October is the month to get SANS1657 bottled water testing done, according to H2O Guru. The SANAS-accredited water testing laboratory works with clients throughout South Africa and is urging water bottlers, refill stations and businesses that sell purified water to book now. Spring is in full swing and summer is on its way, and that is when demand for bottled and purified water usually climbs. Producers who check their water quality ahead of the hotter months can keep supplying customers with … [Read more...] about H2O Guru Offers SANS1657 Bottled Water Testing for Summer
Archives for October 2026
The Gold Avenue Flags the 91.67% Krugerrand Seller Mistake
Before a Krugerrand ever reaches a buyer’s counter, many South African sellers have already shortchanged themselves on paper, and The Gold Avenue wants that to stop. The Illovo company, which buys gold, diamonds, luxury watches and Krugerrands, is using October to highlight a common miscalculation. A large number of Krugerrand holders estimate their coin’s value by taking 91.67 percent of the gold price, reasoning that the coin is 22 carat gold. The logic seems sound, but it is … [Read more...] about The Gold Avenue Flags the 91.67% Krugerrand Seller Mistake
Does Your Finance Team Spend More Time Preparing Reports Than Analysing Them?
Table of Contents Johannesburg: College Africa Group | Executive Question of the Week Every month, finance departments across South Africa face a familiar challenge. They must collect, reconcile, check, and present financial information to management. Deadlines approach, spreadsheets multiply, and experienced finance professionals spend valuable hours preparing reports. By the time the reports are completed, there is often little time left to analyse the results, identify trends or provide … [Read more...] about Does Your Finance Team Spend More Time Preparing Reports Than Analysing Them?
Acepak Showcases Pouch Fillers for Liquid and Food Producers
This October, Acepak is turning attention to its pouch filling machines. The family-owned Cape Town company builds end-of-line packaging machines and turnkey systems, and every pouch filler it sells is designed, engineered, assembled and tested at its South African head office. The timing suits producers in food, beverage, dairy and personal care, many of whom are now reviewing their lines before the busy summer trading season, with stand-up and spouted pouches still high on plenty of planning … [Read more...] about Acepak Showcases Pouch Fillers for Liquid and Food Producers
Osteoporosis Warning Signs and Risk Factors
Table of Contents Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, says World Osteoporosis Day (20 October) is an important reminder that bones can become weak without causing any early pain or obvious symptoms. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to lose strength and break more easily. It is often called a “silent disease” because many people only discover that they have it after breaking a bone. “There is a common perception that osteoporosis only affects elderly … [Read more...] about Osteoporosis Warning Signs and Risk Factors
Osteoporosis Warning Signs and Risk Factors
Table of Contents Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, says World Osteoporosis Day (20 October) is an important reminder that bones can become weak without causing any early pain or obvious symptoms. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to lose strength and break more easily. It is often called a “silent disease” because many people only discover that they have it after breaking a bone. “There is a common perception that osteoporosis only affects elderly … [Read more...] about Osteoporosis Warning Signs and Risk Factors
Tshikululu and Dr Sophia AI Pilot Ai-Assisted Care for Underserved Communities
Millions of South Africans still struggle to access consistent, quality primary healthcare. Language barriers, distance from facilities and a shortage of trained health workers are just a few of the factors impacting the standard of care. Tshikululu Social Investments and Dr Sophia AI are addressing this gap through a new partnership to advance health equity across South Africa.Dr Sophia AI is an Australian-developed, clinically governed decision support platform that helps clinics deliver … [Read more...] about Tshikululu and Dr Sophia AI Pilot Ai-Assisted Care for Underserved Communities
Tshikululu and Dr Sophia AI Pilot Ai-Assisted Care for Underserved Communities
Millions of South Africans still struggle to access consistent, quality primary healthcare. Language barriers, distance from facilities and a shortage of trained health workers are just a few of the factors impacting the standard of care. Tshikululu Social Investments and Dr Sophia AI are addressing this gap through a new partnership to advance health equity across South Africa.Dr Sophia AI is an Australian-developed, clinically governed decision support platform that helps clinics deliver … [Read more...] about Tshikululu and Dr Sophia AI Pilot Ai-Assisted Care for Underserved Communities
