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Environment & Natural Resources

False Bay seabed acts as a “storage reservoir for pollution”

48 minutes

Mining

Steenkampskraal and Mintek strike rare mixed-rare-earth beneficiation

2 hours

Source: Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Taxation & Regulation

What the 9th Sacu Summit on 26 June means for auto, pharma and green industries

15 hours

Driven by innovation: How Bluebird is steering Cape Town’s BPO growth engine

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Driven by innovation: How Bluebird is steering Cape Town’s BPO growth engine

Issued by Cape Chamber 18 hours

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

Derek Yu, Christie Swanepoel, Rochelle Beukes, Ronald Arendse and Shaun Pather 20 hours

The CEO Chirp: The book in our front office

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

The CEO Chirp: The book in our front office

John Lawson, Issued by Cape Chamber 21 hours

1 ticket, 3 events: Music Week aims to accelerate Africa’s music business

Events

1 ticket, 3 events: Music Week aims to accelerate Africa’s music business

21 hours

The entrepreneur who used broken goods to repair his future. Meet Nkumbulo Magqabi

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

The entrepreneur who used broken goods to repair his future. Meet Nkumbulo Magqabi

Issued by Cape Chamber 21 hours

Tractor strengthens roadside digital network with new sites

OOH

Tractor strengthens roadside digital network with new sites

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 22 hours

Klipdrift taps into rugby fever with Springboks-All Blacks partnership

Sport

Klipdrift taps into rugby fever with Springboks-All Blacks partnership

23 hours

Afda Holiday Workshop

Higher Education

Afda Holiday Workshop

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 21 hours

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Aesthetic Medicine

#YouthMonth: South Africa’s beauty industry has no postcode

Lemogang Sebesho 1 day

Seeff Open House debuts this Spring with one of the largest print orders in South African publishing (Image supplied)

Magazines

Property lifestyle magazine launches with 50,000 print order

23 hours

Source: Supplied. Paul Gerard, managing director at Flanagan & Gerard; James Vos, mayoral member for economic growth, City of Cape Town; Ulrik Bengtsson, group chief executive officer of Sun International and Pierre Lehaye, partner at MDS Architecture.

Property Development

GrandWest expansion gathers pace with new 22,000m² mall set for 2027 opening

1 day

FMD vaccinations top 5.4 million as more vaccines arrive

Agriculture

FMD vaccinations top 5.4 million as more vaccines arrive

1 day

Grub & Vine enters new chapter with Aaron Subroyal as head chef

Food & Wine

Grub & Vine enters new chapter with Aaron Subroyal as head chef

1 day

Source: Supplied. Fresnaye home sold by Pam Golding Properties for R68.5m.

Residential Property

Prime Cape Town properties attract multiple offers despite winter slowdown

1 day

Youth Month highlights opportunities we inherit and create

Science & Engineering

Youth Month highlights opportunities we inherit and create

Confidence Tshilande, Issued by SRK Consulting 1 day

3D structure of a melanoma cell derived by ion abrasion scanning electron microscopy. Image credit: on

Medical Research

SA scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy

Kevin Naidoo 1 day

Storage in Cape Town: Why businesses are rethinking space

Industrial & Logistics Property

Storage in Cape Town: Why businesses are rethinking space

Issued by Inospace 1 day

The latest TVC from Ford Everest:Lose Yourself, Find Yourself campaign will flight for the first time on 23 June across national TV and YouTube (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Preview of Ford Everest's TVC: Lose Yourself, Find Yourself

Danette Breitenbach 1 day

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Architecture & Design

Architects across Africa invited to shape UCT's Nelson Mandela legacy project

1 day

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Aviation

New aviation hub set to open in the Swartland

2 days

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Climate Change

UCT develops world’s first early biodiversity heat warning system

2 days

AI-generated image created by Gemini, composed by Bizcommunity

IP Law

Brands playing with fire: The 'logik' behind the SCA's decision on passing-off

Ryan Tucker 19 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Melissa Brink, branch manager for iTOO Special Risks, Western Cape.

Insurance & Actuarial

People-first strategy drives iTOO Western Cape appointment

19 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Government injects R12.3bn to tackle water crisis and boost infrastructure

19 Jun 2026

Climate change is threatening sheep farmers in South Africa’s Drakensberg – how they’re adapting

Agriculture

Climate change is threatening sheep farmers in South Africa’s Drakensberg – how they’re adapting

M Slayi, A Dzvene, H Kabiti, S Muchaku and S Ndhleve 19 Jun 2026

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Issued by Catchwords 19 Jun 2026

Cape property surge fuels private capital demand

Markets & Investment

Cape property surge fuels private capital demand

Issued by Fedgroup 19 Jun 2026

The Green Youth Network claimed the Circular Economy Facilitation award for its work in mobilising young people as active participants in the circular economy. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA’s circular economy champs clean up at the 2026 Petco Awards

19 Jun 2026

Nelson Mandela Bay deploys new tourism safety officers to boost visitor security

Tourism

Nelson Mandela Bay deploys new tourism safety officers to boost visitor security

18 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

New Development Bank approves up to $1bn loan for South Africa urban infrastructure

18 Jun 2026

Anuga Select SA launches as new gateway to Africa's food and beverage market

Food & bev. services

Anuga Select SA launches as new gateway to Africa's food and beverage market

19 Jun 2026

Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5,200 megawatts of new capacity. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Nuclear Power

#AEF2026: Everything is coming up nuclear for South Africa

18 Jun 2026

Fatboy Slim to bring "Big Beat" EDM anthems to SA

Music

Fatboy Slim to bring "Big Beat" EDM anthems to SA

18 Jun 2026

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Logistics & Transport

Cape Town renews call for port reform after last-place ranking

18 Jun 2026

Closing dates for 2027 university applications

Higher Education

Closing dates for 2027 university applications

Issued by FundiConnect 18 Jun 2026

Cape Union Mart's Live Life Outside era through the eyes of Lynn Reines

Retail Marketing

Cape Union Mart's Live Life Outside era through the eyes of Lynn Reines

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Jun 2026

Sandile Mkhwanazi, head of community relations at Frogfoot Rise, explores how fibre connectivity is turning township homes into launchpads for gamers, creators and a new wave of digital earners

Media

Unlocking Kasi creativity: Fibre and the rise of SA’s digital earners

Sandile Mkhwanazi 18 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

18 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Fresh design flexibility opens doors for site-specific playgrounds

18 Jun 2026

Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion, dies at 91

Music

Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion, dies at 91

William Schomberg 17 Jun 2026

The 2026 Vodacom Eco-Warriors, St John Paul II Secondary School in Elandskop, KZN. Image supplied.

Environment & Natural Resources

2026 Vodacom Eco-Warriors: SA’s Gen Zs solving the country’s sustainability challenges

17 Jun 2026

Legal Practice Council says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their terms as an acting judge end. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Who holds acting judges accountable for late judgments?

Marecia Damons 17 Jun 2026

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Tourism & Travel

Cape Town updates events by-law to ease approvals

17 Jun 2026

SADiLaR leaders appointed to National Task Team for South Africa's Unified National Language Action Plan

Higher Education

SADiLaR leaders appointed to National Task Team for South Africa's Unified National Language Action Plan

Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 17 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Plascon and Hood Youth Development Project revitalise neighbourhoods

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | Plascon and Hood Youth Development Project revitalise neighbourhoods

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jun 2026

DOOH.co.za becomes OOH Central: A new era for South Africa's OOH industry

OOH

DOOH.co.za becomes OOH Central: A new era for South Africa's OOH industry

Issued by Synapse Media 17 Jun 2026