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 its Document Management Software. JOHANNESBURG, October 2026. The fourth quarter brings year-end closes, festive season shutdowns and, soon after, the new-year audit cycle. Few periods test how requests, invoices and approvals travel through an organisation quite like this one. Searching for one hard-to-find file is seldom where the real hours go. Time slips away in the handovers between colleagues. A client message lingers in a shared mailbox with no clear owner. A paper form waits on a signature from a manager who is away. Someone has to pick up the phone to chase an approval. PaperTrail aims to remove those delays by placing correspondence, data capture and workflow inside the same secure repository that already holds an organisation's documents. Team email with clear ownership PaperTrail's Group Email feature serves teams that work through high volumes of customer email together. Messages are pulled in automatically from POP and IMAP compliant mail servers, Microsoft Exchange and Lotus among them, and then handed out to team members to process. The usual confusion of group mailboxes, where several people open one message and no one knows whether it has been answered, falls away. Because replies go out from inside PaperTrail, every piece of correspondence on a matter is recorded together and threaded automatically under one item. Email aliases can serve as the trigger for a workflow, so a message landing at a specific address sets a defined process in motion instead of waiting to be spotted. With a Microsoft add-in, individual users can push emails from Outlook straight into PaperTrail, add …
Magnificent Garage Doors Preps Gauteng for Summer Storms
Pretoria and Johannesburg, October 2026. Summer storms are back on the Highveld. From October, a hot afternoon can bring heavy rain, gusting wind and hail in under an hour, and the power often goes out soon after. In many homes the garage door is the entrance people use most, and it takes a lot of that weather. Magnificent Garage Doors supplies, installs, automates and repairs garage doors throughout Gauteng and in parts of the Free State and Mpumalanga. The company is asking homeowners to check whether their doors are ready now, before the storm season reaches its peak. The strain of the rainy months Few parts of a house move as much as the garage door, and few are as large. Rain followed by sun, wind pushing against broad panels and the daily routine of opening and closing all wear it down over time. If the door runs only on mains power, a storm-related outage can leave the family stuck at the driveway in a downpour. The right materials, suitable automation and early attention to worn components all count for a lot in the wettest part of the year. Keeping doors running when the power fails The company's range of domestic garage doors can be fitted with automation that has battery backup. In Johannesburg and Pretoria, that backup lets the door keep working when an afternoon storm knocks out the electricity. Opener options include the Magic Lift Plus 800N and 600N, the Magic Lift 1000N, the SDO4 Smart tip-up and sectional garage door motor, the RDO II roll-up garage door motor and the ET DC Blue Advanced Roll-Up Motor Kit. The repair and service team also handles battery backup automation for gates and garage doors, plus gate motors, so one visit can cover a property's whole entrance. A range built for Highveld weather Every door type the company offers performs differently when the weather turns. Aluzinc steel sectional doors are made from 0.5 mm material that is 55 percent aluminium and 45 percent zinc. According to the company, they need little …
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Dr. T Fletcher Puts Cataracts in Focus for World Sight Day
Cataracts are among the most frequent reasons people lose clarity of vision, and with World Sight Day arriving this October, the Bryanston practice of Dr. Taryn Fletcher wants Johannesburg residents to take them seriously. World Sight Day is marked every year on the second Thursday of October. Dr. Fletcher is an ophthalmic surgeon, and her practice focuses on microincision cataract surgery, medical retinal disease and aesthetic ophthalmology. Cataract care is the core of what she does. Her message this month is simple: if your eyesight has been slowly changing, have it examined instead of assuming it is just part of getting older. Understanding cataracts Behind the iris and pupil sits the lens of the eye. Like a camera lens, it focuses incoming light onto the retina at the back of the eye, and it consists largely of water and protein. With age, this protein can clump, forming cloudy patches in the lens. These patches slowly enlarge. As a cataract matures, it blocks and scatters light on its way through the lens, so vision becomes dim, blurred or troubled by glare, whether in daylight or after dark. Both eyes are usually affected, but the condition does not always advance at the same rate in each. When one eye is worse than the other, people may notice a clear difference between them. According to Dr. Fletcher's practice, cataracts are a leading cause of visual loss, and that is exactly why an occasion like World Sight Day is a good reason to get an eye check. Symptoms not to ignore Cataracts tend to develop gradually, so many people adjust without noticing how far their vision has slipped. The practice lists the following as possible warning signs: Regular changes to a glasses or contact lens prescription Vision that is cloudy, blurry or dim Sensitivity to light or problems with glare Faded or yellow-tinted colours Halos appearing around lights Trouble seeing at night, including when driving after dark Needing brighter light to read or …
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Balwin Properties: Spring Apartment Deals at Four Estates
