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| Marketing & Media |
 | ADRIAN MILLER In a world where videos of cats and pimples get more hits online than your ad, how do you make your advertising interesting, asks Adrian Miller, ECD of +27 Advertising... Read |
 | ANDY WALKER There were some huge stories this week on the internet. If people weren't talking about Barack Obama and Joe Biden's adorable bromance, or Donald Trump and Mike Acosta's verbal ping-pong, they were probably talking about this Turkish chef... Read |
 | ANNE DOLINSCHEK The debate surrounding Snapchat and Instagram Stories started when Instagram launched their stories in August last year. As expected, social media users were confused... Read |
 | Engie has been selected for the Dakar TER project, in partnership with Thales, for the development of renewable energies in Senegal… Read |
 | Communications and public relations in Africa are not a one-size-fits-all exercise, says Mimi Kalinda, author of a new book… Read |
 | GABRIELLA MULLIGAN Disrupt Africa has compiled a list of the top African startups, by region, to watch in 2017… Read |
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| Retail |
 | SIMONE MUSGRAVE Simone Musgrave, founder of Musgrave Gin, pioneered the pink gin trend in South Africa after finding a niche in the market whilst working as a trend forecaster... Read |
 | ROBERT LAING Retailer says exclusion of Boxing Day from first-half figures is partly to blame for lacklustre sales growth... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | MARK ALLIX South African chicken producers, the South African Poultry Association, and labour mainly blame "dumping" of dark chicken meat products, such as legs, for the industry's woes as producers struggle to sustain operations... Read |
 | CARI COETZEE We catch up with Lizelle Gerber, winemaker at Boschendal, to find out what will keep the wine flowing this year... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | The updated Jaguar F-Type sports car, arriving in the second quarter of 2017, includes a special edition, new seats, state-of-the-art infotainment system... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The Building Information Modelling (BIM) Institute will host a BIM BAM BOOM workshop for architects, engineers and other building professionals at the Durban Exhibition Centre from 22-23 February 2017... Read |
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| Education |
 | Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says tremendous progress has been made in making higher education more accessible to the poor through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme... Read |
 | The Department of Basic Education says hearings for all learners implicated in the leaking of Mathematics Paper 2 in two schools in Limpopo during the 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations will be completed in the next two weeks... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | ISSUED BY SIYENZA MANAGEMENT NEPAD, being the implementing arm of the African Union (AU), is embarking upon an exercise that accelerates the development and implementation of Africa's high-priority renewable energy projects... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | LINDSAY SAMSON The European country has reached its goal a little earlier than planned... Read |
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| Finance |
 | HANNA ZIADY Allan Gray has outplayed its peers for the second quarter running to top two categories in an independent analysis of retail unit trust funds in SA... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | KAREN N. PEART Even before they are born, premature babies may display alterations in the circuitry of their developing brains, according to a first-of-its kind research study by Yale School of Medicine researchers... Read |
 | KATE HODAL Following the death of his grandmother from pneumonia, Ugandan engineering undergraduate Brian Turyabagye began designing a biomedical “smart jacket”... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Following its Parklife Festival, Breakout Management has announced its latest venture in collaboration with City Parks: Large On The Lawn, a summer concerts series in Johannesburg resembling Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts and Durban's Botanical Gardens shows. Read |
 | DANIEL DERCKSEN There are four films released this week: Patriot's Day, A Monster Calls, The Birth Of A Nation and Monster Trucks. Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Africa was once perceived as relatively dangerous and expensive, with either luxury accommodation or poor quality hotels. Now people understand you can have an amazing experience... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | JOHAN BOTES After the festive season break, gyms and health clubs overflow with bodies keen on making good on New Year's resolutions pledged over a glass of bubbly... Read |
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| ICT |
 | YUSOF SEEDAT The rise of the digital economy is developing at pace globally and is now probably the single most important driver of innovation and prosperity... Read |
 | Flat, orange robots glide under stationary cars and ferry them to empty Chinese parking bays, using space more efficiently and reducing driver stress... Read |
 | Research across consumers in 12 countries finds those that prefer digital engagement channels to human customer service are more likely to switch brands... Read |
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