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 Gqeberha. Diederik Visser from True Clean says the numbers line up closely with what the company sees every year. “We normally notice the first increase around spring, especially after the first rains. Sometimes it even starts just before the rain. But by the end of October we usually start seeing a big increase in ant calls.” One of the most common complaints is ants in the kitchen. “Most people phone us because they suddenly have ants all over the kitchen. I actually helped a client with that again recently. In an established house it can become a yearly problem.” According to Visser, ants can be difficult to control long term because the colony is often hidden somewhere the homeowner cannot see. They may be inside wall cavities, under paving, around window frames or in the soil around the house. The ants walking across the kitchen counter can be only a small part of a much larger colony. DIY ant sprays can still help, especially when the problem is small. “There is nothing wrong with spraying ants yourself. It can definitely help. The problem is that people sometimes think because the ants disappeared for a few days, the whole problem is gone.” Ant colonies can also react when they are disturbed. “If a colony feels like it is under attack, there is a chance it can break up and form smaller satellite colonies. Then you can end up with ants coming from a few different places instead of one.” For professional treatments, the approach depends …
Are Your Employees Learning the Excel Skills Your Business Actually Needs?
Johannesburg: Businesses continue to invest in Advanced Excel training courses, yet many employees still spend unnecessary hours preparing management reports, reconciling spreadsheets, correcting formulas and consolidating information. The problem is not always a lack of training. Often, employees have been taught Excel functions without learning how to apply them effectively to the business processes they manage every day. For CEOs, Finance Directors, Operations Managers and business owners, this raises an important question: Are employees developing the Excel skills the business actually needs, or simply attending another training course? CAG Executive Question of the Week If your employees have already attended Excel training, why are so many routine reports, reconciliations and spreadsheet processes still taking longer than necessary? The answer may lie in how organisations identify training requirements. The Problem: One Excel Course Does Not Fit Every Department Excel is used throughout organisations, but its applications vary considerably. Finance departments use spreadsheets for budgeting, financial analysis, reconciliations and management reporting. Operations teams monitor performance, consolidate data and identify operational problems. Project managers use Excel to track expenditure, analyse resources and prepare forecasts, while sales managers examine revenue, margins and performance against targets. These employees may all be classified as intermediate or advanced Excel users, yet their workplace requirements are very different. Sending everyone on the same Advanced Excel course may improve their general knowledge without resolving the specific problems affecting productivity. A finance manager struggling with financial modelling does not necessarily need the same training as an operations manager who spends hours manually consolidating monthly reports. The business requirement should determine the training, not the course …
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Matin Myers on the Show Business of Entertainment On Thursday Night 9PM
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, at 9pm, Myers joins Barry Mare on CapeTalk’s The Business of Entertainment for a conversation about his journey through the entertainment economy. Usually the interviewer, Myers steps into the guest’s chair to unpack the relationships, lessons and defining moments behind four decades in artist management, publicity, broadcasting and live events. From his longstanding working relationships to creating platforms for emerging talent, the conversation explores what it takes to build a career and help others build theirs. It also sets the scene for MEX26 on Saturday, 31 October, at the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Cape Town. Hosted by DJ Eazy, the conference brings together an extensive line-up of local and international speakers, led by SAMRO’s senior leadership. Contributors include Dr A’Ion Holiday, Antos Stella, Kwelagobe Sekele, Gabisile Shabangu, Nick Matzukis, Nikilitha Mantungwa, Eric Kiafouka, ByLwansta, Lauren Bright and Paris Toon, alongside international perspectives from Jeremy Marsh, Marc Marot and Yonas Aregai. Now in its 16th year, Music Exchange connects creative ambition with practical knowledge about royalties, publishing, artist management, sync, technology and sustainable careers. Tune in to hear the journey. Attend MEX26 to help shape your own. Tickets: R150 via Quicket.Information: www.musicexchange.org.za Images: Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAOzHlpuIA2fLj6hNMVOr7A Matin Myers will on the show Business of Entertainment on Thursday night 9pm Links: Boilerplate and Editor's Notes. More Info on Matin Myers will on the show Business of Entertainment on Thursday night 9pm here: X: https://twitter.com/musicexchange LinkedIn: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicexchangesa/ CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za. …
