 2025 Newspapers: Dailies up but total sector down

Danette Breitenbach 19 Feb 2026

CEOs, CFOs and credit risk chiefs top South Africa’s pay rankings in 2026

Management & Leadership

CEOs, CFOs and credit risk chiefs top South Africa’s pay rankings in 2026

Issued by Pnet 18 Feb 2026

The resilience of the magazine market is reflected in its eighth consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth in the Q4 (Image source: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Magazines

ABC Q4 2025 Magazines: 8th consecutive quarter of y-o-y growth as magazines show resilience

Danette Breitenbach 19 Feb 2026

Owning the Entire Consumer Journey: From Festive to Everyday

Design

Owning the Entire Consumer Journey: From Festive to Everyday

Issued by Bohemian 5 May 2025

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks

Affordable & Social Housing

District Six families vow to fight eviction

Matthew Hirsch 18 Feb 2026

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Marketing

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Issued by Kantar 17 Feb 2026

Is online gaming leaving your grocery basket bare?

Research

Is online gaming leaving your grocery basket bare?

Nicola Allen 16 Feb 2026

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 16 Feb 2026

Urban Playground opens at Fourways Mall: A first for urban sport

Sport

Urban Playground opens at Fourways Mall: A first for urban sport

Issued by Motherland OMNi 13 Feb 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026

The Rolex Boutique opens in Sandton City

Retail

The Rolex Boutique opens in Sandton City

16 Feb 2026

Absa Du Champ makes a dazzling debut: Where mastery, story and contemporary luxury converge

Sport

Absa Du Champ makes a dazzling debut: Where mastery, story and contemporary luxury converge

Issued by OnPoint PR 13 Feb 2026

Northern Praises, an unregistered independent school in Elim, is still awaiting feedback from the Limpopo Department of Education after applying for registration in 2018. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Unregistered private schools leave learners and parents in limbo

Thembi Siaga 13 Feb 2026

Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL

Mining

Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL

Ihsaan Haffejee 13 Feb 2026

Marketing

Why brands can become emotional lifelines in times of crisis

13 Feb 2026

Gregory Maqoma to premiere dance opera Genesis: The Beginning and End of Time

Theatre

Gregory Maqoma to premiere dance opera Genesis: The Beginning and End of Time

13 Feb 2026

App Your Game’s Yusuf Abrahams says neuroinclusive design is the real competitive edge for 2026 (and after) (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | App Your Game’s Yusuf Abrahams: Neuroinclusive design, the real competitive edge for 2026

Yusuf Abrahams 13 Feb 2026