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Cape Town fintech startup Lumepay raises $6m to build African payments network

Technology

Cape Town fintech startup Lumepay raises $6m to build African payments network

11 hours

Inside the Curiosity Cube: How Merck brought synthetic biology to life for youth

Primary & Secondary Education

Inside the Curiosity Cube: How Merck brought synthetic biology to life for youth

Shan Radcliffe 13 hours

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

R152bn infrastructure pipeline raises stakes for Western Cape construction skills

12 hours

Retailers

What the festive season really asks of a shopping centre

Adriaan Otto, Issued by Excellerate Services 16 hours

Publicis Groupe Africa opens applications for Le Cubs 2027

Education

Publicis Groupe Africa opens applications for Le Cubs 2027

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 16 hours

Magazines

Iconic global media brand set to relaunch in SA in 2027

16 hours

Essi Koster, paid media specialist at Special Effects Media, says organic content and paid ads might live on the same platform, but they do different jobs (Image supplied)

Advertising

Organic content vs paid ads: How and why it’s important to know the difference

Essi Koster 17 hours

Festive food demand puts packaging and supply-chain resilience in focus

Packaging

Festive food demand puts packaging and supply-chain resilience in focus

Wael Khoury 17 hours

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Banking & Finance

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Rory Bosman 17 hours

Africa currently has only one operating nuclear power plant, South Africa’s Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Duynefontein (about 30 km north of Cape Town, near Melkbosstrand) — built using French technology and commissioned in the mid-1980s. Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom sets its sights on building new nuclear capacity in South Africa

18 hours

A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans

Radio & Audio

A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans

Issued by East Coast Radio 18 hours

Warc's Marketer's Toolkit 2027 gives five trends set to reshape global marketing in the year ahead (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

5 big shifts flagged as marketers face a tougher 2027

19 hours

Source: GCIS. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli exercised her democratic right and cast her special vote at Faerie Glen in Pretoria, Gauteng.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#LGE2026: Hung councils put municipal infrastructure and service delivery in the spotlight

Katja Hamilton 1 day

South African Small Business Awards to name national winners on 12 November

SMEs

South African Small Business Awards to name national winners on 12 November

Issued by NSBC.Africa 1 day

Innovator Trust's WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action

SMEs

Innovator Trust's WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action

Issued by The Innovator Trust 1 day

Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership

CRM

Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership

1 day

Spar2U expands its digital grocery offering with Kwik Delivery and Click & Collect

E-commerce

Spar2U expands its digital grocery offering with Kwik Delivery and Click & Collect

Issued by IMS 1 day

3 years at the top: Publicis Groupe Africa builds a new era of African creative excellence

Advertising

3 years at the top: Publicis Groupe Africa builds a new era of African creative excellence

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 1 day

Zanetti AI Institute's last public masterclass comes to Sandton on 18 and 19 November

Artificial Intelligence

Zanetti AI Institute's last public masterclass comes to Sandton on 18 and 19 November

Issued by Zanetti AI Institute 1 day

Lifestyle Superspar invests in Ballito revamp as fresh food demand grows

Retailers

Lifestyle Superspar invests in Ballito revamp as fresh food demand grows

1 day

CSIR seeks private partners for Pretoria hospitality precinct

Tourism & Travel

CSIR seeks private partners for Pretoria hospitality precinct

1 day

Zuru taps into emotional collectibles trend with Sad Baby launch in SA

FMCG

Zuru taps into emotional collectibles trend with Sad Baby launch in SA

1 day

Image source: Edmond Dantes from

Higher Education

African universities can do more than teach and research: They can drive social change

A Surmeier, A Lashitew, B Bangeni, D Littlewood, G Nomdo, K Behari-Leak and P Awor 2 days

Source: Supplied.