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The Cape 1000 Shortlisted for Prestigious International Historic Motoring Awards
The Cape 1000, the 1,000-mile grand touring rally through some of the Western Cape’s most spectacular scenery, has been shortlisted in the Rally or Tour of the Year category at the 2026 International Historic Motoring Awards. The shortlisting recognises the event’s distinctive grand touring regularity format, its carefully curated field of rare and collectible vehicles, and the way it places exceptional historic and classic machinery on some of the Western Cape’s finest roads while raising meaningful funds for charity. About the awards Widely regarded as the most prestigious accolades in classic and historic motoring, the International Historic Motoring Awards celebrate excellence, innovation and dedication across the global historic motoring community. The awards shine a spotlight on the individuals, clubs, organisations and events that preserve, promote and enrich shared motoring heritage. This year’s nominees reflect the passion, expertise and creativity that continue to drive the historic motoring sector forward. The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony on 13 November 2026 at The Peninsula London, where leading figures from the international motoring world will gather to celebrate outstanding contributions to the preservation and enjoyment of motoring history. About The Cape 1000 Founded in 2022 and presented by Private Clients by Old Mutual, The Cape 1000 is a five-day, 1,000-mile grand touring regularity rally that has grown into one of South Africa’s premier automotive and lifestyle experiences. It returns from 20 to 25 March 2027 with a field of approximately 70 cars across the Classic, Modern Classic, Sports Cars and Specials/Recreation categories. For the first time, the event will begin on a Saturday, with a public Show & Shine at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront followed by a Sunday morning send-off. From there, the field heads for Franschhoek and the Overberg before finishing at the Silo Precinct. Participants enjoy five …
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Coffee Journal Launches Community Wall and Bean Giveaway for South African Brewers
MEYERTON, Gauteng, South Africa — Coffee Journal, an independent South African specialty coffee publication, has opened a community wall that invites local coffee drinkers to publish their brewing setups, favourite roasters and café reviews, and has attached a bean giveaway to the first entries. The page, titled South Africa's coffee people, lets members list the machine or brewer they use, the method they brew with, the beans they keep returning to and their city, alongside a photograph of their own setup. The first 50 submissions that the editor approves and publishes each receive a 250-gram bag of whole coffee beans supplied by South African roasters including Pause Coffee and Bluebird Coffee Roastery. Entries close on Oct. 31, 2026, or earlier if all 50 places are filled. According to Coffee Journal, the wall addresses a gap in how coffee advice is shared. Most coffee guidance online assumes a commercial machine on a granite counter in a country where the power stays on, a setup that does not reflect what most South African enthusiasts actually brew with. The wall is intended to show real local kit, from a hand grinder beside a kettle to a second-hand machine on a kitchen shelf, so readers can calibrate their expectations against it. "Most coffee advice online does not look like a South African kitchen," said Bibi Burness, founder and editor of Coffee Journal. "This wall exists so people can see what the coffee community here actually brews with. If it looks small, that is because it is honest. It grows one real person at a time." Members can contribute in three ways: a favourite roaster or bean, a coffee-shop review, or a description of their coffee setup. Each submission requires at least one photo taken by the contributor. Coffee Journal said there is no application or vetting process and that membership is free. A free account also unlocks the private brew log, bean shelf and equipment tools. The publication said the beans a member names feed a …
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Designer Pool Covers Highlights Energy Savings From Covered Pools
JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng, South Africa — Designer Pool Covers, a South African supplier and installer of pool covers, is drawing attention to the running costs that a covered pool avoids, arguing that heat retention and reduced evaporation make a cover one of the more cost-effective investments a pool owner can make. An uncovered pool loses heat from its surface, drives up chemical and filtration demand and accelerates water loss through evaporation. The company states that a well-fitted cover can reduce evaporation by up to 95 percent, a figure it attributes to the barrier a cover places between the water surface and the air. The company said the saving is not limited to water. A covered pool holds its temperature for longer, which reduces the energy required to heat it and the volume of sanitising chemicals consumed to keep it clear. Designer Pool Covers said those smaller monthly costs compound over a season, particularly for pool owners running pumps and heaters through summer. The company positions the argument as part of a broader move toward treating pool ownership as an energy and water decision, not only an aesthetic one. "A pool is one of the few home assets that quietly bills you every month," said Willem De Wet, founder of Designer Pool Covers. "Heating, chemicals, filtration and evaporation all add up. A cover attacks those costs at the source, because heat and water stay where they belong instead of going into the atmosphere." Designer Pool Covers supplies four cover types: thermal blankets, a pet and child safety cover, PoolDeck Slatted Automatic Covers and Automatic Vinyl Safety Covers. The company said thermal blankets are designed to lock in heat and reduce energy costs, while its automatic pool covers add convenience and, because they are approved safety devices, a barrier against accidental entry. The company states that its Automatic Vinyl Safety Covers can open and close in less than 60 seconds. Cost is the other half of the equation. …
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Events Guys Expands Marquee and Tent Infrastructure for South Africa’s Event Season
RANDBURG, Gauteng, South Africa — Events Guys, a South African event management and infrastructure company, has expanded its marquee and tent division ahead of the country's peak outdoor event season, extending the range of temporary structures it supplies for corporate functions, festivals, exhibitions and private gatherings. The division now covers marquees, Bedouin and stretch tents, Snowpeak tents, flooring and ground covers, glass sides and entrance doors, custom exhibition stands and stage designs. The company said the expansion responds to rising demand for temporary venues that can be built on open land and removed without permanent construction, a model increasingly used by organisers across Gauteng and the Western Cape. Events Guys said the structures are supplied with the crews that install, supervise and dismantle them, so a single supplier handles design, delivery, build and on-site coordination. The company positions the service alongside its corporate events work and its event production offering, covering lighting, staging and technical support for the same site. The tent range is intended to serve events that need shelter, flooring and controlled entry points without a fixed venue. "Temporary structures give organisers a venue that did not exist the week before and will be gone the week after," said Wynand Lombard, director of Events Guys. "That flexibility is what corporate and festival clients are asking for. The work is in the engineering behind it, not the canvas on top." Events Guys is a South African event management and event hiring company with 15 years of experience, 150 satisfied clients and 250 completed projects, according to the company. It describes itself as an end-to-end events partner, covering setup, event management, lighting, audio-visual equipment, infrastructure, technical support, staffing and on-site coordination for both corporate and large-scale events. The company said its marquee and tent work sits within that …
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BurnesSEO Reports Client Ranking Gains in Push for Transparent SEO Reporting
MEYERTON, Gauteng, South Africa — BurnesSEO, a search engine optimization and AI marketing studio based in Highbury, Meyerton, has published a set of verified client campaign results and said it will release the measurement data behind them, a move the company describes as an effort to raise reporting standards among South African digital marketing agencies. A tracked local search term for a Randburg-based trades client climbed from position 47 to position 3 in Google results, while a second client account recorded 12,900 organic search clicks over a 90-day period. The figures are taken from client Google Analytics and Search Console accounts, which the company said its clients retain access to. The studio said it regards the publication of live campaign data as a test of accountability for an industry that too often reports performance only after an engagement ends. BurnesSEO said the campaigns were delivered through its Google Business Profile management service and its wider local SEO programme. The Randburg keyword movement was tracked across the regular, non-map Google results, while the 12,900 clicks were recorded on a client website over 90 days. The company