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The iPendoring Awards finalists have been announced. Pictured: Promise: Pendoring 2024 Umpetha winners )

Pendoring

All the iPendoring 2026 finalists

2 hours

What's driving the rise in long-distance moves into the Garden Route

Logistics & Transport

What's driving the rise in long-distance moves into the Garden Route

Issued by Cape Removals 18 hours

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 22 hours

CapeTalk has been instructed to withdraw the Outsurance pointsmen programme related to the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Area advertisement by the ARB (Image: @ Auto Top

Advertising

ARB says CapeTalk's Outsurance pointsmen advertisement is misleading

Danette Breitenbach 22 hours

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Western Cape faces a cruel summer as El Niño raises wildfire risk

23 hours

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Residential Property

Gauteng property market shows signs of recovery amid national sales slump - Remax housing report

1 day

People living in these informal homes erected on Transnet land in Woodstock, Cape Town, say they have been living there for more than a decade. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction

Matthew Hirsch 1 day

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 1 day

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Aesthetic Medicine

Climate change is affecting skin health in more than 40% of countries worldwide

1 day

GoMetro, flx EV and Kuehne Climate Center launch SA’s longest truck EV trial

Road Freight & Fleet Management

GoMetro, flx EV and Kuehne Climate Center launch SA’s longest truck EV trial

3 days

A drone view shows queued dump trucks at Gold Fields Mine in Tarkwa, Ghana. Image credit: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Gold

Gold Fields denied takeover at Australia’s top gold producer

Melanie Burton and Roshan Thomas 28 Sep 2026

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has asked the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate failed farm worker equity schemes (FWES). Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Employment Equity

SIU asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes

Liezl Human 25 Sep 2026

Dis-Chem releases Freedom anthem to promote movement and wellness

Wellness

Dis-Chem releases Freedom anthem to promote movement and wellness

25 Sep 2026

Yet another successful activation season for Varsity Vibe

Promotions & Activations

Yet another successful activation season for Varsity Vibe

Issued by Varsity Vibe 25 Sep 2026

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Agriculture

SA farmers urged to plan, invest to stay competitive

24 Sep 2026

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Agriculture

Why growers need more than data to make better decisions

25 Sep 2026

Engen to offer free health screenings to truck drivers

Logistics & Transport

Engen to offer free health screenings to truck drivers

25 Sep 2026

Mpox virus colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory. The image was captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Image credit: on

Infectious Diseases

Mpox cases in SA on the rise, newest recorded in Cape Town

23 Sep 2026

Courtyard Hotel Gqeberha unveils its grand glow-up!

Hospitality

Courtyard Hotel Gqeberha unveils its grand glow-up!

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 23 Sep 2026

Propak Cape highlights latest advances in sustainable plastics and recycling

Packaging

Propak Cape highlights latest advances in sustainable plastics and recycling

Issued by Propak Cape 25 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. A Newinbosch home.

Residential Property

Boland’s 'Golden Triangle' draws strong property demand

23 Sep 2026

Western Cape group unveils proposed R6.7bn circuit in bid for 2031 F1 race

Motorsport

Western Cape group unveils proposed R6.7bn circuit in bid for 2031 F1 race

23 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

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

23 Sep 2026

Inospace plants roots in the Winelands with R185m Paarl Works acquisition

Industrial & Logistics Property

Inospace plants roots in the Winelands with R185m Paarl Works acquisition

Issued by Inospace 22 Sep 2026

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Tourism & Travel

Cape Town cruise season opens with 1,397 passengers

22 Sep 2026

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Family Law

SA High Court strikes down century-old patriarchal marriage rule as unconstitutional

Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa, Emily West, and Phomello Rasebeka 22 Sep 2026

Checkers debuts exclusive Cosmic Crisp apples in SA

FMCG

Checkers debuts exclusive Cosmic Crisp apples in SA

23 Sep 2026

Travel

Singapore Airlines named World’s Best Airline at 2026 awards

22 Sep 2026

Food security entrepreneur Odwour Midigo wins 2026 Äänit Prize

Awards

Food security entrepreneur Odwour Midigo wins 2026 Äänit Prize

21 Sep 2026

The arrangement currently supplies five Growthpoint buildings, including its newly refurbished 36 Hans Strijdom foreshore building, which underwent an environmentally innovative retrofit and now runs entirely on renewable energy. Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Growthpoint and Etana Energy are wheeling clean energy to Cape Town

18 Sep 2026

The Constitutional Court has struck down the Public Procurement Act that was signed into law in 2024. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Procurement Act struck down by Concourt

Tania Broughton 18 Sep 2026

Infectious Diseases

South Africa sees an uptick in Mpox cases, mostly in the Western Cape

18 Sep 2026

Beyond visibility: Why township wall murals still matter in a digital-first world

OOH

Beyond visibility: Why township wall murals still matter in a digital-first world

Issued by Owakhe Media 17 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Graaff-Reinet, Drostdy Hotel.

Residential Property

From Karoo to coast: Eastern Cape towns attract property buyers

15 Sep 2026

Forget the Atlantic Seaboard: This is where property demand is increasing

Residential Property

Forget the Atlantic Seaboard: This is where property demand is increasing

Issued by Cape Removals 15 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Reddam House Durbanville adds R22m creative arts building

15 Sep 2026

A tale of 2 consumers: Value-seeking versus premiumisation in South Africa

Retail Marketing

A tale of 2 consumers: Value-seeking versus premiumisation in South Africa

Issued by NielsenIQ 15 Sep 2026

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Law Practice

Adrian Mopp named new WC director of Public Prosecutions

15 Sep 2026

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 20 finalists

Agriculture

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 20 finalists

16 Sep 2026

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Markets & Investment

The ballot box could determine where property values rise or fall - Seeff

14 Sep 2026

Megan Rodgers, managing partner of the CDH Cape Town office

Law Practice

#Newsmaker: Meet Megan Rodgers, CDH Cape Town's new managing partner

Shan Radcliffe 14 Sep 2026

Agriculture

Exporters Western Cape confirms leadership for 2026/27

14 Sep 2026

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Insurance & Actuarial

After severe Cape floods, Old Mutual Insure faces R376m storm test

14 Sep 2026

Why preparation will give farmers the edge as El Niño approaches

Agriculture

Why preparation will give farmers the edge as El Niño approaches

16 Sep 2026