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Access to tenders and funding remain hurdles for SMMEs

SMEs

Access to tenders and funding remain hurdles for SMMEs

Joshua Kadish 13 hours

Employee Wellness

Silence isn’t satisfaction: 5 ways leaders can build psychological safety in the workplace

16 hours

Source: Supplied. Artist's impression of Kings Walk in Pretoria East, which is set for an exciting retail transformation as it takes shape, promising vibrant shopping, outdoor entertainment and community connection by October 2027.

Construction & Engineering

Kings Walk set to transform Pretoria East with bold new retail destination

17 hours

British Colonial interior design for modern homes and lodges

Fashion

British Colonial interior design for modern homes and lodges

Vinette Diab-Nicholls, Issued by Giava Interiors 20 hours

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

2 days

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Taxation & Regulation

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Amy Moutinho, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 3 days

Image supplied.

Aesthetic Medicine

Beyond the perfect picture: What beauty clients really want

Abigail Dunjwa 3 days

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Advertising

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 3 days

Source: EcoTraining

Tourism & Travel

EcoTraining opens 2027 applications for ecotourism guiding qualification

3 days

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

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | All the winners from night 1

3 days

Nominations open for 2026 African Agri Investment Awards

Agriculture

Nominations open for 2026 African Agri Investment Awards

8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Tim Steyn, Landscape Designer of the Year at the 2026 Condé Nast House & Garden South Africa Designers of the Year Awards.

Interior Design

From lockdown garden to landscape laureate: Tim Steyn’s award-winning journey

8 Oct 2026

Nawty Water’s big retail push: from local demand to national rollout

FMCG

Nawty Water’s big retail push: from local demand to national rollout

Evan-Lee Courie 3 days

Everlectric powers ahead following successful exit from Vumela Fund

Funding

Everlectric powers ahead following successful exit from Vumela Fund

Issued by Edge Growth 8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Christopher Ball, co-founder of Finch Technologies.

Fintech

Africa’s financial inclusion revolution isn’t over: 4 shifts that could change what comes next

3 days

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

Franchising

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

3 days

Cricket World Cup '27 ticket demand explodes as 1m ballots flood in

Sport

Cricket World Cup '27 ticket demand explodes as 1m ballots flood in

8 Oct 2026

Ster-Kinekor’s Tyger Valley upgrade changes movie nights for everyone

Film

Ster-Kinekor’s Tyger Valley upgrade changes movie nights for everyone

8 Oct 2026

Sustainable textile innovation on display at the 2026 Twyg Africa Textile Talks in Cape Town. Image credit: The Dollie House

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Nedbank to boost 20 sustainable fashion SMEs through new accelerator

8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Residential Property

Exclusive or open? The property mandate choice that could shape your sale

8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

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

8 Oct 2026

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | Open Chair flies high at Creative Week

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | Open Chair flies high at Creative Week

Danette Breitenbach 8 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

The fallacy of the fragile asset

OOH

The fallacy of the fragile asset

Kabelo Kale, Issued by The Media Krate 7 Oct 2026

The purposeful gap year: Launching, not loafing, should be the goal

Skills Training

The purposeful gap year: Launching, not loafing, should be the goal

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 7 Oct 2026

Registrations for Impaq’s 2027 academic year are open

Primary & Secondary Education

Registrations for Impaq’s 2027 academic year are open

Issued by Impaq 7 Oct 2026

Solving underground mining's toughest connectivity challenge with secure private 5G

Mining

Solving underground mining's toughest connectivity challenge with secure private 5G

Issued by IMT (Integrated Mining Technologies) 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

Source: Supplied. Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato, Director: Systems and Partnerships at Social Impact Insights Africa.

Finance

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa cannot afford to mistake stagnation for stability

Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato 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

You've done the work. Now claim your space on stage.

Events & Conferencing

You've done the work. Now claim your space on stage.

Issued by Topco Media 6 Oct 2026

Retailers

'It's all Gucci' as V&A Waterfront store finally reopens

6 Oct 2026

A third of matrics wrote pure maths last year. CambriLearn is keeping it open for Grade 10

Primary & Secondary Education

A third of matrics wrote pure maths last year. CambriLearn is keeping it open for Grade 10

Issued by CambriLearn 5 Oct 2026

#Loeries2026 | Open Chair calls on industry for safety allies

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Open Chair calls on industry for safety allies

5 Oct 2026

Musa Kalenga, CEO of the Brave Group says AI filters now sideline up to 40% of emails before customers see them (Image supplied)

Marketing

AI changes inbox visibility; marketers need to rethink strategy

Musa Kalenga 5 Oct 2026

Keeping learners in education requires more than a school placement

Primary & Secondary Education

Keeping learners in education requires more than a school placement

Issued by Impaq 5 Oct 2026

Cricket World Cup 2027 schedule set as India and Australia open in Cape Town

Sport

Cricket World Cup 2027 schedule set as India and Australia open in Cape Town

2 Oct 2026

Why R1.35m isn’t enough to secure a Tasty Gallos franchise

Franchising

Why R1.35m isn’t enough to secure a Tasty Gallos franchise

2 Oct 2026

#12OfficialSandwichesOfSA: Sasko wants South Africans to settle the sandwich fight

Retail Marketing

#12OfficialSandwichesOfSA: Sasko wants South Africans to settle the sandwich fight

2 Oct 2026

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for September 2026: The reality of today's job search

Career Advice

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for September 2026: The reality of today's job search

Issued by Pnet 2 Oct 2026

Checkers to roll out smart trolleys in Gauteng with new Centurion store

Retailers

Checkers to roll out smart trolleys in Gauteng with new Centurion store

2 Oct 2026

Entries now open for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2026

ESG

Entries now open for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2026

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

Men in Heels returns for 4th walkathon as Daily Sun joins as media partner

CSI & Philanthropy

Men in Heels returns for 4th walkathon as Daily Sun joins as media partner

Issued by Media24 1 Oct 2026

Azam Khan, an academic programme leader for the Higher Certificate in Accounting at Mancosa, asks: How far can automated tax go? (Image source: © 123rf )

Taxation & Regulation

The AI taxman: Is automated tax the future and what happens when it goes wrong?

Azam Khan 2 Oct 2026

Richfield Teacher Impact Award celebrates the teachers who make a lasting difference

Primary & Secondary Education

Richfield Teacher Impact Award celebrates the teachers who make a lasting difference

Issued by Richfield 1 Oct 2026

New NIQ report: South African tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase

Research

New NIQ report: South African tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase

Issued by NielsenIQ 1 Oct 2026

South Africa's spaza shops are ready for delivery

Informal Retailing

South Africa's spaza shops are ready for delivery

Issued by On the Dot 1 Oct 2026