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HR & Management

Inspection blitz nabs non-compliant employers

13 Mar 2024

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme will not end any time soon, following a Supreme Court of Appeal dismissal of the Minister of Home Affairs’ request for leave to appeal. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Legal

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi inside the Madama Palace (Senate) as Italy hosts the Italy-Africa summit in Rome, Italy. Source: Reuters/Remo Casilli

Energy & Mining

Italy joins race for African energy in new deal

Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer 30 Jan 2024

The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Legal

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf The volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversation on X (formerly Twitter) in South Africa has increased

Marketing & Media

62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA

30 Nov 2023

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Legal

Zimbabwe permit application dismissed: no need for it, say judges

Tania Broughton 8 Nov 2023

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

Entrepreneurship

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

19 Sep 2023

Healthcare

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

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Entrepreneurship

SA's unbanked attracts funding for fintech startups

Michael Bowren 12 Jul 2023

Finance

White paper tackles cross-border payments headache in SADC

14 Jun 2023

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Legal

Last chance for Zim Exemption Permit holders to apply for waiver, visa

Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones, Nivaani Moodley & Siya Ngcamu 5 Jun 2023

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Retail

An international battle over cheese has left European producers feeling bitter

Enrico Bonadio and Andrea Zappalaglio 24 Mar 2023

MullenLowe's commercial for Save the Children exposes xenophobia

Marketing & Media

MullenLowe's commercial for Save the Children exposes xenophobia

Issued by Mullen Lowe South Africa 10 Mar 2023

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Finance

FCA approves first African-focused digital escrow service

2 Mar 2023

People on the Move: Stories of migration beyond 'us' and 'them'

Marketing & Media

People on the Move: Stories of migration beyond 'us' and 'them'

Issued by TenacityPR 1 Mar 2023

The Western Cape High Court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. The sections provide that asylum seekers who do not renew their visas within one month of the date of expiry are considered to have abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Legal

High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional

Tania Broughton 21 Feb 2023

Poor governance feeding semigration relocation trend around Southern and Western Cape towns

Property

Poor governance feeding semigration relocation trend around Southern and Western Cape towns

Issued by SAFR 16 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Gbenga Okejimi, World Remit's country manager for Ghana and Nigeria.

Finance

Migrants hard hit in cost of living crisis, finds survey

4 Jan 2023

Western Cape providing preferred semigration destinations in South Africa

Property

Western Cape providing preferred semigration destinations in South Africa

Issued by SAFR 6 Dec 2022

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Elizabeth Hull 18 Oct 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

ESG & Sustainability

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

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Finance

Nedbank's Chipo Mushwana on a cashless society in SA

Katja Hamilton 30 Sep 2022

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Marketing & Media

Critically acclaimed Sotho and Swazi films to be shown at European Film Festival

27 Sep 2022

Lifestyle

European Film Festival returns in hybrid form

20 Sep 2022

JLL reports varying fortunes across local property market

Property

JLL reports varying fortunes across local property market

31 Aug 2022

Many Zimbabweans may find themselves unlawfully in the country from 1 January 2023, unless the Helen Suzman Foundation wins a case it has launched. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume / GroundUp

Legal

Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case

Tania Broughton 20 Jun 2022

Image: Demonstrators protest outside of an airport perimeter fence against a planned deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, at Gatwick Airport near Crawley, Britain, 12 June 2022. Reuters/Toby Melville

Legal

UK courts to hear last-minute appeals to stop first Rwanda deportation flight leaving

Andrew MacAskill 13 Jun 2022

Nearly a million South Africans live abroad - but how does this affect their wills?

Legal

Nearly a million South Africans live abroad - but how does this affect their wills?

Ken Newport, Issued by Capital Legacy 6 Jun 2022

Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugees

ESG & Sustainability

Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugees

Yvonne Su 9 Mar 2022

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Legal

National Labour Migration Policy released for public comment

2 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

Property

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

Cacisa Mgudlwa 18 Jan 2022

Marketing & Media

These organisations are using WhatsApp to make a difference

Emily Stander 6 Oct 2021

African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Healthcare

Excluding migrants undermines the success of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

Rebecca Walker, Jo Vearey & Nicholas Maple 2 Aug 2021

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

ESG & Sustainability

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

Christophe Van Der Perre and Cooper Inveen 29 Jul 2021

Encounters Programmer's Choice Awards: All the winners

Lifestyle

Encounters Programmer's Choice Awards: All the winners

2 Jul 2021

Andy Jury, CEO, Mukuru

Finance

More doing and less talking: The path to financial inclusion in Africa

Andy Jury 10 Jun 2021

Durban International Festival announces theme, Framing the Future, Cinema Unleashed

Lifestyle

Durban International Festival announces theme, Framing the Future, Cinema Unleashed

1 Jun 2021

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 3 Black Pencils, 231 Culture, Design and Impact winners

Marketing & Media

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 3 Black Pencils, 231 Culture, Design and Impact winners

27 May 2021

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 430 Pencils across Craft, Next, Advertising, Side Hustle and Collaborative

Marketing & Media

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 430 Pencils across Craft, Next, Advertising, Side Hustle and Collaborative

26 May 2021

The African and South African films to watch at the 2021 Encounters Doccie Fest

Lifestyle

The African and South African films to watch at the 2021 Encounters Doccie Fest

17 May 2021

Encounters Documentary Fest returns in June 2021

Lifestyle

Encounters Documentary Fest returns in June 2021

7 May 2021

Over 1,700 health workers in the UK’s NHS said they were South African. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Healthcare

UK accused of poaching health workers from poorer countries

Rufaro Samanga 21 Jan 2021

Why technology is the immediate solution to shack fires

ESG & Sustainability

Why technology is the immediate solution to shack fires

Kealeboga Magalefa 18 Jan 2021

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

Healthcare

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

31 Dec 2020

#BizTrends2021: Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region

Agriculture

#BizTrends2021: Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region

Patrice Talla 6 Jan 2021

The late Kimi Makwetu was mortified by the extent of corruption.

Finance

South Africa's auditor-general Kimi Makwetu: an exceptional and true civil servant

Mills Soko 17 Nov 2020

Climate change, migration and urbanisation: patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change, migration and urbanisation: patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa

Roman Hoffmann 4 Nov 2020