What if you could be busy living, yet still miss your life? That question sits at the heart of space between breaths, the debut book by Cape Town-born writer Justin P Van Tonder. A lived journey into presence, the book arrives this November for readers who recognise the rush towards the next meeting, the next…

JOHANNESBURG: Of 86 of South Africa’s 245 operating mines, 35%, are at least 25 km in a straight line from the nearest hospital confirmed as open 24 hours, according to a new analysis of every operating mine in the country. 13 mines are at least 50 km away, and the most remote, the Alexander Bay…

Table of Contents Four Balwin Properties estates in Pretoria East are getting closer to their finished state. New roads, reservoirs and two shopping centres are all moving towards completion around them. This October, Balwin wants buyers to look past the floor plan at the everyday basics: how residents will travel in and out, where their…

South African platforms that want to put payments under their own name now have a ready-made route. This October, Stellenbosch-based Pay@, which has handled bill payments for South African billers since 2007, is putting the spotlight on Yap, its white-label Platform-as-a-Service. With Yap, software providers, business networks and service platforms can add payment requests, invoicing,…

Table of Contents Midrand: South African electronic security and fleet technology company DigitFMS has launched the Digit D-Micro7, which it describes as South Africa’s smallest tracking device. Small enough to rest on a R5 coin, the wired Bluetooth unit measures approximately 21 mm long, 9.5 mm wide and 4 mm thick. It is designed to…

With South Africa’s year-end season of conferences, awards and launches getting under way in October, Mann Made Media is inviting brands and agencies to book its Sandton production campus for hybrid broadcasts, virtual events and studio shoots in the last quarter of 2026. The Johannesburg-based brand experience agency, which has produced events and content since…

Once winter is over, South African homeowners tend to start on the jobs they have been putting off. They repaint walls, update kitchens and redo bathrooms. Whether those projects look finished often depends on the hardware, and especially on whether the finishes stay consistent from one room to the next. This October, Decor Handles is…

GQEBERHA, South Africa: Ant problems in Gqeberha start picking up from spring and normally get much worse as we move into summer, especially after the first rains. An analysis of anonymised True Clean pest control records found that 89% of ant-related invoices were issued between October and April, with 68% falling between December and March.…

Ahead of the year’s peak trading months, the forklift supplier with branches in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town offers a clear framework for choosing between rental, a used machine and a brand-new purchase Johannesburg, South Africa: Rising stock levels, bigger order books and forklifts that are about to be pushed harder than at any other…

South Africans bought more used vehicles in September, with average selling prices also increasing as Toyota strengthened its lead in the market. At a Glance – September 2026 Car Sales Used Cars Sales: 33,824 (+1.4% MoM, -1.7% YoY) Average price: R432,938 (+3.4% MoM, +3.5% YoY) Top seller (overall): Ford Ranger (1,922 units) Top seller (passenger…

Most plant engineers know Mechani Mags for one product above all: the suspended belt magnet that lifts tramp metal off conveyors in mines and processing plants. This October the Boksburg manufacturer, which trades as African Magnets, wants buyers to see everything else it makes. That includes the rare earth Ferrochrome Magnet for recovering ferrochrome from…

Warm weather is arriving across South Africa this October, and fragrance wearers will feel the difference. Higher temperatures, extra humidity and brighter sun all change how a scent performs, both on the skin and inside the bottle. To help customers prepare, Tapputi Egyptian Perfume Oils is sharing practical advice this month on storing, applying and…

Table of Contents For thousands of South African students, October means final exams, but it also means a question that cannot wait much longer: where will they live in 2027? RISE Student Living, the student accommodation arm of the Eris Property Group, has chosen this moment to put the spotlight on three of its biggest…

Table of Contents As South African businesses head into the busiest stretch of the year, Johannesburg software house Egis Software is pointing to three capabilities within PaperTrail, its electronic content management platform, that carry the most weight once volumes climb. Those capabilities are shared email processing, electronic forms and rule-driven document routing, all part of…

Johannesburg, Gauteng. Synkra Technologies, a South African software company based in Johannesburg, has opened Programme Access, an initiative that gives business programmes, incubators, accelerators and similar organisations free access to Synkra software for the businesses they support. The initiative is open to organisations across South Africa that work directly with small and growing businesses, including…

Table of Contents Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is encouraging families to improve their handwashing habits this Global Handwashing Day (15 October). Handwashing may seem like a small everyday task, but it is one of the simplest ways to help prevent illness. Our hands touch taps, phones, door handles, money, shared…

Summer seating season is about to begin across Gauteng, and Unica Plastics is getting ready for it. The Pretoria West manufacturer, which has made injection moulded plastic products since 1998, is putting a selection of chairs and stools from its catalogue forward for patios, lawns, pool decks, café pavements and the outdoor spaces of restaurants,…

Table of Contents SOUTH AFRICA, October 2026. With warmer weather and longer evenings, South Africans are packing picnic baskets, stocking up on padkos for road trips, browsing weekend markets and filling their snack cupboards. MK Kosher South Africa is marking the season by highlighting the local farms and food brands that now display its symbol,…

Table of Contents With the festive season approaching, South African mobile accessories brand Peachz has opened registration for its wholesale programme to retailers, resellers and other businesses that are now deciding what to stock. Many stores lock in their shelf plans in October, ahead of November promotions and December gift shopping. Peachz is offering these…