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Suidoosterfees proves the creative economy is becoming a major business engine

Events

Suidoosterfees proves the creative economy is becoming a major business engine

2 hours

2026 Absa L’Atelier winners announced as competition celebrates 40 years of African art

Art

2026 Absa L’Atelier winners announced as competition celebrates 40 years of African art

Issued by OnPoint PR 3 hours

Cape Town creeps into the World's Top 50 Halloween Destinations (Fashionably late, naturally)

Tourism

Cape Town creeps into the World's Top 50 Halloween Destinations (Fashionably late, naturally)

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 4 hours

Inospace buys 5th Midrand park out of business rescue as companies swap fixed costs for flexibility

Industrial & Logistics Property

Inospace buys 5th Midrand park out of business rescue as companies swap fixed costs for flexibility

Issued by Inospace 1 day

Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor, damning report finds. Photo: (public domain)

Palliative care

Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor

Sean Christie 1 day

7 questions to ask before you hire an SEO company in 2026

Digital

7 questions to ask before you hire an SEO company in 2026

Issued by Bold Online Marketing 1 day

#Loeries2026: Awards Night 2

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026: Awards Night 2

3 days

Joe Public was crowned Independent Agency and Agency of the Year at Loeries (Image source: @ Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Joe Public takes top honours

3 days

Cape Town Tourism honours the frontline teams supporting visitors across the city

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism honours the frontline teams supporting visitors across the city

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 9 Oct 2026

From agriculture to automotive: The industries that make Algoa Country an economic force

Radio & Audio

From agriculture to automotive: The industries that make Algoa Country an economic force

Issued by Algoa FM 9 Oct 2026

#Loeries2026: Awards Night 1

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026: Awards Night 1

9 Oct 2026

The first Loerie Awards were awarded last night, 8 October (Image @ Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | All the winners from night 1

9 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

A new urban connection is changing how Cape Town’s CBD is experienced

8 Oct 2026

Property

Green apartment savings can cut R500,000 from your home loan

Issued by Landsdowne Property Group 7 Oct 2026

Represent opens first African store in Cape Town, with Johannesburg next

Fashion & Homeware

Represent opens first African store in Cape Town, with Johannesburg next

8 Oct 2026

Preetesh Sawraj, Loeries CEO, welcomes jury presidents and members, and industry leaders to the Mayor's Brunch (Image: @ Danette Breitenbach, Bizcommunity)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Embrace the Madness, find the courage

Danette Breitenbach 7 Oct 2026

Oakley expands lifestyle retail with new Sandton store

Retailers

Oakley expands lifestyle retail with new Sandton store

7 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African Union first: A new chapter in Africa’s debt battle

Katja Hamilton 7 Oct 2026

Reshaping Africa’s Future: The Countdown to the LnD Africa Rise Conference 2026

Skills Development & Training

Reshaping Africa’s Future: The Countdown to the LnD Africa Rise Conference 2026

Issued by Africa L&D Conference 6 Oct 2026

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Economy

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 6 Oct 2026

6 reasons not to miss the inaugural Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026

Events

6 reasons not to miss the inaugural Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026

6 Oct 2026

At 50, Nicky Mullinos went back to university and found her way forward

Education

At 50, Nicky Mullinos went back to university and found her way forward

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 6 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Woolies’ Ralph Jewson to chair SA Plastics Pact’s new steering committee

6 Oct 2026

ICA Live Art Festival turns Cape Town into a stage for free public art

Events

ICA Live Art Festival turns Cape Town into a stage for free public art

6 Oct 2026

Source: Gareth Ramsay/Capetrain Express. Artist's impression. Gareth Ramsay, a mechanical engineer and founder and lead engineer of Capetrain Express, has developed a proposal for an express-rail network aimed at reshaping mobility across Cape Town.

Construction & Engineering

Could Cape Town’s 50-year Foreshore stalemate finally unlock a new property precinct?

Katja Hamilton 5 Oct 2026

MDNtv earns 2 nominations at the North West Media Awards 2026

Media

MDNtv earns 2 nominations at the North West Media Awards 2026

Issued by MDNTV 5 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

Safari advisors can drive bigger sales by slowing itineraries

5 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Proptech

New rental data reveals which South African suburbs are overpriced

5 Oct 2026

#TransportMonth | Cape Town mobility summit puts people before cars

Logistics & Transport

#TransportMonth | Cape Town mobility summit puts people before cars

5 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

Could pensioners be losing out on rates relief?

5 Oct 2026

Supplied image: Sandton Gate, the 10-hectare mixed-use precinct on Winnie Mandela Drive developed by Abcon and Tiber - winner of the Retail Category at the 2026 Sapoa Property Awards for Innovative Excellence

Property

Winners of the 2026 Sapoa Property Awards for Innovative Excellence

2 Oct 2026

Johannesburg’s Pride of Africa Month 2026 blends culture and activism

Lifestyle

Johannesburg’s Pride of Africa Month 2026 blends culture and activism

2 Oct 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Food, Water & Energy Security

Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages

Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff. 2 Oct 2026

Motshidisi Ntlali, Principal, SPARK Ferndale

Education

More than a curriculum: The real value of choosing a teaching career

Motshidisi Ntlali 2 Oct 2026

The iPendoring Awards finalists have been announced. Pictured: Promise: Pendoring 2024 Umpetha winners )

Pendoring

All the iPendoring 2026 finalists

2 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

Make your 2027 budget work harder: Prioritise water cost savings now

Facilities & Property Management

Make your 2027 budget work harder: Prioritise water cost savings now

Zea Gove, Issued by Propelair SA 1 Oct 2026

What's driving the rise in long-distance moves into the Garden Route

Logistics & Transport

What's driving the rise in long-distance moves into the Garden Route

Issued by Cape Removals 1 Oct 2026

CapeTalk has been instructed to withdraw the Outsurance pointsmen programme related to the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Area advertisement by the ARB (Image: @ Auto Top

Advertising

ARB says CapeTalk's Outsurance pointsmen advertisement is misleading

Danette Breitenbach 1 Oct 2026

Truth Coffee founder David Donde turns to wholesale bread at Flour Market

Food & bev. services

Truth Coffee founder David Donde turns to wholesale bread at Flour Market

1 Oct 2026

Film

October Unleashed: Big-screen thrills, romance, drama and horror

Daniel Dercksen 1 Oct 2026

What we don't know about our hearts can hurt us

Public Health

What we don't know about our hearts can hurt us

Merilynn Steenkamp, Issued by JNPR 30 Sep 2026

Cape Town Tourism and Visit Stellenbosch join forces to drive longer stays

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism and Visit Stellenbosch join forces to drive longer stays

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 30 Sep 2026

People living in these informal homes erected on Transnet land in Woodstock, Cape Town, say they have been living there for more than a decade. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction

Matthew Hirsch 30 Sep 2026

Infrastructure & Utilities

eThekwini commissions key section of R1.2bn Southern Aqueduct project

30 Sep 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

Image supplied.

Tourism

SAT takes South African tourism businesses to key European markets

29 Sep 2026