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| Marketing & Media |
 | A serious food crisis in the north of South Sudan is reaching critical levels, as a biting drought across much of east Africa serves up even more woes for the troubled country... Read |
 | In Madagascar, 92% of the population lives on less than $2/day, and the situation in the chronically semi-arid South is pushing hundreds of thousands close to the edge of disaster... Read |
 | Zambia says sustainable trade, infrastructure development, gender equality and empowerment, peace, health and education are among key prerequisites to the development of Africa... Read |
 | Gondwana International Networks has launched Source, a virtual network satellite operator service, which will be rolled out across sub-Saharan Africa... Read |
 | The key to Africa's bright future is having a good entrepreneurial base that takes advantage of emerging young entrepreneurial spirit that has embraced information technology... Read |
 | The winners of the 2016 AMASA Awards were announced on 25 October at the Montecasino Ballroom, in Fourways, Gauteng, and celebrated the best in media and marketing advertising... Read |
 | ANDY WALKER For personal use, Facebook is an excellent way to communicate with friends, keep up to date with event lists, and of course, sneak around others' personal lives. But how do some of the world's biggest brands use the social network... Read |
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| Retail |
 | COLLEEN GOKO Famous Brands will not pay dividends until 2018 as the company pushes to meet internal growth targets... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | KRISTEN REESOR Farmers have no modern tools, such as tractors, to efficiently and effectively cultivate crops. They also need assistance to obtain seed varieties that are... Read |
 | ANDRIES MAHLANGU SA's summer rainfall areas can expect wetter conditions during the early and mid-summer periods, according to the latest report by the South African Weather Service... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has begun work in clearing 54.62 hectares of land in Zone 1 of the Coega Industrial Development Zone... Read |
 | All the finest cities in the world have one: Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo, Dubai and New York, to name a few. So it was only a matter of time before Cape Town... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Consulting engineering firm GIBB has improved the energy efficiency of the No 5 Silo building located at the Silo Precinct at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront. Read |
 | Growthpoint Properties' Greenfield Industrial Park in Cape Town has received four-star Custom Industrial As-Built Green Star SA certification... Read |
 | Number 4 Stan Road, an eight-storey office building in Sandton, has achieved both four-star Green Star SA Design and As-Built certifications from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA)... Read |
 | Anchored on the corner of the R44 and De Beers Avenue, The Sanctuary, a R400m mixed-use retail and convenience development, has opened in Somerset West... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | NICCI BOTHA The economic outlook isn't great, the GDP growth is almost non-existent and urbanisation is on the increase, all putting strain on an already stretched infrastructure... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA Report after report tells us coal is doomed, yet Eskom keeps on perpetuating the myth that renewables aren't sustainable... Read |
 | A study reveals the huge gap between corporate spin and the reality when communities have to make way for mining operations... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The Department of Environmental Affairs says emission reduction options in the power sector remain a priority to meet the country's overall greenhouse gas reduction targets over the coming few years... Read |
 | Well-designed employee volunteering programmes foster employee engagement, says Andy Hadfield, CEO of forgood - the South African volunteer and donation matching portal... Read |
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| Finance |
 | The next step in implementing mandatory audit firm rotation has opened with the official release of the consultation paper for public comment... Read |
 | Data shows that 75% of dread disease insurance claims for women are cancer related, with 70% of these claims being for breast cancer. Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Pharmacists should have a say in legislation affecting medicine pricing and not allow other parts of the supply chain to set the rules... Read |
 | New technology in the form of a medical monitor does away with the need for 3D glasses in operating theatres... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The winners of the 2016 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Best Everyday Eateries: Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Mpumalanga have been revealed. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | DHL's 6th annual Regional Life Sciences & Healthcare conference saw over 125 healthcare professionals and logistics experts come together to discuss 'Delivering Healthcare to Africa'... Read |
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| Property |
 | UK-based Intu Properties on Tuesday, 2 October, announced the launch of a £350m (R5.950bn) convertible bond to bolster its balance sheet... Read |
 | The Rental Housing Act consists of laws designed to protect the rights of landlords and tenants in the South African residential rental industry... Read |
 | ADRIAN GOSLETT In the age of technology that we live in, the internet has revolutionised the property industry and how business is concluded. With over 26-million users connected to the internet in South Africa, it has become one of the main marketing and advertising tools used by real estate professionals to effectively reach large masses of people in a short time frame... Read |
 | HAROLD KOLNIK Despite our volatile political landscape and the uncertainty of the rand, investors are still present and keen to buy property... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | After two years, Emirates has completed a $11 million refurbishment of its Business Class lounge at Concourse B of Dubai International Airport. Customers can now look forward to... Read |
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| ICT |
 | It is said that over 50% of the fastest-growing jobs are related to science, technology, engineering or maths, aka STEM... Read |
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