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 | BRENDAN SEERY We keep hearing how irresponsible South Africans are with their money and, coming from a family history of little money and not wasting resources, it does sometimes astound me how people in this country live for today with little thought of tomorrow... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with ‘bi-techtual' technophile Kerri-Ann Hamilton, who serves as creative manager, mind reader and magician at Jam Media... Read |
 | 5G will pave the way for a new era of digital transformation and the next generation of ultra-high broadband infrastructures… Read |
 | Tech startup, Controvert Media has implemented the use of artificial intelligence robots to automatically write and post news articles on the internet… Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS On a cold, drizzly morning, the first CreativeMornings event of the year took place at Friends of Design on Bree Street, Cape Town. Roughly 60 early birds braved the welcome rain and attended the session before their work day began… Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS There's an excited buzz in the air as inboxes ping with confirmation tickets to next week's Design Indaba extravaganza. Here's what you can look forward to if your ticket grants you access to one of the simulcast sessions… Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Following the announcement of bilingual Ideas/Idees magazine being closed down by Media24 late last year, editor Terena le Roux approached management to transfer ownership into her name. Now the owner of startup publishing company IdeesFabriek (Ideas Factory), Le Roux says it really was that straightforward... Read |
 | Digital money transfer service hits 10,000 in unique transactions per month in Tanzania, via WorldRemit… Read |
 | DHL's On Demand Delivery service in Sub-Saharan Africa is making online shopping easier in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Tanzania, with more countries being added… Read |
 | Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town has been appointed lead agency for KFC's New Africa Markets… Read |
 | LOUISE MARSLAND Famine has been officially declared in South Sudan; and warnings issued for other parts of the Horn of Africa. Five million people are at immediate risk, including 1.4 million children across Africa… Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The Super Bowl draws 190m eyes, and brands pay the equivalent of R65m for a spot during the game. Of the viewers, nearly a quarter say the television commercials (TVCs) are the most important part of the event, and would rather go to the loo during the game. Despite this, 2017 was one of the weakest years in Super Bowl history for TVCs... Read |
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| Retail |
 | A few years ago, South Africans were sceptical about shopping online but, with improved security systems, better access to technology, a wider range of choice... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | 4.9 million people - more than 40 percent of South Sudan's population - are in need of urgent food, agriculture and nutrition assistance... Read |
 | The South African blueberry industry is in a period of robust growth, due to high demand from the UK and the EU for blueberries, in particular, as well as nascent domestic interest... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ANÉ THERON While we'd all prefer to drive a luxury seven-seater SUV, most of us are not in a financial position to do so. Here's a list of the least expensive choices on offer in South Africa... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Barloworld Equipment and Caterpillar recently launched Technicians for Africa, a free foundation training programme, in Tete Province, Mozambique... Read |
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| Education |
 | The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has invested about R175.6 million to ensure that students and staff with disabilities have improved access to university facilities... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Sibanye Gold's acquisition of Stillwater Mining Company has been approved by the SARB in terms of exchange control regulations... Read |
 | President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned Uganda's first gold refinery with a promise to abolish royalty taxes to boost the sector.... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has invested about R175.6m to ensure that students and staff with disabilities have improved access to university facilities... Read |
 | DEBBIE HASKI-LEVENTHAL AND MEHRDOKHT POURNADER More than 90% of business students in a study on corporate social responsibility said they would be willing to sacrifice some percentage of their future salary to work for a responsible employer... Read |
 | SHARAD SINHA Let me ask you a question. Are you periodically forced to buy a new laptop because the technology – hardware or software – in your current laptop is no longer supported even though it's fully functional? Read |
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| Finance |
 | PROFESSOR ANDRÉ ROUX First, the good news: The macro-economic backdrop to this year's budget speech is not quite as intimidating as a year ago... Read |
 | The global trend towards lower corporate tax rates puts South Africa at a crossroads, with the choice being economic growth or generating additional revenue... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | The new tax on SSBs can't stand alone in addressing obesity and related lifestyle diseases, and must form part of an integrated education plan... Read |
 | A $100m paediatric haematology-oncology treatment network has been created in public-private partnerships between American institutions and the governments of Botswana, Uganda and Malawi... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Suspected illegal cigarettes worth R18 million were seized at the weekend in Johannesburg, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Tuesday... Read |
 | JOHAN BOTES Whether it's a result of lapping up Suits or Law & Order is an open question, but we frequently see employees misconceiving their rights and obligations when faced with allegations of wrongdoing in the workplace... Read |
 | The Competition Commission has filed with the Competition Tribunal a settlement agreement reached with Citibank N.A. for being part of the forex trading cartel... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | On Sunday 26 March Priscilla Queen of the Desert, a critically-acclaimed hit musical based on the Oscar-winning hit film, will make its South African premiere at Artscape, Cape Town. It will run until 23 April and thereafter move to Montecasino's Teatro from 29 April to 18 June. Read |
 | Namibia, and specifically its capital Windhoek, has much to offer tourists. Here is a list of must-do activities in the desert land... Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | GENEVIEVE QUINTAL Gauteng premier David Makhura on Monday assured citizens that any new roads built in the province would not have e-tolls... Read |
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| Property |
 | ADRIAN GOSLETT A trust is a legal entity created by a trust founder that can be used to purchase and own property. Once a trust is created, all assets are placed into the trust by either the trust founder donating the assets to the trust or the trust buying the assets... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Besides the nine properties Blok has launched since its inception in 2014, the urban property developer has also worked on various urban and design intervention projects... Read |
 | The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) has reappointed specialist consultants Rates Watch on a five-year contract to monitor rates policies... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | South Africa saw the arrival of more than 10 million international tourists last year - up 13% from 2015 and well over the global average growth rate for the period... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | A recent survey of office workers across South Africa has revealed the top five things people want from their office space... Read |
 | Burson-Marsteller have launched the Cornerstones Executive Development Programme, designed to develop the future generation of leadership of the firm in South Africa... Read |
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| ICT |
 | According to recent research by Forrester, VR will not be ready for marketers until 2020 and public cloud adoption has increased dramatically in Europe, among other findings... Read |
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