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Global food prices fall in October as sugar rises

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices fall in October as sugar rises

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

2 days

TFG Africa grows profit as group closes 120 stores and cuts costs

Retailers

TFG Africa grows profit as group closes 120 stores and cuts costs

2 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

2 days

Richard Stewart, chief executive officer of Sibanye-Stillwater, says the Group continued to make progress on its strategic priorities during Q3 2026 (Image source: Algoa FM

Markets & Investment

Sibanye Stillwater Limited Q3 results keeps Group on track

2 days

Tomato sauce, tamatie sous or ketchup? Heinz and Tractor take the great SA debate to the streets

OOH

Tomato sauce, tamatie sous or ketchup? Heinz and Tractor take the great SA debate to the streets

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 2 days

Consumers are happier, shopping more frequently and loving delivery apps

Research

Consumers are happier, shopping more frequently and loving delivery apps

Issued by Caxton Media 3 days

Effie College announces 2026 Nedbank Challenge winners

Effie Awards

Effie College announces 2026 Nedbank Challenge winners

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 days

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

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

Irene Gregory, CEO of IMM Institute, says brands must be careful to keep their involvement impartial, whether at party level or in communities (Image supplied)

Branding

Brands taking a stand in the elections need to be genuine or face the consequences

Irene Gregory 3 Nov 2026

Image source: globalphoto –

Higher Education

UCT academics earn prestigious international fellowships

2 Nov 2026

South Africans rate their banks 1.3 out of 5 on customer experience, Hellopeter Benchmark finds

Banking

South Africans rate their banks 1.3 out of 5 on customer experience, Hellopeter Benchmark finds

Issued by Hellopeter 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

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

African air cargo demand rises 4.7% as fuel costs surge

Cargo & Storage

African air cargo demand rises 4.7% as fuel costs surge

30 Oct 2026

Dischem Ceo Rui Morais

Banking & Finance

Dis-Chem’s Better Rewards programme supports 8% revenue growth

30 Oct 2026

Nedbank IMC white paper: Why African marketers must think beyond marketing

IMC Conference

Nedbank IMC white paper: Why African marketers must think beyond marketing

Issued by IMC Conference 30 Oct 2026

The Prisms Awards winners were announced on 24 October (Image supplied)

Prism Awards

#PrismsAwards 2026 | All the winners: Tribeca and DNA Brand Architects take top honours

30 Oct 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

GreenCape opens entries for SA’s first Virtual Power Plant Sandbox

30 Oct 2026

Five Western Cape fruit producers are asking the High Court to force Premier to take their fruit for the coming harvest. Archive photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Fruit farmers take Premier to court

Greg Dor 29 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

FMCG

Fuel prices are rising. What does that mean for grocery retail?

29 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa risks return to money-laundering grey list

Colleen Goko 28 Oct 2026

Image source: Nataliya Vaitkevich from

Tax Law

Why SARS interpretation notes aren't always the final say

28 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

2.5-year crackdown: 13 construction firms removed from cidb register

28 Oct 2026

Hellopeter relaunches with AI that reads every review and shows which businesses get it right

CRM, CX, UX

Hellopeter relaunches with AI that reads every review and shows which businesses get it right

Issued by Hellopeter 28 Oct 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Last chance to submit NSFAS applications

27 Oct 2026

Former Icasa chair Paris Mashile dies

Telecoms & Networks

Former Icasa chair Paris Mashile dies

26 Oct 2026

Food, Water & Energy Security

Bronkhorstspruit water crisis prompts investigation into City of Tshwane

26 Oct 2026

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Tourism & Travel

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Robin Fredericks 27 Oct 2026

Source: Wikipedia.

Fintech

Investec and Shoprite in talks over potential retail banking deal

26 Oct 2026

CANAL+ group revenue is up 37.5%, reflecting increased scale following its acquisition of MultiChoice (Image source: @TV with Thinus

Media

MultiChoice deal lifts Canal+ revenue 37.5% in Q3

23 Oct 2026

Omnicom’s results for the quarter ended September 20206, posted yesterday, 22 October, show revenue of $6.4bn, a 7.2% organic growth. Pictured: John Wren, chairman and chief executive officer of Omnicom. (Image source: @ PR Week UK

Advertising

Omnicom Q3 2026 results reflect benefits of IPG acquisition

23 Oct 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Over 70% female applicants as NSFAS 2027 applications surge past 868,000

23 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South African bonds rally on new bond buyback programme

Sfundo Parakozov and Nilutpal Timsina 22 Oct 2026

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Corporate & Commercial Law

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Issued by Cox Yeats 22 Oct 2026

South Africa’s seventh edition of Agency Scope is set to start fieldwork in May 2027 (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope 2027/28 to kick off in May 2027 with new additions

21 Oct 2026

Commercial & Industrial

Chery, JLR officially relaunch Freelander as hybrid SUV brand

21 Oct 2026

The National Film & TV Awards South Africa has announced its 2026 nominees. Pictured: The cast of Kings at last year's awards (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

The Polygamist leads the National Film & TV Awards South Africa 2026 nominees

20 Oct 2026

South Africa looks to turn food into a tourism drawcard

Tourism & Travel

South Africa looks to turn food into a tourism drawcard

19 Oct 2026

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Agriculture

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina 19 Oct 2026

Source: Lollie-Pop via

Agriculture

SA, Namibia consider separate sheep and cattle import protocols

19 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand gains slightly as traders await budget speech, inflation data

Sfundo Parakozov 19 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Construction & Engineering

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

Logistics & Transport

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

16 Oct 2026

Some of the the 2026 African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards winners (OImage supplied)

Marketing

Stanbic IBTC Bank’s Together4ALimb tops AMC Awards

16 Oct 2026

Universities still accepting applications for 2027

Higher Education

Universities still accepting applications for 2027

Issued by FundiConnect 16 Oct 2026