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While the price of data in South Africa continues its welcome downward trend, the overall cost of digital communications requires…

The delay to the independent transmission projects programme is an unfortunate slippage, but it is better than rushing to market…

South African Government will prioritise gas-to-power and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to strengthen reliable electricity supply. This is according…

The professionalisation of the civil service is a key matter for organised business in our effort to support improved service…

On 29 July 2026, a tribunal in Cape Town cleared Equinix to press ahead with two new data centres in…

South Africa still has several million homes that remain unserved by fibre or other high-speed fixed access connectivity services. While…

South African companies distributed approximately R110 billion in dividends during Q2 2026 according to the latest DivInsight Report from Computershare.…

Last week, the next phase of the business-government partnership was launched, with over 30 CEOs committed to driving growth across energy…

Government has proposed a set of measures aimed at reducing the high cost of electricity while ensuring that tariffs remain…

The dreadful unemployment figures released by STATS SA last week signal a worsening crisis, especially for our young people. It…

7 August 2026 | Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.Charts | South AfricaShareAdd GroundUp on Google We analysed the pay inequality at 35 state-owned…

South Africa has reached 441 consecutive days without load shedding, as Eskom reports continued improvements in generation performance, reduced reliance…

During my time working at South African Breweries (SAB), I watched young graduates arrive on the factory floor holding hard-earned…

The BLSA Reform Tracker released its quarterly update last week, and I find the picture it paints genuinely worrying. There are areas…

Eskom has reached an important milestone in its nationwide Load Reduction Eradication Programme, with five of South Africa’s nine provinces…

South Africans should be netting at least R20,000 per month for a 40-hour work week if they wish to achieve…

While South Africans are being forced to endure yet another cycle of skyrocketing electricity tariffs and other bureaucratic hurdles, news…

South Africa cannot afford for Johannesburg to fail, and the city’s electricity supply is now genuinely at risk. The R5.3bn…

McDonald’s South Africa has officially opened its newest restaurant at Corllet Drive on Friday, 19 June 2026 and it’s about…

Every year, Youth Day asks South Africa to remember the courage of young people who stood against a system designed…

Three pieces of good news arrived last week, and they all point in the same direction. GDP growth beat forecasts.…

Eskom continues to strengthen the resilience of South Africa’s power system, sustaining measurable improvements in generation performance and network stability…

How do we address youth unemployment while ensuring the automotive sector has the skills needed to keep South Africa’s automotive…

In my hometown, Bethal – a tiny Mpumalanga town of about 128,000 residents surrounded by coal mines and power stations…

While the housing market continues its recovery trajectory, an increasingly cautious approach to lending amid growing inflationary pressure linked to…