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AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

Fuel & Energy

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

54 minutes

Constitutional Court upholds animal well-being in South Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Constitutional Court upholds animal well-being in South Africa

Issued by FOUR PAWS 12 minutes

Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Petrol price could rise by nearly R5 in November, suggests CEF data

4 hours

Source: EcoTraining

Tourism & Travel

EcoTraining opens 2027 applications for ecotourism guiding qualification

3 days

Dr Kiru Pillay, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology at Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology

Higher Education

Richfield appoints new dean of IT

3 days

In-housing is no longer an experiment: The future of the agency model is hybrid

Advertising

In-housing is no longer an experiment: The future of the agency model is hybrid

Shaune Jordaan, Issued by Hoorah Digital 8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Anusha Naidu, Savca's new chief executive officer.

Finance

Could institutional capital unlock South Africa’s next VC growth wave?

8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Kenya’s $26bn building boom is about to take centre stage

7 Oct 2026

October fuel hike puts South Africa’s road freight under pressure

Logistics & Transport

October fuel hike puts South Africa’s road freight under pressure

Gavin Kelly 7 Oct 2026

Image credit: Carrol Boyes

CSI

Carrol Boyes, Cansa put pen to paper for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

6 Oct 2026

De Rustica wins IOC top prize for South African EVOO

Agriculture

De Rustica wins IOC top prize for South African EVOO

6 Oct 2026

2026 Effie Awards Gala tickets now available

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards Gala tickets now available

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 5 Oct 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Following PetroSA’s contaminated-fuel scandal, the AA calls on govt to act

5 Oct 2026

(Left) Dominique Baxewanos, creative director at VML South Africa, and her colleague senior conceptual art director (right) Hanro Manefeldt worked on a Loeries finalist breast cancer awareness campaign for Dove, and share how it brought a sense of purpose to their careers (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | The Dove Real TLC campaign: Not a pdf, but a life-saving impact

5 Oct 2026

Global air cargo demand rises 4.4% as trade growth supports peak-season outlook

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand rises 4.4% as trade growth supports peak-season outlook

5 Oct 2026

New vehicle sales climb 12.7% as SA market closes Q3 strongly

Commercial & Industrial

New vehicle sales climb 12.7% as SA market closes Q3 strongly

5 Oct 2026

Supplied image: Sandton Gate, the 10-hectare mixed-use precinct on Winnie Mandela Drive developed by Abcon and Tiber - winner of the Retail Category at the 2026 Sapoa Property Awards for Innovative Excellence

Property

Winners of the 2026 Sapoa Property Awards for Innovative Excellence

2 Oct 2026

You are more than your cancer diagnosis

Oncology

You are more than your cancer diagnosis

Issued by CANSA 2 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

iPendoring has appointed Brenda Khumalo, founder and Managing Director of Lobengula Advertising, chairperson of its board (Image supplied)

Pendoring

Brenda Khumalo takes up Pendoring chair role with bold new course for the awards

1 Oct 2026

IATA says global air passenger demand fell 0.8% in August

Aviation

IATA says global air passenger demand fell 0.8% in August

1 Oct 2026

A liberating force: How AI will enable our future profession

Accounting & Auditing

A liberating force: How AI will enable our future profession

Alfred Ramosedi, Issued by AICPA & CIMA 30 Sep 2026

South African suppliers are financing their own customers

Fintech

South African suppliers are financing their own customers

Issued by Lula 30 Sep 2026

Voxcomm welcomes its first African board members

Advertising

Voxcomm welcomes its first African board members

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Sep 2026

Fine dining is losing the formality as diners embrace experiential dining

Food & Wine

Fine dining is losing the formality as diners embrace experiential dining

30 Sep 2026

Burson Africa CEO Karl Haechler chairs new JHB PR forum

PR & Communications

Burson Africa CEO Karl Haechler chairs new JHB PR forum

29 Sep 2026

The City of Cape Town has drafted a new by-law to apply commercial property rates to all properties available for short-term letting for more than half the year. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Retail & Hospitality Property

Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates

Steve Kretzmann 28 Sep 2026

Wind turbines on the Eastern Cape bushveld along the R350 road to Bedford, outside Makhanda. The area around has some of the country’s best wind power potential but is also among the Eastern Cape’s most ecologically sensitive landscapes. Photos: Aphiwe Ngowapi

Food, Water & Energy Security

Debate over new Makhanda wind farm

Gcina Ntsaluba and Asemahle Vumsindo 28 Sep 2026

AA weighbridge tests raise fresh questions over Jetour payload ratings

Maintenance

AA weighbridge tests raise fresh questions over Jetour payload ratings

28 Sep 2026

Nedbank IMC 2026 draws more than 3,700 delegates from 28 countries

IMC Conference

Nedbank IMC 2026 draws more than 3,700 delegates from 28 countries

Issued by IMC Conference 25 Sep 2026

Outside the brief

Media

Outside the brief

Kabelo Kale, Issued by The Media Krate 22 Sep 2026

Albie Sachs’ life, loss and legacy take centre stage at The Baxter

Theatre

Albie Sachs’ life, loss and legacy take centre stage at The Baxter

22 Sep 2026

Amorim Cap Classique Challenge announces 2026 winners

Viticulture & Oenology

Amorim Cap Classique Challenge announces 2026 winners

21 Sep 2026

SA’s car repair industry facing critical training shortage

Maintenance

SA’s car repair industry facing critical training shortage

21 Sep 2026

SA internet bodies outline remedies for .za domain fraud

Internet

SA internet bodies outline remedies for .za domain fraud

21 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Danie Matthee, new chairperson of the South African Insurance Association’s board.

Insurance & Actuarial

SAIA names new leadership as Matthee takes chair

18 Sep 2026

Images supplied

Marketing

Ferrari wire cars: From the Karoo to the world stage

18 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

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

Debt Solutions 4U appears on the NCR public register (NCRDC2423), the DCASA member register (0869) and the NDCA member roster.

Financial Services

Debt Solutions 4 U confirmed as full DCASA member and listed with NDCA

Debt Solutions 4U, Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 18 Sep 2026

Fishing net recycling project processes nearly 20 tonnes in first year

Fishing

Fishing net recycling project processes nearly 20 tonnes in first year

17 Sep 2026

Supplied image: Team Resolute and WRO 2026

Education

Cape Town to host World Robot Olympiad International Final in 2028

16 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Roelof Botha, former Department of Finance policy advisor, Finmedia Economist of the Year, and for 28 years the resident economist at PwC, has been appointed economic advisor to BetterBond.

Financial Services

BetterBond taps veteran economist for property insights

16 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Chris Roth, 2026 SAICE president.

Construction & Engineering

Meet the engineers shaping South Africa’s infrastructure future

15 Sep 2026

World Lymphoma Awareness Day: No one should have to navigate lymphoma alone

Oncology

World Lymphoma Awareness Day: No one should have to navigate lymphoma alone

Issued by CANSA 15 Sep 2026

Image supplied.

Fashion

African fashion leaders head to Moscow for fourth Brics+ Fashion Summit

15 Sep 2026

#ATMDubai | Middle East events industry grows despite cost pressures and uncertainty

Tourism

#ATMDubai | Middle East events industry grows despite cost pressures and uncertainty

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Sep 2026

SA weighs trade risks as US tariff policy shifts

Agriculture

SA weighs trade risks as US tariff policy shifts

14 Sep 2026

Independent newsrooms build digital audiences as transformation fund gains momentum

Digital

Independent newsrooms build digital audiences as transformation fund gains momentum

Issued by Digital News Transformation Fund 11 Sep 2026

Sphumelele Zondi winner of Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition 2026. (Image supplied)

Art

Johannesburg artist Sphumelele Zondi wins Sasol New Signatures 2026

11 Sep 2026