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DA eThekwini Mayoral Candidate, Haniff Hoosen at the Durban High Court this morning for the court hearing on the case of eThekwini water tanker mafia billboard (Image source: @ Facebook DA

OOH

DA heads to court over water accountability billboard

Danette Breitenbach 7 hours

Source: GCISS. SA President, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

Free State targets industrial revival with R120bn investment drive

1 day

Yellow Door Energy breaks ground on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

Energy

Yellow Door Energy breaks ground on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 9 Oct 2026

The first Loerie Awards were awarded last night, 8 October (Image @ Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | All the winners from night 1

9 Oct 2026

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Economy

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 6 Oct 2026

CapeTalk has been instructed to withdraw the Outsurance pointsmen programme related to the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Area advertisement by the ARB (Image: @ Auto Top

Advertising

ARB says CapeTalk's Outsurance pointsmen advertisement is misleading

Danette Breitenbach 1 Oct 2026

Infrastructure & Utilities

eThekwini commissions key section of R1.2bn Southern Aqueduct project

30 Sep 2026

Can an employer withhold an adjudication award over reversal and repayment concerns?

Corporate & Commercial Law

Can an employer withhold an adjudication award over reversal and repayment concerns?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 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

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

What trustees and managing agents need to know about repeat CSOS disputes

25 Sep 2026

Western Cape group unveils proposed R6.7bn circuit in bid for 2031 F1 race

Motorsport

Western Cape group unveils proposed R6.7bn circuit in bid for 2031 F1 race

23 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

Beyond the metros: Where South Africa’s property market is thriving

23 Sep 2026

Images supplied

Marketing

Ferrari wire cars: From the Karoo to the world stage

18 Sep 2026

The arrangement currently supplies five Growthpoint buildings, including its newly refurbished 36 Hans Strijdom foreshore building, which underwent an environmentally innovative retrofit and now runs entirely on renewable energy. Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Growthpoint and Etana Energy are wheeling clean energy to Cape Town

18 Sep 2026

Innovex 2026: Where South Africa’s next big opportunities are being built

SMEs

Innovex 2026: Where South Africa’s next big opportunities are being built

Issued by Brandscapers Africa 17 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Chris Roth, 2026 SAICE president.

Construction & Engineering

Meet the engineers shaping South Africa’s infrastructure future

15 Sep 2026

Image source: Sperring Geoffrey –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Special Tribunal declares eThekwini low cost housing contracts unlawful

9 Sep 2026

Daily Maverick publishes The Gathering 2026 line-up: Can South Africa’s cities be saved?

Media

Daily Maverick publishes The Gathering 2026 line-up: Can South Africa’s cities be saved?

Issued by Daily Maverick 31 Aug 2026

Melissa Cogger, Partner, Bowmans

Labour Law & Unions

Retrenchment by AI... and other unfair labour risks of HR automation

Melissa Cogger 26 Aug 2026

Image source: Airam Dato-on from

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Pothole? What pothole? Why early evidence is critical in road injury claims

Peter Michaels 25 Aug 2026

Source: AJ Property Holdings/Durban's proposed Ntuzuma Mall.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Ntuzuma Mall to bring Shoprite, Boxer and hundreds of jobs

24 Aug 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa seen here at the openinfg of the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC 2026) in March this year at the Sandton Convention Centre. Today he launched the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#Sidssa2026: SA’s water, transport and energy investors push for municipal rescue

24 Aug 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Quenera Lagoon road upgrade nears completion in Buffalo City

21 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Liza Nolte, new business development manager at AfriGIS.

Residential Property

Women are winning on homes – but the biggest gaps remain out of sight

19 Aug 2026

Environment & Natural Resources

Sanbi appoints first woman curator at Kirstenbosch Garden

18 Aug 2026

A street in Phoenix, Durban. The Special Tribunal has set aside eThekwini’s “irregular” Phoenix housing deals. Archive photo: Benita Enoch / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful

Tania Broughton 18 Aug 2026

Women, business and big ideas take centre stage at Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER KwaZulu-Natal

SMEs

Women, business and big ideas take centre stage at Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER KwaZulu-Natal

Issued by Topco Media 17 Aug 2026

Source: johnthefrankmusic via

Tourism & Travel

Stellenbosch tourism generates R13bn and supports 48,007 jobs

12 Aug 2026

eThekwini to launch R29m market upgrade

Informal Retailing

eThekwini to launch R29m market upgrade

6 Aug 2026

Rubbish piles up near a park in Nyanga. Photos: Emihle Ngwane

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Battle to stop illegal dumping in Cape Town’s townships

Emihle Ngwane 6 Aug 2026

Public Health

New ‘comprehensive’ 220-bed hospital opens in Mpumalanga

5 Aug 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Business can't stay silent as failing municipalities threaten investment, warns BLSA's Mavuso

3 Aug 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Infrastructure boost: Nelson Mandela Bay invests R60m in power reliability

31 Jul 2026

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Property

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Jonathan Kohler, Issued by Landsdowne Properties 28 Jul 2026

ECDC funding boosts ECape poultry cooperatives

Agriculture

ECDC funding boosts ECape poultry cooperatives

27 Jul 2026

Shoprite reaches 300th community garden milestone in Bredasdorp

Agriculture

Shoprite reaches 300th community garden milestone in Bredasdorp

22 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, chief executive officer of Only Realty Property Group.

Property

Will municipal rebates sway South African voters?

15 Jul 2026

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

Legal

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

Tania Broughton 13 Jul 2026

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

Agriculture

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

9 Jul 2026

OOH

eThekwini announces outdoor ad rules ahead of 2026 local elections

9 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Construction & Engineering

Johannesburg, other municipalities face funding freeze over high spending

Kopano Gumbi 8 Jul 2026

Warning over spaza shop by-law compliance

Regulatory

Warning over spaza shop by-law compliance

7 Jul 2026

Palesa Kadi to lead National Arts Festival from August 2026

Art

Palesa Kadi to lead National Arts Festival from August 2026

6 Jul 2026

City Lodge Hotels backs milestone safety drive in Nelson Mandela Bay

Tourism

City Lodge Hotels backs milestone safety drive in Nelson Mandela Bay

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 6 Jul 2026

R31m Mthontsi Lodge and conference centre opens in Eastern Cape

Tourism

R31m Mthontsi Lodge and conference centre opens in Eastern Cape

6 Jul 2026

Image source: SAnews.gov.za

Labour Law & Unions

eThekwini extends EPWP contracts, approves Sister City partnerships

3 Jul 2026

Northern Cape livestock programme shifts focus to wool market access

Agriculture

Northern Cape livestock programme shifts focus to wool market access

3 Jul 2026

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Agriculture

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Blessings Masuku and Colleta Gandidzanwa 1 Jul 2026

Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 30 Jun 2026