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Soaring demand and land scarcity make Cape Town and Durban investor hotspots

Industrial & Logistics Property

Soaring demand and land scarcity make Cape Town and Durban investor hotspots

Issued by Catchwords 18 hours

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Govt to crack down on 'water mafia' sabotaging water access

1 day

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Criminal Law

SIU triumphs in R67m corruption case: Lessons from landmark ruling

Dee-dee Mathelela 3 days

Source: Makhanda Tourism.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Steve Kretzmann 2 days

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Primary & Secondary Education

Africa's finalists for the 2025 World’s Best School Prizes

Shan Radcliffe 3 days

Discussing green energy's sustainability, security, and growth

Energy

Discussing green energy's sustainability, security, and growth

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 28 Jul 2025

Presidential engagement between the National Executive and the Provincial Executive of the Northern Cape. Image credit:

Energy

NC could drive SA’s energy transition, economic growth

28 Jul 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Social housing and the future of Cape Town’s inner-city

Tertuis Simmers 28 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Stevens, chief executive officer of Just Property.

Facilities & Property Management

Break into the property market in 2025: Your blueprint to successful renting

Paul Stevens 23 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Limpopo villagers block road to protest three-month water outage

Judas Sekwela 23 Jul 2025

Where humans and baboons meet: Unruly takes center stage at The Baxter

Theatre

Where humans and baboons meet: Unruly takes center stage at The Baxter

21 Jul 2025

Residential Property

Cape Town's R2.2bn debt relief plan: A lifeline for millions facing financial hardship

21 Jul 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

ARV residues in water pose no risk of HIV transmission

21 Jul 2025

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IP Law

SCA blocks Oasis Water's claim on franchisee assets

18 Jul 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

NWU finds ARVs in SA water sources, sparking govt probe

17 Jul 2025

The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities

Higher Education

The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 11 Jul 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WorldPopulationDay: Urgent solutions for the global waste crisis amid population surge

Justin Bott 11 Jul 2025

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Higher Education

Guide to choosing a tertiary institution: Focus on faculty, not rankings

Thula Mngoma 10 Jul 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Firefighting needs innovative solutions amid ‘water-shedding’

10 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Michael Lenz, chief executive officer of TransBridj.

Residential Property

Can tech save South Africa’s paralysed property registration system?

9 Jul 2025

SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle

Higher Education

SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 8 Jul 2025

CETA rejects Sunday Times misleading report on the purchase of its building

Media

CETA rejects Sunday Times misleading report on the purchase of its building

Issued by K and K Media 8 Jul 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

8 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

CCMA ruling highlights the importance of swift action on sexual harassment

Andre van Heerden and Hannah Fowler 4 Jul 2025

Water reuse and recovery - a lifeline for SA’s mining sector

Mining

Water reuse and recovery - a lifeline for SA’s mining sector

Issued by ITP Communications 30 Jun 2025

South Africa’s fibre bottleneck needs a wireless breakthrough

Internet

South Africa’s fibre bottleneck needs a wireless breakthrough

Justin Mackenzie, Issued by VO Connect 27 Jun 2025

CoGTA-led dialogue bridges sectors to boost municipal performance

ESG & Sustainability

CoGTA-led dialogue bridges sectors to boost municipal performance

Issued by Sappi 26 Jun 2025

Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s scarce landfill space in 2024. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco saved 76,000m³ of recyclable packaging in 2024

26 Jun 2025

Inside Cape Union Mart’s sustainability philosophy

ESG

Inside Cape Union Mart’s sustainability philosophy

25 Jun 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

How these high schoolers are tackling the drinking water crisis

25 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. After years of back-and-forth, the City of Cape Town has approved 150 Buiten.

Property Development

Landmark decision in Cape Town as 150 Buitengracht project approved

24 Jun 2025

Spaza Shop Awareness Campaign benefits business owners

Informal Retailing

Spaza Shop Awareness Campaign benefits business owners

24 Jun 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Households owe most of R416bn in municipal debt as collections fall short

19 Jun 2025

Property

Investing in South African commercial property: Top tips for 2025

19 Jun 2025

A lack of refuse removal services in Caledon’s Riemvasmaak informal settlement results in waste being dumped at the bottom of the hill on the bank of the Bath River. Riemvasmaak resident Anele Boyce said the dumping problem could be reduced if the municipality supplied bin bags and a skip. Photos: Steve Kretzmann

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jun 2025

Skills Training

New smart skills centre to digitally empower Fraserburg communities

12 Jun 2025

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Climate Change

Cape Town unites with world coastal regions to tackle sea rise

13 Jun 2025

Steinhoff's former Chief Executive Markus Jooste appears in parliament to face a panel investigating an accounting scandal that rocked the retailer in Cape Town, South Africa, 5 September 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

PR & Communications

Tlhogi Ngwato | Why silence is not golden - 5 sins leaders make

Tlhogi Ngwato 12 Jun 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Sedumedi’s R2.3m victory: A costly lesson in vague contracts

Jacques van Wyk and Mike Searle 5 Jun 2025

The missed opportunity of not embracing geospatial science in trade area analysis

Digital

The missed opportunity of not embracing geospatial science in trade area analysis

Issued by AfriGIS 4 Jun 2025

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 30 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Cape Town's Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

Finance

Updated City Budget offers sweeping relief measures for households

Katja Hamilton 29 May 2025

Emira delivers exceptional full-year results

Markets & Investment

Emira delivers exceptional full-year results

Issued by Catchwords 29 May 2025

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Construction & Engineering

Mayor gives green light to controversial Bo-Kaap hotel

Matthew Hirsch 28 May 2025

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Finance

Massive public outcry over Cape Town's controversial 2025/26 budget proposals

23 May 2025

Shaping the future of payments and financial services in Southern Africa

Fintech

Shaping the future of payments and financial services in Southern Africa

Lincoln Mali, Issued by Lesaka 22 May 2025

Source: © SABC The Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025 (Bill) proposes several noteworthy amendments to the current regulatory framework for mineral resources including addressing tailing dumps and associated issues to avoid disasters such as the Jagersfontein disaster

Energy & Mining

11 MPRDA amendments to take note of

Webber Wentzel partners and consultant 22 May 2025

Biggles Removals weekly update on the East Rand’s property, infrastructure and moving trends

Residential Property

Biggles Removals weekly update on the East Rand’s property, infrastructure and moving trends

Issued by Biggles Removals 16 May 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Judge slams Gauteng land grab

Tania Broughton 16 May 2025

Dipula reports strong interim results as it marks its 20th year

Retail & Hospitality Property

Dipula reports strong interim results as it marks its 20th year

Issued by Catchwords 15 May 2025