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The cost of coping is changing the way township consumers shop

Marketing

The cost of coping is changing the way township consumers shop

Issued by Rogerwilco 20 hours

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Packaging

Beyond the bag: What makes paper packaging more sustainable?

1 day

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

Source: Reuters.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's first offshore wind farm delayed as World Bank highlights potential

17 Sep 2026

Mining

Glencore embroiled in lawsuit over alleged fraud, breach of contract, and conspiracy

Pratima Desai 17 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

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Sustainability

Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

16 Sep 2026

Financial resilience should be built into financial services products

Financial Services

Financial resilience should be built into financial services products

Issued by MSports Marketing 15 Sep 2026

Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Activists appeal Cape Town data centre approval

Tania Broughton 15 Sep 2026

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Markets & Investment

The ballot box could determine where property values rise or fall - Seeff

14 Sep 2026

A drone view shows South Africa’s Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sasol challenges scientists to unlock access to green hydrogen

14 Sep 2026

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 11 Sep 2026

Africa’s next real estate opportunity isn’t a country. It’s a corridor.

Markets & Investment

Africa’s next real estate opportunity isn’t a country. It’s a corridor.

Issued by API Events 11 Sep 2026

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Sustainability

Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

Angela van der Berg 11 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. GoTyme chief executive officer, Cheslyn Jacobs.

Banking

GoTyme's Cheslyn Jacobs: Building a faster, world class banking model

Katja Hamilton 11 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

The housing boom that could backfire

John Loos 10 Sep 2026

Franchising

Franchise networks face mounting pressure from costs, franchisees and staff

Larry Hodes 10 Sep 2026

When the cost of coping becomes part of the township customer experience

Research

When the cost of coping becomes part of the township customer experience

Issued by Rogerwilco 10 Sep 2026

Shoprite’s 100th Western Cape store brings Halaal shopping to Lotus River

Retailers

Shoprite’s 100th Western Cape store brings Halaal shopping to Lotus River

9 Sep 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Africa50 infrastructure fund plans to more than double project value in five years

Duncan Miriri 9 Sep 2026

Light bulb moment: The electric decarbonisation opportunity

ESG & Sustainability

Light bulb moment: The electric decarbonisation opportunity

Andrew Winstone 8 Sep 2026

Source: Nedbank.

Smart Buildings & Cities

How smart geysers are saving Nedbank clients millions

8 Sep 2026

Drone view of oil tanker Helga berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Image credit: Reuters/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

Mining

High, unstable fuel prices weigh heavily on SA mining performance

8 Sep 2026

Why human capital deserves far more attention in African hospitality

Tourism & Travel

Why human capital deserves far more attention in African hospitality

7 Sep 2026

Energy

The cost of power: Eskom seeks Nersa approval for price hike

7 Sep 2026

AI, new tech must not leave SA's workforce behind: Ramokgopa

Technology

AI, new tech must not leave SA's workforce behind: Ramokgopa

4 Sep 2026

Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga is one of Eskom’s coal-fired power plants. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Eskom in a coal mind: SA open to AI data centres, but at what electricity price?

3 Sep 2026

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Data & Analytics

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya, Project Leader: Indlulamithi Scenarios Trust SA.

Economy

The lights are back on. But is South Africa really moving forward?

Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya 4 Sep 2026

27408_Exterior of Ninety One's Office at Growthpoint’s 36 Hans Strijdom Foreshore building in Cape Town

Markets & Investment

Growthpoint’s 36 Hans Strijdom symbolises the transition from coal-powered past to a net-zero future

Issued by Catchwords 1 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

The sale is done, but the bills aren’t: Johannesburg sellers face municipal headaches

1 Sep 2026

A drone view shows the Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe

Coal, Oil & Gas

Sasol profits fuelled by high oil prices

1 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Office Property

Huge win for Cape Town tenants as 36 Hans Strijdom goes net-zero

31 Aug 2026

Eskom’s interim group chief executive Calib Cassim speaks during a media briefing at Eskom Megawatt Park in Sunninghill. Image credit: Reuters/ Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

Eskom CFO, key to its profitable turnaround, announces retirement

31 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

Property transfers are taking longer – and early occupation could cost you

31 Aug 2026

The price tag isn’t the whole story: What your appliances really costs you

Sales

The price tag isn’t the whole story: What your appliances really costs you

Cagdas Fidan 31 Aug 2026

BMW SA CEO: South Africa’s EV revolution has a problem

Fuel & Energy

BMW SA CEO: South Africa’s EV revolution has a problem

Peter van Binsbergen 27 Aug 2026

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Mining

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Issued by Electra Mining Africa 26 Aug 2026

A drone view shows solar panels in front of a mine as South Africa’s mining firms accelerate investment in renewable energy projects to diversify power supply, reduce costs and meet decarbonisation targets after decades of reliance on state utility Eskom, at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Anglo American, Sibanye look to renewables to drop Eskom reliance

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya 26 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Exclusive Hout Bay estate with four villas lists for R114m

25 Aug 2026

View of South African utility Eskom's electricity pylons in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

Jozi makes power play and settles more than R5bn Eskom debt

24 Aug 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WomensMonth | Infinite Industries’ Maggie Bozic Infante is taking SA’s circular economy to infinity and beyond

21 Aug 2026

Government-business partnership shifts focus to growth

Logistics & Transport

Government-business partnership shifts focus to growth

21 Aug 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Sustainability

Sasol’s 30% emission drop plan is not all smoke and mirrors

20 Aug 2026

Source: Momentum. Momentum's group economist, Sanisha Packirisamy.

Economy

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa’s July inflation drop may not last, Momentum group warns

Katja Hamilton 20 Aug 2026

ABC Q2 2026 Magazines | Magazine circulation declines despite custom magazines growth

Magazines

ABC Q2 2026 Magazines | Magazine circulation declines despite custom magazines growth

Danette Breitenbach 20 Aug 2026

Food, Water & Energy Security

AWEaP partners with the University of Limpopo to empower energy entrepreneurs

19 Aug 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

Food inflation hits 16-year low

Katja Hamilton 19 Aug 2026

A woman walks near a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran. Image credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Mining

SA mining under the gun as US-Israeli attack on Iran piles on the pressure

18 Aug 2026

NEVs shift from green option to logistics strategy

Logistics & Transport

NEVs shift from green option to logistics strategy

Robin Fredericks 17 Aug 2026