 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Eugene Yiga] The third annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival was launched at Cape Town's Baxter Theatre on Saturday 2 March. Judging by levels of enthusiasm that would rival even the most evangelical church, audiences can look forward to passionate performers creating passionate work over the next few weeks. |
 | RETAIL
[Martin Kingdon] I have always thought that it was common sense to understand as much as possible about the people who were, or would possibly be, actually buying my products in the real world with their real money. Strange then how much money is not spent by brands understanding this. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Chemory Gunko] Being an entrepreneur is scary, there's no doubt about it. There's more responsibility than you ever imagined possible, you're going to be doing all the grunt work PLUS everything else that needs to be done..
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 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Daniel Dercksen] Inspired visionary Henk Pretorius' Fanie Fourie's Lobola is a heavenly Romeo and Juliet fable that happily buries old worn-out issues and cliché's and celebrates an optimistic New South Africa. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Mvelase Peppetta] In the past twelve months or so, what has occurred in the South African digital marketplace can only be described as an explosion of innovation. Whereas "innovation" in the digital marketplace is usually the domain of the small, nimble start-up, South Africans have suddenly started seeing the big retail names they're used to encountering in malls take up position in the digital marketplace. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Brandon Williams] Six times Grammy award-winner Skrillex hosted the Cape Town leg of his Mothership Tour at the Ostrich Farm last weekend. Being a massive dubstep enthusiast, there was simply no way I would miss an event of such epidemic proportions. Not even death could have stopped me. My reanimated corpse would still have found its way past security. |
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|  | LEGAL  [Michelle Dickens] Rent is, in most cases, the biggest monthly expense for the average consumer. So it shouldn't come as a surprise then that scam artists are out to target landlords through identity theft in an effort to avoid paying their dues. This particular type of fraud is quite common - and what is most concerning is how easy it is to become a victim.
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 | FINANCE & INSURANCE  [Will Smith] Is it your hobby to buy and collect exquisite pieces of art? Art collecting is something that a lot of art enthusiasts pride themselves with because aside from being really beautiful, the art pieces have high value. From well-known to less celebrated artists, their artworks cost a lot of money. Sometimes, owners forget about the meaning or how expensive the art piece is until something awful has happened to it.
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 | TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
[Brian Berkman] Contributing Editor, Travel, Brian Berkman asked Linda Coltart, General Manager of Franschhoek's feted Le Quartier Francais Hotel and Restaurants for her view on The Hidden Franschhoek... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Gareth Cliff, DJ and Idols judge, has lent his voice to a Disney show and will be the voice of Ducky Mo-Mo in the Disney production Phineas and Ferb, reports Channel24, and Mail & Guardian reports that the Free State claims it didn't pay R140m for a website, but only R40m... Now that's a relief. |
 | PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE  [John Roberts] When making your decision about buying vs building, there is a selection of issues to consider. Building your own home has the potential to be easier than before, particularly with so many developers offering a predefined set of floor plans and options.
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 | PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
[Mike van Alphen] In response to many requests from estate agents, Rawson Finance, the bond origination division of the Rawson Property Group, has begun issuing a "Rawson Buyers Qualification Certificate". This is an informed assessment of the bond amount that the applicant will receive from most banks. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Nina Timm] Goat's cheese is my new favourite ingredient. These tasty tarts not only require very little baking, but they are also gluten-free, which to me makes this a winning recipe. |
 | EDUCATION & TRAINING  [Chris Moerdyk] There has been a considerable amount of criticism of South Africa's basic education in recent years. Some has been justifiable and some ill considered.
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 | EDUCATION & TRAINING  [Lyndy van den Barselaar] 2013 Grade 11 and 12 pupils need to start preparing for their careers after school, as these actions in the last years of schooling will directly affect career development. Currently, up to 50% of youths aged 15 to 25 are unemployed in South Africa, which means that securing a job after leaving school is a very dim prospect for many matriculants.
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 | CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING
[Werner Franck] Skills development remains a pressing concern in the current South African economy, and the built environment is no exception. With an increasing number of small to medium-size enterprise's (SMME's) emerging in the construction sector, it becomes increasingly challenging for authorities to regulate the level of skills and training of the country's construction workforce. |
 | AUTOMOTIVE
[Henrie Geyser] Local new vehicle sales lost some momentum in February with a gain of only 1.6% over February last year but exports rocketed 22.4% higher than the previous year. While local sales were only up 832 vehicles to 53,220, exports increased by 5,057 to 27,611. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Douglas Kruger] For millennia, we've used ostentatious outward displays of wealth to indicate to the village that 'I am a heap big important cheese'. The S-Class Merc and Gucci shoes of today are really just an extension in trajectory from the feathers and beads of our forebears; a way of saying, 'Behold in awe the very amazingness of me!' |
| EDUCATION & TRAINING [Will Smith] It is a dream of millions of students worldwide to study abroad to give a new shape to their career. Getting a degree from a renowned international university is recognised throughout the world. The foreign universities have the first-class infrastructure and offer a wide range of courses to the students. The universities provide an international exposure to the students, which enable them to get high paid jobs in multinational companies. |
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