Spring buyers comparing new-build options now have a clearer picture of where the savings are, after Balwin Properties outlined the October incentives on four of its featured developments. The list includes two Green Collection estates in Pretoria East, a Classic Collection estate on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast and a Signature Collection estate in Waterfall City, north of Sandton. Prices across the four begin at R625 900 for a one-bedroom apartment and climb beyond R2.3 million for a three-bedroom home. Many households put their property plans on hold over winter and pick them up again in October. The days get longer, school holidays are close and the new year is near, so buyers start weighing their options seriously. Anyone browsing apartments for sale this month should read the incentives on Balwin's featured estates closely. They change from estate to estate and with unit size, and in some cases they depend on whether the apartment has already been built. Greencreek: savings on completed units in Pretoria East In Pretoria East, the Green Collection lifestyle estate Greencreek sells one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units on the ground floor have their own private gardens, and units on the first, second and third floors have private balconies. Pricing starts at R625 900 for a one-bedroom, R963 900 for a two-bedroom and R1 199 900 for a three-bedroom. Greencreek's incentives apply to stock that is ready to move into. On those completed units, Balwin advertises savings of up to R50 000 on one-bedroom apartments, up to R80 000 on two-bedrooms and up to R96 000 on three-bedrooms. That makes a real difference for buyers who want to move in soon instead of waiting for a later phase. Each apartment is fitted with a Defy electric oven, a hob with extractor, prepaid utility meters and fully tiled bathrooms, and is fibre and DStv ready. Residents can use the Barn Lifestyle Centre, which offers an indoor gym, restaurant, laundromat, swimming pool, sports …
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Unica Plastics Preps Patio, Pool and Café Seating for Summer
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, guesthouses and lodges. Each piece is made to handle sun, rain and heavy use through the year's busiest months outdoors. The announcement comes from Pretoria in October 2026, with spring well established and the long South African summer only weeks away. This is the time of year when families start carrying furniture back into the garden and hospitality operators gear up for sunny weekends, school holidays and year-end functions. Chairs that sat stacked in a storeroom all winter get counted and inspected, and many get replaced. Unica Plastics wants buyers to know that tough, practical outdoor seating is manufactured locally in Gauteng. Built for sun, storms and heavy handling In South Africa, furniture left outdoors faces harsh sunlight, sudden summer thunderstorms and a lot of moving around. Homes and businesses both benefit from a plastic chair that is light to carry, quick to wipe down and easy to stack away when a storm arrives. Unica designs its range around that kind of daily use, and a number of its products fit the coming season well. The clearest example is the Lawn Chair, which Unica pitches for gardens, patios and poolside use. It has a generous seat and hand rests for comfort. Its perforated back rest, offered in two patterns, is practical as well as attractive, because the openings allow air to flow and help keep the person sitting in it cool on hot days. Drainage holes in the seat let rain water run off instead of pooling, a real advantage in a region where afternoon storms are part of summer. The chair has a 150 kg load bearing capacity and stacks up to 20 high. It comes in a senior size with a …
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MK Koshers South Africa Spotlights Local Kosher Brands
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, and by showing shoppers how simple it is to check that a product on the shelf really is certified. Many households check labels every time they shop. Producers who make it onto those shopping lists can find new opportunities both locally and overseas. MK Kosher South Africa connects these two groups: it provides Kosher certification that consumers can trust and that manufacturers can use when they enter export markets. Local Brands Carrying the MK Symbol MK Kosher South Africa has announced a number of local certifications over the last twelve months, and together they show how broad the country's Kosher range has become. In October 2025, Schoonbee Landgoed received MK Kosher certification for several of its products. The family farm sits in the Loskop Valley in Limpopo. It was founded in 1971, now spans more than 2,500 hectares, and concentrates on grapes, citrus and exotic game breeding. The certified range covers cold-pressed Pure Juices made from oranges, mandarins and lemons, Naartjie Chips made from dehydrated citrus slices, Crunchies made with oats, golden syrup and coconut, and dehydrated fruits such as grapes. Fruit juice and dried citrus suit warm spring afternoons well, and Kosher shoppers will now see a symbol they know on the pack. Cape Town's Grumpy Snacks, recognised for its dry-roasted chickpea snacks, came on board in September 2025. Flavours include sea salt, chocolate-coated, and cinnamon and maple, and the products can be found at Takealot, Clicks, Wellness Warehouse, Dis-Chem and selected Checkers and Spar stores. According to MK Kosher South Africa, LIFT airline also serves Grumpy Snacks on its flights, so …
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Peachz Invites Retailers to Stock Its Festive Accessories
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 businesses bulk pricing across its chargers, cables, car mounts, power banks and MagSafe products, and every item comes with a two-year limited warranty. Peachz started with one aim: to break the cycle of throwaway mobile accessories. Its founders had grown frustrated with chargers, cables and mounts that gave up too soon, so they set out to make products built to last. For retailers this works as a selling point too. Fewer faulty items coming back means fewer frustrated customers at the counter. Inside the Peachz wholesale offer Any business that wants to add premium mobile accessories to its shelves can apply. Approved partners get pricing reserved for wholesale clients and dedicated support from the Peachz team. To get started, a business fills in the registration form on the Peachz website, and the team then emails the details needed to begin trading. Peachz is run from its head office at Unit 5, 81 Brunton Street, Founders View, Edenvale, Gauteng, which is also a collection point. Products designed for daily life The catalogue focuses on the accessories people reach for every day, which are also the ones they end up replacing most often when they buy cheap. A large part of the range is Cables. Shoppers can choose 240W fast-charging nylon-braided USB-C to USB-C cables, right-angle and magnetic USB-C cables, MFi-certified Lightning cables for iPhone, USB-A and Micro-USB cables, and a retractable 4-in-1 multi-charging cable. The range goes past charging into 8K HDMI and DisplayPort cables, USB-C to HDMI and USB-C to DisplayPort cables, audio cables and a USB-C multiport hub. That gives stores something for …
