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Primary & Secondary Education

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Issued by Saving Grace Education 2 hours

$Refreshi connects shoppers with Surprise Bags of quality surplus food from bakeries, cafés, delis and supermarkets at a fraction of the retail price. Image supplied.$

CSI & Philanthropy

Refreshi calls on Mzansi to donate a meal via WhatsApp

3 hours

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HR & Management

Unemployment creeps upward in Q3

5 hours

A recent Labour Court ruling is a setback for the Agricultural, Food and Allied Democratic Workers’ Union’s bid to halt the loss of jobs at Premier’s Tulbagh fruit cannery. Archive photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Labour Court rejects union bid to stop job losses at Tulbagh cannery

Source: Supplied.

Property

Cavaleros group marks 100-year milestone

1 day

#BehindtheCampaign | Reboost Plus’ Live on the Plus Side: A social story beyond the screen

Marketing & Media

#BehindtheCampaign | Reboost Plus’ Live on the Plus Side: A social story beyond the screen

2 days

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Public Health

Nationwide drug shortages raise concerns among SA psychiatrists

2 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 6 Nov 2026

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 6 Nov 2026

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

Tourism & Travel

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

6 Nov 2026

Source: Supplied. Priced at R19.5m, this rare 10,704m² estate features expansive lawns, mature trees, landscaped gardens, a dam, secure boundaries, residential and guest villas and studios offering a total of 12 bedrooms, entertainment areas, garaging and comprehensive security.

Residential Property

Riebeek Kasteel property prices surge to R3.1m as R19.5m estate hits market

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

AGOA withdrawal raises stakes for SA's automotive manufacturing sector

Manufacturing & Parts

AGOA withdrawal raises stakes for SA's automotive manufacturing sector

5 Nov 2026

Petrol prices dip 1c as diesel drops by more than R1/litre

Launches & Reviews

Petrol prices dip 1c as diesel drops by more than R1/litre

3 Nov 2026

Up The Creek 2027 adds GoodLuck, Boo! and Kongos to festival lineup

Music

Up The Creek 2027 adds GoodLuck, Boo! and Kongos to festival lineup

3 Nov 2026

Logistics & Transport

Agoa exclusion puts South African exporters under pressure

3 Nov 2026

Standard Bank at Growthpoint Properties’ Walmer Park Shopping Centre in Gqeberha. Image supplied.

ESG & Sustainability

Growthpoint helps Standard Bank go green at 21 branches

3 Nov 2026

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

African horse sickness case confirmed in Cederberg

Agriculture

African horse sickness case confirmed in Cederberg

2 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

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

Karin Strohecker 2 Nov 2026

Cape Town airport resumes normal operations after taxi unrest

Travel

Cape Town airport resumes normal operations after taxi unrest

30 Oct 2026

Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Retail Marketing

Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 5 Nov 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

The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

John Yeld 29 Oct 2026

Industrial automation doesn’t have to start with a factory overhaul

Industrial automation

Industrial automation doesn’t have to start with a factory overhaul

Issued by Cape Town Industrial Technology Exhibition 28 Oct 2026

The single story is alive and well in South African boardrooms

Marketing

The single story is alive and well in South African boardrooms

Dhatchani Naidoo, Issued by eatbigfish 28 Oct 2026

Source: Wikipedia.

Construction & Engineering

Western Cape invests R1.165bn in flood-hit Franschhoek Pass

27 Oct 2026

Category A winner. (Image supplied)

Design & Manufacturing

SACSC announces 2026 retail design award winners

26 Oct 2026

Abland opens fully let Central Blue Shopping Centre in Blue Downs

Retail & Hospitality Property

Abland opens fully let Central Blue Shopping Centre in Blue Downs

Issued by Catchwords 23 Oct 2026

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E-commerce

Takealot reveals what South Africans are buying at 2 am

23 Oct 2026

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Abland’s latest Western Cape retail development creates 200 construction jobs

23 Oct 2026

KFC strikes Gold at The 2026 Loeries Awards

Loeries Creative Week

KFC strikes Gold at The 2026 Loeries Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 23 Oct 2026

Western Cape tech startups invited to apply for international investor programme

SMEs

Western Cape tech startups invited to apply for international investor programme

23 Oct 2026

South Africa completes major new automotive machinist qualification

Automotive

South Africa completes major new automotive machinist qualification

22 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Woolies supplies SA schools with reliable water access as El Niño approaches

22 Oct 2026

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

Shipping

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

21 Oct 2026

Virgin Atlantic adds four weekly return services to Cape Town

Tourism & Travel

Virgin Atlantic adds four weekly return services to Cape Town

21 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

Renting out in Joburg to fund a Cape Town lifestyle

21 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Valverde Estate breaks ground as Western Cape migration fuels demand

21 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Affordable & Social Housing

Families to return to Bishopscourt, 60 years after forced removals

Matthew Hirsch 20 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Aurora Capital SA chief executive officer Rico Ernst.

Financial Services

Four new business units reshape Aurora Capital’s growth story

20 Oct 2026

Vodacom invests R1.6bn in network expansion across Mpumalanga, KZN

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom invests R1.6bn in network expansion across Mpumalanga, KZN

20 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Will SA’s eviction Bill scare off property investors and drive rents higher?

19 Oct 2026

Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts

SMEs

Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts

Sudir Sahadeo, Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, Louwrens Mostert of Department of Infrastructure and Shavindh Soorju of Zutari.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R227.2m N9/N12 upgrade targets safer journeys between George and Oudtshoorn

19 Oct 2026

Infectious Diseases

SA records 4 new Mpox cases

19 Oct 2026