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Johannesburg – South Africans planning a household or office move can now estimate the size of their move before contacting a removal company. The South African Furniture Removals Alliance (SAFRA) has launched a free online Furniture Volume Calculator, helping consumers prepare detailed inventories and obtain more accurate furniture removal quotes.The new tool addresses a common challenge when organising a move: knowing how much space furniture, appliances, boxes and other belongings will occupy … [Read more...] about SAFRA Launches Powerful New Furniture Volume Calculator

Gqeberha: A car parked beside the house can become part of a rodent problem, particularly when it sits unused for long periods.True Clean owner Diederik Visser raises the engine compartment in a recorded advisory about rats. The space offers shelter, while wiring and other materials can be damaged by gnawing. “Engine compartment is warm, it’s dry,” he says, explaining why the vehicle deserves attention when activity is being assessed around a property. University of California guidance on … [Read more...] about Rodent Checks Should Include the Parked Car, Says Gqeberha Pest Control Operator

Gqeberha: A clean kitchen and a treated flat can still receive cockroaches from elsewhere in a shared building. True Clean owner Diederik Visser says persistent activity in flats sometimes needs a wider response.He describes one example in a recorded account of a block where some units were treated while others remained untreated. Residents later reported cockroaches in flats higher up the building. In his account, an untreated source lower down was contributing to the wider problem. Further … [Read more...] about Cockroach Problems in Flats Can Need a Building-Wide Response

Gqeberha: A home can look well kept while its owner is still dealing with a smell in a rug or couch. True Clean’s review of a year’s cleaning work found that urine was mentioned throughout the calendar.The review covers October 2025 to September 2026. About 9% of cleaning records explicitly mentioned urine, with references appearing in every month. That measures what was recorded in the descriptions; it does not establish the source of every odour or mean all the cases involved pets. Owner … [Read more...] about Urine Odours Feature in Gqeberha Carpet/Rug Cleaning Work Throughout the Year

Gqeberha: Before a cleaning machine reaches a marked carpet, the smaller problem areas may already have needed individual attention. True Clean owner Diederik Visser’s demonstrations show why that preparation takes time.In one carpet video, he refills a spotting container to pre-treat marked areas, including oil marks, before scrubbing and the main cleaning stage. The final pass with the machine is only the part a customer may happen to watch. His loose-rug recordings follow another sequence … [Read more...] about The Work Before the Carpet Machine Starts Matters, Says Local Cleaner

Gqeberha: A chimney booked for cleaning can reveal a repair issue once its condition is examined. In coastal homes, True Clean owner Diederik Visser says the installation in front of him needs to determine the approach.“Almost every chimney has its own little niggle,” he says in a recorded explanation of the work. His videos cover older masonry chimneys and metal flues, with different problems affecting each. The cleaning request is the starting point for finding out what is accessible and what … [Read more...] about A Chimney Clean Can Reveal a Repair Job in Coastal Homes

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

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

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?

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