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SKIN Functional founder Shannon Dougall. Image supplied.

Aesthetic Medicine

#WomensMonth: Who runs the beauty world? Girls | Q&A with SKIN Functional’s Shannon Dougall

Maroefah Smith 18 hours

#WomensMonth | Lebo Moeng on resilience, culture, and building a North West tourism business

Tourism

#WomensMonth | Lebo Moeng on resilience, culture, and building a North West tourism business

Robin Fredericks 20 hours

Kauai marks 30 years of making healthy eating more accessible

Food & bev. services

Kauai marks 30 years of making healthy eating more accessible

3 days

Champions crowned as DStv Schools Netball Challenge head to the United Kingdom

Sport

Champions crowned as DStv Schools Netball Challenge head to the United Kingdom

Issued by MultiChoice 28 Jul 2026

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Agriculture

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Peter Setou 23 Jul 2026

Boeketlong Lodge partners with Sam Hospitality on a 3-month staff transformation programme

Tourism

Boeketlong Lodge partners with Sam Hospitality on a 3-month staff transformation programme

Issued by Sam Hospitrain Training 21 Jul 2026

AgriSA, BACSA launch data-driven partnership to combat rural crime

Agriculture

AgriSA, BACSA launch data-driven partnership to combat rural crime

17 Jul 2026

Shop2Shop and Pay@ turn 'corner shops' into community payment hubs

Retail Services

Shop2Shop and Pay@ turn 'corner shops' into community payment hubs

8 Jul 2026

R31m Mthontsi Lodge and conference centre opens in Eastern Cape

Tourism

R31m Mthontsi Lodge and conference centre opens in Eastern Cape

6 Jul 2026

CorpsAfrica South Africa opens applications for Cohort 3 of its 2026/2027 volunteer programme

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

CorpsAfrica South Africa opens applications for Cohort 3 of its 2026/2027 volunteer programme

Issued by CorpsAfrica South Africa 6 Jul 2026

#YouthMonth | Tsundzukani Hlungwane is inspiring the next generation through conservation

Tourism

#YouthMonth | Tsundzukani Hlungwane is inspiring the next generation through conservation

Robin Fredericks 26 Jun 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Meet the 5 African schools shortlisted for the World's Best School Prizes

Shan Radcliffe 25 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

24 Jun 2026

Bloemfontein edtech startup makes global AWS accelerator cohort

Tech Startups

Bloemfontein edtech startup makes global AWS accelerator cohort

24 Jun 2026

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CSI & Philanthropy

Steadfast Africa raises over R2m for Kolisi Foundation and Good Work Foundation

23 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Agriculture

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Robin Fredericks 23 Jun 2026

Reflection on the aspirations and voices of young people in South Africa

Youth Month

Reflection on the aspirations and voices of young people in South Africa

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 17 Jun 2026

Tongaat head office stripped of expensive paintings and antiques ahead of a possible visit by liquidators. Photo supplied

Corporate & Commercial Law

Tongaat Hulett faces liquidation hearing

Tania Broughton 11 Jun 2026

Bestmed and DStv Schools Netball Challenge renew partnership to grow netball talent

Sport

Bestmed and DStv Schools Netball Challenge renew partnership to grow netball talent

Issued by MultiChoice 11 Jun 2026

Kumba Iron Ore's Walter Khumo showcasing the newly published books. Image supplied.

CSI & Philanthropy

A win for South African storytelling as Kumba Iron Ore funds 9 Kuruman authors

11 Jun 2026

Youth Employment

NYDA launches 100,000 paid youth service opportunities

5 Jun 2026

Petronella Mphahlele looks at why the IEC uses wall murals for voter registration campaigns in South Africa (Image source: @ IEC https://www.facebook.com/IECSouthAfrica/posts IEC]])

Marketing

Registration campaign uses murals to reach voters

26 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Agro-processing

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Robert Gumede 19 May 2026

Source: Supplied. André Botes, founder and chief executive officer of MyMoolah.

Financial Services

MyMoolah targets financial inclusion with integrated wallet launch

19 May 2026

Join Bata’s One Million Pairs of Hope campaign for Mandela Month

Fashion & Homeware

Join Bata’s One Million Pairs of Hope campaign for Mandela Month

Issued by Bata 30 Apr 2026

Image source: Dieter Hawlan –

Agribusiness

Eastern Cape's R500k investment to enhance animal healthcare, boost employment

29 Apr 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Affordable & Social Housing

TRC Housing Assistance Reparations initiative launched in KZN

8 Apr 2026

Empowering communities, one field at a time

CSI & Philanthropy

Empowering communities, one field at a time

Issued by MultiChoice 7 Apr 2026

MultiChoice and Solly Malatsi Legacy Foundation hand over upgraded sports field to empower Limpopo youth

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

MultiChoice and Solly Malatsi Legacy Foundation hand over upgraded sports field to empower Limpopo youth

Issued by MultiChoice 30 Mar 2026

AI network startup ODC secures $45m with MTN backing

Tech Startups

AI network startup ODC secures $45m with MTN backing

27 Mar 2026

Edge Growth Investee Day provides lessons in entrepreneurial resilience and growth

SMEs

Edge Growth Investee Day provides lessons in entrepreneurial resilience and growth

Issued by Edge Growth 24 Mar 2026

Source: Postbank/Facebook.

Banking

Landmark FSP license moves Postbank closer to state bank goals

20 Mar 2026

Pet Insurance with purpose: Mrs SA semi-finalists share their stories with dotsure.co.za

Insurance & Actuarial

Pet Insurance with purpose: Mrs SA semi-finalists share their stories with dotsure.co.za

Issued by dotsure 16 Mar 2026

Nedbank partners with Kwanalu to grow rural enterprise in KZN

Agriculture

Nedbank partners with Kwanalu to grow rural enterprise in KZN

6 Mar 2026

Moving South Africa's education needle forward

Primary & Secondary Education

Moving South Africa's education needle forward

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 26 Feb 2026

Revolutionary spectrum sharing tech set to transform SA's rural internet access

Telecoms & Networks

Revolutionary spectrum sharing tech set to transform SA's rural internet access

Paul Colmer 23 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Terres d’Afrique's Dr. Stephan Helary: African superfoods reshape hospitality

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Terres d’Afrique's Dr. Stephan Helary: African superfoods reshape hospitality

Dr. Stephan Helary 28 Jan 2026

ITAC sugar tariff review raises concerns over rural jobs, says SA Canegrowers

Agro-processing

ITAC sugar tariff review raises concerns over rural jobs, says SA Canegrowers

27 Jan 2026

Starlink's promise in SA: revolution or overhyped fad?

Telecoms & Networks

Starlink's promise in SA: revolution or overhyped fad?

Jens Langenhorst 27 Jan 2026

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

Funding

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

19 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Chris Campbell is the CESA chief executive officer.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#BizTrends2026 | CESA's Chris Campbell: Reigniting progress in SA's infrastructure journey

Chris Campbell 29 Jan 2026

Image source: rawpixel –

Primary & Secondary Education

Record-breaking results as 2025 matrics hit 88% pass rate

Shan Radcliffe 13 Jan 2026

Image source: osaba from

Medical Law

When does prescription in medical malpractice cases begin? High Court clarifies

Mtho Maphumulo 12 Jan 2026

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

Agriculture

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

2 Jan 2026

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

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Reserve Bank's radical move: A unified ATM network in SA

18 Dec 2025

Star Bakeries provides improved access to water in Lesseyton Village

Food, Water & Energy Security

Star Bakeries provides improved access to water in Lesseyton Village

Issued by dotGOOD 17 Dec 2025