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Opera's State of the mobile web report Q1 2018 reveals one-third of the surveyed internet users believe a mobile browser offers them more privacy features than a standalone social media app... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards announced its 2018 award-winners of which seven awards have been awarded to South Africa!... Read |
 | Dorothy Ghettuba is the CEO of Spielworks Media, a TV, film, and digital media production company based in Kenya. She talks about her journey... Read |
 | A history of African women in film will be presented at the DISCOP Zanzibar and Africa in Motion Film Festival (AiM) in Zanzibar this year... Read |
 | BBC Studios announced at MIPTV this week that Africa has secured over 300 hours of programming from across its portfolio since the start of 2018... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Italian-inspired restaurant franchise Col'Cacchio has added an engaging element to their dining experience that would hold special appeal for their social media-savvy customers... Read |
 | Coca-Cola Beverages Africa has announced the opening of its new head office in Port Elizabeth. The building will house the largest Coca-Cola bottler on the African continent... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The demand for macadamia nuts in China is on the rise and has local farmers feeling optimistic. And for good reason... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | LOZ BLAIN Ford isn't mincing words at the launch of its all-new Focus lineup, claiming it's "quite simply, the best car in our 114-year history." Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | JAY BHAGWAN The death of five-year-old Lumka Mthethwa who fell into a pit latrine at her school in the Eastern Cape shook us all... Read |
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| Education |
 | The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) announced a significant scale up of its CapaCiTi technology skills and job readiness programmes yesterday, 11 April 2018... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | SEBASTIAN MHOFU Lawmakers in Zimbabwe are preparing to summon ex-president Robert Mugabe to answer for his management of the diamond sector, which he nationalised in 2016... Read |
 | JEFF MBANGA The government of Uganda has signed the contract for the construction of the $4bn oil refinery, offering further clarity on how the country's oil resources will be exploited... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | SUSANNA WHAWELL The glass ceiling is an idea familiar to many. It refers to the invisible barrier that seems to exist in many fields and which prevents women from achieving senior positions... Read |
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| Finance |
 | JOON CHONG AND WESLEY GRIMM The proposed debt relief measures in the 2017 amendments to section 19 and paragraph 12A of the Eighth Schedule of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (ITA) did not provide much relief to assist companies in financial distress... Read |
 | While cognitive technology is making inroads into other business sectors, it seems CFOs have remained somewhat on the sidelines... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Experts from 27 countries have developed consensus on which diagnostic tests should be deemed 'essential' by the World Health Organisation... Read |
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| Legal |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE AfriForum has filed criminal charges against National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams and six other senior members of the National Prosecuting Authority, following the receipt of an anonymous letter containing detailed allegations of serious misconduct... Read |
 | The Department of Labour says the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill and supporting Basic Conditions of Employment and Labour Relations Bills are currently before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Labour, for consideration.... Read |
 | Emile Myburgh has won the 2017 LexisNexis Prize for Legal Practitioners for the best article by a practising attorney published in De Rebus, for his piece on 'Holding delinquent directors personally liable'... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The 2018 AfrikaBurn Festival will be held from 23-29 April 2018 at the Stonehenge Private Reserve, just over 300 kilometres from Cape Town. The seven-day festival aims to promote communal effort through eccentric, expressive costumes and artistic creations. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | DYLAN GOVENDER According to current statistics produced by SARS' manifest processing system (MPR), the country's road modality is at 76% when it comes to electronic submission compliance with sea and air lagging at 50% and 24% respectively... Read |
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| Property |
 | Housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | WYNAND SMIT 'Bring your own device' is frowned upon in many professional sectors, with legitimate fears around data security. Hospitality-based businesses, however, should not ignore the fact that their market is dedicated to a culture of BYOD... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The V&A Waterfront has launched a free audio walking tour, giving visitors insight into the history of the property and its evolution from an industrial port to one of the country's top attractions... Read |
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| ICT |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG Google has announced that its Google Go app, which provides a "lighter, faster way to search", is now available locally... Read |
 | Applications are now open for the third cycle of the tech accelerator Innovate Ventures Accelerator, based in Hargeisa, Somaliland. This year's programme will accept 12 startups and will invest up to $30,000... Read |
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