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Lindsey Schutters
ENERGY & MINING
Sibanye-Stillwater faces PGM headwinds, cuts jobs at ageing mine

Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis
Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis
[Lindsey Schutters] Sibanye-Stillwater has decided to permanently close its 4 Belt shaft at the Marikana operation after failing to restore profitability at the ageing mine...

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Lindsey Schutters
ENERGY & MINING
Western Cape initiative keeps small businesses afloat during power cuts

The Western Cape Alternative Energy Support Programme, has allocated R12.5M for Solar PV in trading and township hubs, helping 50+ businesses stay open.
The Western Cape Alternative Energy Support Programme, has allocated R12.5M for Solar PV in trading and township hubs, helping 50+ businesses stay open.
[Lindsey Schutters] The Western Cape Provincial Government has launched a programme to shield SMMEs from the effects of load shedding...

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Lindsey Schutters
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Meta enters the advanced cloud LLM fight with Llama 3

Meta's latest LLM Llama 3 is taking aim at Gemini Advanced and OpenAI's GPT-4
Meta's latest LLM Llama 3 is taking aim at Gemini Advanced and OpenAI's GPT-4
[Lindsey Schutters] Next-gen Meta Llama 3 offers performance leaps, fuelling competition across cloud platforms…

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Lindsey Schutters
ENERGY & MINING
Solar industry: ‘South Africa shouldn’t waste public money on local manufacturing’

Solarworld Africa hosted a partner conference in Cape Town for its 40th anniversary
Solarworld Africa hosted a partner conference in Cape Town for its 40th anniversary
[Lindsey Schutters] Solar industry insiders argue that South Africa should not invest in local manufacturing...

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Danette Breitenbach
MARKETING & MEDIA
Sabre EMEA 2024 Awards: Razor PR, Retroviral top SA agencies

Source: © Provoke Media  The 2024 EMEA Sabre Award winners have been announced
Source: © Provoke Media Provoke Media The 2024 EMEA Sabre Award winners have been announced
[Danette Breitenbach] Razor PR and Retroviral are the top agencies at the Sabre EMEA 2024 Awards...

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Lindsey Schutters
RETAIL
Clothing brand Curve Gear opens new store in Tygervalley Centre

The Tygervalley Centre Curve Gear store is the 6th brand store in South Africa.
The Tygervalley Centre Curve Gear store is the 6th brand store in South Africa.
[Lindsey Schutters] Curve Gear was born out of the mining industry as merch for a uniquely South African slurry pump...

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Joe Hamman
MARKETING & MEDIA
6 steps to choose the correct media monitoring tools

Image supplied. Joe Hamman, director of Novus Group, outlines steps to choosing the correct media monitoring tools for your business or agency
Image supplied. Joe Hamman, director of Novus Group, outlines steps to choosing the correct media monitoring tools for your business or agency
[Joe Hamman] Joe Hamman, director of Novus Group, outlines steps to choosing the correct media monitoring tools for your business or agency…

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Karabo Ledwaba
MARKETING & MEDIA
Dove launches The Code campaign, vowing to reject AI distortion of women's images

Dove launches The Code campaign, vowing to reject AI distortion of women's images
[Karabo Ledwaba] Amid a rise in AI in creativity, Dove has released a campaign pledging they will not use the technology to distort images of women in campaigns...

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Lindsey Schutters
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Era of first-party data dawns as the data cookie crumbles

The panellists at the Flow discussion about the rise of first-party data was stacked with industry experts.
The panellists at the Flow discussion about the rise of first-party data was stacked with industry experts.
[Lindsey Schutters] Marketers are facing a reality without third-party cookies that many brands are not prepared...

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Brendan Seery
MARKETING & MEDIA
#OrchidsandOnions: Scientists sail across the seas to satisfy their KFC craving

#OrchidsandOnions: Scientists sail across the seas to satisfy their KFC craving
[Brendan Seery] Old-school storytelling is not commonplace today, in SA or globally. So it’s refreshing to see that not only can it still be done, it can be done well...

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Karabo Ledwaba
MARKETING & MEDIA
R3 sale: Africa Padel faces scrutiny over third anniversary promotion

[Karabo Ledwaba] The complaint raised concerns about the misleading nature of the advertising, particularly regarding the availability of items at the advertised price...

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Andre Cilliers
FINANCE & INSURANCE
Risk sentiment soars on rising Middle East tensions and US rate cut concerns

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[Andre Cilliers] Middle East tensions and US rate cut fears drive risk sentiment up, prompting investors to seek safe-havens like Dollar and Gold.

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Lindsey Schutters
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Samsung regains smartphone crown as global market rebounds

Samsung sales were bolstered by the S24 series launch
Samsung sales were bolstered by the S24 series launch
[Lindsey Schutters] South Korean giant tops Apple in Q1 shipments, but Chinese competition intensifies...

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Robin Fredericks
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
#WTMA24: Celebrating 10 years of industry growth and collaboration

#WTMA24: Celebrating 10 years of industry growth and collaboration
[Robin Fredericks] Africa Travel Week marked a decade of success with a programme packed with activity for the 2024 edition of WTM Africa, which took place in Cape Town from 7 to 12 April. The programme prioritised practical opportunities for building business connections.

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Martin Myers
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
How can I better my songwriting?

How can I better my songwriting?
[Martin Myers] Martin Myers, founder of Music Exchange, asks the question 'How can I better my songwriting?'...

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Andre Cilliers
FINANCE & INSURANCE
Nervous markets as Middle East tension rises

Source:  - AI generated.
Source: Pixabay - AI generated.
[Andre Cilliers] Markets tense following Iran's attack on Israel Dollar steady, bond yields up...

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Danette Breitenbach
MARKETING & MEDIA
McKinsey restructures, 3% of workforce to go

Source: © Jacobin  McKinsey headquarters in New York. McKinsey is restructuring and 3% of workforce will be let go
Source: © Jacobin Jacobin McKinsey headquarters in New York. McKinsey is restructuring and 3% of workforce will be let go
[Danette Breitenbach] McKinsey will let 360 employees, around 3% of its workforce, go...

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Peter Horszowski
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Progress in technology has slowed down a lot - Pert Industrials

Progress in technology has slowed down a lot
[Peter Horszowski] The pace of technological change has slowed drastically, sometimes catastrophically, over the last few decades. I am guessing you don’t believe this...

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Katja Hamilton
FINANCE & INSURANCE
Transition to ZiG currency sparks trade disruption in Zimbabwe

Source: Reuters. A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government sought to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
Source: Reuters. A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government sought to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
[Katja Hamilton] The transition to Zimbabwe Gold currency is causing trade mayhem in the country, causing shop rejections and high conversion rates. Citizens face bank conversion delays and utility payment challenges...

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Andy du Plessis
ESG & SUSTAINABILITY
SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot - FoodForward SA

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot
[Andy du Plessis] A humanitarian crisis can be defined as an event or series of events that represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large groups of people, usually over a wide area...

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