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Graduation as a launch pad: Turning academic achievement into career momentum

Higher Education

Graduation as a launch pad: Turning academic achievement into career momentum

Pamela Nomzaza, Issued by Regent Business School 27 Jun 2025

Review: Sinners: a haunting, soulful gothic triumph

Film

Review: Sinners: a haunting, soulful gothic triumph

Charles Siboto 21 May 2025

Law Practice

Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Marecia Damons 29 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The SABC has stated that there is no plan to discontinue Afrikaans news - “It was a scheduling error”

TV

SABC: No plan to discontinue Afrikaans news - “It was a scheduling error”

9 Apr 2025

Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?

Dealers

Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?

James Obiegbu, Gretchen Larsen 18 Mar 2025

Retired KZN Judge Anton van Zyl will not face impeachment proceedings, but he will face an inquiry which can issue him with a warning or a fine. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

“Startling ruling” lets Judge Anton van Zyl escape impeachment for late judgments

Tania Broughton 5 Mar 2025

Media

Press ombud rules on News24’s coverage of Gayton McKenzie’s Olympic jaunt

Ombud Watcher Law 29 Jan 2025

Media

As trust plummets, how can mainstream media rebuild credibility?

Anita Varma 6 Jan 2025

Eight months after publishing its last report, the Office of the Chief Justice has finally released the new list of reserved judgments. The High Court in Pretoria had the highest number of late judgments, with 59 matters outstanding for longer than six months. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Hundreds of court judgments are late

Marecia Damons 19 Dec 2024

The dolls are marketed to children. Source: Mattel.

Branding

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

11 Nov 2024

Media

Press Council expels Independent Media for failing to obey rulings

25 Oct 2024

The ads have both been seen as racially charged. Source: Heinz.

Advertising

Heinz faces backlash for racially controversial ads

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Oct 2024

Media

Judge Lindiwe Rusi vs City Press: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Ombud Watcher Law 3 Sep 2024

Gauteng judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi has been found guilty of misconduct after failing to deliver dozens of judgments on time. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

Gauteng judge guilty of misconduct, JSC finds

Tania Broughton 28 Aug 2024

Branding

Adidas' brand sentiment plummets after dropping Bella Hadid

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jul 2024

The global Microsoft outage was caused by a CrowdStrike update glitch. Source: NASA/Unsplash

Cybersecurity

CrowdStrike CEO gives assurances after outage

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jul 2024

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Labour Law

Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against an abusive surgeon

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2024

How to handle customer complaints

CRM

How to handle customer complaints

21 Jun 2024

Bumble has said the ad will be taken down. Source: X.

Advertising

Bumble apologises for celibacy ad

Karabo Ledwaba 14 May 2024

Media Freedom

Kaizer Chiefs vs Sunday World: Press Ombud rules against headline

Ombud Watcher Law 7 May 2024

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Media & Entertainment Law

Defamation suit a warning to all influencers about appropriate conduct

Pierre le Roux 3 Apr 2024

The IBM Z platform leverages AI for the highest security, performance and availability. Source: ibm.com

Services

Home Affairs service down because of SITA mainframe issue

Lindsey Schutters 4 Jan 2024

Advertising

Apple, Disney and other big brands are pulling X ads – why Elon Musk’s latest ‘firestorm’ could bring down the company

Denitsa Dineva 11 Dec 2023

Branding

Israel: Why the brand boycotts probably won't make much difference

Aisha Ijaz 13 Nov 2023

Budget deficit resulting in more pressure on Sars, thus putting more pressure on taxpayers

Accounting & Auditing

Budget deficit resulting in more pressure on Sars, thus putting more pressure on taxpayers

Issued by SAICA 7 Nov 2023

Source: Google Maps

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town heritage building balcony collapses, injuring 20

Lindsey Schutters 3 Nov 2023

Web Summit faces mass withdrawals over CEO's remarks

Technology

Web Summit faces mass withdrawals over CEO's remarks

Lindsey Schutters 23 Oct 2023

Cyber Law

Activist silenced by Free State High Court for defamatory social media posts

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2023

Source: RVI Sanef and Standard Bank find common ground on Daily Maverick issue

Media Freedom

Standard Bank apologises to Daily Maverick, meets with Sanef

26 Sep 2023

#WPRD2023: Atmosphere's Nicola Nel reflects on 21 years of PR

PR & Communications

#WPRD2023: Atmosphere's Nicola Nel reflects on 21 years of PR

Danette Breitenbach 13 Jul 2023

6 'Dos & Don'ts' during a job interview

Career Advice

6 'Dos & Don'ts' during a job interview

Issued by Pnet 7 Jul 2023

PR & Communications

How leaders uphold brand reputation

Brian Eagar, Issued by MANGO-OMC 21 Jun 2023

Source © Ballito Lifestyle Centre Woolies' response to the recent chicken-mouse incident was spot on says PR experts

PR & Communications

Reputation management: Who comes up tops Woolies (chicken) or the mouse?

Danette Breitenbach 11 May 2023

Source © Gardens Shopping Centre Woolies has responded to the video of a live mouse in the chicken section at its Gardens Centre branch in Cape Town

Retailers

Woolies, there's a mouse in my chicken...

Danette Breitenbach 5 May 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Decaf your mind with Nescafé

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Decaf your mind with Nescafé

Brendan Seery 24 Apr 2023

Source: © Digiday
The Daily Maverick has reported that Daily News editor, Ayanda Mdluli, and Independent Online editor Lance Witten have unconditionally retract the article and apologise to Daily Maverick and its editor Branko Brkic for the harm that was occasioned through the publication of Mr Modiba’s unlawful and defamatory allegations”

Media

IOL apology to Daily Maverick and its editor

23 Feb 2023

Balenciaga's controversial new campaign and the long history of 'shockvertising'

Retail Marketing

Balenciaga's controversial new campaign and the long history of 'shockvertising'

Carl W Jones 6 Dec 2022

Advertising

3 crisis management steps to protect influencers from reputational damage

Madelain Roscher 1 Dec 2022

Image source: Adedire Abiodun from

Fashion & Homeware

Nike benches partnership with Kyrie Irving

14 Nov 2022

Image supplied: The DStv Delicious Festival happened during Heritage Day weekend

Events

DStv Delicious Festival doesn't go down as planned

26 Sep 2022

OCJ probing R225m IT tender

ICT

OCJ probing R225m IT tender

13 Jun 2022

Standard Bank head of IT engineering resigns following technical outages

ICT

Standard Bank head of IT engineering resigns following technical outages

6 Jun 2022

Failing to plan is planning to fail

PR & Communications

Failing to plan is planning to fail

Cara Diener 6 Apr 2022

Recognising women's rights as human rights and breaking the bias

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Recognising women's rights as human rights and breaking the bias

Valerie Traore 8 Mar 2022

A screengrab of Thursday’s virtual Constitutional Court hearing into a R14.25m defamation case brought by Australian mining interests against South African lawyers, activists and a social worker.

Environmental Law

Concourt hears vital defamation case

John Yeld 21 Feb 2022

South African actor Patrick Shai passed away on Saturday, 22 January.

Film

RIP: Tributes pour in for veteran SA actor Patrick Shai

24 Jan 2022

Live Real Estate suspends agent following racial discrimination

Residential Property

Live Real Estate suspends agent following racial discrimination

20 Oct 2021

#OnTheBigScreen: Kaalgat Karel, Queenpins, The Night House and The Boss Baby: Family Business

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Kaalgat Karel, Queenpins, The Night House and The Boss Baby: Family Business

Daniel Dercksen 23 Sep 2021