PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE How a buyer's agent can save you time and money[Lauren Staley] Purchasing property is quite often a time consuming and chaotic task, with which the average homebuyer has fairly limited knowledge and experience. | |
EDUCATION & TRAINING Tertiary education takes steps to meet market needs[Abram Molelemane and Anton Ressel] Many international education institutions are making internship and workplace readiness training an essential and compulsory part of their syllabus. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Embracing m-commerce[Robyn Hazekamp] Okay, so it doesn't exactly flow off the tongue, but it is certainly worthy of attention: m-commerce (mobile commerce) is the next generation of e-commerce... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Partygoers set to get even trendier with Trender app[Leigh Andrews] Ever wished for a location-based photo app where you can see where your friends are in real-time? Trender is here to make your wishes come true... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Harnessing data effectively[Premie Naicker] Organisations of all sizes, and across all industries, understand how vital business intelligence (BI) is to the effective and efficient running of the business... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA ttrumpeting the good news about business chat on mobile apps[Leigh Andrews] Businesses should always be looking for new ways to communicate with customers, but is approaching them on mobile chat platforms a step too far? Grant Theis, co-founder of ttrumpet, disagrees... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Creating shopper chemistry for brands[Danette Breitenbach] Macy's in New York City calls itself the world's largest store. Not only is this not true, but no-one cares because in the new world of retail and shoppers, choice is not a differentiator... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Strong leadership: critical to building South Africa's competitiveness[Miller Matola] In South Africa, the role of leadership is crucial because it forms the back bone of the fabric of our societies and is a major source of inspiration for millions of citizens to do things differently to achieve excellence... | |
AUTOMOTIVE Importance of IT for automotive industry[Michael Frans] The automotive industry has become increasingly competitive in the past few years with manufacturers and brands jostling for a leadership position in both international and local markets. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Tough tyke Cross joins Caddy clan[Henrie Geyser] Volkswagen has expanded its popular people mover range with the introduction of its 7-speed DSG transmission in its 103kW Kombi, and it has also increased its lifestyle footprint with the addition of a new Cross Caddy model. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA SmartCaptcha puts point-of-sale ROI tracking in the picture[Leigh Andrews] Ready for a point-of-sale tracking revolution? SmartCaptcha is here to help brands better manage their point-of-purchase display executions and spend into the retail trade... in real-time. | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Next-gen networking to enable megatrends[Brent Lees] While the enterprise looks to disruptive trends, such as cloud, mobility and big data, to drive business innovation and greater revenues, the IT department is well aware that traditional networks and data centres may not be up to the challenge of supporting these new technology demands. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Woody Allen spins Magic in the Moonlight[Daniel Dercksen] The future is unveiled for a dubious debunker of spiritual mediums in Woody Allen's witty and charming Magic in the Moonlight. | |
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY Franschhoek's Last Word on intimate luxury[Brian Berkman] The Last Word Franschhoek, an intimate, exquisite boutique hotel on the Main Road in South Africa's culinary capital, delivers on its promise of top-drawer luxury and personalised attention. | |
LEGAL Newmont discontinues arbitration after export restriction[Jackwell Feris] On 30 June 2014 the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) received a request for arbitration from Nusa Tenggara Partnership B.V. and PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (Newmont)... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Can advertising satisfy?[Senzo Xulu] As I sat in front of my computer screen during the latter part of June, as has become my yearly custom, I attentively followed the action from the 2014 Cannes Festival of Creativity... | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Masterful Streetcar Named Desire[Daniel Dercksen] Filmed live theatre on the big screen has never been more invigorating than with the Young Vic Theatre's bold-and-imaginative staging of Tennessee Williams' beloved A Streetcar Named Desire. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Do you suffer from glossophobia?[Marion Scher] You've probably never heard of glossophobia before. Neither had I till I looked it up. The definition: speech anxiety - fear of public speaking or of speaking in general... |