Property

Cavaleros group marks 100-year milestone

2 days

The overlooked entrepreneurial challenges of business succession

Entrepreneurship

The overlooked entrepreneurial challenges of business succession

Marumo Mkhonto 2 days

Lego's TVC invites families behind the secret doors of ‘The Lego Holiday Workshop’, where the magic behind every Lego set comes to life (Image supplied)

Promotions & Activations

Lego's holiday campaign: Gift the joy of Lego bricks

1 day

Natasha Bell, managing executive at Kelly by Adcorp

Talent Acquisition

How to prepare for the inevitable exit of top performers

Natasha Bell 2 days

Epsilon has appointed Matt Simpson to the newly created role of chief international officer (Image source: @ Epsilon

Advertising

Publicis Groupe names Omnicom VP in newly created leadership role

1 day

Image credit: on Pexels

Education & Skills Development

Woolworths helps ensure no South African child is left behind

1 day

The Air Products sales team showcased the application of food-grade gases at Propak Cape 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Quality products, expertise and certification add to Air Products’ strength in food-grade gases

Issued by Air Products South Africa 2 days

Customer rewards are more effective when brands design for connection

CRM

Customer rewards are more effective when brands design for connection

Andrew Solomon 2 days

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

Meetings Africa 2027 puts African tourism business in focus

2 days

#BehindtheCampaign | Reboost Plus’ Live on the Plus Side: A social story beyond the screen

Marketing & Media

#BehindtheCampaign | Reboost Plus’ Live on the Plus Side: A social story beyond the screen

2 days

Singapore's GastroBeats Festival launches in Cape Town in '27

Lifestyle

Singapore's GastroBeats Festival launches in Cape Town in '27

2 days

The East London gathering marked the latest expression of a partnership that began in June 2026, when SAFA announced Stayfree as the official sanitary pad sponsor of Banyana Banyana. Image supplied.

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Kenvue’s Stayfree and Banyana Banyana go beyond brand partnership

2 days

The Black Friday crunch is no time to be battling a bot to get your email marketing moving

Everlytic Communication Insights

The Black Friday crunch is no time to be battling a bot to get your email marketing moving

Issued by Everlytic 2 days

Toy Kingdom is connecting digital innovation with the
traditional retail experience (Image supplied)

E-commerce

Toy Kingdom introduces new AI-powered digital retail strategy

6 Nov 2026

Blikkiesdorp in Delft was built by the City of Cape Town in 2007 as a temporary home for people evicted in the city. Many are still there nearly two decades later. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

SAHRC takes City of Cape Town to court over land sales

Matthew Hirsch 6 Nov 2026

Before you enrol: 5 questions every parent should ask about home and online education

E-learning

Before you enrol: 5 questions every parent should ask about home and online education

Issued by Impaq 6 Nov 2026

Canninah Dladla, cluster president for sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric, during her panel discussion Future of the Grid: Powering a Sustainable Tomorrow at the One Young World Summit 2026 in Cape Town(Image supplied)

Energy

Africa's grid evolution is opportunity for young people

6 Nov 2026

Digital Marketing Conference 2026: Cape Town, 11–12 Nov 2026 | Pretoria, 3 Dec 2026

Marketing

Digital Marketing Conference 2026: Cape Town, 11–12 Nov 2026 | Pretoria, 3 Dec 2026

Issued by Cadek Media 6 Nov 2026

Scopen Africa is extending the international research study into East Africa. Pictured: Nairobi cityscape, the capital city of Kenya (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope expands into East Africa

6 Nov 2026

Source: bernswaelz via

Logistics & Transport

Africa and Caribbean could unlock $1.65bn in annual trade by 2030

6 Nov 2026

Jarred Trembath is the SSA head of Influential and head of B2B, Affiliate Marketing at Publicis Groupe says influence has outgrown its silo (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Nobody puts influencer marketing in the corner: How influence has outgrown its silo

Jarred Trembath 6 Nov 2026

Source: Old Mutual Insure.

Insurance & Actuarial

Old Mutual Insure, Swiss Re propose strategic co-operation to strengthen corporate property business

5 Nov 2026

Hisense SA celebrates 30 years with Customer Conference, sharing its vision for the next 3 decades

Technology

Hisense SA celebrates 30 years with Customer Conference, sharing its vision for the next 3 decades

Issued by Hisense South Africa 5 Nov 2026

HCode: AI-ready GIT app hosting for Node.js, Go, Ruby with PostgreSQL

Mobile & Apps

HCode: AI-ready GIT app hosting for Node.js, Go, Ruby with PostgreSQL

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 5 Nov 2026