From Hack to Hunger Impact: Youth Ideas Unlock Millions More Meals
Table of Contents Suppliers, retailers and surplus food recovery partners are moving the Biggest Hunger Hack from innovation to impact KEY POINTS Solutions generated by 60 young innovators at last year’s Biggest Hunger Hack are now live. KFC is reducing the cost of feeding through R2.74 million in ongoing supplier support in 2026 from McCormick, CPT, Digistics, SunSalt, Nature’s Garden, Unilever, Sovereign Foods and AFGRI, alongside partnerships with major retailers to drive cost efficiencies … [Read more...] about From Hack to Hunger Impact: Youth Ideas Unlock Millions More Meals
Gqeberha Rug Cleaning Records Reveal Suburb and Seasonal Patterns
Gqeberha. Summerstrand and Walmer feature prominently in a review of True Clean’s rug-cleaning records, while the monthly figures show that demand extends well beyond spring cleaning.The local cleaning company reviewed 467 service records involving rug cleaning between October 2025 and September 2026. Among the 251 records with an identified area, Summerstrand accounted for 43, followed by Walmer with 35 and Humewood with 16. The timing varied too. December was Summerstrand’s busiest recorded … [Read more...] about Gqeberha Rug Cleaning Records Reveal Suburb and Seasonal Patterns
Wendys Online Puts Timber Quality First for Garden Storage
Spring has properly arrived in Gauteng, and with it come the warmer weekends when families finally clear out garages, sort the garden and deal with the bikes, tools and pool gear that collected over winter. This October, Wendys Online, a Boksburg manufacturer and installer of timber structures serving the whole province, wants buyers to ask one thing before they pay for anything: what is this structure built from? The answer for every wendy house the company sells is SABS approved knotty pine, … [Read more...] about Wendys Online Puts Timber Quality First for Garden Storage
Top Care Womens Clinic on Why Timing Matters in Termination
Women across Gauteng who find themselves facing an unplanned pregnancy are being urged by Top Care Womens Clinic not to put off getting advice. The private reproductive health provider, which runs branches in Randfontein, Alberton and Dube in Soweto, points out that October opens the final quarter of the year, a time when work deadlines and festive season plans tend to crowd out everything else. Its concern is that delay can make a termination more complicated, more expensive and more difficult … [Read more...] about Top Care Womens Clinic on Why Timing Matters in Termination
Drakenzicht: Pools, Braai Rooms and a Pre-school in Paarl
Families hoping to settle into a new Paarl home before the long summer break have a fresh reason to look at Drakenzicht, the luxury estate Legaro Property Development has built on Lustigan Road. Released in PAARL in October 2026, as spring in the Cape Winelands gives way to summer, this announcement highlights the family-focused design behind the estate. Every home has its own private garden with a tiled pool, an enclosed braai room that opens onto a patio, and living areas that flow between … [Read more...] about Drakenzicht: Pools, Braai Rooms and a Pre-school in Paarl
Zero Debt Points South Africans to Free Debt Calculators
School fees, December getaways and festive shopping all arrive in the last quarter of the year, and Zero Debt wants South African households to check their finances now, before those costs pile up. The debt counselling company, which is registered with the National Credit Regulator (NCR), has four free online calculators on its website. It recommends them as a simple first step for anyone who thinks their debt may be getting out of hand. Using the calculators costs nothing and requires no … [Read more...] about Zero Debt Points South Africans to Free Debt Calculators
What if We Had Click Bait Writers When the Telephone Was Invented?
Table of Contents Did our great grandparents view the invention of the telephone with the same trepidation that we view AI with today? Imagine if a present day click bait author was tasked to write about the telephone? I think it may go something like this: Forget Everything You Know About Communication: Why Alexander Graham Bell’s ‘Acoustic Neural-Pipe’ Changes Entirely What It Means to Be Human By a Tech Columnist Who Just Had Their Mind Blown I’ve seen the future, and it arrives through a … [Read more...] about What if We Had Click Bait Writers When the Telephone Was Invented?
