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Edge Growth backs woman-owned mining SME with R3.5m funding

SMEs

Edge Growth backs woman-owned mining SME with R3.5m funding

Issued by Edge Growth 1 day

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Financial Services

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Issued by Fedgroup 1 day

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IP Law

Chatty McChatbot: Why you should trade mark your chatbot's name

Alissa Naran 1 day

Supplier agreements: Why every business needs one

Corporate & Commercial Law

Supplier agreements: Why every business needs one

Robyn Shepherd, Issued by SchoemanLaw 1 day

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

OOH

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

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 1 day

South African businesses are being seen more in Google and clicked less: First local zero-click study

Digital

South African businesses are being seen more in Google and clicked less: First local zero-click study

Issued by Algorithm Agency 1 day

Nedbank IMC white paper: Why African marketers must think beyond marketing

IMC Conference

Nedbank IMC white paper: Why African marketers must think beyond marketing

Issued by IMC Conference 1 day

The Prisms Awards winners were announced on 24 October (Image supplied)

Prism Awards

#PrismsAwards 2026 | All the winners: Tribeca and DNA Brand Architects take top honours

1 day

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Tourism & Travel

Harith wins Tribunal approval for FlySafair acquisition

2 days

The AI bubble is going to burst. Here’s why that matters

4th Industrial Revolution

The AI bubble is going to burst. Here’s why that matters

Richard Firth 2 days

Source: Supplied. Architectural rendering of ThirtyFour18, the R2.5bn mixed-use landmark set to reshape Cape Town’s Foreshore skyline.

Property Development

Beyond the skyline: ThirtyFour18 aims to transform how Cape Town lives, works and plays

Katja Hamilton 2 days

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 2 days

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

Agriculture

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

2 days

“Our third quarter results show further sequential improvement in LFL growth, in line with our expectations," says Cindy Rose, CEO WPP (Image source@ WPP

Advertising

WPP's Q3 results: Disciplined execution to return to growth in 2027

2 days

PAIA requests: Think twice before sharing information

Corporate & Commercial Law

PAIA requests: Think twice before sharing information

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 2 days

Leratong City: Soweto’s R5bn new stage is ready to rise

Mixed-Use Property

Leratong City: Soweto’s R5bn new stage is ready to rise

Issued by Mamela Media 2 days

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 2 days

Image credit: on Pexels

Energy

#PropakCape2026: The energy problem facing SA’s manufacturers

Dejean Nicholson 2 days

Ogilvy wins the highest number of awards at Effies 2026

Effie Awards

Ogilvy wins the highest number of awards at Effies 2026

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 2 days

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Tax Law

Why SARS interpretation notes aren't always the final say

3 days

Source: Supplied. Manessah Alagbaoso, executive head, business ecosystems & sustainability for Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank

Banking

Standard Bank wins R3.8m in German development funding to scale Sustainability Academy

3 days

Compete smarter, protect your value. The ACA presents six-part Agency Commercial Edge masterclass series

Advertising

Compete smarter, protect your value. The ACA presents six-part Agency Commercial Edge masterclass series

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 days

Travel demand is rising, but tourism ads are failing to break through

Tourism & Travel

Travel demand is rising, but tourism ads are failing to break through

3 days

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Marketing

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Yasmin Kathoria and Marilyn Munga Dutlow, Issued by Kantar 3 days

The Motion Creative Summit 2026, which took place recently in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed creators from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria (Image supplied)

Digital

Summit explores how African creatives can monetise their work

2 days

The Johannesburg Labour Court has set aside a CCMA ruling because the commissioner cited a non-existent judgment and failed to verify the source. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Labour Law

Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner for relying on AI hallucination

Tania Broughton 27 Oct 2026

Innovator Trust’s 2026 Women in Tech Awards nominees demonstrate what endurance makes possible

Technology

Innovator Trust’s 2026 Women in Tech Awards nominees demonstrate what endurance makes possible

Issued by The Innovator Trust 27 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Elizabeth Wathuti O.G.W., the internationally recognised Kenyan environmentalist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, who offered a global perspective on climate leadership at the 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) this week.

Construction & Engineering

Affordable housing at scale: GBCSA challenges sustainability assumptions

Katja Hamilton 27 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s Pee-Cycling wins V&A Waterfront Circular Innovation Challenge

27 Oct 2026

Kantar appoints Yasmin Kathoria as managing partner, Kantar Consulting, South Africa

Advertising

Kantar appoints Yasmin Kathoria as managing partner, Kantar Consulting, South Africa

Issued by Kantar 27 Oct 2026

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Tourism & Travel

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Robin Fredericks 27 Oct 2026

Category A winner. (Image supplied)

Design & Manufacturing

SACSC announces 2026 retail design award winners

26 Oct 2026

Sars addresses declaration deadline as digital border plans evolve

Tourism & Travel

Sars addresses declaration deadline as digital border plans evolve

Robin Fredericks 26 Oct 2026

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Fintech

Investec and Shoprite in talks over potential retail banking deal

26 Oct 2026

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

Digital

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 26 Oct 2026

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Are you covered? How undisclosed AI usage can leave insureds exposed

Maria Philippides and Erwyn Durman 26 Oct 2026

Ogilvy Namibia CEO Megan Pritchard: The industry has changed. The responsibility hasn’t.

Advertising

Ogilvy Namibia CEO Megan Pritchard: The industry has changed. The responsibility hasn’t.

Megan Pritchard 26 Oct 2026

African execs to embark on bespoke tour of Dubai’s branded residences sector

Events & Conferencing

African execs to embark on bespoke tour of Dubai’s branded residences sector

Issued by API Events 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

CANAL+ group revenue is up 37.5%, reflecting increased scale following its acquisition of MultiChoice (Image source: @TV with Thinus

Media

MultiChoice deal lifts Canal+ revenue 37.5% in Q3

23 Oct 2026

Vered Estates and MortgageMarket join forces to simplify home financing

Residential Property

Vered Estates and MortgageMarket join forces to simplify home financing

Issued by MortgageMarket 23 Oct 2026

In Part 2 of our #BlackFriday hangover series, Heath Batt, new business development manager, South Africa - Smollan Technologies, looks at what you should be asking about your Black Friday performance (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail

#BlackFriday hangover | Part 2: Mining the gold that comes out of Black Friday data

Heath Batt 23 Oct 2026

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Retail & Hospitality Property

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

23 Oct 2026

If it trades like a hotel, why does Cape Town tax it like a home?

Tourism & Travel

If it trades like a hotel, why does Cape Town tax it like a home?

22 Oct 2026

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Corporate & Commercial Law

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Issued by Cox Yeats 22 Oct 2026

South Africa’s SME funding gap goes beyond access to capital

Funding

South Africa’s SME funding gap goes beyond access to capital

Keegan Moodley 22 Oct 2026

Branding

Brand belongs in the boardroom... the important reason why

Nadia Ellis 22 Oct 2026