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Chris Hani to Cape Town rail line reopens for commuters

Railway

Chris Hani to Cape Town rail line reopens for commuters

1 day

Calum Scott is coming to South Africa in 2026. Source: Supplied.

Music

Calum Scott announces South Africa tour

1 day

Tourism

Matthew Brink takes on sales director role at Silvan Safari and Camissa House

1 day

The urgent need for collaboration across the continent as the world accelerates its transition to clean energy is reflected in this year’s African Mining Indaba’s (MI26) 2026 theme, Stronger together: Progress through partnerships (Image supplied)

Mining

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 theme calls for partnerships

1 day

From L-R: Alberto Giménez (Technical Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa); Brendan Epstein (Marketing Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & Founder of Collab Advertising); Andrés Muntaner Borrajo (Director of the Real Madrid Foundation EFP); Jevron Epstein (President of the Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & CEO of Generation Schools); Kerryn Ackermann (Senior Management at Generation Schools); Sandra De Abreu (Senior Management at Generation Schools); Jac Vos (Financial Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & Financial Director at Generation Schools), Kyle Savile (Senior Management at Generation Schools).

Skills Training

Real Madrid's 3rd SA youth football programme kicks off in Joburg

2 days

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Labour Law & Unions

Employment Services Amendment Bill approved for submission to Parliament

2 days

Living with the Ford Territory: 2 months in, the picture gets clearer

Launches & Reviews

Living with the Ford Territory: 2 months in, the picture gets clearer

Imran Salie 2 days

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

Finance

Updated City Budget offers sweeping relief measures for households

Katja Hamilton 2 days

WCape modernises learner driver testing with new computerised platform

Automotive

WCape modernises learner driver testing with new computerised platform

3 days

AfriGIS quality data support optimal distribution of Caxton newspapers weekly

Newspapers

AfriGIS quality data support optimal distribution of Caxton newspapers weekly

Issued by AfriGIS 3 days

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Inside Lily May: Cape Town’s new premium apartments with unmatched city views

3 days

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The One Club for Creativity

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

3 days

Source: Pixabay.

Construction & Engineering

Mayor gives green light to controversial Bo-Kaap hotel

Matthew Hirsch 3 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa GDP growth outlook gets biggest cut since early 2023

Vuyani Ndaba 3 days

Source: © KFC Collectively, 16.28 million South African adults have eaten from the top 5 fast food outlets, roughly the same number that voted in the 2024 South African elections

Food & bev. services

South Africans love their fast food... especially KFC

28 May 2025

Zapiro, SA’s most-awarded cartoonist, receives Honorary Doctorate in Education from University of Pretoria

Higher Education

Zapiro, SA’s most-awarded cartoonist, receives Honorary Doctorate in Education from University of Pretoria

Issued by University of Pretoria 27 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Leadership qualities for complex times

Management & Leadership

Leadership qualities for complex times

Phil Isle, Issued by CONTRACT 26 May 2025

Converge Africa 2025 wraps with record engagement and industry-shaping insights

Fintech

Converge Africa 2025 wraps with record engagement and industry-shaping insights

Issued by Converge Africa 26 May 2025

Leading cybersecurity minds to converge at Security Summit in Cape Town and Johannesburg

Cybersecurity

Leading cybersecurity minds to converge at Security Summit in Cape Town and Johannesburg

Issued by ITP Communications 26 May 2025

Vaping is not a safe form of smoking for youngsters (or adults) warns CANSA

Oncology

Vaping is not a safe form of smoking for youngsters (or adults) warns CANSA

Issued by CANSA 26 May 2025

Tractor Outdoor strengthens national sales team with two key appointments

OOH

Tractor Outdoor strengthens national sales team with two key appointments

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 23 May 2025

David Green, V&A Waterfront CEO, honoured at Future Hospitality Summit

Retail

David Green, V&A Waterfront CEO, honoured at Future Hospitality Summit

23 May 2025

Source: Pexels.

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

Vodacom reopens Cape Town HQ 2 years after fire

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom reopens Cape Town HQ 2 years after fire

22 May 2025

Tech with purpose, progress with impact: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2025 set to drive the digital future

Technology

Tech with purpose, progress with impact: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2025 set to drive the digital future

Issued by Topco Media 22 May 2025

DStv Diski Challenge underpins South Africa’s U-20 AFCON triumph

Sport

DStv Diski Challenge underpins South Africa’s U-20 AFCON triumph

Issued by MultiChoice 22 May 2025

Nkopane Maphiri pays tribute to the Icon. Source: Supplied.

Radio & Audio

Nkopane Maphiri | A tribute to Issie Kirsh - Maverick of independent radio

Nkopane Maphiri 22 May 2025

South African innovation in action: E Squared Investments backs medtech startup Impulse Biomedical

Medtech

South African innovation in action: E Squared Investments backs medtech startup Impulse Biomedical

Issued by JNPR 21 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

The future of medicine and wellness unveiled at WHX Cape Town

21 May 2025

Bigger isn’t always better. Here’s why

Advertising

Bigger isn’t always better. Here’s why

Dawn Rowlands, Issued by Dentsu 21 May 2025

Art and wine transform luxury travel experiences

Travel

Art and wine transform luxury travel experiences

21 May 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

4 ways to prepare your hospitality business for a South African winter

Hospitality

4 ways to prepare your hospitality business for a South African winter

Issued by Business Partners Limited 20 May 2025

Source: Pexels.

Industrial & Logistics Property

Industrial property in SA shines with stellar 15.1% returns amidst global supply chain shifts

Mahir Hamdulay 20 May 2025

City Sightseeing Cape Town, Table Mountain Cableway partner for winter experience

Travel

City Sightseeing Cape Town, Table Mountain Cableway partner for winter experience

19 May 2025

Substance abuse is costing companies dearly: Here’s what they can do about it

Employee Wellness

Substance abuse is costing companies dearly: Here’s what they can do about it

Issued by Harmony Clinic 26 May 2025

Candlelight Concerts expands to Gqeberha and Durban

Music

Candlelight Concerts expands to Gqeberha and Durban

19 May 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Qantas vs. Qatar - Which airline wins the ad game?

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Qantas vs. Qatar - Which airline wins the ad game?

Brendan Seery 19 May 2025

Bolt's new feature tracks flights and adjusts airport pick-up times

Transport

Bolt's new feature tracks flights and adjusts airport pick-up times

19 May 2025

Tourism

Radisson OR Tambo appoints Peet Grobbelaar as operations director

19 May 2025

Growthpoint's logistics portfolio is bolstered by completion of Arterial Industrial Estate, Cape Town

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint's logistics portfolio is bolstered by completion of Arterial Industrial Estate, Cape Town

Issued by Catchwords 16 May 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Judge slams Gauteng land grab

Tania Broughton 16 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Twenty-seven students from Gaza bid farewell to South Africa on the steps at UCT. They left Gaza after their universities were destroyed during the war, and studied at UCT and Wits.

Public Health

From ruins to resilience: Gazan medical students triumph against adversity in SA

16 May 2025

Dan Mace's latest fim is a hard-hitting documentary that dives into the heart of Cape Town’s deadly taxi wars (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

Filmmaker and YouTube creator Dan Mace's latest film, not for the faint-hearted

16 May 2025

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

ESG

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

19 May 2025