 | FINANCE & INSURANCE  Source: I-Net The recent movement in the rand saw the currency move to multiple year lows (or highs depending how you look at it) to the US dollar and subsequently rebounded last week. Movements like these don't only impact the cost of forex for your overseas holiday next month, but also impact on your local and international investments. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Alastair Haarhoff] On-shelf packaging and packaging design serves as the constant visual identifier between brand and consumer, ensuring brand consistency and long term equity.
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 | FINANCE & INSURANCE  [Wade Witbooi] In recent times there has been escalating interest surrounding index investing. Although index investment funds have been around in the industry for a while, they have recently caught the eye of the investor, primarily due to their beneficial cost structures and an inability of a large portion of active managers to beat their respective indices.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Mfundo Ntsibande] It's an exciting time for radio in SA. With so many radio stations with different value propositions, listeners are spoilt for choice.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Katlego Ledimo] I am one of those people who would like to excel in everything (well not everything) but in most things. "It's because you are an Aries," they say. Unfortunately I do not believe them because I know other exceling 'heads' that are not part of my Zodiac sign.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Mark Schefermann] A sad reality is that in 2013 there are still brands wanting to set Facebook "Likes" as their main objective. The question is not how many "Likes" you have but rather what you do with them and whether they come from relevant "fans" - ultimately brand advocates. (video) |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [James Hurford] It's no coincidence that people who write well do well. Writing well is one of the best ways to advance your career, no matter what it might be.
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 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS  [Kevin Phillips] Most accountants and auditors know the "fraud triangle", the combination of incentive, opportunity and rationalisation that creates a risk that an employee will attempt to defraud his company.
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 | LEGAL  [Richard Marcus] One million tyres consumed monthly in South Africa will, as a result of the approval of the implementation of the REDISA Plan, now be recycled effectively and productively. The plan has been praised by international experts as best practice and may form the blueprint for future recycling plans in other waste streams.
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 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Ruth Cooper] You know you're at a classic old-school rock shindig when the elderly gentleman (with the manic bouncing knee) sitting next to you has brought binoculars. Granted, we were seated rather far back and even my youthful(ish) eyes could have used the aid of some magnification. |
 | EDUCATION & TRAINING  [Clyde Thomas] World of Warcraft has been described as "more addictive than crack cocaine". Players can spend up to 16 hours, without a break, playing the game and often neglect their physical needs. Imagine the learning power that could be achieved by harnessing the kind of intense concentration and enjoyment provided by games.
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 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS  [Jed Hewson] If you were to ask a roomful of IT professionals what the cloud is, and whether businesses should move some (or all) of their processes to the cloud - you are likely to get a diverse range of answers.
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 | EDUCATION & TRAINING  [Mike le Plastrier] We all know the complaints regarding skills shortages and the outsourcing of jobs offshore, but this doesn't have to be so. South Africa may not be overpopulated by rocket scientists (although we do have some), but we've certainly got human resources equal to the task of handling many skilled jobs in the mining and manufacturing industries.
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 | AUTOMOTIVE
[Henrie Geyser] It's big, brash and as long and wide as a barge on the Thames but the Chrysler 300C SRT8 has got character and personality second to none and an attitude that gives a reverse victory sign to just about everything else on the road. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Athar Naser] In our ongoing exploration of content marketing and our attempts to bring it to life, we're going to shed a little more light through a real-life example of 'stratospheric' proportion.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Dylan Balkind] I was too young to remember what advertising was like in South Africa in the dark ages (Apartheid). I can only assume the emerging markets were all but disregarded and were considered a non-event when it came to buying power.
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 | ESG & SUSTAINABILITY
[Beverley Klein] The African Marine Debris Summit held at Kirstenbosch from 6 - 7 June 2013, proved both concerning and hopeful at the same time. The companies and people involved are committed to aiding seals, sharks, whales, birds and turtles. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Tatenda Chiweshe] The Gauteng billboard market, the largest in South Africa, is estimated at R540m a year and has a stock level of approximately 3,000 faces. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Daniel Dercksen] The arresting allure of love, loving and being loved is wittingly explored in Same Time Next Year, now playing at the Kalk Bay Theatre until 22 June. |
