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Breaking barriers: How these Pitch Den winners are redefining South Africa’s creative economy

Advertising

Breaking barriers: How these Pitch Den winners are redefining South Africa’s creative economy

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 12 hours

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

Film & Cinematography

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

1 day

Absa joins hands for Mandela Day 2025, packing meals for community upliftment

Mandela Month

Absa joins hands for Mandela Day 2025, packing meals for community upliftment

Issued by OnPoint PR 3 days

Beyond 67 minutes: SMEs hold the key to lasting community upliftment

SMEs

Beyond 67 minutes: SMEs hold the key to lasting community upliftment

Issued by Business Partners Limited 18 Jul 2025

Why South African business must stop regurgitating CSI models and start funding the future

ESG

Why South African business must stop regurgitating CSI models and start funding the future

Unathi Malunga, Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 18 Jul 2025

Image credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

ESG & Sustainability

Unesco, ISTIC, and NRF sign MoU to drive sustainability

18 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Bessent no-show, Brics tensions set to cast shadow over Durban G20 meeting

Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi 15 Jul 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa warns comply with review or lose your grant

14 Jul 2025

Ugandan journalist Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro is pictured on the left. Source: Peace News.

Media Freedom

Ugandan journalist wins 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize

14 Jul 2025

Leading the charge: Dentsu secures elite Google Partner status

Marketing

Leading the charge: Dentsu secures elite Google Partner status

Issued by Dentsu 11 Jul 2025

Image credit: Pexels

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why GBV in South Africa is an economic issue

10 Jul 2025

Source: Own Haven Housing Association. Conradie Park in Pinelands is being built on land previously owned by the Western Cape Government. It will create 3,500 homes, of which 1,715 will be state-subsidised affordable housing. More than 1,250 units have already been completed.

Property Development

Affordable housing, no state subsidies – City says it will work

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 9 Jul 2025

Image source: kstudio from

Talent Acquisition

Employers and expats guide to SA's points-based work visa system

Charlroy Vollmer 8 Jul 2025

African journalists awarded grants to tackle critical health issues

Media

African journalists awarded grants to tackle critical health issues

8 Jul 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa clears up social grant suspension claims

8 Jul 2025

Image credit: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Health & Social Welfare

R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

8 Jul 2025

City Lodge Hotels backs small businesses

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels backs small businesses

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 3 Jul 2025

MultiChoice’s 2025 ESG Report shows progress toward a sustainable, inclusive, empowered Africa

ESG

MultiChoice’s 2025 ESG Report shows progress toward a sustainable, inclusive, empowered Africa

Issued by MultiChoice 3 Jul 2025

Image credit: Sanbi

Climate Change

GCF grants $40m to Sanbi's Eco-Disaster Risk Reduction project

3 Jul 2025

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Finance

Reserve Bank ownership: Proposal divides policymakers, economists

2 Jul 2025

Water reuse and recovery - a lifeline for SA’s mining sector

Mining

Water reuse and recovery - a lifeline for SA’s mining sector

Issued by ITP Communications 30 Jun 2025

Women in business: Visa’s ‘She’s Next’ programme now open for 2025 SA applications

SMEs

Women in business: Visa’s ‘She’s Next’ programme now open for 2025 SA applications

Issued by OnPoint PR 27 Jun 2025

EU injects €15m to drive inclusive growth in SA wine sector

Viticulture & Oenology

EU injects €15m to drive inclusive growth in SA wine sector

27 Jun 2025

Tomorrow Trust and Tutor Doctor bridging education gaps

Education

Tomorrow Trust and Tutor Doctor bridging education gaps

Issued by Tutor Doctor 26 Jun 2025

Vouchers open new doors for South African online shoppers

Banking & Finance

Vouchers open new doors for South African online shoppers

25 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Interest-rate drop sparks golden opportunity for homebuyers, says Seeff

26 Jun 2025

Land Bank opens applications for Wine and Spirits Fund to transform SA’s liquor industry

Viticulture & Oenology

Land Bank opens applications for Wine and Spirits Fund to transform SA’s liquor industry

24 Jun 2025

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 24 Jun 2025

Unleashing creativity: Samro Invests R3m in 2025 Music Creation Support Fund grants

Music

Unleashing creativity: Samro Invests R3m in 2025 Music Creation Support Fund grants

Issued by SAMRO 20 Jun 2025

Source: sandro mattei via

Agriculture

Young South Africans harness restituted land for jobs and economic growth

20 Jun 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Households owe most of R416bn in municipal debt as collections fall short

19 Jun 2025

Image credit: Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

Motorsport

FIA gives Kyalami go-ahead to upgrade the circuit to F1 standards

18 Jun 2025

New crèches in the Drakensberg may have to close because of late payments of subsidies by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

New crèches may have to close because of late payments by education department

Joseph Bracken 17 Jun 2025

Using personal loans to fund a business: What SA entrepreneurs should know

SMEs

Using personal loans to fund a business: What SA entrepreneurs should know

17 Jun 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

There are more than 20,000 unfinished RDP houses in the Free State

Tladi Moloi 13 Jun 2025

Many recipients of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant say they are battling with SASSA’s online verification system. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Social grants go unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with Sassa’s system

Marecia Damons 12 Jun 2025

Gen Zs are shaping the future of retail

Research

Gen Zs are shaping the future of retail

12 Jun 2025

Financial Services

Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board

Marecia Damons 9 Jun 2025

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 5 Jun 2025

Residential Property

Luxury home of Lottery “kingpin” frozen by Special Tribunal

Raymond Joseph 5 Jun 2025

Food security in SA: Bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Food Security

Food security in SA: Bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Dawie Maree 3 Jun 2025

Image source: mirco1 –

Funding

Govt pays R6m from spaza shop fund

29 May 2025

Source: Carlo Verso on

Agriculture

How to use land reform programmes to drive job creation and economic inclusion

Peter Setou 27 May 2025

SIM card provider dodges law

Telecoms & Networks

SIM card provider dodges law

Veer Gosai and Joel Cedras 23 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Shawn Theunissen, founder of Entrepreneurship To The Point (eTTP) and Property Point.

Finance

Why Budget 3.0 isn't the boon for small businesses South Africa needs

22 May 2025

Image source: Yuri Minaev –

Health & Social Welfare

#Budget3.0: Social grant increases remain in place

22 May 2025

Daily Maverick launches a groundbreaking local bureau in Nelson Mandela Bay

Online Media

Daily Maverick launches a groundbreaking local bureau in Nelson Mandela Bay

Issued by Daily Maverick 21 May 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

Source: Flickr/GovernmentZA; SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

#Budget3.0: GNU's strategic pivot balancing growth with fiscal responsibility

Katja Hamilton 21 May 2025