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| Marketing & Media |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: Twitter on Thursday began rolling out changes to let people pack more into tweets, subtracting from the character count names of those being replied to in posts... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Aileen Lamb succeeds Bridget McCarney as MD of New Media, of which McCarney is now the CEO, both effective 2 April... Read |
 | HADLEE SIMONS It's almost become an unspoken fact over the years that social media has a major problem with fake followers. Now, two writers have brought the problem into the open by running a dummy Instagram account and buying fake followers in the process... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS The nation wasn't in much of a jokey state of mind this past weekend due to the political climate, but there were a few April Fools' Day funnies to brighten the mood... Read |
 | CHRIS BREWER As we stare down the political abyss brought on by Mr Bumble and wonder what on earth is going to happen next, I began wondering if the advertising industry isn't in a similar position... Read |
 | The SodaStream NanoDrop campaign on 1 April, featured humorous video content starring Paris Hilton, who appeared to debut the latest invention from her ‘Paris Hilton Institute of Plastic Pollution Solutions' (Phipps) - NanoDrop ‘a highly condensed sparkling water.' Read |
 | Research shows a link between healthy workplace culture and working spaces, and the impacts these have on the heads, hearts and hands of staff that take your brand to market. Read |
 | After more than a decade on 5FM, DJ Fresh has described his move to Metro FM as a "30-year-long dream come true"... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Lack of visible house numbers in the townships often results in unnecessary delays in emergency treatment and sometimes, death. Grey Africa's CCO Fran Luckin and head of design Kean Hartnady explain how Grey's Satellifes campaign is saving lives... Read |
 | CÉSAR VACCHIANO Nowadays, as we are gradually coming out of a global recession and economic crisis in which communication agencies have been greatly affected, all agencies of all disciplines have continued to compete ferociously for local clients... Read |
 | “It's a lovely story about a girl and a boy, and at the end of the film you are absolutely shocked that you missed the boy entering the school with a gun because you were distracted by their love story.” That's how Gaston Bigio, CCO at David and One Show film juror, introduced the entry that was a delight for him to watch... Read |
 | “They're extremely sour candies and the posters were extremely simple, beautiful shots, portraits of people with the candy in their mouths with their faces extremely puckered. It's beautiful craft.” That's how Steve Persico, GCD at Leo Burnett Toronto and One Show print and outdoor juror, introduced the entry that was a delight for him to watch. Read |
 | “I really love the idea because it's utilising technology... repurposed in a really ingenious way to make everyday life easier.” That's how Masashi Kawamura, ECD and founder at Party in Tokyo and One Mobile juror, introduced the entry that was a delight for him to watch... Read |
 | DDB Mozambique wins big at the 4th Lusophone Annual Festival of creativity held in Lisbon, Portugal... Read |
 | Satellite services in Africa are making a comeback as Africa enters a new ‘space race' for satellite connectivity across the continent... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Swedish retailer H&M has continued on its winning streak in SA, dodging the malaise to which domestic retail players have succumbed... Read |
 | Consumers are most willing to engage brands with new technology if they feel that they are in control of their experience... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The palm tree-destroying Red Palm Weevil has rapidly spread across the globe, threatening date and coconut production if its advance is not stopped... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Next week will see Jaguar Classic debut its first ‘Reborn' Jaguar E-type at the Techno-Classica Essen show in Germany. Read |
 | TOKYO, Japan: Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has changed its name to Subaru Corporation with effect from 1 April 2017... Read |
 | Kingsley Holgate's last Land Rover Defender, nicknamed Ndhlovokazi (the great she-elephant), is going on auction this week... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The Competition Commission has referred a supplier of the main ingredient in RDP bricks to the Competition Tribunal for charging excessive prices... Read |
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| Education |
 | Thousands of students are fuming because they have yet to receive their national students financial aid scheme grants nearly four months into the year... Read |
 | A post-graduate qualification in public sector financial management has been launched by SAIPA and UWC's School of Government... Read |
 | Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape Province opened additional education and boarding facilities, funded by the TK Foundation, at the Lawhill Maritime Centre in Simon's Town last week... Read |
 | Two university campuses have been shut and thousands of students left in limbo after the National Student Financial Aid Scheme failed to release living allowances... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | TARRYN ORFORD There is some confusion in the oil and gas industry around the terms conventional and unconventional with respect to oil and gas projects... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | Civil society needs to step up and fight for better access to food, says Professor Ebenezer Durojaye of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape... Read |
 | STEPHEN DEVEREUX A national sigh of relief should follow the Constitutional Court ruling that ensures the uninterrupted payment of social grants in South Africa... Read |
 | NALEDI SHANGE Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has thrown his weight behind a project to root out discrimination and the marginalisation of small, black-owned law firms, especially by state enterprises... Read |
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| Finance |
 | RAYMOND PARSONS The removal of Pravin Gordhan and Mcebisi Jonas on dubious grounds had a very negative impact on markets and investor confidence... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA An increase in cancer-related insurance claims might not necessarily be a bad thing... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | The first medical school since the advent of democracy is set to be built in Limpopo... Read |
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| Legal |
 | LEANA ENGELBRECHT The recent Brazilian meat scandal serves as a reminder to South Africa consumers that they should insist on knowing the origin and contents of the meat they purchase... Read |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE When I saw the headlines on Friday stating the Western Cape High Court had declared the use of marijuana at home legal, I believed someone had shot off an early April Fool's joke... Read |
 | LOUIS BOTHA SARS has released Binding Private Ruling 262 (BPR 262) on 30 January 2017 and Binding General Ruling (Income Tax) 42 (BGR 42) on 22 March 2017, both of which deal with the issues of whether free transport for employees is a fringe benefit. Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | ISSUED BY RAND SHOW Snow in Gauteng? Unlikely. In April? Only with Danone! An avalanche of frozen yoghurt fun awaits Rand Show visitors this year... Read |
 | RUTH COOPER Cape Town is a pretty spectacular-looking city (truth, no bias) - on a scale of super model hotness, it's winning all the beauty pageants in my eyes. I got to experience a new side of the Mother City's good looks last week and have to say this might be the best angle yet. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | KARL GERNETZKY Rashid Wally, chairman of low-cost airline Mango, has resigned and taken up a similar role at the African airline Fastjet in London... Read |
 | MUMBAI, India: CEO Magazine has released its top 25 list of fastest growing companies serving the logistics ecosystem in India... Read |
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| Property |
 | SINDY PETERS Founded in 1982 by William ‘Bill' Rawson, the Rawson property brand is a familiar one to many... Read |
 | In the past decade, a technological evolution avalanche has completely changed how consumers acquire just about everything... Read |
 | Investing in student accommodation remains a highly attractive option provided you buy the right kind of property in the right location, says Bill Rawson, chairman of the Rawson Property Group... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | NICCI BOTHA Bucket lists are notoriously fickle things. Just when you think you've got it sorted something else comes along that bumps everything else off... Read |
 | Emirates and Etihad airlines will tighten screening for passengers flying to Australia this week after the country imposed new requirements for enhanced explosives detection... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | ESTELLE ELLIS The Eastern Cape Department of Health has urged people not to apply for jobs that were advertised internally, saying that an employee had advertised vacancies that had not been approved... Read |
 | ANNELIZE VAN RENSBURG It is unusual to speak of honesty in terms of corporate advantage. Yet corporate honesty is a fundamental means of guarding against reputational damage... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced Amazon Connect, a self-service, cloud-based contact centre service... Read |
 | LAGOS, Nigeria: South African telecoms giant MTN has paid nearly $100m of a $1.7bn fine for failing to disconnect unregistered SIM cards in Nigeria... Read |
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