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FMCG

Laager Rooibos turns 80: A brand of heritage, health and heart

10 hours

Sex workers will have a respite from prosecution until a court case that will determine whether sex work should be decriminalised concludes. The case may take years. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

No sex workers will be prosecuted while court process plays out

Liezl Human 11 hours

Prof Grace Okuthe, Senior Researcher, Walter Sisulu University.

Agro-processing

Rooibos boosts tilapia growth, driving sustainable aquaculture

13 hours

Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

Affordable & Social Housing

Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

1 day

Inospace sells one-third of Creation Works units at launch in Montague Gardens

Industrial & Logistics Property

Inospace sells one-third of Creation Works units at launch in Montague Gardens

Issued by Inospace 2 days

Township startup Cloudy Deliveries takes top prize at Kasi SME Challenge

Awards

Township startup Cloudy Deliveries takes top prize at Kasi SME Challenge

3 days

FMD outbreaks persist as government ramps up response

Agriculture

FMD outbreaks persist as government ramps up response

3 days

Motorists to pay less as petrol, diesel prices cut

Fuel & Energy

Motorists to pay less as petrol, diesel prices cut

3 days

Shoprite earnings rise on festive, Easter demand

Retailers

Shoprite earnings rise on festive, Easter demand

3 days

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Millennials drive South African housing market boom with record-high purchases

3 days

South Africa’s property market shows signs of recovery amid city pressures and sector adaptation

Markets & Investment

South Africa’s property market shows signs of recovery amid city pressures and sector adaptation

Issued by PBPR 1 Sep 2025

Image credit: Jonathan Gong on Unsplash

Coal, Oil & Gas

Republic of Congo grants TotalEnergies exploration permit

1 Sep 2025

Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER Cape Town 2025 wraps - Spotlight shifts to Johannesburg nationals

Digital

Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER Cape Town 2025 wraps - Spotlight shifts to Johannesburg nationals

Issued by Topco Media 1 Sep 2025

Cape Town leads with first-ever AI in Tourism Hub to drive innovation and ethical AI

Tourism

Cape Town leads with first-ever AI in Tourism Hub to drive innovation and ethical AI

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 29 Aug 2025

Shoprite opens 500th Usave store in Hopefield, Western Cape

Retailers

Shoprite opens 500th Usave store in Hopefield, Western Cape

29 Aug 2025

Media

Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards 2025 open for entry

29 Aug 2025

MTN invests R200m in Western Cape network upgrades

Telecoms & Networks

MTN invests R200m in Western Cape network upgrades

28 Aug 2025

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Public Health

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Issued by COHSASA 27 Aug 2025

SA's retail growth driven by demand for human connection – Clur Index

Commercial Property

SA's retail growth driven by demand for human connection – Clur Index

27 Aug 2025

Hundreds of people protested outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Monday. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsala

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Disability organisations protest against Dial-a-Ride cuts

Mary-Anne Gontsana 26 Aug 2025

Shoprite and Checkers announce 2025 Boerewors Champion

FMCG

Shoprite and Checkers announce 2025 Boerewors Champion

25 Aug 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Sasol's earnings rebound with help from Transnet payout, cost cuts

25 Aug 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Plastic microbeads: great in your face wash, bad in your food – how South Africa’s ban can work better

Anusha Rajkaran and Conrad Sparks 25 Aug 2025

Image credit: Iwisa No. 1

ESG & Sustainability

Boost for community heroes: Iwisa No. 1 raises 2025 competition prize to R400,000

21 Aug 2025

Vodacom appoints Waldi Wepener to lead Western Cape operations

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom appoints Waldi Wepener to lead Western Cape operations

20 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

KZN's North Coast emerges as a hotspot for estate living and property investment

20 Aug 2025

Top 10 TVET colleges in South Africa

Skills Training

Top 10 TVET colleges in South Africa

Issued by FundiConnect 20 Aug 2025

About 80 people gathered in Rosebank to protest against Standard Bank and TotalEnergies’ investment in fossil fuels. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro

Climate Change

Climate protesters demand reparations from Standard Bank for fossil fuel investments

Kimberly Mutandiro 20 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

From backyard to breakthrough: Calitzdorp's housing solution for farm workers

19 Aug 2025

Captain Fanplastic releases 2022–2024 Impact Report, with global reach in environmental education

Primary & Secondary Education

Captain Fanplastic releases 2022–2024 Impact Report, with global reach in environmental education

Issued by Soapbox 18 Aug 2025

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Agriculture

South Africa's agricultural jobs growth possibilities

Wandile Sihlobo 18 Aug 2025

Best of the Cape Awards powered by Yoco celebrates 2025 winners with record-breaking votes

Radio & Audio

Best of the Cape Awards powered by Yoco celebrates 2025 winners with record-breaking votes

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 18 Aug 2025

Residential Property

What South Africa can learn from failed rent control policies worldwide

18 Aug 2025

Jaimé-Lee Jacobs, director at Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#WomensMonth: Caregiving is essential labour - Jaimé-Lee Jacobs, Herold Gie Attorneys

Shan Radcliffe 15 Aug 2025

Tim Atkin MW reveals 2025 South Africa wine award shortlist

Viticulture & Oenology

Tim Atkin MW reveals 2025 South Africa wine award shortlist

15 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void

Jesse Copelyn 15 Aug 2025

Image source: Getty Images

HR & Management

Unemployment rate increases to 33.2%

14 Aug 2025

Source: A legal battle in Cape Town between property owners and the City will clarify what municipalities can charge residents. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Mixed-Use Property

Property owners are misreading the law, argues Cape Town mayor

Steve Kretzmann 14 Aug 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Western Cape court halts TotalEnergies' offshore drilling over EIA failings

14 Aug 2025

Agriculture

R1bn loss from Cape Town port delays hits apple and pear exporters

14 Aug 2025

The Western Cape Network on Disability has written to Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis urging the City of Cape Town to reconsider its decision to reduce Dial-a-Ride services. Archive photo: Will Yoder

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Outcry over cuts to Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride service

Mary-Anne Gontsana 13 Aug 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Clientele stands up to crumbling service, City Power flickers out

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Clientele stands up to crumbling service, City Power flickers out

Brendan Seery 12 Aug 2025

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Legal

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 11 Aug 2025

DFA revamps Gauteng fibre network in R800m upgrade push

Telecoms & Networks

DFA revamps Gauteng fibre network in R800m upgrade push

11 Aug 2025

Image source: Anna Ivanova –

Higher Education

Finalists for the 2025 Women in Science Awards

8 Aug 2025

Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Controversial Cape nuclear power plant gets green light

8 Aug 2025

Image credit: Brit Stubbs on Dupe Photos

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Circularity in the Cape: Wesgro launches CEO Guide

6 Aug 2025

City of Cape Town adopts Biodiversity Spatial Plan, maps priority areas

Environment & Natural Resources

City of Cape Town adopts Biodiversity Spatial Plan, maps priority areas

7 Aug 2025

New online tool for identifying invasive alien plant species

Environment & Natural Resources

New online tool for identifying invasive alien plant species

Issued by WWF South Africa 5 Aug 2025

Nomzamo and Menlopark claim national glory at DStv Schools Netball Challenge finals

Sport

Nomzamo and Menlopark claim national glory at DStv Schools Netball Challenge finals

Issued by MultiChoice 5 Aug 2025