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| Marketing & Media |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS The #SustainableBiz16 summit just wrapped up in the US last week. I followed the tweets and noted that most of the learnings, while stemming from global corporations, definitely have local relevance... Read |
 | CHEMORY GUNKO Is the habit of social events and gatherings in the business world a remnant of an archaic society, a necessary evil (and headache), or a smart business choice..? Read |
 | MOGOROSI MASHILO There's continued frustration from black consumers, as some brands still do not fully understand them... Read |
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| Retail |
 | ADELE SHEVEL The untold story of just how close Bernie Brookes got to being the man to turn out the lights at SA's largest clothing retailer, Edcon, is the stuff of nightmares... Read |
 | ADELE SHEVEL Why would an Australian who is nearing retirement age come all the way to SA to be CEO of Edcon, a company that could have gone bust? Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | More than 32,000 tonnes of seed distributed to around 1.7 million food and nutrition insecure households across Ethiopia... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | With tech startup CarZar entering the market, digital disruption is picking up pace in South Africa's second-hand car industry... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The South African Council for the Architectural Profession's (SACAP) registrar/CEO Marella O'Reilly, together with her Legal and Compliance Unit, has embarked on a campaign to clarify historic misunderstandings of the law and to educate municipalities and their building control officers (BCOs) on ways to avoid conflict of interest... Read |
 | B&E International, with the use of Metso Mobile crushing and screening products, has set up a production train that consistently produces G1 road stone product at a rate in excess of 550 tonnes per hour (tph)... Read |
 | The construction of a new 14,800m2 mixed-use development in Simon's Town, called Harbour Bay, will commence in January 2017... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | HERMANN ERDMANN SA has been rated as one of the worst-performing African countries in terms of entrepreneurship... Read |
 | Jan Rasmussen, partner within the contaminated site management practice at the African operations of ERM, the global sustainability consultancy, has noted that South African business is now waking up to the challenges of soil and water contamination... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The 2016 Wawela Music Awards (WMAs) winners were announced by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation NPC (SAMRO) on 7 October. The awards celebrate music composers and songwriters. Read |
 | The Cape Town Fringe Festival concluded with the announcement of the Fringe Fresh Awards winners on 8 October. Read |
 | PASQUA HEARD Richard Stirton, winner of The Voice South Africa 2016, released his first album 'Middle Ground' on Friday 7 October. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | CARI VAN WYK With mobility as the main focus, #CoCreate2Move engages all attendees, encouraging them to rethink the way we move about the city and co-create plans to move the city forward... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HYPENICA From 18-19 October port operators and industry experts from across Africa will gather in Durban at the fifth annual African Ports Evolution Forum to learn, network and discuss best practices... Read |
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| Property |
 | OUPA MASILELA The five-year Strategic Plan adopted by the Department of Human Settlement in 2014, underpinned by the mandate outlined in the government's National Development Plan (NDP), highlights key aspects with regards to the delivery of housing in South Africa... Read |
 | Revisions to the laws governing community housing schemes became effective on Friday, 7 October 2016, and according to specialist sectional title attorney Marina Constas, homeowners and residents can expect some positive changes in the way that their developments are run... Read |
 | ADRIAN GOSLETT The large majority of South Africans aspire to own a home because they want to have a piece of land that they can call theirs and an asset that will appreciate and provide them with a cornerstone to financial security. While owning a property is considered as possessing an asset, not every home is considered a true asset... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | WESSA has announced that fifty-eight Blue Flags will be flown at coastal sites across South Africa over the 2016/17 South African Blue Flag season... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Samsung has confirmed the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone will be available in South Africa from 11 November 2016... Read |
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 | Recent currency devaluations on the continent could create an opportunity for African manufacturers according to African investment experts, RisCura... Read |
