October | Bizcommunity

October | Bizcommunity

News

Step into a Gingerbread Village at Mall of Africa this festive season

Exhibitions & Events

Step into a Gingerbread Village at Mall of Africa this festive season

Issued by Mall of Africa 20 hours

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 20 hours

ARB upholds consumer complaint against Jetour ad

Commercial & Industrial

ARB upholds consumer complaint against Jetour ad

22 hours

Publicis has responded to remarks made by (left:): Cindy Rose, CEO of WPP. Picture right: the chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe is Arthur Sadoun (Image: Lesely Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Advertising

WPP and Publicis Groupe's public playground squabble

22 hours

Hard work takes centre stage in the first Test series

Sponsorship

Hard work takes centre stage in the first Test series

Issued by Jonsson Workwear 22 hours

Source: Supplied.

Banking

NCBA reshuffles leadership following Nedbank acquisition

3 days

Global food prices fall in October as sugar rises

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices fall in October as sugar rises

3 days

Nedbank opens export opportunities for SMEs through DHL partnership

SMEs

Nedbank opens export opportunities for SMEs through DHL partnership

3 days

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 3 days

Source: Sanisha Packirisamy, group economist at Momentum Group.

Taxation & Regulation

SA's Agoa exclusion: Why the bigger risk may lie beyond lost exports

Sanisha Packirisamy 3 days

AI drives demand for specialised ICT skills in South Africa

ICT

AI drives demand for specialised ICT skills in South Africa

3 days

New vehicle sales top 60,000 as SA's export market recovers

Commercial & Industrial

New vehicle sales top 60,000 as SA's export market recovers

3 days

Source: Supplied.

Taxation & Regulation

Freebies, brand deals and overseas earnings: Sars clarifies influencers' tax obligations

3 days

Qantas launches first non-stop Cape Town-Sydney flights in 2027

Tourism & Travel

Qantas launches first non-stop Cape Town-Sydney flights in 2027

3 days

Source: Supplied. Chris Maurice, co-founder and chief executive officer of Yellow Card and Maurício Pires, a founder of GoMoney and its chief executive.

Fintech

Yellow Card enters Brazil’s crypto market with GoMoney acquisition

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

Pretoria and Empangeni learners win 2026 Allan Gray entrepreneurship challenge

Entrepreneurship

Pretoria and Empangeni learners win 2026 Allan Gray entrepreneurship challenge

5 Nov 2026

Effie College announces 2026 Nedbank Challenge winners

Effie Awards

Effie College announces 2026 Nedbank Challenge winners

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 5 Nov 2026

Afda Represents South African Creative Education at CILECT 2026 in Dublin

Higher Education

Afda Represents South African Creative Education at CILECT 2026 in Dublin

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 3 days

Africa’s noise could hold the next big business idea

Marketing

Africa’s noise could hold the next big business idea

Issued by Omnicom Advertising South Africa 5 Nov 2026

The fuel, freight and funding gap: November is a tough month for logistics businesses

Road Freight & Fleet Management

The fuel, freight and funding gap: November is a tough month for logistics businesses

Issued by Lula 3 Nov 2026

What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

SMEs

What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

Issued by Lula 3 Nov 2026

From Tuesday chopping to Tuesday approvals: Building a more accountable OOH industry

OOH

From Tuesday chopping to Tuesday approvals: Building a more accountable OOH industry

Karabo Chauke, Issued by Kena Outdoor 3 Nov 2026

The minister wants more matrics taking Maths. CambriLearn is enrolling Grade 10s for 2027

Primary & Secondary Education

The minister wants more matrics taking Maths. CambriLearn is enrolling Grade 10s for 2027

Issued by CambriLearn 3 Nov 2026

Medical Research

South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working – what we know after 10 years

Dorothy Nyemba-Machemedze and Sinead Delany-Moretlwe 5 Nov 2026

ChatGPT Ads in South Africa: How Criteo helps brands reach shoppers

Advertising

ChatGPT Ads in South Africa: How Criteo helps brands reach shoppers

Brendan Sterley, Issued by 365 Digital 3 Nov 2026

South Africa's EV sales this year race past last year's total

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa's EV sales this year race past last year's total

Nqobile Dludla 3 Nov 2026

Boundless and Engen take fashion for a spin

Marketing

Boundless and Engen take fashion for a spin

Issued by Boundless 3 Nov 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property Development

Madadeni opens first enclosed shopping mall with 75 retail outlets

2 Nov 2026

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Higher Education

UCT academics earn prestigious international fellowships

2 Nov 2026

Sentech Charity Golf Day raises R1m for community development

Telecoms & Networks

Sentech Charity Golf Day raises R1m for community development

Issued by SENTECH 2 Nov 2026

PG Bison announces 2026 1.618 winner, celebrating South Africa’s next generation of design talent

Higher Education

PG Bison announces 2026 1.618 winner, celebrating South Africa’s next generation of design talent

Issued by PG Bison 2 Nov 2026

South Africa’s first Inter-School Debtor Management Competition

Primary & Secondary Education

South Africa’s first Inter-School Debtor Management Competition

Issued by Gen1Media 2 Nov 2026

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

Logistics & Transport

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

2 Nov 2026

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Labour Law

When clients leave with ex-staff, it's not an automatic breach of restraint - High Court

Luway Mongie and Bongani Mtotoba 2 Nov 2026

Record numbers walk in step with those affected by cancer

ESG

Record numbers walk in step with those affected by cancer

Issued by Algoa FM 2 Nov 2026

Image supplied.

Retail Marketing

Nando’s teams up with Siya Kolisi for new limited-edition sauce

2 Nov 2026

Source: Western Cape Government. Early earthworks in 2024 marked the start of construction on the Van Schoorsdrift interchange with land clearance preparing the site for major upgrades.

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town's northern expansion drives R797m N7 road upgrade

Katja Hamilton 2 Nov 2026

Image supplied.

Retail

Woolworths, Quay Four, Simply Bee among V&A Waterfront award winners

2 Nov 2026

Global air passenger demand falls as travel expectations shift

Tourism & Travel

Global air passenger demand falls as travel expectations shift

2 Nov 2026

Some Sassa beneficiaries in Umlazi now have to spend time and money to travel to offices like the Durban Station branch in the city centre after their office was shut down last week. Photo: Joseph Bracken

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s Umlazi office declared unsafe, shuts down

Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken 2 Nov 2026

African horse sickness case confirmed in Cederberg

Agriculture

African horse sickness case confirmed in Cederberg

2 Nov 2026

Joe Public celebrates Khuthala Gala Holten as she departs after 20 years

Advertising

Joe Public celebrates Khuthala Gala Holten as she departs after 20 years

Issued by Joe Public 2 Nov 2026

MultiChoice Talent Factory brings top industry voices to Fame Week Africa to discuss future talent

Film & Cinematography

MultiChoice Talent Factory brings top industry voices to Fame Week Africa to discuss future talent

Issued by MultiChoice 2 Nov 2026

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp. The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho communities.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho dam authority must pay M90m in long-overdue compensation

Sechaba Mokheth 2 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Brics+ payments system feasible, common currency faces hurdles, report says

Karin Strohecker 2 Nov 2026