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What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

SMEs

What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

Issued by Lula 3 Nov 2026

Standard Bank at Growthpoint Properties’ Walmer Park Shopping Centre in Gqeberha. Image supplied.

ESG & Sustainability

Growthpoint helps Standard Bank go green at 21 branches

3 Nov 2026

Radisson hotel in Hoedspruit achieves Verified Net Zero status

Tourism & Travel

Radisson hotel in Hoedspruit achieves Verified Net Zero status

2 Nov 2026

Edge Growth backs woman-owned mining SME with R3.5m funding

SMEs

Edge Growth backs woman-owned mining SME with R3.5m funding

Issued by Edge Growth 30 Oct 2026

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Financial Services

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Issued by Fedgroup 30 Oct 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

GreenCape opens entries for SA’s first Virtual Power Plant Sandbox

30 Oct 2026

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

Agriculture

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

29 Oct 2026

Ford puts South African-built Ranger to work for 24 non-profits

Automotive

Ford puts South African-built Ranger to work for 24 non-profits

29 Oct 2026

Food, Water & Energy Security

Coca-Cola donates 32,000 litres of water to Tshwane residents

29 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

2.5-year crackdown: 13 construction firms removed from cidb register

28 Oct 2026

Food, Water & Energy Security

Tshwane water crisis prompts audit of Gauteng treatment works

27 Oct 2026

Food, Water & Energy Security

Bronkhorstspruit water crisis prompts investigation into City of Tshwane

26 Oct 2026

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Tourism & Travel

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Robin Fredericks 27 Oct 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

R360m Springs Fresh Produce Market solar energy project takes off

26 Oct 2026

Abland opens fully let Central Blue Shopping Centre in Blue Downs

Retail & Hospitality Property

Abland opens fully let Central Blue Shopping Centre in Blue Downs

Issued by Catchwords 23 Oct 2026

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Abland’s latest Western Cape retail development creates 200 construction jobs

23 Oct 2026

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Events & Shows

How Defender and Bryan Habana are helping The Litterboom Project tackle plastic pollution

Chloe Posthumus 22 Oct 2026

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Tap water in Bronkhorstspruit declared unsafe to drink

21 Oct 2026

Chery to build Omoda C4 at Rosslyn plant from 2027

Manufacturing & Parts

Chery to build Omoda C4 at Rosslyn plant from 2027

20 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, Louwrens Mostert of Department of Infrastructure and Shavindh Soorju of Zutari.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R227.2m N9/N12 upgrade targets safer journeys between George and Oudtshoorn

19 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Construction & Engineering

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

#WorldFoodDay | Investment expands Eastern Cape communal maize project

Agriculture

#WorldFoodDay | Investment expands Eastern Cape communal maize project

16 Oct 2026

Stellenbosch’s Garden Town ties wine tourism to conservation

Tourism & Travel

Stellenbosch’s Garden Town ties wine tourism to conservation

16 Oct 2026

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

Warren Olivier 16 Oct 2026

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Energy

#AEW2026: Eni, Dangote, TotalEnergies and more win big at African Energy Awards

15 Oct 2026

Source: GCISS. SA President, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

Free State targets industrial revival with R120bn investment drive

14 Oct 2026

Uncertainty clouds South Africa’s 2026/27 summer crop season

Agriculture

Uncertainty clouds South Africa’s 2026/27 summer crop season

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Oct 2026

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

From agriculture to automotive: The industries that make Algoa Country an economic force

Radio & Audio

From agriculture to automotive: The industries that make Algoa Country an economic force

Issued by Algoa FM 9 Oct 2026

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Finance

Is your business underinsured? 5 insurance gaps inflation could expose

8 Oct 2026

6 ways farmers can protect their businesses from El Niño

Agriculture

6 ways farmers can protect their businesses from El Niño

Paul Makube 7 Oct 2026

Isuzu pours R30m into Gqeberha assembly plant

Manufacturing & Parts

Isuzu pours R30m into Gqeberha assembly plant

7 Oct 2026

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Technology

Inside Hisense’s Atlantis factory: 30 years of building with purpose

Chloe Posthumus 7 Oct 2026

Bosun announces major Western Cape investment

Architecture & Design

Bosun announces major Western Cape investment

Issued by Bosun 8 Oct 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Following PetroSA’s contaminated-fuel scandal, the AA calls on govt to act

5 Oct 2026

Machinery is lined up on the day of a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a $16bn oil refinery, which is backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who intends to replicate the success of his group’s 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria to meet growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa, in Lamu, Kenya. Image credit: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Construction & Engineering

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

1 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Western Cape faces a cruel summer as El Niño raises wildfire risk

1 Oct 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

iTonka Square in Springs expands retail access with R395m revamp

Commercial Property

iTonka Square in Springs expands retail access with R395m revamp

25 Sep 2026

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Agriculture

Why growers need more than data to make better decisions

25 Sep 2026

A general view of the South African Petroleum Refinery (SAPREF) is seen in Durban. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/ File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Central Energy Fund needs over R8bn to drop SA’s dependence on imported fuels

23 Sep 2026

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Safety

Ford launches 30 Days of Safety campaign ahead of holiday travel

22 Sep 2026

Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert

Agriculture

Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert

Steve Kretzmann 18 Sep 2026

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

Mining

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

Issued by SRK Consulting 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

Engineering school brings agriculture into hands-on learning

Agriculture

Engineering school brings agriculture into hands-on learning

18 Sep 2026

FMCG

Tiger Brands diverts 60 tonnes of waste from landfill across three sites

18 Sep 2026

Fishing net recycling project processes nearly 20 tonnes in first year

Fishing

Fishing net recycling project processes nearly 20 tonnes in first year

17 Sep 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Sasol’s sustainable aviation fuel to power White Desert’s polar trips

15 Sep 2026