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Ruth Cooper
Ruth Cooper
[Music] 

Fokofpolisiekar release the music video for ballad, Komma. The video was shot at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in Cape Town as part of the 2018 Summer Concert series.

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Julia Breakey
MARKETING & MEDIA
Why is South Africa not watching South African movies?

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Image © – Memeburn
[Julia Breakey] You hear it all the time (at least in the hipster parts of Cape Town): support local. Wear locally-made clothes, buy fruit and veg from your local vendors. Whether these efforts are helping is unclear, but one area it isn't? Local film...

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Ruth Cooper
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
New Coco Safar flagship store brings indulgent coffee bar and pâtisserie to Sea Point

New Coco Safar flagship store brings indulgent coffee bar and pâtisserie to Sea Point
[Ruth Cooper] With the abundance of juice cleanse diets, S.W.E.A.T 1000 and yoga classes, and not-so-humble fitspiration brag posts clogging up our diaries and social media timelines, it's sometimes deliciously rebellious to give a middle finger to #cleaneating and truly indulge.

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Ilse van den Berg
AUTOMOTIVE
Geely buys $9bn stake in Daimler, now biggest investor

Geely buys $9bn stake in Daimler, now biggest investor
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[Ilse Burger] Chinese manufacturer, Geely, is buying a $9.2bn stake in German automaker, Daimler - which will effectively make it Daimler's biggest shareholder...

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Nicci Botha
ENERGY & MINING
Mantashe: Just the man to mend fences in the mining industry

Gwede Mantashe, newly appointed minister of mineral resources
Gwede Mantashe, newly appointed minister of mineral resources
[Nicci Botha] The appointment of African National Congress stalwart and former unionist, Gwede Mantashe, as mineral resources minister will hopefully end the prickly relationship between the mining houses and the department...

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Brendan Seery
MARKETING & MEDIA
#OrchidsandOnions: Up and over - to the place called Obsession gets an Orchid for Toyota's Prado...

Screengrabs from the Toyota Prado ad by FCB Joburg.
Screengrabs from the Toyota Prado ad by FCB Joburg.
[Brendan Seery] My colleague and friend, Paballo, is a photographer and, as is the mark of a top camera person, he can be slightly obsessive about getting things right: exposure, composition, expression - they all have to be just so...

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Glenn van Eck
MARKETING & MEDIA
The top tips for live experiences in 2018

The top tips for live experiences in 2018
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[Glenn van Eck] The younger generation offers valuable insight as to where brands should be focusing their efforts...

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Danny Bryer
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series 2018 to boost Cape's tourism coffers

Image via  Instagram account
Image via Epic World Cup Instagram account
[Danny Bryer] Cycling events in the Cape already boost the economy to the tune of more than R1bn per annum, and 2018 will see the UCI World Cup series kick off the season in Stellenbosch for the first time...

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Ilse van den Berg
Ilse Burger
[Automotive] 

China's Huawei used the artificial intelligence capabilities of its flagship Mate 10 Pro phone to drive a sports car as the Mobile World Congress got underway in Barcelona. The Porshe avoided several obstacles, including a dog and a bike, as it drove in a straight line to demonstrate the AI-powered object recognition technology in the phone's camera.

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
#BehindtheSelfie with... Rob Stokes

Stokes in his Red & Yellow happy place.
Stokes in his Red & Yellow happy place.
[Leigh Andrews] This week, we go behind the selfie with Rob Stokes, chairman of the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business...

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RETAIL
Consumer behaviour is shifting - Shouldn't your brand be too? - GO Content Lab

Our packaging connects people to your brand.
Our packaging connects people to your brand.
[Gidgette Osborne] The 9th Packaging Conference on consumer insights and packaging trends, hosted by Stratcom Branding, is coming to Johannesburg on 2 March...

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Martin Myers
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
#MusicExchange: Zolani Mahola

#MusicExchange: Zolani Mahola
[Martin Myers] We chat to lead singer of the seminal South African band Freshlyground, Zolani Mahola.

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Cari Coetzee
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
How the President Hotel plans to defeat Day Zero

How the President Hotel plans to defeat Day Zero
[Cari Coetzee] With the drought holding sway in Cape Town, both consumers and businesses have had to find ways to preserve water and Cape Town's luxury hotels are no exception...

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Lauren Hartzenberg
RETAIL
Menswear in Africa: bold, brave and patriotic

Menswear in Africa: bold, brave and patriotic
[Lauren Hartzenberg] African fashion is seeing growing recognition abroad, and menswear, in particular, has become bolder, more expressive and less restricted by social norms...

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Nicci Botha
FINANCE & INSURANCE
#BizFinFocus: Thuli Madonsela on the pedestal of hope

Thuli Madonsela, chair of social justice, Stellenbosch University
Thuli Madonsela, chair of social justice, Stellenbosch University
[Nicci Botha] Former public protector, Thuli Madonsela, says she has neither the skills nor inclination for political office, but is committed in her role as chair of social justice at the University of Stellenbosch to help "create the South Africa of our dreams"...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
#Bookmarks2018: Digital jury jabber with... Tseliso Rangaka

Tseliso Rangaka.
Tseliso Rangaka.
[Leigh Andrews] The 10th ever IAB Bookmark Awards took place after the fourth Digital Summit, on 1 March in Johannesburg. I got some behind-the-scenes insights ahead of the action from Tseliso Rangaka - ECD at Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town and chair of the 2018 Bookmarks' 'marketers' jury panel...

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Charles Siboto
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
Inclusive storytelling with Black Panther

Inclusive storytelling with Black Panther
[Charles Siboto] Shall we discuss the giant black panther currently in the room? I have been keeping track of the production of Marvel's Black Panther for the last two years and the end result is beyond anything I could have imagined.

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PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
New Spaces brand brings iconic workspaces to economic hub of Sandton - GO Content Lab

New Spaces brand brings iconic workspaces to economic hub of Sandton
[Gidgette Osborne] Creative workplace specialist Spaces is expanding its South African footprint with its prime location, Atrium on 5th, in Sandton, which opened in February...

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Ilse van den Berg
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
#StartupStory: Live Connected helps you manage your 'tribe'

#StartupStory: Live Connected helps you manage your 'tribe'
[Ilse Burger] Nthati Mthembu is the founder of Live Connected, an app that helps parents manage their tribe's schedules easily...

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Ruth Cooper
Ruth Cooper
[Design Indaba] 

Bizcommunity's Leigh Andrews chats to poet, performer, singer, actress and presenter, Lebo Mashile, who wowed the audience with her talk at this years Design Indaba, she shares her insights into the purpose and pursuit of creatives, why creatives are imperative for social equality and why Design Indaba is so important when it comes to it's contribution towards social change.

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