 | PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE  [Liezl Hesketh] Should investing in residential property really be left only to the experts? Those who purchase several buildings at a time or who buy, fix, and immediately sell - a process known as flipping? Should it be left exclusively to those who have a large investment portfolio or purchase only in the most upmarket areas? According to several recent articles, there are certainly people who hold this belief.
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 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Eugene Yiga] Winter is coming and I can't think of a better way to fight the cold than with some hearty Italian cuisine. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Nina Timm] Yup, winter is definitely here and I can feel Jack Frost nibbling at my nose at night and early mornings when I get up to get everything ready for school. It's the time of year when we start eating more stews and soups. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Claire Cobbledick] Strategic thinkers and marketers have been drilling the concept of a unique selling point or differentiator into our heads. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Jenny Reid] Social media is a bit like a naïve teen's house party. Think of it as an endless online party where everyone is invited, everyone can listen or join in, or watch, at any time. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Struan Campbell] The ability of sponsoring brands to engage in credible conversations, and produce relevant content in real-time around their properties is a definite requirement, not just a nice-to-have. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Lana Hindmarch] Writers have long been using the 'show, don't tell' principle to absorb their readers and recently businesses began doing the same with video. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Catherine Milward-Bridges] Content is a key driver on social media. Whether you create it yourself, or simply share it, your content needs to be relevant and useful. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Lyndsey Moorhouse] Companies that want to drive the maximum return on investment out of their efforts to train users to use new business systems and processes, should let their training needs dictate the technology they use, rather than allowing technology to drive the training strategy.
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 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS  [Simon Campbell-Young] Scarcely a day goes by without a report of a breach, or a new threat raising its ugly head. Cyber criminals are increasingly cunning and devious, writing malware to bypass almost every security control.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Susannah Holz] When a lifting equipment dealership servicing almost the entire of West Africa challenged us to help them deepen their customer relationships, I knew that content would be key.
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 | HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT
[Juliette Attwell] In this week's column we look at when and how to ask for a raise, whether or not you should wait around for your dream job to become available, and how a period of unemployment looks on your CV. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Louise Burgers] There is one massive sector of the market that seems to withstand any and all attempts to provide a better experience for the consumer... in-store retail. |
 | RETAIL
[Aki Kalliatakis] Where does tipping staff end - I just stopped off at a garage next to the highway to fill up my Smart and grab some breakfast. Petrol cost me R360, plus a R10 tip, breakfast was R63 plus a R17 tip. I also gave the roaming car park attendant another R5 for "looking after my car." |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[JS Smit] The newsletter always had the odds stacked against it. If it's not hard news and it's not a letter what exactly is it? I don't know. But here's five tips to make yours a must-read. |
 | EDUCATION & TRAINING
[Genevieve Allen] In January 2014, it was announced that the amended national norms and standards for school funding had been gazetted and implemented. The funding policy details how much government money each public school will receive - depending on their rankings. |
| IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS  Alan Knott-Craig has stepped down as Cell C's Chief Executive. Image: Cell C. Alan Knott-Craig has stepped down as Chief Executive of Cell C and is to become an executive board member of the company. |
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