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Wilcote Cape Town: Experts in Waterproofing, Roofing & Painting

8 Sep 2025

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Markets & Investment

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

2 Sep 2025

Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Property Development

City of Cape Town clarifies plans for Three Anchor Bay site

Katja Hamilton 20 Aug 2025

Don't miss these 7 exciting South African film debuts

Film

Don't miss these 7 exciting South African film debuts

Daniel Dercksen 19 Aug 2025

Rode Report expands coverage to include multifamily rental housing

Residential Property

Rode Report expands coverage to include multifamily rental housing

Issued by Catchwords 14 Aug 2025

Young achievers shine at the top of the Growthpoint Gems class

Residential Property

Young achievers shine at the top of the Growthpoint Gems class

Issued by Catchwords 31 Jul 2025

Students from Ekurhuleni West TVET College protested on Tuesday over unpaid NSFAS payments. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Higher Education

Students march in Germiston over unpaid NSFAS fees

Kimberly Mutandiro 30 Jul 2025

National Women's Rugby team sings the National Anthem. Source: FNB.

Mandela Month

#MandelaMonth: FNB's Brad Guymer on rugby's role in nation building

Brad Guymer 25 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Claude McKirby, co-principal of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty’s Southern Suburbs office.

Markets & Investment

Security sells: Why safety is the new status symbol in Johannesburg’s property market

18 Jul 2025

Biggles Removals weekly property and infrastructure update: Benoni, Brakpan, and Springs

Residential Property

Biggles Removals weekly property and infrastructure update: Benoni, Brakpan, and Springs

Issued by Biggles Removals 10 Jun 2025

Music

What every musician needs to know about copyright

Nick Matzukis 28 May 2025

M&C Saatchi Abel's Bulletproof Park campaign for Gun Free SA is a story about a “fake idea” that led to real change (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BehindtheCampaign: Bullet Proof Park | A fake idea with real change

13 May 2025

Source: iStock.

Construction & Engineering

Families in Cape Town’s squalid backyards are still waiting for promised housing project

Mary-Anne Gontsana 13 May 2025

Property

Buffalo City wants to recover R16m in Covid housing funds

Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp staff 9 May 2025

Source: Artist's rendition. The position and layout of Protea Village has been thoughtfully considered by the returning community, while the remainder of their land is divided between green belt, and the residential estate. Protea Village, situated on Erf 242, comprises 86 stands, each approximately 300m² in size.

Construction & Engineering

Construction of homes for Bishopscourt land claimants set to begin

Matthew Hirsch 13 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. John Loos, senior economist at FNB Commercial Property Finance.

Property

Interest-rate cuts hint at a revival in residential construction for 2025

John Loos 25 Feb 2025

Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2025 to explore emerging trends and transformative works

Art

Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2025 to explore emerging trends and transformative works

14 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Kalk Bay is the new coastal hot spot for local and foreign buyers who are flocking to this quaint seaside town looking for properties like this three-bedroom villa in The Majestic.

Property

Record prices in Kalk Bay proving that quaint charm is the new cool

22 Nov 2024

Captain Fanplastic launches #TheOceanStartsHere this September to combat marine pollution

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Captain Fanplastic launches #TheOceanStartsHere this September to combat marine pollution

Issued by Soapbox 30 Aug 2024

Bold and colourful designs at Khayelitsha Fashion Week

Fashion

Bold and colourful designs at Khayelitsha Fashion Week

4 Jul 2024

Charlise Finch, candidate attorney at Herold Gie

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Harness your power to effect change - Charlise Finch

Shan Radcliffe 29 Jun 2024

Entrepreneurship

#YouthMonth: Kyle Percival's rise from adversity to co-owning a sportswear brand

Imran Salie 28 Jun 2024

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Transforming Bellville with revitalisation of New Boston Centre

11 Jun 2024

Affordability tops reason for renting, TPN Tenant Survey reports

Property

Affordability tops reason for renting, TPN Tenant Survey reports

9 May 2024

Residential Property

Multi-generational living trends: What property owners should know

30 Apr 2024

Apple Music collaborates with icons in star-studded celebration of 30 Years of Freedom

Streaming

Apple Music collaborates with icons in star-studded celebration of 30 Years of Freedom

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 29 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Listing Cape Town Season 2 offers viewers a glimpse into the prestigious Millionaire’s Mile

10 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Facilities & Property Management

Bulletproof park proposed in gang-hit Mitchells Plain

8 Apr 2024

National Share Load Removals providing cost effective relocations when moving between provinces

Transport

National Share Load Removals providing cost effective relocations when moving between provinces

Issued by Biggles Removals 28 Mar 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: The Boswell family's multi-generational journey with Ford SA

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: The Boswell family's multi-generational journey with Ford SA

Brendan Seery 25 Mar 2024

14 SA creatives join Cultural Producers Programme

Sponsorship

14 SA creatives join Cultural Producers Programme

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 12 Mar 2024

Lineup revealed for Ratanga Park Sunset Concerts

Events

Lineup revealed for Ratanga Park Sunset Concerts

22 Feb 2024

More than 200-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage is released into False Bay daily. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Failing sewage plants continue to pollute False Bay

Steve Kretzmann 16 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

From beer waste to pet food: Maltento's innovative approach to recycling

Sustainable Farming

From beer waste to pet food: Maltento's innovative approach to recycling

6 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, managing director of Only Realty Property Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Lifestyle-focused buying surges in small towns, while distressed sales create bargain opportunities

Grant Smee 16 Jan 2024

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Agriculture

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

Source: Facebook/Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers.

Affordable & Social Housing

Challenges await returning District Six claimants at Hanover Street housing complex

25 Oct 2023

Source: Image rendered. Protea Village, situated on Erf 242, comprises 86 stands, each approximately 300m² in size.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 2 Oct 2023

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Land & Property Law

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 26 Sep 2023

Simple games help children learn to read

Primary & Secondary Education

Simple games help children learn to read

Liezl Human 19 Sep 2023

Faro: making quality fashion accessible and combatting textile waste in Africa

ESG

Faro: making quality fashion accessible and combatting textile waste in Africa

11 Sep 2023

Against all odds: Entrepreneur of the Year represents a golden opportunity for local business owners

Community

Against all odds: Entrepreneur of the Year represents a golden opportunity for local business owners

Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Aug 2023

SA's young population, changing lifestyles drive shift to sectional title homes

Residential Property

SA's young population, changing lifestyles drive shift to sectional title homes

Dr Andrew Golding 7 Aug 2023

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: Western Cape launches U=U campaign

Katja Hamilton 2 Aug 2023