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Four years after the landmark Concourt Mahalangu ruling, domestic workers are still unable to access compensation. Archive photo: Bernard Chiguvare / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple

Kimberly Mutandiro and GroundUp Staff 26 Nov 2024

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Markets & Investment

Gauteng's stagnant property prices make it the best market to get into right now, says Seeff

25 Nov 2024

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Property

Amazing Spaces transcends the traditional real-estate model

4 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Bradd Bendall, BetterBond’s head of sales.

Property

Buying a home and running your business from there? What you need to know

14 Aug 2024

Vuyo Mazabane, Client Consultant, AfriGIS.

Facilities & Property Management

How GIS is transforming municipal property management

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 30 Jul 2024

Property

Capitalising on investment potential in Cape Town's Northern Suburbs

Denis Dunn 24 Jul 2024

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Land & Property Law

Remote workers: Can landlords legally limit the amount of days tenants work from home?

Tafadzwa Zhanda and Vinolia Mashego 27 Jun 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Transforming informal settlements with modern drainage solutions

Olebogeng Manhe 5 Mar 2024

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Galetti Auction: 'The Woods' Hyde Park up for bids

22 Jan 2024

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Legal

Sassa clarifies report on 74,000 deceased ghost accounts

12 Jan 2024

Putting informal settlements on the map

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Putting informal settlements on the map

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 24 Nov 2023

Help your shoppers be more vigilent this festive season

Security

Help your shoppers be more vigilent this festive season

3 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Abdul Kerbelker, executive manager of the Claremont Improvement District Company (CIDC).

Mixed-Use Property

Resilient Claremont CBD poised for further investment and growth

27 Oct 2023

The power of needlework: how embroidery is helping South African women tell unspeakable stories

Design & Manufacturing

The power of needlework: how embroidery is helping South African women tell unspeakable stories

Puleng Segalo 24 Aug 2023

EI Niño and load shedding heighten risk of veld fires

Agriculture

EI Niño and load shedding heighten risk of veld fires

2 Aug 2023

#PropertyRevamped: Newinbosch creating a connected, inclusive community in Stellenbosch

Mixed-Use Property

#PropertyRevamped: Newinbosch creating a connected, inclusive community in Stellenbosch

Sindy Peters 18 Jul 2023

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Tourism & Travel

Radisson Hotel Group's ambitious growth plan

13 Jun 2023

South Africa's hotspots for hyperscalers

Office Property

South Africa's hotspots for hyperscalers

Issued by Catchwords 16 May 2023

Wits study investigates why Jagersfontein dam failed

Construction & Engineering

Wits study investigates why Jagersfontein dam failed

6 Apr 2023

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Energy

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Carien du Plessis 22 Feb 2023

Source © Adobo Magazine Moving Walls and Dentsu Africa have formed a partnership to launch a full-stack Out of Home (OOH) advertising technology platform across multiple markets in the continent

OOH

OOH and DOOH solution for Africa launches

20 Feb 2023

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Energy

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Hartmut Winkler 25 Jan 2023

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

Elias Biryabarema 31 May 2022

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Food Security

Public urged to report brown locust sightings

8 Apr 2022

Marketing

How to choose a digital marketing agency

joshua Maraney 31 Jan 2022

The all-new Niro embodies Kia's commitment to a sustainable future

Launches & Reviews

The all-new Niro embodies Kia's commitment to a sustainable future

Issued by Kia South Africa 18 Jan 2022

Office to residential conversions in the face of a growing WFH culture

Markets & Investment

Office to residential conversions in the face of a growing WFH culture

20 Dec 2021

The DStv Internet ambassadors

Media

DStv Internet partners with local content creators

28 Sep 2021

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Food, Water & Energy Security

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Oluwole Daramola 22 Sep 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sonja Jansen van Rensburg, chief communications officer, Zutari

Infrastructure & Utilities

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sonja Jansen van Rensburg, chief communications officer, Zutari

Sindy Peters 14 Apr 2021

Busted: 6 myths about real estate auctions debunked

Markets & Investment

Busted: 6 myths about real estate auctions debunked

14 Apr 2021

#PulpNonFiction: Life and death and the city

#PulpNonFiction

#PulpNonFiction: Life and death and the city

Bronwyn Williams 25 Jan 2021

Firefighters dousing the fire at the Engen oil refinery in Durban, South Africa, in December 2020. GettyImages

Health & Safety

Oil refinery blast is one more reason South Africa should take industrial risks seriously

Nontobeko Mtshali 11 Dec 2020

Rules, regulations to consider before moving a business into your home

Residential Property

Rules, regulations to consider before moving a business into your home

23 Oct 2020

Restaurants and fast food outlets need a mindset change post Covid-19

Food & bev. services

Restaurants and fast food outlets need a mindset change post Covid-19

Craig Schwabe 8 Oct 2020

Lagos only gets about 10% of its electricity needs, leaving its 20-million inhabitants to their own devices. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Sustainability

What Nigeria's poor power supply really costs and how a hybrid system could work for business

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 23 Sep 2020

Government should pay people to dig holes and then fill them

Construction & Engineering

Government should pay people to dig holes and then fill them

Dr Sitsabo Dlamini 4 Sep 2020

South Africa's Freedom Charter campaign holds lessons for the pursuit of a fairer society

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa's Freedom Charter campaign holds lessons for the pursuit of a fairer society

Benjamin Roberts 26 Jun 2020

FNB cardholders spent over R4bn in 3 days preceding lockdown

Banking & Finance

FNB cardholders spent over R4bn in 3 days preceding lockdown

28 May 2020

Levelled lockdown presents fresh opportunities for savvy OOH advertisers

OOH

Levelled lockdown presents fresh opportunities for savvy OOH advertisers

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 11 May 2020

Managed services for mobile operators during a pandemic

Services

Managed services for mobile operators during a pandemic

Sunaina Davet 11 May 2020

Mapping physical shopping behaviour during the SA lockdown

Research

Mapping physical shopping behaviour during the SA lockdown

17 Apr 2020

Using the lockdown drop in energy demand for a better future

Energy

Using the lockdown drop in energy demand for a better future

Philip Konig 17 Apr 2020

Is ICT technology keeping its promise as pandemic hits the world?

ICT

Is ICT technology keeping its promise as pandemic hits the world?

14 Apr 2020

Upward trend in African mixed-use developments presents challenges, opportunities

Mixed-Use Property

Upward trend in African mixed-use developments presents challenges, opportunities

Tim White 25 Nov 2019

Primedia Outdoor captivates Botswana with a new LED

OOH

Primedia Outdoor captivates Botswana with a new LED

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 21 Nov 2019