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| Marketing & Media |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Stop the press, Design Indaba has appointed a new brand agency! Heléne Lindsay, general manager of Grid Cape Town, shares how they're bringing Design Indaba to life ahead of the 2017 Festival in March... Read |
 | JOHN DION E-commerce is the place to be! Today, the world has become a smaller place and everyone is connected online. The internet has become a booming and highly profitable platform for every big and small business... Read |
 | MATT FOSTER The largest and most well-known online video platform; YouTube boasts over 1 billion users globally, of which 55% will watch videos daily... Read |
 | LOUISE MARSLAND What is the magical formula that makes a great Christmas advert that touches your heart and pulls in the customers?... Read |
 | CHARLES MBURUGU A logo can be a very useful element for projecting the personality and message of a brand or business. Some of the most recognisable business logos in our world today include McDonalds, Addidas, Mercedes-Benz... Read |
 | JAMES WHITE Thinking about hiring some new salespeople for your growing company? When your business begins to expand, there comes a time when you need to increase your sales team. There are a lot of factors to consider... Read |
 | Marriott International debuts first hotel in West Africa with Sheraton Grand Conakry in Guinea... Read |
 | Shoprite and the African operations of Steinhoff are to be merged into a new group called Retail Africa... Read |
 | A new e-book, 'Digital Kenya, An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making', has been released, analysing the East African country's ICT sector and the entrepreneurs and innovations... Read |
 | The retail landscape is shifting towards a new and interesting era of customer experience, as experiential retail rises... Read |
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| Retail |
 | WASHINGTON - Amazon said on Wednesday it completed its first delivery by drone, in what the global online giant hopes will be a trend in automated shipments by air... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | Members of the FAO Council recently approved the creation of a new department focused on climate change and approved a strategic framework that aligns the organisation's work with the 2030 Global Agenda... Read |
 | FRÉDERIC KECK Bird flu is back... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG It's been just over one year since Uber partnered with Wesbank in a R200m car rental deal, with the aim to fuel growth in the passenger transport industry... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | JAMES SHEPHERD There are parts of Zimbabwe where consistent drought is putting intolerable pressure on local communities... Read |
 | Uganda's first grid-connected solar plant, made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels and generating 10MW, is now online... Read |
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| Education |
 | ISSUED BY UCT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS This year on 28 November deans and directors from over 120 best business schools in 50 countries gathered at Curtin University in Perth for the 9th Eduniversal World Convention... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | BRUSE RAW Although it appears that its clinging onto its dominance of the energy market, grid liberalisation presents opportunities for all players, particularly Eskom... Read |
 | The price of electricity and cost of generation are key challenges facing large parts of Africa, but clean small-scale energy solutions can be found... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | While South Africans are aware of the benefits of renewable energy and are generally supportive of these, in general they remain concerned about the cost... Read |
 | CEO of Afrika Tikkun Marc Lubner was recently recognised at the Congress of Business and Economics (CBE) Recognition Awards 2016 for his philanthropic work... Read |
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| Finance |
 | The shark cage diving incident on social media highlights the importance of proper liability coverage for any business operating in the hospitality sector... Read |
 | Nedbank's Mike Brown says Faith Muthambi and Mzwanele Manyi were part of the interministerial delegation with which he discussed the closure of Gupta bank accounts... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | The potential of 3D printing technology to benefit people with disabilities is particularly relevant across Africa because of the low costs and short turnaround time... Read |
 | A new integrative cancer centre, Hummingbird, offers a fully integrated holistic way of tackling cancer based upon global research. Read |
 | A new study questions whether the premise that delivering babies at local primary care facilities will reduce maternal and infant deaths is, in fact, correct... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | DANIEL DERCKSEN There are three new films to watch this week, including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Office Christmas Party and The Nutcracker Ballet. Read |
 | Jamie Oliver, celebrity chef and food campaigner, and Whisky Creek Brands have opened the South African Jamie's Italian restaurant in the vibrant Melrose Arch Boulevard, north of Johannesburg. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | With a single 1970s train in orange livery and a little crowdfunding help, a plucky Berlin startup is challenging the might of Germany's state rail operator... Read |
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| Property |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON Real estate group Growthpoint Properties' first foray into Eastern Europe has received a mixed reaction from one South African fund manager who is concerned its investment in Romania is too small to move the fund's needle... Read |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON SA's listed property sector continues to feed investor appetite, having raised about R153bn in the past six years... Read |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON The much-anticipated merger of New Europe Property Investments (Nepi) and Rockcastle Global Real Estate looks set to go ahead... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | The recovery in SA's tourism sector continued in October, when income for the tourist accommodation industry increased 7.9% from a year earlier... Read |
 | Tourism is one sector that stands to benefit from a relatively weaker currency, so the hospitality industry can expect a busy festive season... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | SUSI ASTENGO Research shows that people don't leave jobs, they leave managers. However, fixed as your boss may be in his or her ways, you can always learn methods to manage them better. The secret is to "manage up" without letting them know you are doing so... Read |
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| ICT |
 | BRETT PARKER "When you're finished changing, you're finished," said the wise Benjamin Franklin. But we don't need to take his word for it... Read |
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