said it does not guarantee rankings, because Google determines results on relevance, prominence and proximity, and said clients can verify every figure from their own analytics accounts. "Most agencies show a case study after the client has left and the numbers have been tidied up," said Bibi Burness, founder and chief executive officer of BurnesSEO. "Showing the numbers while the work is still running, with the client's own analytics as the receipt, is a different standard. It keeps the agency accountable and it keeps the client informed." The disclosure arrives as more South African service and shopping research moves online. DataReportal's Digital 2026 South Africa report puts the country at 79.6 percent internet penetration, or 51.7 million internet users. ResearchAndMarkets projects 15.1 …
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“Dr TikTok” vs Clinical Care: South African Healthcare Leaders Gather in Cape Town to Address Crisis of Trust in Medicine
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — From viral TikTok health trends to rampant online misinformation, healthcare professionals across South Africa are facing an unprecedented breakdown in patient trust. As online self-diagnosis increasingly replaces medical advice, frontline clinicians are forced to navigate public skepticism while making split-second, high-stakes decisions. To tackle this growing challenge, South African healthcare and risk leaders will assemble in Cape Town on 6 and 7 November 2026 at the Royal Cape Yacht Club for the Risky Business Conference 2026. While part of an acclaimed international conference series previously hosted in cities such as London, Boston, and Toronto, this local edition brings South African clinical leaders together under the theme "Trust in an Age of Uncertainty". Keynote speakers include Prof. Ntobeko Ntusi (President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council)and Prof. Lucille Blumberg (renowned infectious disease expert). Hosted by the clinical team at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, the conference also bridges medicine with high-risk operational environments.Featured non-medical speakers include Peter Jackson, a helicopter pilot flying Huey and Black Hawk aircraft while overseeing fleet maintenance for Leading Edge Aviation, and Dr. Cleeve Robertson, emergency physician, former Director of Western Cape Emergency Medical Services, and former CEO of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI). Registration closes strictly on 28 October 2026. Attending healthcare professionals earn up to 12 HPCSA CPD points (including 6 Ethics points). Event Dates: 6–7 November 2026 Venue: Royal Cape Yacht Club, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town Registration Deadline: 28 October 2026 Website & Registration: www.riskybusiness.co.za About Risky Business Conference: The Risky Business Conference is an international multidisciplinary conference dedicated to advancing patient safety, leadership, governance and …
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KFC Makes Not Sharing “Official” With the Mighty Bucket for One No Sharing Contract
The KFC bucket has always meant sharing. Today, KFC flips the script with a product built for one and a tongue-in-cheek contract designed to protect it. KEY POINTS KFC has officially unveiled its Mighty Bucket for One No Sharing Contract at a tongue-in-cheek press conference tackling one of South Africa’s most familiar food frustrations: unwanted food sharing. The press conference marks the PR launch of KFC’s Mighty Bucket for One campaign, flipping the brand’s long-standing bucket-sharing tradition with a meal designed for one person’s complete, uninterrupted enjoyment. The Mighty Bucket for One costs R79.90 and includes two pieces of Original Recipe chicken, two wings, two strips, chips and a drink. Every Mighty Bucket for One comes with a tongue-in-cheek No Sharing Contract, giving consumers a playful backing against the “just one piece” people. Consumers can buy the Mighty Bucket for One and sign the No Sharing Contract to unapologetically protect their meal from unwanted sharing. KFC has held an unusually serious press conference to address one of South Africa’s most persistent food-related offences: people helping themselves to somebody else’s KFC. Complete with a formal podium, official-looking contracts and straight-faced questions about everything from stolen wings to unauthorised bites, KFC used the briefing to formally announce its new No Sharing Contract; giving South Africans some much needed backing when they simply don’t want to share. The tongue-in-cheek press conference marks the official PR launch of KFC’s Mighty Bucket for One campaign, which flips one of the brand’s longest-standing traditions on its head. For decades, the KFC bucket has been synonymous with bringing people together and sharing. Now, KFC is acknowledging another equally familiar truth: sometimes you want your KFC entirely to yourself. The new Mighty Bucket for One, with two pieces of Original Recipe chicken, two wings, two strips, chips and a drink for …