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Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers release MavericKids Vol. 6 just in time for school holidays

Early Childhood Development

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers release MavericKids Vol. 6 just in time for school holidays

Issued by Daily Maverick 11 minutes

The forecourt convenience opportunity: Why brands need to rethink the fuel stop

Supply Chain

The forecourt convenience opportunity: Why brands need to rethink the fuel stop

Issued by On the Dot 1 hour

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Remuneration & Payroll

Public office-bearers guaranteed 3.5% salary bump

1 hour

Two reservoirs in Belvidere Avenue and Camp Street, Gardens, Cape Town. Image credit: , CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Food, Water & Energy Security

Capetonians asked to save water as dam levels remain low

3 hours

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Environmental Law

Draft Bill targets mining directors with personal liability for environmental breaches

Warren Beech and Chantal Murdock 19 hours

New heights in sight as Zambia targets new phase of mining growth

Mining

New heights in sight as Zambia targets new phase of mining growth

Issued by SRK Consulting 21 hours

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

R152bn infrastructure pipeline raises stakes for Western Cape construction skills

20 hours

No school place yet? Your child can be logged in and learning in 5 minutes and you can see every step

Primary & Secondary Education

No school place yet? Your child can be logged in and learning in 5 minutes and you can see every step

Issued by Saving Grace Education 1 day

Chery, Omoda face major recall in SA affecting 23,667 vehicles

Safety

Chery, Omoda face major recall in SA affecting 23,667 vehicles

1 day

#Orchids&Onions | KFC's family and food gets it right, but Afrisam bombs out

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions | KFC's family and food gets it right, but Afrisam bombs out

Brendan Seery 1 day

Africa currently has only one operating nuclear power plant, South Africa’s Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Duynefontein (about 30 km north of Cape Town, near Melkbosstrand) — built using French technology and commissioned in the mid-1980s. Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom sets its sights on building new nuclear capacity in South Africa

1 day

A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans

Radio & Audio

A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans

Issued by East Coast Radio 1 day

Network shifts key to trimming SA’s freight bill

Logistics & Transport

Network shifts key to trimming SA’s freight bill

1 day

Source: Supplied. EEAIA members gather in Johannesburg to celebrate the association’s 90-year contribution to electrical engineering.

Construction & Engineering

SA's electrical engineering industry looks to next chapter as EEAIA turns 90

1 day

Business confidence may be at a 13-year high, but it says nothing about small business survival

SMEs

Business confidence may be at a 13-year high, but it says nothing about small business survival

Daniel Goldberg, Issued by Bridgement 1 day

SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action

Agriculture

SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action

1 day

Agoa withdrawal adds pressure to SA's auto component industry

Commercial & Industrial

Agoa withdrawal adds pressure to SA's auto component industry

1 day

Doña Fuego’s canned tequila cocktails land in Checkers stores nationwide

FMCG

Doña Fuego’s canned tequila cocktails land in Checkers stores nationwide

1 day

South African Small Business Awards to name national winners on 12 November

SMEs

South African Small Business Awards to name national winners on 12 November

Issued by NSBC.Africa 1 day

Source: Supplied. The official sod-turning ceremony marks the commencement of construction at La’Mare, an 84-residence development on Bayview Road. Pictured from left: Paramount chief Regan James; Gavin Meskin, managing director of Merelava Property Developments; Councillor Roberto Quintas; and chief Basil Van Der Ross.

