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Economy

South Africans urged to rethink household costs as easy savings dry up

2 hours

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

Fuel & Energy

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

4 hours

Fuel price hikes add pressure to SA’s township economy

Informal Retailing

Fuel price hikes add pressure to SA’s township economy

4 hours

Beyond buildings: What retail can learn from a hospitality mindset

Retail & Hospitality Property

Beyond buildings: What retail can learn from a hospitality mindset

Issued by Catchwords 5 hours

Source: Supplied. Artist's impression of Kings Walk in Pretoria East, which is set for an exciting retail transformation as it takes shape, promising vibrant shopping, outdoor entertainment and community connection by October 2027.

Construction & Engineering

Kings Walk set to transform Pretoria East with bold new retail destination

3 hours

Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor, damning report finds. Photo: (public domain)

Palliative care

Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor

Sean Christie 5 hours

Northern Cape community-owned raisin farm grows revenue to R17.4m

Agriculture

Northern Cape community-owned raisin farm grows revenue to R17.4m

3 days

Nominations open for 2026 African Agri Investment Awards

Agriculture

Nominations open for 2026 African Agri Investment Awards

8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Japie van Niekerk, chief executive officer of New Africa Developments (NAD).

Property Development

New Africa Developments applies hospitality lessons to shopping centres

3 days

Competition Law

CompComm seeks historic revocation of Premier–RFG merger approval

Nazeera Mia, Xolani Nyali, and Tamara Dini 8 Oct 2026

FoodForward SA wins gold at Prestigious Eco-Logic Awards

Circular Economy & Waste Management

FoodForward SA wins gold at Prestigious Eco-Logic Awards

Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Oct 2026

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Packaging

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Issued by Propak Cape 8 Oct 2026

Ster-Kinekor’s Tyger Valley upgrade changes movie nights for everyone

Film

Ster-Kinekor’s Tyger Valley upgrade changes movie nights for everyone

8 Oct 2026

Woolies brings AI food assistant W.Chef into live customer testing

Technology

Woolies brings AI food assistant W.Chef into live customer testing

8 Oct 2026

Holy guacamole! Old El Paso sales signal a Mexican flavour boom in SA

FMCG

Holy guacamole! Old El Paso sales signal a Mexican flavour boom in SA

8 Oct 2026

Debt review status checks almost tripled in three months, and nearly half found a listing

Financial Services

Debt review status checks almost tripled in three months, and nearly half found a listing

Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 8 Oct 2026

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Technology

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

Chloe Posthumus 7 Oct 2026

Checkers launches limited-edition Booberries to help fight breast cancer

ESG

Checkers launches limited-edition Booberries to help fight breast cancer

7 Oct 2026

6 reasons not to miss the inaugural Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026

Events

6 reasons not to miss the inaugural Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026

6 Oct 2026

SA wheat harvest hits eight-year low, raising import needs

Agriculture

SA wheat harvest hits eight-year low, raising import needs

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Oct 2026

Something K-dramatic has arrived at KFC

Food & bev. services

Something K-dramatic has arrived at KFC

Issued by KFC Africa 6 Oct 2026

Qualified artisans across South Africa have been waiting years for Red Seal certificates from the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Artisans forced to wait years for Red Seal certificates

Alice Scott 6 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Woolies’ Ralph Jewson to chair SA Plastics Pact’s new steering committee

6 Oct 2026

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Weather and shipping disruptions push global food prices higher

5 Oct 2026

500 braai grids, 1 bottle: Sunlight's ultimate Heritage Day clean-up

Promotions & Activations

500 braai grids, 1 bottle: Sunlight's ultimate Heritage Day clean-up

6 Oct 2026

Smaller baskets, faster meals: Here's how South Africans are reshaping grocery shopping

Research

Smaller baskets, faster meals: Here's how South Africans are reshaping grocery shopping

5 Oct 2026

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Noncommunicable diseases

79 deaths a day: South Africa’s diabetes crisis needs a new strategy

Patrick Ngassa Piotie 5 Oct 2026

TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme

Agriculture

TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme

5 Oct 2026

#12OfficialSandwichesOfSA: Sasko wants South Africans to settle the sandwich fight

Retail Marketing

#12OfficialSandwichesOfSA: Sasko wants South Africans to settle the sandwich fight

2 Oct 2026

Checkers to roll out smart trolleys in Gauteng with new Centurion store

Retailers

Checkers to roll out smart trolleys in Gauteng with new Centurion store

2 Oct 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health announces price hikes for 2027

2 Oct 2026

Outsmart rising fuel prices with hyperlocal targeting and in-store solutions

Retailers

Outsmart rising fuel prices with hyperlocal targeting and in-store solutions

Olav Westphal, Issued by Vicinity Media 1 Oct 2026

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

ESG

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

1 Oct 2026

Truth Coffee founder David Donde turns to wholesale bread at Flour Market

Food & bev. services

Truth Coffee founder David Donde turns to wholesale bread at Flour Market

1 Oct 2026

Vumela marks 17 years of funding South Africa's 'missing middle' SMEs

Funding

Vumela marks 17 years of funding South Africa's 'missing middle' SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 30 Sep 2026

Cape Town Tourism and Visit Stellenbosch join forces to drive longer stays

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism and Visit Stellenbosch join forces to drive longer stays

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 30 Sep 2026

Fast food has become a weekly habit for South Africans

Research

Fast food has become a weekly habit for South Africans

Issued by KLA 30 Sep 2026

5 things South Africa needs to turn tourism arrivals into growth

Tourism

5 things South Africa needs to turn tourism arrivals into growth

Wrenelle Stander 30 Sep 2026

Too many suppliers can raise procurement costs, Sapphire warns

Supply Chain

Too many suppliers can raise procurement costs, Sapphire warns

30 Sep 2026

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Agriculture

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Abrie Rautenbach 29 Sep 2026

Fine dining is losing the formality as diners embrace experiential dining

Food & Wine

Fine dining is losing the formality as diners embrace experiential dining

30 Sep 2026

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Travel

What does an affordable South African holiday actually look like?

29 Sep 2026

#TikTok360Event | South African creators could win big as TikTok One rolls out

Social Media

#TikTok360Event | South African creators could win big as TikTok One rolls out

Evan-Lee Courie 29 Sep 2026

Black Cat launches new 1kg Creamia peanut butter as households chase value

FMCG

Black Cat launches new 1kg Creamia peanut butter as households chase value

29 Sep 2026

Packaging businesses under pressure turn to technology at Propak Cape 2026

Packaging

Packaging businesses under pressure turn to technology at Propak Cape 2026

Issued by Propak Cape 29 Sep 2026

After Covid closure, Balducci makes a bold Sea Point comeback

Food & Wine

After Covid closure, Balducci makes a bold Sea Point comeback

29 Sep 2026

What influences SA’s food and meal preferences? New research tells all

Research

What influences SA’s food and meal preferences? New research tells all

Issued by Caxton Media 29 Sep 2026