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| Marketing & Media |
 | Given the early end to the avo season, and South Africans' increasing demand for the fruit, avos will have to be imported earlier until the 2017 local avo season begins... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Two retailers delighted attendees at this year's Beyond Retail event by speaking of what may sound like futuristic plans but in reality is already on offer locally - the self-service checkout and the true power of private label products... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS E-commerce is set for more uptake, but traditional retailers need not worry about a loss of overall sales as a result. Here's how they can avoid extinction by keeping ahead of retail trends... Read |
 | In partnership with Ringier, Ghafla will become a regional publisher aimed at providing content targeting the wider East African market... Read |
 | Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 20 October, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Brett Burgess... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH With the Advertising Media Association of Southern Africa (AMASA) Awards shortlist released and the awards function taking place on 25 October, the excitement is mounting... Read |
 | African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) is officially open for business in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, to ease investors' concerns... Read |
 | Twenty journalists from different countries in Far East and North Africa participated in the first journalism awards for the region, covering vital topics relating to food and agriculture... Read |
 | Most competition authorities in developing countries have not investigated cartels or done dawn raids like they have in Botswana... Read |
 | The United States and WFP welcome a second ship carrying critical food commodities for Sudan, which will be used to assist more than 2 million vulnerable people across the country... Read |
 | DEAN RAJH-GOPAUL We have moved on from asking "what is your digital strategy?" to "what is your strategy in a digital world?" The answer is, obviously, not nearly as simple as some make it out to be... Read |
 | Advertising agency Net#work BBDO has created Africa's first and only online femcare learning platform called 'Vagina Varsity'... Read |
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| Retail |
 | VICTOR DE KOCK Today's customers hop from researching products on their smartphones to viewing them in-store to ordering online without missing a beat. Technology today touches nearly every aspect of consumers' buying decisions, from researching which product to buy to paying for it... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | DAVID FURLONGER Any lessening of government support for the motor industry could have drastic consequences by causing multinational companies to question... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | BARBARA NORMAN AND JOHN COLIN REID As the global population grows from seven to nearly ten billion by 2050, we will need to build the equivalent of a city of one million people every five days to house them... Read |
 | MICHAEL KEITH, ANDREZA DE SOUZA SANTOS AND NICHOLA The UN estimates that more than six billion people will live in cities by the year 2045 - compared with fewer than four billion today... Read |
 | Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has signed a landmark water cooperation agreement with Italy... Read |
 | The UN Habitat III event got underway this week with a goal to establish a New Urban Agenda for the next 20 years... Read |
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| Education |
 | To foster an entrepreneurial spirit among their learners, Curro held the final round of their inaugural national interschool Entrepreneurship Competition in Kempton Park last week... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | GRAHAM SCHWIKKARD AND AARON BURTON A storm is brewing that could shift the nature of the South African mining industry. At its heart is disruptive innovation... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | LUTHO MTONGANA CSIR experts have called on the DoE to factor in research showing renewables are cheaper than coal, before it publishes the latest IRP... Read |
 | MIKE MULLER Many people believe that water shortages will threaten global food security. That is not true... Read |
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| Finance |
 | JASON MUSCAT September headline CPI rose to 6,1% y/y, breaching the upper 6% target band set by the South African Reserve Bank, after a brief deceleration in August (5,9%). Read |
 | NICK PAUL In the digital world, the insurance industry enjoys some of the most expensive marketing costs, particularly when it comes to SEM channels like Adwords... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Merck, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Ivory Coast's ministry of health launched a tablet distribution programme to fight schistosomiasis... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Miss Nude SA 2016, Nikki Du Plessis, will make an appearance at the 10th Sexpo hosted at Johannesburg's Expo Centre from 27 October to 30 October. Read |
 | RUTH COOPER This past September you may have noticed your social media feeds filling up with images of strapping young naked men covered by strategically placed foliage, wheelbarrows or watering cans. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | As a result of partnerships entered into between Uber Nigeria and First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Uber Nigeria is making low-interest, used-vehicle loans available to its top-rated driver-partners... Read |
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| Property |
 | Being awarded an instruction to value a property or portfolio of real estate assets is often not given sufficient regard by some firms, says TC Chetty, country manager for South Africa for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)... Read |
 | On the cusp of Halloween, property company PropertyFox decided to do some digging to uncover the four spookiest houses in South Africa... Read |
 | While an increasing number of South Africans have been opting for sectional title property purchases over the last few years than ever before, and increasing development has provided many attractive sectional title opportunities, Tony Clarke, the MD of the Rawson Property Group, believes sectional title purchases aren't necessarily the right choice for everyone... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Marriott International has announced their plans to debut stylish eco-incubator brand, Element Hotels, in Egypt early in 2019... Read |
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| ICT |
 | LYNETTE HUNDERMARK "There's an app for that" is one of the most common phrases exchanged amongst smartphone owners. From hailing a taxi... Read |
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