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The Constitutional Court has struck down the Public Procurement Act that was signed into law in 2024. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Procurement Act struck down by Concourt

Tania Broughton 2 days

Saudi cinema takes the spotlight across South Africa this October

Film

Saudi cinema takes the spotlight across South Africa this October

2 days

Warc has released the 5th edition of Warc Rankings analysis linking creativity and effectiveness in The health of creativity 2026 (Image supplied)

Advertising

Why award-winning creative ideas double campaign impact

2 days

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Higher Education

Academics in South Africa have to focus on ‘outputs’: What’s lost when other work’s not counted

Curwyn Mapaling and Nokulunga Shabalala 3 days

Mapungubwe ballet anchors UP benefit concert to unlock degrees for graduates

Higher Education

Mapungubwe ballet anchors UP benefit concert to unlock degrees for graduates

Issued by University of Pretoria 3 days

#HeritageMonth: Castle Mike Stout campaign redefines African Time

Advertising

#HeritageMonth: Castle Mike Stout campaign redefines African Time

3 days

Beyond visibility: Why township wall murals still matter in a digital-first world

OOH

Beyond visibility: Why township wall murals still matter in a digital-first world

Issued by Owakhe Media 3 days

Almost half of 1,300 Gauteng teachers request further support after training

Skills Training

Almost half of 1,300 Gauteng teachers request further support after training

Issued by Oxford University Press 3 days

While others talk, dentsu builds creators

Education

While others talk, dentsu builds creators

Issued by Dentsu 3 days

What African creativity already knows about the age of AI

Cannes Lions

What African creativity already knows about the age of AI

Issued by The Up&Up Group 3 days

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Corporate & Commercial Law

How sanctions are reshaping international arbitration for global companies

Trevor Versfeld, Chandni Gopal, and Katy Hindle 16 Sep 2026

D-school Afrika at UCT's 'Fast Forward' equips higher education professionals to solve real problems

Higher Education

D-school Afrika at UCT's 'Fast Forward' equips higher education professionals to solve real problems

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 16 Sep 2026

Why TVCs still matter in a hyper-digital world

TV

Why TVCs still matter in a hyper-digital world

Issued by Penquin 16 Sep 2026

Branding

Takealot swaps its logo for South Africa’s 12 languages

16 Sep 2026

Early Childhood Development

Beyond the artwork: The true value of creativity in ECD

Abigail Smulders 15 Sep 2026

Source: Cannes Lions.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Jacques Burger: My perspective on Cannes Lions - what to lean into

Jacques Burger 16 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Reddam House Durbanville adds R22m creative arts building

15 Sep 2026

How South Africans are redefining what joy means

Research

How South Africans are redefining what joy means

Issued by KLA 15 Sep 2026

SA’s unique AI habits key to capturing market share this retail peak

Technology

SA’s unique AI habits key to capturing market share this retail peak

Zaida Kamish and Malcolm Peters, Issued by Incubeta 15 Sep 2026

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Fashion

African fashion leaders head to Moscow for fourth Brics+ Fashion Summit

15 Sep 2026

Numbers are not the death of creativity. Bad measurement is

Marketing

Numbers are not the death of creativity. Bad measurement is

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 15 Sep 2026

Film & Cinematography

Emmys 2026: The biggest winners from television’s night of nights

Chloe Posthumus 15 Sep 2026

EBM Group’s winning streak continues with 42 Footprint Awards

Marketing

EBM Group’s winning streak continues with 42 Footprint Awards

Issued by EBM Group 15 Sep 2026

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Loop’s Nafi Abrahams is connecting people — from Mitchells Plain to the world

Maroefah Smith 15 Sep 2026

Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Activists appeal Cape Town data centre approval

Tania Broughton 15 Sep 2026

#BehindtheCampaign | Hippo taps Dricus du Plessis to front new insurance campaign

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Hippo taps Dricus du Plessis to front new insurance campaign

15 Sep 2026

Workers strike at Masterpack in Johannesburg. Photo: Seth Thorne / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Bidvest packaging workers on strike

14 Sep 2026

Carlo Murison is the CEO and founder of Two Tone Global. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

25 years in - Carlo Murison on building Two Tone Global

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Sep 2026

Rocket Creative unveils ‘Rocket 2.0’ with stunning new Linbro Park facility

Retail Marketing

Rocket Creative unveils ‘Rocket 2.0’ with stunning new Linbro Park facility

Issued by Rocket Creative Design & Display 14 Sep 2026

Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure burials happen safely and quickly, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), carry a wooden coffin before loading the body of an unidentified man, who, according to his family, died of Ebola, as they attend to retrieve it from his house, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

Jia B. Kangbai 14 Sep 2026

Why booked time beats automated triggers (when the deadline is fixed)

Marketing

Why booked time beats automated triggers (when the deadline is fixed)

Issued by Agencydesk 14 Sep 2026

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Sustainability

Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

Angela van der Berg 11 Sep 2026

Netflix marks 10 years in South Africa

Streaming

Netflix marks 10 years in South Africa

11 Sep 2026

Meet we’re alright: The Cape Town band making noise and making space

Music

Meet we’re alright: The Cape Town band making noise and making space

Chloe Posthumus 14 Sep 2026

The signals shaping business, media, technology, and consumer behaviour across Africa

Media

The signals shaping business, media, technology, and consumer behaviour across Africa

Issued by Dentsu 11 Sep 2026

D-school Afrika at UCT's 'Design Thinking in Practice' equips professionals for real challenges

Design

D-school Afrika at UCT's 'Design Thinking in Practice' equips professionals for real challenges

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 11 Sep 2026

Sphumelele Zondi winner of Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition 2026. (Image supplied)

Art

Johannesburg artist Sphumelele Zondi wins Sasol New Signatures 2026

11 Sep 2026

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Maserati turns luxury into everyday life in new brand film

11 Sep 2026

Is your agency actually paying for itself?

Advertising

Is your agency actually paying for itself?

Issued by Agencydesk 11 Sep 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AI makes ad targeting routine, forcing brands to bet on creative

Natascha Torres 11 Sep 2026

Cosplay, but make it Toyota: a new car-inspired competition lands at Comic Con Africa

Events

Cosplay, but make it Toyota: a new car-inspired competition lands at Comic Con Africa

11 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Environment & Natural Resources

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

From classroom to career: Cape Town Tourism opens doors for young people

Tourism

From classroom to career: Cape Town Tourism opens doors for young people

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 10 Sep 2026

Germain Favre-Felix – North. (2026)

Sport

Freeze the action: World Sports Photography Awards 2027 is open for entries

10 Sep 2026

Zambia's cultural confidence is becoming its greatest creative asset

Marketing

Zambia's cultural confidence is becoming its greatest creative asset

Paul Banda, Issued by Dentsu 10 Sep 2026

#BehindtheCampaign | Trevor Noah and Savanna push new spotlight on local comedy

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Trevor Noah and Savanna push new spotlight on local comedy

10 Sep 2026

The Labour Court has ruled that a planned strike of bus workers on Thursday would not be protected. Photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Court blocks planned bus driver strike

Alice Scott, Greg Dor and Sindisiwe Tshona 10 Sep 2026

Terry McKenna will be leading Lobengula Advertising's creative work. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Lobengula Advertising appoints Terry McKenna to top creative role

10 Sep 2026

Hook, Line & Sinker celebrates agency growth with 2 promotions

PR & Communications

Hook, Line & Sinker celebrates agency growth with 2 promotions

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 9 Sep 2026