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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

The bounty of Babylonstoren

[Ruth Cooper] Fortunately, my line of work allows me to dine and drink at some of our best local offerings (no complaints here); however last Friday was the first time that I was lucky enough to experience the amazing Babel at Babylonstoren in Paarl.

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LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT

Why is outsourcing still a dirty word?

[Kate Stubbs] Amongst South African business leaders, outsourcing is still something of a dirty word. For many, it denotes weakness and an inability to properly grow and manage...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

About Neuroscience, whorehouses and advertising

[Erik Du Plessis] When I worked in advertising in the 1970s, a popular joke was: "Don't tell my mother I work in advertising; she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse..."

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

#YouthMonth: Q&A with Palesa Mokubung

[Ruth Cooper] Award-winning designer and creator of Afro-chic fashion label Mantsho, Palesa Mokubung chats to us for #YouthMonth about her newly opened store, as well as fashion and youth culture in SA.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

The real "big idea"

[Walter Pike] I have become fascinated by the idea of ideas...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

"Why you don't need an innovation department to foster innovation."

72andSunny's Jarvis, Cole and Boiler.

[Ann Nurock] If ever there was a title for a talk that didn't live up to its name it was this one by 72andSunny...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

The user experience

[Andre Trollip] We've been focused on the user experience since we began our business, streamlining and simplifying, with the aim of creating a seamless mobile interaction...

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FINANCE & INSURANCE

Radical is the new normal at FNB

Yolande Steyn

[Nicci Botha] The whole payment mechanism space is evolving, and Innovation is not about cool gimmicks, but rather creating a meaningful internal and external environment...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#YouthMonth: Today's design students, tomorrow's design entrepreneurs

Stru by Sabelo Sibisi © Ryno Fourie.

[Leigh Andrews] With the country's unemployment rate having jumped from 24.5% to 26.7% in the first quarter of 2016 alone, there's never been a better time to nurture the youth's entrepreneurial spirit. Here's how two design students have already started their entrepreneurial journeys...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#YouthMonth: Campaigning for free with Generation Z

[Pasqua Heard] Absa Retail Bank recently redesigned their Absa MegaU product and launched a new campaign aimed at generation Z and founded on the various meanings of the word 'free'...

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Jesse Clegg ft. Shekhinah release the music video for Breathing. Created by Quinton Lavery of Passing Trains, the video is a visual spectacle of practical lighting effects done with the help of Bad Weather's Jonathan Bandli and Andrew Bosman

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Ruth Cooper

Carlson Rezidor Group food and drink conference

Tourist and hospitality leaders, The Carlson Rezidor Group, hosted their first food and drinks conference in South Africa, at the Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town, Newlands on the 8 and 9 June 2016.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Transformational leadership for an inclusive and diverse digital industry - IAB South Africa

[Musa Kalenga] More people on the planet own mobile phones than toothbrushes. These levels of mobile technology adoption have created the ability for people that were previously "excluded" to be part and parcel of local and global business...

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Lesley Svenson

The Castle Lite Unlocks J.Cole concert

The rapper brought his classic hit Dreams to life on Saturday night at the Ticketpro Dome as he captivated more than 20 000 of his fans with his stage presence and charisma.

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Today sees the official release of a brand new song and video from Medicine Boy, entitled E.V.I.L.

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

Ten reasons why you should explore the Makgadikgadi Pans

[Jarred Manasse] For the majority of the year, the Makgadikgadi Pans is extremely desolate, waterless and arid. However, during the wet season, Makgadigadi offers excellent wildlife viewing...

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Diamond Thug release the official music video for 'Mind's Eye', the second single off debut EP: 'Monday Will Have to Wait'.

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ENERGY & MINING

#YouthMonth: From humble beginnings to the cover of Forbes Africa

[Nicci Botha] Not many 28 year olds have achieved what Obinwanne Okeke has, includings gracing the cover of one of the world's most influential business journals.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Roles of sales critical in customer-centric environment

[Quinton Pienaar] The role of sales is underestimated, as it has had to evolve dramatically, because of the connected world we live in, and adapt to the new customer that this has bred...

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Transformational leadership for an inclusive and diverse digital industry - IAB South Africa