Construction & Engineering

La’Mare breaks ground on 84 Hout Bay apartments

1 day

A recent Labour Court ruling is a setback for the Agricultural, Food and Allied Democratic Workers’ Union’s bid to halt the loss of jobs at Premier’s Tulbagh fruit cannery. Archive photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Labour Court rejects union bid to stop job losses at Tulbagh cannery

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Richards Bay port receives R375m road infrastructure boost

1 day

Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership

CRM

Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership

1 day

From Black Friday to 'Janu-Worry': Festive trading season tests retailers and households

Research

From Black Friday to 'Janu-Worry': Festive trading season tests retailers and households

2 days

Severe El Niño could cost global economy $11tn, IFAD report warns

Agriculture

Severe El Niño could cost global economy $11tn, IFAD report warns

2 days

CSIR seeks private partners for Pretoria hospitality precinct

Tourism & Travel

CSIR seeks private partners for Pretoria hospitality precinct

2 days

Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over alleged Chinese spy links

Technology

Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over alleged Chinese spy links

2 days

All the Telkom Radio Awards 2026 finalists

Radio & Audio

All the Telkom Radio Awards 2026 finalists

2 days

Image credit: on Pexels

Education & Skills Development

Woolworths helps ensure no South African child is left behind

2 days

Air cargo strengthens SA’s position in a changing global economy

Aviation

Air cargo strengthens SA’s position in a changing global economy

Ricardo Isaac 3 days

The East London gathering marked the latest expression of a partnership that began in June 2026, when SAFA announced Stayfree as the official sanitary pad sponsor of Banyana Banyana. Image supplied.

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Kenvue’s Stayfree and Banyana Banyana go beyond brand partnership

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#LGE2026: Coalition negotiations will shape South Africa’s municipal economic outlook

Katja Hamilton 6 Nov 2026

Source: Sanisha Packirisamy, group economist at Momentum Group.

Taxation & Regulation

SA's Agoa exclusion: Why the bigger risk may lie beyond lost exports

Sanisha Packirisamy 6 Nov 2026

Before you enrol: 5 questions every parent should ask about home and online education

E-learning

Before you enrol: 5 questions every parent should ask about home and online education

Issued by Impaq 6 Nov 2026

The Marketing Achievement Awards Season 6 qualifiers have been announced. Picture: Season 5 MAA winners (Image supplied)

Marketing

All The Marketing Achievement Awards qualifiers Season 6

6 Nov 2026

Relevant news and trusted collaborations

Radio & Audio

Relevant news and trusted collaborations

Issued by Algoa FM 6 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's Treasury says GDP rebasing has improved key fiscal metrics

Kopano Gumbi 5 Nov 2026

South Africa prepares to crown its 2026 small business champions

SMEs

South Africa prepares to crown its 2026 small business champions

Issued by NSBC.Africa 5 Nov 2026

Road tripping has just become a whole lot easier

Tourism

Road tripping has just become a whole lot easier

Issued by ANEW Hotels & Resorts 5 Nov 2026

Source: GCIS. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli exercises her democratic right by casting her special vote at Faerie Glen in Pretoria, Gauteng, on the second and final day of special voting ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections.

Markets & Investment

#LGE2026: Rand hits two-week high as local election results loom

Katja Hamilton 5 Nov 2026

AGOA withdrawal raises stakes for SA's automotive manufacturing sector

Manufacturing & Parts

AGOA withdrawal raises stakes for SA's automotive manufacturing sector

5 Nov 2026

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

Grindrod advances private access to SA's freight rail network

5 Nov 2026

Under Our Tree: iPendoring’s 2026's Indigenous Language Imbizo

Pendoring

Under Our Tree: iPendoring’s 2026's Indigenous Language Imbizo

5 Nov 2026

The minister wants more matrics taking Maths. CambriLearn is enrolling Grade 10s for 2027

Primary & Secondary Education

The minister wants more matrics taking Maths. CambriLearn is enrolling Grade 10s for 2027

Issued by CambriLearn 3 Nov 2026

Democracy demands accountability, says Kaya 959 following landmark Tambo lecture

Radio & Audio

Democracy demands accountability, says Kaya 959 following landmark Tambo lecture

Issued by Kaya 959 3 Nov 2026

Energy

Who gets the clean energy jobs and contracts? How Ghana and SA’s plans can do more for women

Elvis Korku Avenyo and Gideon Ndubuisi 5 Nov 2026

Medical Research

South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working – what we know after 10 years

Dorothy Nyemba-Machemedze and Sinead Delany-Moretlwe 5 Nov 2026