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Investment from Vumela Fund to drive growth, jobs, and export expansion for Iris Fresh

Funding

Investment from Vumela Fund to drive growth, jobs, and export expansion for Iris Fresh

Issued by Edge Growth 8 hours

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela | Image source:

Logistics & Transport

Gauteng opens upgraded R568 road linking Bronkhorstspruit to N4

13 hours

While others talk, dentsu builds creators

Education

While others talk, dentsu builds creators

Issued by Dentsu 12 hours

Gariep Dam investment plans target tourism value chain

Tourism

Gariep Dam investment plans target tourism value chain

13 hours

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Women's Health

#WomensHealthMatters: Spar is ensuring menstruation never becomes a barrier

Maroefah Smith 1 day

CRET launches Siyaqhubeka Drive to Thrive to remove the licence barrier to youth employment

Skills Training

CRET launches Siyaqhubeka Drive to Thrive to remove the licence barrier to youth employment

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 1 day

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s automated SRD grant checks draw criticism from legal expert

1 day

Source: Supplied. Blyde.

Tourism & Travel

Forever Resorts enters a new chapter

1 day

Logistics & Transport

BMA launches new digital Port Health Management System

1 day

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Sustainability

Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

1 day

Ethiopian Airlines adds daily Durban-Addis Ababa service

Travel

Ethiopian Airlines adds daily Durban-Addis Ababa service

1 day

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

1 day

Source: Supplied. Thato Ntseare, head of Venture Investments at E Squared Investments.

Venture Capital

The case for building your business with an exit in mind

Thato Ntseare 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Banking

JPMorgan to launch long-awaited 'frontier' local currency debt index

Marc Jones 2 days

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 2 days

Source: Supplied. Chris Roth, 2026 SAICE president.

Construction & Engineering

Meet the engineers shaping South Africa’s infrastructure future

2 days

New Africa Developments acquires Kalahari Mall

Retail & Hospitality Property

New Africa Developments acquires Kalahari Mall

Issued by Catchwords 2 days

Dr Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of AI at Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism. Source:

Tourism & Travel

#ATMDubai | AI is reshaping travel from the inside out

Evan-Lee Courie 2 days

Why tertiary education still matters in a changing economy

Higher Education

Why tertiary education still matters in a changing economy

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 2 days

SA’s unique AI habits key to capturing market share this retail peak

Technology

SA’s unique AI habits key to capturing market share this retail peak

Zaida Kamish and Malcolm Peters, Issued by Incubeta 2 days

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Fashion

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

2 days

Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Activists appeal Cape Town data centre approval

Tania Broughton 2 days

#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 2 days

#ATMDubai | GCC tourism resilience rests on preparedness, collaboration

Tourism & Travel

#ATMDubai | GCC tourism resilience rests on preparedness, collaboration

2 days

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Markets & Investment

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

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Brics finance chiefs urge reform of global development financial institutions

3 days

Workers strike at Masterpack in Johannesburg. Photo: Seth Thorne / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Bidvest packaging workers on strike

3 days

Source: Supplied.

Property Development

Absa brings SME and international banking to Dragon Square Mall

3 days

A drone view shows South Africa’s Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sasol challenges scientists to unlock access to green hydrogen

3 days

#WomenMonth | “Flow Campaign” addresses the need for hope and dignity during Women’s Month

CSI & Philanthropy

#WomenMonth | “Flow Campaign” addresses the need for hope and dignity during Women’s Month

Issued by Air Products South Africa 3 days

South Africa’s biodiversity strategy must put nature before revenue

Agriculture

South Africa’s biodiversity strategy must put nature before revenue

Wikus Engelbrecht 2 days

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Inside Absa’s R5.1bn logistics bet reshaping SA’s freight network

3 days

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Beyond retail: How township malls are becoming engines of economic inclusion

11 Sep 2026

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 11 Sep 2026

Sentech delivers resilient FY2025/26 results, clean audit and reduced net loss

Telecoms & Networks

Sentech delivers resilient FY2025/26 results, clean audit and reduced net loss

Issued by SENTECH 11 Sep 2026

Southern Africa farms enter 2026/27 El Niño with stronger defences

Agriculture

Southern Africa farms enter 2026/27 El Niño with stronger defences

11 Sep 2026

Africa’s next real estate opportunity isn’t a country. It’s a corridor.

Markets & Investment

Africa’s next real estate opportunity isn’t a country. It’s a corridor.

Issued by API Events 11 Sep 2026

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Transnet returns to profit as freight volumes recover

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

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Tax Law

How early tax choices can silently undermine venture capital exits

Benjamin Mbana and Phuti Kgomo 11 Sep 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

The infrastructure behind Zondereinde’s next chapter

10 Sep 2026

Archive image: Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube |

Skills Training

Beyond TEfIT: Dube-Ncube urges higher education sector to sustain inclusive teaching gains

10 Sep 2026

Tourism

Tourism Month: Hospitality SMEs urged to capitalise on new domestic travel growth opportunities

Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 Sep 2026

Image: The Webber Wentzel team with the African Law Firm of the Year Award (source: )

Law Practice

2026 African Legal Awards celebrates continent’s top legal talent

Shan Radcliffe 10 Sep 2026

From classroom to career: Cape Town Tourism opens doors for young people

Tourism

From classroom to career: Cape Town Tourism opens doors for young people

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 10 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

The housing boom that could backfire

John Loos 10 Sep 2026

Innovator Trust Women in Tech Awards 2026 celebrates Tech Believers

Awards

Innovator Trust Women in Tech Awards 2026 celebrates Tech Believers

Issued by The Innovator Trust 10 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Michelle Kerr, director at MDA Attorneys.

Construction & Engineering

The unpaid billions threatening SA’s construction ambitions

10 Sep 2026