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Skin Renewal is celebrating 21 years and 21 branches

Aesthetic Medicine

Skin Renewal is celebrating 21 years and 21 branches

Issued by Skin Renewal 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

Coal, Oil & Gas

Environmental concerns over TotalEnergies’ exploration in SA dismissed

16 Oct 2026

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

SA land-reform tensions mount as UK overtakes US in Western Cape export rankings

Katja Hamilton 15 Oct 2026

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 2026 winners

Agriculture

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 2026 winners

14 Oct 2026

West Coast Way encourages road trips beyond AI itineraries

Travel

West Coast Way encourages road trips beyond AI itineraries

14 Oct 2026

TNPA signs 25-year lease with Freeport Saldanha

Logistics & Transport

TNPA signs 25-year lease with Freeport Saldanha

8 Oct 2026

5 things South Africa needs to turn tourism arrivals into growth

Tourism

5 things South Africa needs to turn tourism arrivals into growth

Wrenelle Stander 30 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

Beyond the metros: Where South Africa’s property market is thriving

23 Sep 2026

An African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) emerging from its burrow at the Stony Point Penguin Colony in Betty’s Bay, Western Cape. Photos: David Harrison

Environment & Natural Resources

Stop sardine fishing, warn conservationists

Alice Scott 17 Sep 2026

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Sustainability

Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

16 Sep 2026

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 20 finalists

Agriculture

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 20 finalists

16 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Marie Rath, who represents Pam Golding Properties in Munich, Germany and in South Africa.

Residential Property

Pam Golding’s bold move into Germany

9 Sep 2026

Kruger flood recovery advances as National Parks Week gets underway

Tourism & Travel

Kruger flood recovery advances as National Parks Week gets underway

8 Sep 2026

Source: freestock.ca via | Kruger National Park, South Africa, along the Sabie River.

Tourism & Travel

SanParks announces dates for 2026 free access week

25 Aug 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa’s top court blocked Shell’s Wild Coast oil search: Why it matters for climate justice

Angela van der Berg 20 Aug 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

ConCourt blocks Shell’s offshore exploration along Wild Coast

17 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Artist’s impression of the exterior of a home in the exclusive new Pearl Point development in Yzerfontein, where vacant stands are marketed by Pam Golding Properties, priced from R4.968m including Vat. Considered placement of every villa will ensure privacy and uninterrupted views of the Atlantic Ocean and Table Mountain. Included in the purchase of each stand is a bespoke architectural diagram package featuring a concept villa design.

Markets & Investment

The quiet coastal village fast becoming everyone’s next big investment

4 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

The Bill establishes the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) as a single state-owned national champion by merging PetroSA, iGas, and the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF). Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA National Petroleum Company Bill flagged as “climate-blind”

28 Jul 2026

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Markets & Investment

Rising oil prices add pressure to South Africa's import bill

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Israeli interest in offshore oil and gas exploration off SA’s West Coast raises questions

9 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Langford Country.

Property

KwaZulu-Natal rentals draw investors on strong yields and low supply

8 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

De Wildeveldt unveils luxury villas on the West Coast

25 Jun 2026

Tractor strengthens roadside digital network with new sites

OOH

Tractor strengthens roadside digital network with new sites

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 23 Jun 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

SA's energy needs and environmental protection square off in court

5 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Liezl Human 2 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Western Cape outage shock: Are you in the 16% still without power?

29 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Why buyers are turning to Velddrif for coastal living

26 May 2026

Meet Carmen Lerm, the 'Weskus Guru' behind FusionDesign and West Coast Way

Tourism

Meet Carmen Lerm, the 'Weskus Guru' behind FusionDesign and West Coast Way

Issued by FusionDesign 25 May 2026

A front-row seat to South Africa’s wildflower season

Tourism

A front-row seat to South Africa’s wildflower season

Issued by FusionDesign 22 May 2026

The City of Cape Town is attending to multiple incidents related to the storm raging across Cape Town. Image credit

Climate Change

Western Cape battles storm as govt declares a national disaster

11 May 2026

Western Cape sees FMD stabilisation, but vigilance urged

Agriculture

Western Cape sees FMD stabilisation, but vigilance urged

23 Apr 2026

The 10 best long distance moving companies in South Africa

Transport

The 10 best long distance moving companies in South Africa

Issued by Cape Removals 13 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

From coast to Winelands – 'zoom' towns outpace cities in house price growth

9 Apr 2026

South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks to the media in front of a Hyundai Glovis car carrier bound for Tacoma, in the western United States, as he visits an automobile logistics hub at Pyeongtaek port to check export and import operations, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 3 April, 2026. Reuters/Kim Soo-hyeon

Shipping

Hyundai Motor flags export disruptions as Middle East conflict hits shipping

Daewoung Kim 7 Apr 2026

TotalEnergies partners with False Bay TVET to support entrepreneurship along the West Coast

SMEs

TotalEnergies partners with False Bay TVET to support entrepreneurship along the West Coast

Issued by False Bay College 2 Apr 2026

The great escape: These West Coast towns are crushing expectations

Residential Property

The great escape: These West Coast towns are crushing expectations

Issued by Cape Removals 26 Mar 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

New mobile library to expand digital horizons at West Coast high school

25 Mar 2026

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 24 Mar 2026

WCape ramps up FMD vaccination with 100,000 new doses

Agriculture

WCape ramps up FMD vaccination with 100,000 new doses

11 Mar 2026

Natural gas championed as Africa's transition fuel amid energy crisis

Coal, Oil & Gas

Natural gas championed as Africa's transition fuel amid energy crisis

9 Mar 2026

The great escape: Where South Africans are moving next

Residential Property

The great escape: Where South Africans are moving next

Issued by Cape Removals 12 Feb 2026

Limited-edition Corona bottles pay tribute to South African seaside gems

Packaging

Limited-edition Corona bottles pay tribute to South African seaside gems

12 Dec 2025

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

Brendan Seery 10 Dec 2025

Image credit: Reuters/May James

Coal, Oil & Gas

New PetroSA deal sees Shell tightening its grip on Orange Basin

8 Dec 2025

Source: John Yeld. Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area conservation manager Erica Brink and operations manager Ross Kettles. In the background is part of the wetlands where hippos were reintroduced after being shot out more than 150 years ago.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How a group of landowners brought the Agulhas Plain back to life

John Yeld 19 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Real estate surge in Yzerfontein doubles average property price to R4m in five years

17 Nov 2025