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South Africa’s world-class scientific research vessel, the SA Agulhas II, heads toward Cape Town after a stop over in East London following its annual relief and supply voyage to the SANAE IV Antarctic base. The back of Table Mountain, seen in the distance here, was a welcome sight for some researchers returning from a 12-month overwintering stay at SANAE IV, along with sobering news on the state of the southern oceans. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Climate Change

Icebreaker returns from Antarctica with alarming news

Steve Kretzmann 2 days

Salt Typhoon cyberattack hit Cisco vulnerability in SA

Cybersecurity

Salt Typhoon cyberattack hit Cisco vulnerability in SA

Lindsey Schutters 2 days

Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Primary & Secondary Education

Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Vincent Lali 2 days

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Media & Entertainment Law

Newly launched Free Expression Legal Network to increase protection for media freedom

2 days

Breakthrough year of empowering the next generation of STEM professionals in the Northern Cape

Higher Education

Breakthrough year of empowering the next generation of STEM professionals in the Northern Cape

Issued by Stone 3 days

Navigating global regulations to enhance BPO data governance

Services

Navigating global regulations to enhance BPO data governance

Christopher Lawson, Cobus Pretorius and Niko Mastropaolo 19 Feb 2025

Rooibos farmers unite agriculture, conservation for biodiversity

Agriculture

Rooibos farmers unite agriculture, conservation for biodiversity

18 Feb 2025

Jacaranda FM’s Martin Bester talks #WorldRadioDay

Radio & Audio

Jacaranda FM’s Martin Bester talks #WorldRadioDay

Martin Bester 13 Feb 2025

Integrated surveillance systems boost security for local businesses

Security

Integrated surveillance systems boost security for local businesses

Leandro da Cunha 11 Feb 2025

Andre Troskie, EMEA field Ciso, Veeam

Services

Managing third-party risks for DORA in financial services

Andre Troskie 10 Feb 2025

Economy

#Sona2025: Can a stronger defence sector pivot SA's economy to prosperity?

Sandile Ndlovu 10 Feb 2025

Image source: rorozoa from

Management & Leadership

CEOs in Sub-Saharan Africa believe the future looks bright: PwC 2025 Global CEO Survey

7 Feb 2025

Climate Change

The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet

Bruce Campbell 6 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Lindsey Schutters 5 Feb 2025

The hidden dangers of the agentic era of AI assistants

Cybersecurity

The hidden dangers of the agentic era of AI assistants

Zaheer Ebrahim 4 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

Advertising

Space advertising faces strong opposition as scientists sound alarm

Karabo Ledwaba 30 Jan 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25 series sets the standard of AI phone as a true AI companion

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy S25 series sets the standard of AI phone as a true AI companion

Issued by Samsung 29 Jan 2025

Public Health

CDC, FDA, NIH face communication lockdown under Trump

22 Jan 2025

Beverley Houston, director at Be-cause Integrated Communications says Meta’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads is bad news for brands (image supplied)

Media Freedom

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's farewell to fact-checking; 6 recommendations for brands

Beverley Houston 17 Jan 2025

Nvidia H100 GPUs are the cornerstone of the AI revolution. Source: Nvidia

Technology

Biden policy is first stress test for Nvidia AI card house

Lindsey Schutters 15 Jan 2025

Quantum computing is not as futuristic as it sounds

Technology

Quantum computing is not as futuristic as it sounds

Issued by Perfect Word 15 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: What IT decisions businesses should make in 2025

Trends

#BizTrends2025: What IT decisions businesses should make in 2025

Issued by ASUS 14 Jan 2025

Gerhard Swart is chief technology officer at Performanta

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Finding cybersecurity's place in the world

Gerhard Swart 13 Jan 2025

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Climate Change

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Oscar Berglund and Tie Franco Brotto 7 Jan 2025

Source: Microsoft Designer

Cybersecurity

New year, new authentication

3 Jan 2025

Amy Moses and Josua Joubert won season 1. Source: Supplied.

Art

Amy Moses and Josua Joubert triumph as the first winners of My Design Rules

30 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf CRS Technologies general manager Ian McAlister shares his five key factors to consider when evaluating payroll service providers

Remuneration & Payroll

5 key factors to finding the right payroll service provider for your company

Ian McAlister 30 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

Mark John 24 Dec 2024

Working backwards to save the sea

Environment & Natural Resources

Working backwards to save the sea

Renee Bonorchis 24 Dec 2024

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Practice management

How healthcare facilities can guard against ransomware attacks

Hemant Harie 19 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 1: Threats, lies and red tape

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 Dec 2024

This is what retailers should prioritise this silly season

Retailers

This is what retailers should prioritise this silly season

Mark Thomson 17 Dec 2024

Jingle bells, no cyber spells: Staying safe while shopping online this holiday season

E-commerce

Jingle bells, no cyber spells: Staying safe while shopping online this holiday season

Londiwe Hadebe, Issued by BET Software 17 Dec 2024

The imperative of cyber resilience in an era of escalating threats

Cybersecurity

The imperative of cyber resilience in an era of escalating threats

Kevin Moodley CA(SA) and Cézanne Krieg, Issued by SAICA 10 Dec 2024

SA's holiday retail season faces a 30% crime surge

Security

SA's holiday retail season faces a 30% crime surge

10 Dec 2024

The global demand for AI will drive data centre innovation.

Data & Analytics

Data centre trends in 2025 will support, enable, leverage and regulate AI

6 Dec 2024

Source: The late chief executive officer of United Healthcare Brian Thompson.

Financial Services

UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead

6 Dec 2024

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Environment & Natural Resources

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Issued by Our Salad Mix 4 Dec 2024

SA fruit industry launches pest monitoring centre

Agriculture

SA fruit industry launches pest monitoring centre

3 Dec 2024

Source: Freepik.com

Cybersecurity

Making child safety the foundation of cybersecurity strategy

Anna Collard 2 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Yen hits six-week high on growing BOJ rate hike bets

29 Nov 2024

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster to step down after 33 years of leadership

Aviation

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster to step down after 33 years of leadership

29 Nov 2024

AI - My unexpected ally

Digital

AI - My unexpected ally

Cayley Jones, Issued by Helm 28 Nov 2024

As the world moves towards massive cloud adoption, networking specialist Cisco turns to AI acquisitions to stay relevant.

Cloud

Cisco plays its AI cards to stay in the cloud-first solutions game

Lindsey Schutters 26 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar rises after Trump tariff vows jolts Canada and Mexico

Ankur Banerjee and Harry Robertson 26 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic.

Financial Services

One year of leading Binance in a new era of crypto

Richard Teng 28 Nov 2024