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New appointments

Stadio appoints new Head of Campus for Waterfall

Flight Centre Travel Group appoints Mummy Mafojane as general manager of FCM South Africa

Tourvest appoints Akona Mdlulwa as managing director of Singapore Airlines GSA

Tswalu announces key leadership appointments

BPAS Architects appoints key leadership team members

Openfield Marketing appoints Bongani Chinkanda as managing director

Flume appoints Chélin Ramos as Chief Creative Officer

e4 Strategic appoints Alex Smith as CFO

Stadio Holdings appoints Professor Stan du Plessis as CEO of Higher Education

Prescient Securities welcomes Surette Drew as Senior Equity Trader

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Dialogue PR joins PROI Worldwide

ANEW Hotels & Resorts launches the ANEW Collection

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Advertisers will now be able to measure carbon impact with Google's new tool

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

Adetutu Laditan's mission to position the African creator

Adetutu Laditan's mission to position the African creator

At the start of February, The Up&Up Group appointed Deborah Whitlock (right) to the position of marketing director and Sharleen James (left) as the MD of Razor PR (Image by Bizcommunity, Lesley Svenson)

The Up&Up Group make senior appointments as part of the agency's strategic objectives

Source: Supplied. Dr Chris Blair, CEO: 21st Century.

#Budget2025: Pragmatism or missed opportunity?Dr. Chris Blair

Liezel Jonkheid is director and founder of the Consumer Psychology Lab. Source: Supplied.

The hidden pitfalls of relying solely on NPS and CSAT scoresLiezel Jonkheid

Source: Reuters.

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strands drugs in warehouseAaron Ross, Tim Cocks and Vivianne Wandera

Source: Reuters.

BHP earns right to take 75% stake in Cobre's Botswana projectsNikita Maria Jino

Source: Reuters.

No more headroom: 2025 Budget Speech is bad news for taxpayers

South Africa to incentivise local EV production

South Africa to incentivise local EV production

Source: Supplied. Standard Bank’s Executive Head: Middle Market, Motlatsi Mkalala.

VAT hike: Struggling South Africans brace for greater financial strain

Source: Reuters. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he delivers his 2025 State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 February, 2025.

South African budget controversy: FMF calls for rejection over tax hikes

Source: Reuters. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa answers lawmakers' questions at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 March, 2025.

Elevated VAT rates set for 2025-27Katja Hamilton

Source: SABC.

Budget Speech: Vat delay disrupted plans, but increase remains likelyDes Kruger and Chetan Vanmali

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5 years on: How Covid redefined the future of workMark Dixon

Former Prasa acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz (right) exits the Gqeberha Regional Court with his advocate, Mzwamadoda Mnyani. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Former Prasa acting CEO pleads not guilty to stealing railway line

Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open

Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open

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South Africa's housing crisis: Why 2.2 million homes are needed immediately

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3 workplace trends of the 'The Great Exhaustion' and 'The Overwhelm Era'

Urban Music Awards turns 20, expands globally and launches in SA

Urban Music Awards turns 20, expands globally and launches in SA

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#Budget2025: Pragmatism or missed opportunity?

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#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

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South Africa to incentivise local EV production

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The new digital dilemma: Proving marketing’s value in a profit-driven world

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#Budget2025: No fuel levy and sugar tax increases, a positive outcome for agriculture

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#Budget2025: No fuel levy and sugar tax increases, a positive outcome for agriculture

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Conservationists argued that current no-fishing zones are inadequate to prevent the African Penguin’s extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

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Settlement reached in African Penguin case

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Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

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#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

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The Scoin Shop to open flagship store at Brooklyn Mall, Pretoria

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The Scoin Shop to open flagship store at Brooklyn Mall, Pretoria

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Breathwords: Cape Ballet's next chapter at Artscape

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Breathwords: Cape Ballet's next chapter at Artscape

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Samsung Galaxy S25 shows why Honor is eating its lunch in SA

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Samsung Galaxy S25 shows why Honor is eating its lunch in SA

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Source: Supplied. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

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National budget boosts infrastructure investment in key property areas

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Source: Reuters. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he delivers his 2025 State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 February, 2025.

Budget Speech

South African budget controversy: FMF calls for rejection over tax hikes

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Source: Reuters.

Budget Speech

No more headroom: 2025 Budget Speech is bad news for taxpayers

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Source: Supplied. Standard Bank’s Executive Head: Middle Market, Motlatsi Mkalala.

Budget Speech

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Government allocates R19.1bn for teachers over the medium term

Primary & Secondary Education

Government allocates R19.1bn for teachers over the medium term

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Source: Reuters. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa answers lawmakers' questions at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 March, 2025.

Budget Speech

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Winners announced for the 15th annual SME Toolkit Business Plan Competition

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Winners announced for the 15th annual SME Toolkit Business Plan Competition

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Lumas makes contemporary art accessible for all

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Lumas makes contemporary art accessible for all

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Charlroy Vollmer, immigration consultant at Immigration Consultant SA

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UP Museums textiles exhibit picks up the thread of women’s stories

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UP Museums textiles exhibit picks up the thread of women’s stories

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South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones

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South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones

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Cresta gears up for a fast-paced month of motorsport, shopping and cultural delight!

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Samro announces the 2025 Samro Music Business Lab bursary recipients

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