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 | VAUGHAN PATTERSON Publishers have made their bread and butter off textbooks for longer than students have endured on microwave noodles and crackers... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS It's tough for a brand that's quite obviously Scottish to make its mark on local shores, but that's not to say it can't be done. Vongani Chinkanda, Diageo Reserve's marketing manager, explains... Read |
 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL A major cause for concern is brewing in the South African media, advertising and communication industry. A trend that was recently blown wide open in the United States by the American Association of Advertisers (ANA) is also taking place on our shores on a seemingly widespread scale... Read |
 | KHULEKANI MAGUBANE Journalists face increased restrictions of access and movement during President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address... Read |
 | PETER SEARLL Many attempts at consolidated research have not been successful in this highly competitive space in Africa… Read |
 | Next week, Johannesburg will be home to the largest entrepreneurial event in Africa... Read |
 | Twitter on Tuesday unveiled a new initiative to crack down on "abusive accounts," in the latest attempt by the social network to curb online harassment… Read |
 | TINA TRINH Mastercard has launched a new digital marketplace for East African farmers to sell their crops and receive payment via their mobile telephones. Read |
 | The guy who co-invented CAPTCHAs, who co-founded the ingenious language-learning app, Duolingo, and who sold two projects to Google in his 20s, is going to be speaking at Design Indaba next month... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Joel Churcher, BBC Worldwide Africa's vice-president and general manager explains the BBC global brand's current footprint in South Africa, impact of their recent local award wins and plans to expand across the continent in the coming months... Read |
 | Vodacom, Kaduna State partner to launch ICT development initiative in Nigeria to support mass service delivery in healthcare, education and agriculture … Read |
 | Hundreds of Nigerians took to the streets in Lagos on Monday to protest against the government's handling of the country's economic crisis and to demand solutions to a crippling recession… Read |
 | NEW YORK - The New York Times said on Wednesday it had teamed up with the online service Spotify in bid to lure subscribers with a "news and music experience"... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Brimstone Invest Corporation, which owns 85% of Sea Harvest's shareholding, has announced that it will list the company on the JSE... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | A type of charcoal made from eucalyptus trees could provide the solution to South Africa's polluted water... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Kaizer Chiefs and Toyota South Africa have signed a partnership agreement which makes the car manufacturer the official motor vehicle supplier of the club... Read |
 | Mazda Motor Corporation has appointed Craig Roberts as new managing director of Mazda Southern Africa as of 1 April 2017... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Kansai Plascon Africa Limited (KPAL), a subsidiary of Kansai Paint, recently announced the acquisition of 100% of Sadolin Paints' operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Burundi... Read |
 | The Vinyls SA 2017 Conference is set to take place on Wednesday, 7 June 2017, at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg... Read |
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| Education |
 | NIRVANI DHEVCHARRAN Imagine you are a high school learner struggling with the textbook in front of you. You point your smartphone and ta-da – a video pops up on screen... Read |
 | IBM has launched its $70 million (approximately R945 million) digital education initiative, “IBM Digital - Nation Africa”, aimed at building much-needed digital, cloud, and cognitive IT skills on the continent... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) has been sponsored by outside agencies and could become a model to allow corporations to continue looting Africa's resources... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA The Africa Mining Vision compact lays out 12 principles, ostensibly to close existing gaps between mining communities, the private sector and governments.... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | Konica Minolta South Africa, a division of Bidvest Office, has assisting in the development, training and creation of New Circle Green Solutions... Read |
 | ETTIENE RETIEF Reducing greenhouse gases is a commitment under the Paris Agreement, but the proposed carbon tax will not yield the desired results on its own... Read |
 | Ryan Hammond has been appointed CEO of Cookhouse Windfarm, Umoya Wind Farm and REISA Solar PV... Read |
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| Finance |
 | ROULA HADJIPASCHALIS Financially strained governments pressing for higher revenue collections and media and public attitudes hardening against perceived corporate tax avoidance... Read |
 | President Zuma has been harshly criticised for delaying the FICA amendment bill, but the warrantless search change could be unconstitutional... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | An urgent call to overhaul of the entire mental healthcare system in Gauteng has been made by the SASOP, in response to the health ombud's report on the deaths of mentally ill patients... Read |
 | Although many African countries' increased focus on strengthening their healthcare systems has led to improved outcomes, the continent still faces huge challenges... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Britain must pay to leave the EU in the same way as friends going to the pub must pay for their round of drinks, the European Commission said on Tuesday... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | MARTIN MYERS Howie Combrink is no stranger to the South African music scene. He plays drums and guitar in acoustic pop band Watershed, as well as performing and recording as a solo artist. Read |
 | With ULTRA South Africa around the corner, organisers have released the full and final lineup including all artist and stage information for attendees heading to the shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Read |
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| Property |
 | JOHN LOOS Emigration is something of a cyclical phenomenon, it would appear... Read |
 | RONALD ENNIK Gauteng homeowners – both existing and aspirant – should not be daunted by the current flat-lining trend in residential property prices, but rather focus on the growth of the capital portion of the investment at the time of purchase... Read |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON The bosses of SA's two largest locally based real estate companies are becoming increasingly concerned that political risks have increased in SA recently, placing pressure upon a sector that is trying to perform in a sluggish economy... Read |
 | Cape Town and Joburg have made the top 50 international housing markets favoured by ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals purchasing luxury real estate, according to the Global Property Handbook's Alpha Cities Index... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Minister Hanekom had bilateral discussions with Dr Ahmadipour on growing tourism bilateral relations between Iran and South Africa... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | MARI SCHOURIE There's no doubt 2017 will be a shape-shifting year when it comes to the ways in which we work... Read |
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| ICT |
 | This year, independent developer conference DevConf, will have a bigger venue, broader focus, and 700-strong crowd... Read |
 | BENJAMIN BRANDALL Twitter is public, unfiltered, uncensored, and often an aggressive place. It can be harsh for software companies to combat the constant influx of negativity... Read |
 | As we launch into 2017, it is clear that data will be one of the prevalent assets which a business or a corporation can possess... Read |
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