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 …
Notice the Life You Are Already Living Space Between Breaths, the Debut Book by Justin P Van Tonder
What if you could be busy living, yet still miss your life? That question sits at the heart of space between breaths, the debut book by Cape Town-born writer Justin P Van Tonder. A lived journey into presence, the book arrives this November for readers who recognise the rush towards the next meeting, the next achievement, the next version of themselves, and the quiet fear that something essential is being missed along the way. Born from Van Tonder’s experience of walking beside his mother …
A Third of South Africa’s Mines Are More Than 25 KM From a 24-Hour Hospital, New Analysis Finds
JOHANNESBURG: Of 86 of South Africa’s 245 operating mines, 35%, are at least 25 km in a straight line from the nearest hospital confirmed as open 24 hours, according to a new analysis of every operating mine in the country. 13 mines are at least 50 km away, and the most remote, the Alexander Bay diamond workings in the Northern Cape, is 167 km from the nearest confirmed 24-hour hospital. Because the figures are straight-line distances, every gap is larger by road. The study, commissioned by …
Balwin: Roads, Reservoirs and Retail Reshape Pretoria East
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 …
Tapputi Shares How to Keep Perfume Oils Lasting in the Heat
Warm weather is arriving across South Africa this October, and fragrance wearers will feel the difference. Higher temperatures, extra humidity and brighter sun all change how a scent performs, both on the skin and inside the bottle. To help customers prepare, Tapputi Egyptian Perfume Oils is sharing practical advice this month on storing, applying and layering its oils so they hold their character through the hotter season. The company imports pure Egyptian perfume oils and hand-pours them in …
Brink’s Lies Expose His Fears and Failures
Brink’s deepest fear is not that the City of Tshwane should recover under an ActionSA-ANC-EFF coalition, but that his utter failure as a leader would be exposed by a young, Black, female Mayor two years later. Brink served as Executive Mayor of Tshwane from March 2023 to September 2024, during which time money owed to ESKOM ballooned from R1,1 billion to R6,67 billion! Under DA-led administration, by October 2024, Tshwane had passed 4 unfunded budgets in a row, and grown the debtors’ book to …
Mechani Mags: Ferrochrome Separation and Lifting Magnets
Most plant engineers know Mechani Mags for one product above all: the suspended belt magnet that lifts tramp metal off conveyors in mines and processing plants. This October the Boksburg manufacturer, which trades as African Magnets, wants buyers to see everything else it makes. That includes the rare earth Ferrochrome Magnet for recovering ferrochrome from slag, heavy duty lifting magnets for scrap and furnace loading, and a line of drum magnets, demagnetising coils and permanent magnet …
Gqeberha Ant Problems Surge After Spring Rains, True Clean Data Shows
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 …
Rent, Buy Used or New? Delta Heavy Equipment on Forklifts
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 …
Investigation Into Tshwane’s Water Tanker Mafia Demanded
Statement by Ald Cilliers Brink - DA Tshwane Mayoral Candidate: Today, the DA picketed outside the Gauteng Premier’s office to protest against the water mafia in Tshwane. We have submitted a formal request to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi for an urgent forensic investigation, in terms of Section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act, into the R777 million spent on water tankers by the ANC-ActionSA-led City of Tshwane during the 2024/25 financial year. This follows serious procurement …