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| Marketing & Media |
 | JOHAN WALTERS Augmented and mixed realities are significantly boosting marketing departments' efficacy. But AR is now boldly venturing into the rest of the workplace... Read |
 | LOUISE MARSLAND Louise Marsland has a message for public relations practitioners who need to take more responsibility to make it in this digital-led world... Read |
 | ANALIZE VILJOEN You may love or hate social media. It has its pros and cons and many will debate that people don't talk anymore. For me it is quite the opposite. I find that people connect and "talk" easier than ever... Read |
 | MARI-LOUISE KAPLAN In a business world that prizes "return on investment" just as much as "thinking outside the box," it makes perfect sense for companies to create a position for that illusive unicorn, the 'creative strategist'... Read |
 | TOM JACKSON Eight African startups will share EUR160,000 (US$176,000) in grant funding for the HiiL Justice Accelerator... Read |
 | There are still challenges around basic infrastructure in Africa to allow for the internet to flourish on the continent... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH As consumers' patterns of consumption dictate, with content aggregated and apps serving up information to people that is useful and relevant to them, media brands will matter less and less... Read |
 | Political stalemate and the conflict rocking Libya are pushing the economy towards collapse... Read |
 | TOM JACKSON Ghanaian startup AF Radio has launched its free Android app after months of testing in partnership with local station 3FM 92.7... Read |
 | The Internet of Things (IoT ) will change the African landscape of data communications... Read |
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| Retail |
 | After its success in Johannesburg, the children's hair salon, Maddy Magoo, is expanding to Pretoria East. A multi-ethnic salon, it has plans to extend the concept to Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | A survey undertook by the VKB/FSA Safety Desk in the Virginia district found that conservatively calculated, crime cost rural areas in the Free State between R564 million and R1,4 billion annually.... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Tesla will build self-driving technology into all the electric cars it makes, running it in "shadow" mode to gather data on whether it is safer... Read |
 | CLIVE EVANS As a Land Rover enthusiast I recently got an invite to something about the reveal of the new Range Rover Evoque Convertible... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will on Friday, 21 October, turn the sod for the construction of the R18bn Vaal Gamagara Water Project in the Northern Cape... Read |
 | Cecilia Square in Paarl is relaunching phase two of the building development. Lazercor Developments will further incorporate green features to the second office building retaining its four-star Green Star SA Office Design status... Read |
 | Located next to Cavendish Shopping Centre in Claremont, The Citadel, a four-star green building, was officially opened this week as the new head office of wealth management business Citadel... Read |
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| Education |
 | The Zenex Foundation, in partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Education, launched an innovative Maths and Science project on Tuesday, 18 October 2016... Read |
 | Nine Consumer Studies learners from five Western Cape schools recently turned up the heat as they vied for for first place at the GrandWest CSI School Cook-Off... Read |
 | ARON HYMAN AND SHENAAZ JAMAL The University of the Western Cape became the first university in the country to close its doors for the rest of the year... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | The WWF South Africa is concerned about claims that money held in trust for mine rehabilitation on behalf of Oakbay was diverted... Read |
 | It's been a tough week for Oakbay. CEO, Nazeem Howa quit and the finance minister virtually thumbed his nose at the company's suggestion he withdraw his court application... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | SINDY PETERS From garnering greater support through transparency to building online credibility with funders... Read |
 | Australia on Thursday, 20 October, admitted more needs to be done to protect the Great Barrier Reef from pollution after a government-backed report painted a bleak picture of the natural wonder... Read |
 | YASSIN BRUNGER The United Nations has made the gathering of data on girls across the world the coming year's focus. Marking the International Day of the Girl Child, it issued a call for action for increased investment in collecting and analysing data that's focused on and relevant to girls... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Multinational water tech and innovation company Crystal Lagoons entered the South African market earlier this year bringing with it technology patented in 160 countries... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | In an African first, a series of four procedures to implant the world's smallest pacemaker was performed at Mediclinic Panorama in Cape Town... Read |
 | RUTH DREIFUSS AND MALEBONA PRECIOUS MATSOSO Prior to 2015, Zika was an obscure virus that received little global attention. No one expected it to spread so rapidly. Consequently, no vaccine were developed.... Read |
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| Legal |
 | KHULEKANI MAGUBANE Two senior government officials had a brief and heated exchange on Tuesday, 18 October 2016, over the controversial Border Management Bill and the proposed Border Management Agency... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Nine finalists have been announced for the Diners Club Winemaker and Young Winemaker of the Year award. Read |
 | DANIEL DERCKSEN Jack Reacher, Hands of Stone, Boo! A Madea Halloween and Trolls are the releases opening on the Big Screen this weekend. Daniel Dercksen gives some background to each of these films. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | The women of TNPA flew the flag high at the Women in Transport Awards, a collaborative platform dedicated to recognising excellence within the rail and maritime industry... Read |
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| Property |
 | The fundamental differences between real estate franchises and branches can have a big effect on the experiences of agents within a brand... Read |
 | The Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) has launched a property portal specialising in the Cape Town CBD area... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Stellenbosch has reaffirmed its status as South Africa's Food Capital by... Read |
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| ICT |
 | DOROS HADJIZENONOS Think your enterprise mobile devices are secure? Think again. The iOS and Android devices your employees use for work purposes... Read |
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