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| Marketing & Media |
 | LOUISE MARSLAND The definition of media hasn't changed, what has changed is that everyone is now a publisher, says MD of Carat Cape Town, Lerina Bierman... Read |
 | GUEST CONTRIBUTOR "Mobile to overtake fixed Internet access by 2015" was the bold headline declaring the end of the fixed Internet access era, in 2008. And all evidence suggests that this prediction is spot on... Read |
 | How the global GE team came together for a uniquely African Innovation Centre... Read |
 | The African Development Bank has approved the first installment of a $1 billion loan to Nigeria to help President Muhammadu Buhari combat a "crisis situation". Read |
 | Visa partners with Ecobank to bring low cost digital payments to millions of merchants across Africa... Read |
 | Inaugural UN World Data Forum to advance innovative solutions on better data for sustainable development... Read |
 | TOM JACKSON Twenty startups have been selected from nine African countries to pitch in front of investors that include Dave McClure, Tim Draper and Chris Kirubi... Read |
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| Retail |
 | ANN CROTTY Chemistry between Wiese and Basson has driven Shoprite to current position Read |
 | STAFFORD THOMAS "Retailing is not complicated - it's just hard to do well." Read |
 | MOYAGABO MAAKE Edcon debacle a cautionary tale for private equity buyouts Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | A new FAO methodology has been launched that allows dairy farmers and project designers to reliably document how they are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions... Read |
 | An estimated 3.4-million people across the Eastern Cape are in need of food aid due to high food prices exacerbated by two consecutive years of drought... Read |
 | COLLEEN GOKO Tongaat Hulett says the severe drought in KwaZulu-Natal has affected cane yields and subsequently sales volumes, but it still expects to report an increase in interim earnings... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) recorded a 14.3% decrease in new vehicle sales... Read |
 | It took 17 judges across 24 categories several weeks of marking to decide that the coveted title of the Toyota Financial Services SAGMJ Motoring Journalist of the Year... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | MARC HASENFUSS Industrial minerals and construction materials specialist Afrimat - which reported a 25% hike in earnings in the six months to end August - believes its solid operating margin can be further reinforced in second-half trading... Read |
 | The winning and commended projects in the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation were announced at a gala event in Cape Town recently... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS 43% of Africa's urban population lives below the poverty line.. Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Founded by Marco Kriek in 2015, Ground Up is an independent construction consultancy that aims to ensure home build quality in SA... Read |
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| Education |
 | Blade Nzimande's department is due to table a report to Parliament that will reveal how the government will tackle the crises in higher education... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Eskom's board fully the state capture, but believes its executives were not given the chance to clear their names before it was published... Read |
 | A survey found that while many businesses claim to have energy management strategies in place, only about 5% have had success in reducing costs... Read |
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| Finance |
 | SHARON SNELL The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors have endorsed a plan to improve cybersecurity in the financial sector... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | The increased complexity and cost of medical devices means that maintenance and servicing of medical equipment places a large burden on the health system... Read |
 | Internationally, the cost effective and flexible nature of urgent care centres is attracting sizable patient pools... Read |
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| Legal |
 | LINDA ENSOR The judicial commission of inquiry that will be established to probe allegations of state capture will look into claims against state-owned enterprises, namely Denel, Transnet, SAA and the SABC... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | LOUISE MARSLAND Steenberg Golf Estate restaurant, Bistro Sixteen82, has unveiled a new summer tapas menu with executive chef Kerry Kilpin, inspired by her recent odyssey to Barcelona and London to find inspiration and new flavours to bring back home. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | KARL GERNETZKY SA's public transport system is lagging behind in offering digital services to commuters, and could encourage more users if it focused on the "social" aspects of improved technology... Read |
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| Property |
 | ADRIAN GOSLETT Millennials are standing up and making their presence known in the real estate market... Read |
 | A recent Gumtree survey revealed that 79% of people using the online trading platform are renting. They cite high costs (60%), difficulty of obtaining a home loan (23%) and problems finding the right home to buy (14%) as the main barriers to entering the property market... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | PROFESSOR DAVE ULRICH Changing a company's top leadership can raise a lot of questions about its immediate and long-term future... Read |
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| ICT |
 | US software giant Oracle said Saturday that it has sealed its $9.3 billion acquisition of cloud computing company NetSuite... Read |
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