Archives for October 2026

Ask any South African family what happens in October and many will say the same thing: the December holiday stops being an idea and becomes a plan. Leave gets approved, campsite bookings open and someone eventually asks where everyone is going to sleep once the car is packed. Johannesburg outfitter Cloud Camper, which sells rooftop tents, awnings and vehicle camping equipment, is making that decision easier by pairing each tent in its range with the size of the group it is meant to carry. The … [Read more...] about Cloud Camper Matches Rooftop Tents to Group Size for Summer

Table of Contents Flowers and jewellery have shared a wedding day for as long as there have been brides. The bouquet goes down the aisle, the ring goes on the finger, and both end up in the same photographs. In September 2026, two South African makers put them side by side on purpose, in the Winelands. Floral designer Amanda Theron invited Stephani Cillié of Gold&I to bring her custom jewellery to the Pause floral workshops in Paarl. Bride models wore Gold&I pieces while florists … [Read more...] about Gold&I Jewellery Featured at the Pause Floral Workshops in Paarl

As South African companies head into the busy October stretch of finalising supplier agreements, service contracts and renewals ahead of the December slowdown, Egis Software is drawing attention to a feature of its PaperTrail content management platform built for exactly that pressure. JOHANNESBURG: The Contract Management module in PaperTrail now runs on the Web Open Platform Interface protocol (WOPI), which links everyday Office editing to PaperTrail’s contract workflow so legal teams … [Read more...] about PaperTrail Brings MS Word Editing Into Contract Management

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 2003, runs a Wendywood facility with two production-ready green screen studios, a broadcast control setup and an in-house … [Read more...] about Mann Made Media Opens Sandton Studios for Hybrid Broadcasts

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, reconciliation and reporting to their existing products. They don’t have to build or run the payment … [Read more...] about Pay@ Offers Yap White-Label Payments to South African Firms

Ducati King of the Whip 2026 Countdown to the Best Whip and Best Trick Showdown Begins The ultimate Moto X showdown of style and skill returns to Montecasino on 7 November 2026. Ducati King of the Whip brings together South Africa’s top Motocross and Freestyle Motocross athletes alongside some of the world’s elite riders. Ducati joins as the official title partner, adding a new dimension to one of South Africa’s most visually spectacular motorsport events. The event is presented by LW Mag in … [Read more...] about Ducati King of the Whip 2026 – Countdown to the Best Whip and Best Trick Showdown Begins

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 water is stored and how far the nearest supermarket will be. Anyone shortlisting apartments in Pretoria East will find that these factors affect daily routines as much as the … [Read more...] about Balwin: Roads, Reservoirs and Retail Reshape Pretoria East

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 be concealed inside vehicles and other powered assets, either as a second layer of recovery alongside a primary tracker or as protection for assets that would not … [Read more...] about DigitFMS Launches SA’s Smallest Tracker: It Fits on a R5 Coin

As the season turns in October 2026, South African farms and reserves are at their busiest. Seed is going into the ground, vineyards and orchards are starting a fresh growing cycle, and lodges are getting ready for summer visitors. That makes it a good time for owners and managers to check what their operations are really worth. The Valuator Group is a boutique valuation company that works for individuals, corporations and governments across Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands, the Middle East and … [Read more...] about The Valuator Group Now Values Farms and Game Reserves

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 buildings. They are Units on Blackwood in Parktown, Johannesburg, Units on Main in Observatory, Cape Town, and Nala Units in Universitas, Bloemfontein. Between them, these residences contribute … [Read more...] about RISE Student Living Opens New Residences to 2027 Applicants

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 time of year. That is the reality facing warehouse managers, factory owners and logistics teams across South Africa as the final quarter gets under … [Read more...] about Rent, Buy Used or New? Delta Heavy Equipment on Forklifts

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. From January to March, ant treatments made up roughly one in four pest control invoices. The records included customers from at least 13 areas across … [Read more...] about Gqeberha Ant Problems Surge After Spring Rains, True Clean Data Shows