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| Marketing & Media |
 | MEAGAN ELSTON Does your brand have an Instagram account? Many South African brands just have Instagram because they want to be on the platform, but they have no idea what the platform is about... Read |
 | BANDILE NDZISHE The township economy is worth R100bn, while the stokvel industry is estimated to be worth around R70bn. This is according to the Gauteng MEC for economic development, agriculture and rural development, Lebogang Maile... Read |
 | KHUTHALANI KHUMALO A white label product, by definition, is a product or service produced by one company (the producer) that other companies (the marketers) rebrand to make it appear as if they had made it. In the South African context... Read |
 | ANTOINETTE POMBO The youth are exposed to around 3000 ads per day and only a fraction of those come anywhere close to being noticed. It's no wonder then that brand managers are trying everything to get their brands to stand out... Read |
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| Retail |
 | JESSICA TENNANT A New Earth, a boutique organic and eco-living store based in Beirut, Lebanon, recently announced its opening in Lagos, Nigeria. The expansion is testament to the owners' belief in moving towards a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable way of living. Read |
 | The ninth annual The Times/Sowetan Shopper Survey recently announced Shoprite as the overall winner of the Shopper Grand Prix Award, with Pick n Pay and Clicks in second and third place respectively, for the third year running... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | Twenty-seven African countries have adopted the Marrakesh Declaration, which consolidates these countries' commitment to placing the Adaptation of African Agriculture at the heart of COP22 negotiations... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Growing consumer preference for a comfortable and entertaining driving experience remaining the key factor in a growing demand for interior car accessories... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Major construction companies will collectively contribute R1.5bn over 12 years to a fund that will be established for socio-economic development... Read |
 | EMILE UYS Solar Roadways, a US-based startup, imagines a world that is navigated by efficient, power-generating roads... Read |
 | ENORA ROBIN Next week, the city of Quito, Ecuador, plays host to the third ever United Nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development - also known as Habitat III... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH While, for many decades, the mining industry dominated the South African economy, today it is one of the smallest in terms of GDP contribution... Read |
 | We've seen the development of drones for all sorts of applications above the ground, but they could be pretty nifty below the ground too... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | MICHELLE GOVENDER Technological changes impact virtually every aspect of our personal and professional lives. It has fundamentally changed the face of how we transact and the pace at which we expect things to happen, and more efficiently than ever before... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Communal savings programmes such as stokvels and burial societies have always operated on the perimeter of the formal financial product sector... Read |
 | NPA issues summons against Gordhan in surprise move... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Figures by the WHO show that within the next decade, 28m people in Africa will die from cardiovascular illness, diabetes, and other NCDs - most of which are chronic and lifestyle related... Read |
 | An initiative to heighten access to TB-related services and information among affected mining communities is currently being undertaken by the World Bank... Read |
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| Legal |
 | THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Dutch authorities have suspended plans to sue the US makers of Pokemon Go, after the company deleted its virtual pets from a protected beach in The Hague... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Australian rock band, The Temper Trap will headline at LUSH 2.0 Festival in Clarens over the Easter weekend of 14-16 April 2017. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | Goldfields Logistics awarded Goscor Cleaning Equipment a five-year rental contract. Goldfields Logistics required a larger warehouse to accommodate an increase in... Read |
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| Property |
 | SAMUEL SEEFF Despite a now widely accepted slow-down in sales, the outlook for the residential property market for the second half of 2016 remains stable... Read |
 | Pam Golding Properties has been recognised as Best in South Africa and Africa at the recent 2016 International Property Awards (IPA) held in Dubai... Read |
 | With student accommodation at tertiary education facilities experiencing a significant drop, parents are now turning to private housing options close to institutions. Top of mind is the decision of whether to buy or rent, says Misty Kesting, an estate agent at Knight Frank Residential South Africa... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Jumia Travel has launched the web version of the Extranet App on Android with the aim to give hotel managers more flexibility and independence. Read |
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| ICT |
 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Samsung told customers worldwide on Tuesday, 11 October 2016, to stop using their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones as it struggled to contain a snowballing safety crisis that threatens to derail the powerhouse global brand... Read |
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