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SABC shows ANC colours in run-up to elections
[Anton Harber] One would expect a public broadcaster to bend over backwards to show its neutrality at a time such as this. Well, not the SABC... Read more >>


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According to ongoing research by UK-based CMO institute, confidence in the effectiveness of content marketing is spurring 60% of marketers to devote increased budgets to this form of promotion year-on-year. Here's why content marketing should be an integral part of a communications campaign strategy. Read more >>

Administration
Broadcaster lifts ban on DA adverts
The SABC has cleverly averted a potentially embarrassing verdict over the decision to ban several DA election adverts by agreeing to flight them, pending an indefinite postponement. Read more >>

State pension fund gets new board, six months late

Carol Paton

The Government Employees Pension Fund - shaken in recent months by internal feuding‚ a succession of disciplinary procedures and the suspension of its principal executive officer - is finally getting a new board six months after the term of the last board ended. Read more >>

Competition Tribunal allows Afgri, AgriGroupe merger
The Competition Tribunal has explained its decision to include an agreement reached between government departments and merging groups Afgri and AgriGroupe as part of its condition to approve the transaction. Read more >>

Employment equity report 'disappointing and superficial'

Bekezela Phakathi

The 14th report of the Commission for Employment Equity is a disappointing and superficial document that will do little to promote the real development of South Africa's human resources‚ the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday (15 April) Read more >>

Competition Tribunal ruling on Oceana deal

Amanda Visser

Fishing company Oceana has been ordered to sell Foodcorp's fishing rights along with its Glenryck brand‚ as a condition for approval of a transaction allowing Oceana to take over the fishing business of Foodcorp. Read more >>

Transnet applies for electricity licence

Razina Munshi

State logistics group Transnet has applied for a licence to generate electricity and plans to regenerate 38MW by 2017‚ mostly using the technology of its new locomotives. No licence is required for regeneration. Read more >>

Government
The future is smart, and it's here

Gerald Naidoo

Government service delivery is once again in the headlines, with ongoing protests in some areas highlighting the desperation of those living in poorer areas for access to improved services. Read more >>

Law Enforcement
Roads death toll similar to previous years
Despite reports that scores of people died on the roads over the Easter weekend, the number of fatalities was probably nothing out of the ordinary. Read more >>

Politics
DA: 1 SABC: 0
NEWSWATCH: The DA wins 'Ayisafani' TV advert battle, Hlaudi Motsoeneng et al have been told to back off by senior journalists, and the corporation's political bias will backfire. (Video) Read more >>

SABC DA ad ban: The battle continues
NEWSWATCH: The SABC's banning of a DA advert infringes freedom of expressions says the DA, reports Times Live, and the SABC has defended its ban, reports iafrica.com. The hearing was adjourned last night and resumes today at 6pm, reports news24.com. Read more >>


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Marketing & Media
    Fast food, democracy and the power of marketing - Amanda Sevasti
    PR-Net: Benefitting from shrinking news rooms
    Rock4Rhinos concert in June supported by The Straits

    Retail
      SA February retail trade sales up 2.2% y/y
      Jewellery vs chocolate treats this Easter
      Location vital in successful franchising - Werner Hedder

      CSI
        Regus offers free local workspaces for Earth Day
        Ride for rare diseases with the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge
        InnoVent helps fill SA's skills gap, one student at a time

        Finance
          SABMiller full-year group revenue up 3%
          Institute of Retirement Funds appoints new CEO
          Pick n Pay earnings up 24.4% to 138.5c

          Agriculture
            Tru-Cape celebrates Jan van Riebeeck diary entry
            Maize futures end mixed as rains delay new crop delivery
            Farm equity proposal is 'smoke and mirrors' - Paul Vecchiatto

            Building
              First black-owned steel mill in SA Agni Steel starts production - Mark Allix
              Total says 'very promising' oil find off Ivory Coast
              Pilot Crushtec delivers cone crusher to Strabag

              GreenBiz
                Kenya's shift to green economy should generate $45bn
                First Ford dealership to use new cooling system
                WESSA announces winners of Waste to Wealth Competition

                HR & Recruitment
                  [BizCareers] Avoiding job spec misrepresentation - Juliette Attwell

                  Legal
                    Barnard v SAPS: a peculiarly South African tale - Gavin Stansfield and Anli Bezuidenhout
                    Labour Court clarifies issue of annual leave - Nicholas Preston
                    'Legal barbarians' force Wits to rethink its LLB degree

                    Manufacturing
                      Altaaqa Global opens Nairobi office
                      120 trainees ready to take on manufacturing sector - Siphiwe Nyathi
                      SABMiller's Africa sales slow growth - Nick Hedley

                      Property
                        Credit amnesty and the property market
                        Rethink of housing supply essential for emerging economies
                        Hout Bay property becomes the flavour of the month

                        Education
                          How a spokesman can transform your conference - Peter Davidson
                          Bright futures ahead for bursary winning students
                          Wits School of Law to discontinue undergraduate LLB

                          Tourism
                            Wilderness Botswana camps scores high in ecotourism
                            FlySafair granted domestic scheduled passenger licence
                            Clock Tower's steps at V&A Waterfront transformed

                            ICT
                              City of Cape Town's broadband achieves major milestone
                              American tech giant partners South African IT Distributor
                              Where are the programmers?

                              Lifestyle & Entertainment
                                Bands gather for South African Indies Music Week
                                Be swept away by The Grand Budapest Hotel - Daniel Dercksen
                                New fringe festival for Cape Town

                                Automotive
                                  Which medium SUV is king?
                                  Huge party plans as Mustang turns 50
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