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|  | | After multiple deadline extensions, Postbank has warned that Sassa Gold Cards will no longer work after August 2026... read |
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 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC Readers of The Star, The Mercury and Cape Times opened their newspapers this week to find something deeply uncomfortable: period blood stains on the front page, seeping through to the pages beneath... Read |
 | Cold, wet and windy weather is set to sweep through central and southern parts of the country... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | A pilot programme involving 25 South African tourism properties is helping businesses measure and reduce carbon emissions while giving travellers greater visibility into sustainability efforts... Read |
 | SECHABA MOKHETHI The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority is proposing large-scale solar plants on the Katse and Mohale dams... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CAPE CHAMBER If the shape of your wine bottle seems unusual, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve over indulged... Read |
 | Why resilience is reshaping the sustainable construction conversation... Read |
 | COLLEEN GOKO AND TIM COCKS The EU launched its first South Africa investment roadshow, backing mineral beneficiation, green energy and transport upgrades to diversify supply chains... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BLU LABEL MEDIA We are proud to announce a partnership between Blu Label Media and Reach for a Dream 2026, an initiative created to raise funds and awareness for children fighting life-threatening illnesses... Read |
 | Etana Energy, Growthpoint and the City of Cape Town launched South Africa’s first pooled renewable electricity wheeling, supplying multiple properties through municipal networks in Cape... Read |
| Circular Economy & Waste Management |
 | ISSUED BY OLC THROUGH THE LINE COMMUNICATIONS Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal schools collected hundreds of Kiwi tins, turning empty tins into real resources for their communities... Read |
| CSI & Philanthropy |
 | ISSUED BY GAGASI FM The Umzilikazi Secondary School in Utrecht, Newcastle, which was devastated by severe thunderstorms just after Christmas 2025, is being rebuilt with the help of Gagasi FM, The Sound of KZN, and the Hollywood Foundation... Read |
 | ISSUED BY UNILEVER SOUTH AFRICA Safe-Hub, Rexona and eThekwini Municipality today officially launched the Rexona Safe-Hub KwaMashu, a new community facility and full youth programme offering for the people of KwaMashu, Durban... Read |
 | All participating gardens form part of the over 300 community food gardens supported by the Shoprite Group across southern Africa to help strengthen regional food security... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JA SOUTH AFRICA JA South Africa is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished leaders, Kamini Redhi and Nthatisi Quella, to its board of directors... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRIALOGUE Employee volunteering is growing in South Africa – and it can play a meaningful role in alleviating some of South Africa’s social problems... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | ISSUED BY TRIALOGUE South Africa’s digital divide continues to threaten economic development. But this divide is not just about connectivity - it is about whether access translates into meaningful opportunities for young people: learning, employment, and participation in an economy that is already digital by default... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRIALOGUE Trialogue Business in Society Conference looks at the important role infrastructure plays in advancing sustainable development outcomes... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | Ahead of World Food Safety Day, the World Health Organisation theme, “Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected,” is a timely reminder that the real test of any food safety system does not always occur on a normal operating day... Read |
 | A potential 25-basis-point Sarb hike could pressure consumers... Read |
 | ANDY DU PLESSIS, ISSUED BY FOODFORWARD SA Every year around March, FoodForward SA conducts a survey of food prices at two leading retailers, tracking more than 120 mostly basic grocery items such as fruits and vegetables, bread, peanut butter, jam, milk, cheese, pilchards, maize meal, sugar, rice, and tea... Read |
 | JAMES ROSS, ALYSA BUNTIN AND EMILY RAUBENHEIMER Historical water rights also face strict new limits... Read |
| Green Economy & Sustainability |
 | BIANCA CAPAZORIO Bianca Capazorio says marketing and PR teams need to put more thought into PR gifts... Read |
| Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology |
| Rand Water's planned 96-hour maintenance shutdown is set to affect large parts of Johannesburg, including township communities such as Soweto, Orange Farm, Diepsloot, Alexandra and surrounding areas... Read |
| NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise |
 | With regulatory scrutiny at an all-time high, failure to file — even a required 'null' declaration — could jeopardise PBO status and donor trust. Read |
 | SETH THORNE Non-profits will no longer receive provincial funding for immigrant workers, a move organisations say “goes against their very ethics and morals”... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FOUR PAWS Global animal welfare organisation Four Paws welcomes the release of new data from Stats SA’s General Household Survey (GHS), providing the most accurate and credible snapshot yet of companion animal ownership in the country, at national, provincial, and metropolitan level... Read |
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 | Find out how much more you'll be paying for petrol this June... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Amid inflation and global uncertainty, the South African Reserve Bank raised rates to 7%, pressuring households... Read |
 | MIRKO MIORELLI, ALEXANDER KLYVE GUDBRANDSEN AND ARDA DIPOVA Countries including the United States, Uganda, Canada and India have tightened travel restrictions and airport screening measures following the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read |
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