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Bobtail, Canine Cuisine, Ultra Pet and more pet foods recalled from shelves

FMCG

Bobtail, Canine Cuisine, Ultra Pet and more pet foods recalled from shelves

3 days

Castle Lite cracks cold case

Advertising

Castle Lite cracks cold case

5 Mar 2026

Experts dispel fears over hormone disruptors in South African pads and pantyliners

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Experts dispel fears over hormone disruptors in South African pads and pantyliners

4 Mar 2026

Propelair on why public washrooms are emerging as one of the biggest water-saving opportunities for 2026

Facilities & Property Management

Propelair on why public washrooms are emerging as one of the biggest water-saving opportunities for 2026

Issued by Propelair SA 2 Mar 2026

Always, Kotex, Lil-Lets and 6 others under investigation following UFS study

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Always, Kotex, Lil-Lets and 6 others under investigation following UFS study

27 Feb 2026

Source: Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp.

Affordable & Social Housing

Assassinated Abahlali leader praised for fighting land grab “mafia"

Ihsaan Haffejee 23 Feb 2026

Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

Health & Safety

Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

20 Feb 2026

SA automotive glass giants face price fixing charges

Maintenance

SA automotive glass giants face price fixing charges

20 Feb 2026

Employment Equity

Nike under investigation for allegedly discriminating against White employees

6 Feb 2026

South Africa needs a new CMO for tourism

Marketing

South Africa needs a new CMO for tourism

Karabo Ledwaba 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

Source: Pexels.

Finance

AFU vs scammers: The battle for Foschini’s millions

4 Feb 2026

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t

Michael Richardson and Le Yang 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

Source: GroundUp/RAF.

Financial Services

Anti-corruption watchdog blames politicians for dire state of Road Accident Fund

Justin Brown 4 Feb 2026

Image source: master1305 from

Labour Law & Unions

LAC upholds dismissal based on 'unexpressed' allegation: Deep dive into competent verdicts

AmandlakaThixo Magubane 2 Feb 2026

Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf )

Markets & Investment

Gold and gold equities outlook for 2026

James Luke 28 Jan 2026

Social Media

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight

Kelley Cotter 27 Jan 2026

From plan B to degree: Prospective students warned against college scams

Higher Education

From plan B to degree: Prospective students warned against college scams

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 23 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Robert Erasmus, managing director at Sanitech.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Flawed testing processes threaten South Africa's water quality

Robert Erasmus 15 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Gold leaps to record high, dollar drops as US prosecutors target Fed's Powell

12 Jan 2026

Image source: Jatuphol Jaturapat –

Primary & Secondary Education

Umalusi reassures public of integrity of 2025 matric exam results

12 Jan 2026

Image source: rawpixel –

Primary & Secondary Education

Results of alleged 2025 matric exam cheats to be delayed

9 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance

Vincent Lali 6 Jan 2026

Environmental Law

Joburg's fireworks rules for a responsible New Year celebration

31 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp. Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson.

Construction & Engineering

Investigation launched as Johannesburg mourns victims of building collapse

30 Dec 2025

Land & Property Law

Tsotsi star’s house, bought with lottery funds, frozen by Special Tribunal

Raymond Joseph 29 Dec 2025

Millennials enjoy creative tourism – new research uncovers a business opportunity for South Africans

Tourism

Millennials enjoy creative tourism – new research uncovers a business opportunity for South Africans

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Anneli Douglas and Greg Richards 23 Dec 2025

5 surprising dangers of shopping through social media (and how to spot them before it’s too late)

Social Media

5 surprising dangers of shopping through social media (and how to spot them before it’s too late)

Sonwabile Wolela, Issued by Offernet 23 Dec 2025

Branding

Brand moves we loved, loathed and learned from in 2025

Issued by icandi CQ 18 Dec 2025

DJ Warras speaking on The Shady Podcast. Source: Supplied.

Media

Father, friend, icon: South Africa pays tribute to the late DJ Warras

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Dec 2025

Image source: RODNAE Productions from

Primary & Secondary Education

Investigations underway as officials suspended over matric exam leak

11 Dec 2025

Image source: Artur Szczybylo –

Education

Education dept warns of scam targeting unemployed teachers

11 Dec 2025

Image source: karen roach –

Criminal Law

Businessman sentenced to 6 years for R3.6m tax fraud

11 Dec 2025

Young talent from university campuses across SA rise to the challenge at the Greenovate Awards

Education & Skills Development

Young talent from university campuses across SA rise to the challenge at the Greenovate Awards

Issued by Catchwords 9 Dec 2025

In-house geotech lab sets SRK apart

Science & Engineering

In-house geotech lab sets SRK apart

Issued by SRK Consulting 17 Oct 2025

Protecting infrastructure against the risks of dolomite ground

Science & Engineering

Protecting infrastructure against the risks of dolomite ground

Issued by SBPR on behalf of SRK Consulting (South Africa) 17 Jul 2025

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Ethics & Medicolegal

Health Ombud reveals systemic failures in South African healthcare

10 Dec 2025

Following failed negotiations, the 16 Warner Bros. Discovery will be removed from MultiChoice’s DStv at the end of this month (Image source: © 123rf )

TV

DStv loses 16 channels

5 Dec 2025

Lesotho regulator finds Vodacom guilty of unfair market practices

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho regulator finds Vodacom guilty of unfair market practices

Sechaba Mokheth 5 Dec 2025

Media

Big Tech, AI, and violence: How South African journalism is being tested

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Dec 2025

eNCA's Checkpoint investigation triumphs at Vodacom Journalist Awards

Media

eNCA's Checkpoint investigation triumphs at Vodacom Journalist Awards

5 Dec 2025

Higher Education

Manamela demands answers over alleged degree-selling syndicate at VUT

4 Dec 2025

Radio & Audio

Jozi FM chair arrested over missing lottery millions

4 Dec 2025

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Law Practice

Khampepe Commission’s deadline extended to July 2026

2 Dec 2025

Community leader Vuyani Madikane opens a tap at Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, to show that they have not had consistent water since the taps were installed earlier this year. Photo: Vincent Lali

Food, Water & Energy Security

Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water

Vincent Lali 2 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Infrastructure & Utilities

More than R200m spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

GroundUp Staff and The Outlier 1 Dec 2025

Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Empowering women in waste: Vhonani Nemukondeni's story

28 Nov 2025