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Dust-A-Side Curbs Dust at Plants, Conveyors and Stockpiles
October across much of South Africa's interior is still dry and windy, with the summer rains not yet settled in. Dust-A-Side, the South African dust control company, is using this period to focus on the places where moving material generates dust: conveyors, transfer points, crushers, tip areas and stockpiles. At mines, quarries, process plants and bulk terminals, airborne dust stays a daily problem in these conditions. It affects visibility, the health of workers and the communities living nearby. Haul roads tend to dominate conversations about dust management, but Dust-A-Side covers the full chain from pit to port. On the road side it supplies binders and non-binders. For the plant, processing and materials handling areas of a site, it offers mist systems, fog cannons and wetting agents. Handling points are a different problem A conveyor or crusher does not produce dust the way a road does. As ore and other materials drop, tip or pass through a crusher, dust is released in concentrated bursts, and the wind picks it up fast. Good dust control at these points has to catch the fine particles while they are airborne and stop them spreading, all without soaking the material or the equipment. For this work Dust-A-Side provides two types of system, and plenty of operations run both. High pressure mist: fine droplets, very little water In a high pressure dust suppression system, small volumes of water are atomised at more than 40 bar, producing a fine mist. Airborne dust is captured through agglomeration, and the mist acts as a curtain around the material handling point that keeps dust from moving any further. According to Dust-A-Side, suppression is the better choice at material handling points. It uses little water, which counts for a lot where water is scarce, and it keeps moisture out of the material, so conveyors stay dry and chutes do not block. The company adds that a suppression system costs less to install and maintain than dust extraction, offers …
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Gold Avenue Lists the Registrations Every Gold Buyer Needs
Before handing over a single gold ring this spring, South African sellers should find out two things about the buyer: what the business is registered for, and what documents the seller will walk away with. That is the advice from The Gold Avenue, a buyer of gold, diamonds, luxury watches and Krugerrands based in Illovo, Sandton. The company says those answers reveal far more about how a seller will be treated than any price on a sign. Finding someone to buy gold in South Africa takes almost no effort. Cash for gold offers are posted on shopfronts, community notice boards and social media, and the people behind them range from long-standing businesses to informal buyers with no fixed address. So the real challenge is not finding a buyer. It is picking one who will test the gold correctly, explain how the offer was reached, pay in a safe way and give the seller a clear record of the deal. What a registered buyer means for the seller Dealing in second hand gold is a regulated activity in South Africa. Buyers operating within the rules must identify the people they buy from, keep records and follow fixed procedures. These requirements protect sellers as much as buyers. When a sale is identified, written down and paid into a bank account, the seller can prove it happened and at what price. The Gold Avenue holds several registrations and memberships, and it recommends that sellers treat them as a checklist when weighing up any Gold Buyers on their shortlist: Second-Hand Goods Act. The company is registered as a second hand goods dealer under the Second-Hand Goods Act, a category of dealer expected to record each purchase and the person it came from. Financial Intelligence Centre. Because The Gold Avenue is registered with the Financial Intelligence Centre, all purchases follow FICA. Sellers are asked to show a South African ID, passport or South African driver's licence, along with proof of banking details. National Credit Regulator. As a Registered …
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MAMI Urges Yearly Screening in Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Every October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month gives women a reason to stop and think about their breast health, and MAMI (Melrose Arch Mammography) in Johannesburg wants that pause to turn into a booked appointment. The Melrose Arch breast imaging centre is keeping its advice simple: have a mammogram every year once you turn 40, check your own breasts regularly, and get imaging done promptly if anything changes. Spring is here and the year is winding down, so women who have fallen behind on screening have a good window to catch up before the December holidays. Mammography, breast ultrasound and image-guided breast biopsies all take place in a single department at MAMI, where patients are seen by experienced radiologists and mammographers using modern equipment. No other unit in South Africa has been named a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The case for yearly screening from age 40 Guidelines do not all agree on the right age to begin, but MAMI cites the consensus across numerous studies that yearly mammograms from 40 save the greatest number of lives. Breast cancer peaks between the ages of 55 and 60, yet the centre is seeing a growing number of cases in younger women, whose cancers tend to be more aggressive and faster-growing. Beginning at 40 is intended to find as many cancers as possible within the group at risk. The interval matters too. Some aggressive cancers can grow considerably in a single year, which is why MAMI favours annual screening over a two- or three-year gap. Each new set of images can also be set against the previous year's, helping radiologists notice even very subtle changes in the breast tissue. MAMI reports that, thanks largely to mammography and ultrasound, most breast cancers are now detected while still under 2cm, and these patients have a five-year survival rate of 90%. Inside today's mammogram Stories about older machines still keep some women from booking a Mammogram. At MAMI, 3D …