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| Marketing & Media |
 | TERRY MURPHY South Africa is home to a multitude of cultures and languages. Many advertisers and marketers have therefore adopted the use of local languages and dialects as a tactic to engage on a more personal level with their audiences... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH As the value of a good reputation becomes more and more important, brands will not only have to deliver more, but also be judged and held accountable on more... Read |
 | UN food agencies call for urgent action to address southern Madagascar's worsening food insecurity, as $67 million is needed in food aid and farming support for the upcoming planting season... Read |
 | Despite a challenging year for the MTN brand in Nigeria, it has been named the 'Most Valued Brand' in the country, in a well-known brands survey... Read |
 | Printing revenues in the MENA region are forecast to grow by 7.2% per annum, reaching US$26 billion by 2018... Read |
 | Times Media and Backbone Studios score a winning goal with Supa Strikas... Read |
 | The CCS survey launched by Media Fuse Dentsu Aegis Network marks a step-change in the way consumer research is conducted in the Nigerian consumer landscape... Read |
 | Raphael Tenthani Centre for Media Excellence launched for regular convening, training, mentorship and research... Read |
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| Retail |
 | ANTON VAN HEERDEN Black Friday is an American tradition that has quickly taken root in Africa. The large online e-commerce shops and the major retail chains in many parts of the continent will be splashing out with big promotions and marketing campaigns to get consumers to part with their cash... Read |
 | COLLEEN GOKO Pick n Pay has introduced tap-and-go technology in its stores‚ and the JSE-listed retailer says this will significantly reduce queues at tills... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | On a wall at the Watsonville, California, headquarters of Driscoll's Inc., the nearly $3 billion global berry brand, dozens of little green trucks move about on a large screen with a map of the US... Read |
 | The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has extended the Western Cape communities' deadline for their registration on the provisional list of small-scale fishers... Read |
 | The Forest Sector Innovation Fund has developed an innovative decision-making support tool for small scale forestry entrepreneurs and larger, existing timber growers... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | The Jaguar F-Pace has been named 'Supreme Winner' and the Women's World SUV/Crossover of the Year at the 2016 Women's World Car of the Year Awards... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | LINDA ENSOR Cabinet has approved a draft base case energy plan which paves the way for gas and renewables to provide the biggest chunk of new capacity by 2050... Read |
 | Futuregrowth Asset Management has invested R625m in Cosmopolitan Group's major housing projects in Gauteng... Read |
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| Education |
 | Fifty adults will partake in a six month Deaf Mentor Training course, courtesy of the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA)... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | A German company is supplying lithium storage systems for 50 solar containers to provide power in 25 villages in Mali. Read |
 | Sweden is set to ditch taxes on its production of solar energy in 2017 in a bid to run entirely on renewable energy by 2040... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | PIERRE-DIMITRI GORE-COTY Africa is undoubtedly one of Uber's most exciting markets... Read |
 | AMIR CHETTY A polyfibre project funded through the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has received a R22m cash injection to establish a factory in Port Alfred... Read |
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| Finance |
 | ARTHUR KAMP The observed links between trade liberalisation, jobs and living standards risk leading us to a narrow focus on likely protectionist trade policies after Trump's victory.... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | With healthcare costs fast approaching critical mass, it's not surprising that service providers are looking to technology to bring these down... Read |
 | For patients at risk of SCA, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator is a viable treatment option,which have been shown to effectively stop 95% or more arrhythmias... Read |
 | When a patient with whom he thought he had a good rapport punched him in the face, Dr Manaan Kar Ray found himself ashamed, mentally exhausted, and anxious... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The 2017 Sun Met celebrated with Mumm, South Africa's oldest horse race, will take place at Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday 28 January 2017. Sun International launched their sponsorship of the social event in September this year. Read |
 | Now in its 18th year, The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has announced the first lineup of artists set to perform from 31 March-1 April 2017. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has launched a R80 million roads rehabilitation project between Bronkhorstspruit and Ekangala, in the City of Tshwane... Read |
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| Property |
 | According to commercial property consultancy Knight Frank, lease-back sales are fast gaining traction... Read |
 | Storage facility provider Stor-Age on Tuesday, 22 November, reported a dividend of 43.04c per share for the six months to end-September, exceeding management's prelisting forecast by 6.1%... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | SINDY PETERS During the launch of the Nelson Mandela Bay Travel Guide app, we chatted to CEO of Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism Mandlakazi Skefile... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism held the launch of its revamped app just in time as we enter peak tourism season in South Africa... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | Employment increased in the third quarter of 2016 by 288,000 to 15.8 million people being employed, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday, 22 November 2016... Read |
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| ICT |
 | ITU's flagship annual Measuring the Information Society Report, reports that the world is getting more and more connected... Read |
 | JASON RIED While the consumer tech world has been abuzz with excitement over virtual reality (VR) and its pioneers... Read |
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