ESG & SUSTAINABILITY #DesignMonth: Clover Mama Afrika focuses on empowerment, sustainability[Sindy Peters] What started off as a humble project 13 years ago has blossomed into Clover's flagship CSI programme... | |
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY Hard work ahead to address opportunities in tourism[Enver Duminy] Tourism took a deserved mention in the State President's State of the Nation Address, with the sector viewed as a key area for driving job creation... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #DesignMonth: Blush (Paper Company) is the colour of a beautiful planner[Jessica Tennant] When asked how you are, the typical response used to be ‘Fine, thanks'. These days, it's more often than not ‘So busy!'. All the more reason for a planner to help organise your life and keep your daily schedule in check, and one that you actually would make the time to use and, better still, enjoy... | |
RETAIL Adding AI to retail boosts personalised offerings© Hongqi Zhang via 123RF | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS #DesignMonth: Chatting molluscs and mobile gaming with Thoopid[Lauren Hartzenberg] In 2013 a cheeky garden mollusc on a quest for the perfect shell captured the hearts of mobile gamers young and old. His name was Snailboy... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Amazon wants to take over the boardroom, silence Skype with ChimePicture: Memeburn.com | |
HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT How do we win the 'war for talent'?[Alan Russell] When businesses look for specific skills and experience, the talent pool shrinks considerably. The South African context is even more challenging because only 25% of our labour force is skilled... | |
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING #DesignMonth: Is SA smart-city ready?[Sindy Peters] With the global smart cities market projected to reach $1.56tn by 2020, SA still has much to do in terms of meeting the necessary infrastructure and connectivity requirements to smarten up our cities... | |
AUTOMOTIVE The safest cars in SA under R150,000[Jessica Woodruff] Are you driving one of the safest cars in South Africa under R150k? The AA conducted a report on the best and worst cars considering safety. The AA released its first annual ‘Entry Level Vehicle Safety Report'... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA LIVE: Jacaranda FM launches its new brand positioning with a world first for radio[Jessica Tennant] Jacaranda FM teamed up with advertising agency Halo to create a world first for radio – a live, lip sync, audiovisual campaign. This stunt marks the station's launch of a new brand positioning that promises to deliver more music you love... | |
AUTOMOTIVE Chevrolet blazes a new trail[Henrie Geyser] Chevrolet's big-easy Trailblazer has been given a nifty makeover with a liberal addition of fancy technology and safety features... | |
AUTOMOTIVE Value-for-money motoring entrenched in 2017[Des Fenner] Looking at the changes taking place in the local car buying circles, the 2017 motoring year will mark the entrenchment of value-added, stylish cars in the South African market... | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Putting customers first© J?rg St?ber via 123RF | |
MARKETING & MEDIA China's Weibo is now worth more than Twitter[Andy Walker] Twitter is just not having a good end to the decade. After disappointing Q4 2016 financial results marred the platform's active role in the US Elections, a new report now suggests that Twitter is valued less than its Chinese rival Weibo... | |
Ruth Cooper | [Music] Radio Kalahari Orkes release new video for Bobbejaanvlei - the first single from their new album set for official release in March 2017, entitled Mamba! |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE Emigration, semigration up moderately in recent years[John Loos] Emigration is something of a cyclical phenomenon, it would appear... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #Loeries2017: DDB on the essence of 'creative industry judging'[Leigh Andrews] Liam Wielopolski, chief creative officer at DDB SA, shares the essence of this year's Loeries campaign and what the 2017 Loerie Awards judged on... | |
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY Sharing is caring at MAReSOL[Cari Coetzee] If you haven't paid MAReSOL, a new restaurant at the V&A Waterfront, a visit yet, it's time. Fantastic views, a social atmosphere and some of the tastiest Portuguese dishes is what you can look forward to... | |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Six business lessons in learned in 150 days[Kevin Welman] So we've been in operation for about 150 days, and there have been a few lessons, many in fact, and looking back, a few things have surprised me and stand out... |