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| Marketing & Media |
 | DANIEL LEVY Last week, Facebook hosted the Partner for Performance Summit in Johannesburg and Cape Town – two exclusive events sharing the power of Facebook Marketing Partners with agencies and clients... Read |
 | CLAUDIA ROTH Take a look at the world today: brands define success by the number of social media followers, hits, likes and comments. Individuals are becoming more separate (alienated) than connected in the quest to be unique and stand out; and inauthentic leaders are forcing global societies apart. A rosy picture, isn't it? Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with technophile Tashalie Vorster, now a third-year IIE BA graphic design student at the Design School of South Africa, who last year took home a student gold pack award and was announced as the second overall winner in the recent IPSA Gold Pack Awards... Read |
 | DAVE NEMETH The term “design thinking” has certainly become a buzzword with many people using it and promoting this methodology as an innovative new way of thinking. Whilst it is becoming widely accepted by many corporate companies it is certainly by no means new... Read |
 | TOM FELS With so much at stake, and so much change to consider, here are some of the trends that are re-writing the rule books for 2017... Read |
 | KARL GOSTNER Far from killing the radio star, digital has enhanced radio's offering to audiences and advertisers alike… Read |
 | Alexis Beckett, ECD of BBDO, elaborates on how the agency is getting in on the First Thursdays action this #DesignMonth to promote the third issue of their I Get Paid for This Zine as well as their own designs being sold to raise funds to build libraries in township schools... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Terry Behan, head of strategic design at Afro Celtic, was one of my favourite speakers at the Spring 2015 version of Business of Design. This #DesignMonth shares how to solve social and commercial challenges with design-thinking... Read |
 | Expecting more than 3,000 entries this year, the Loeries has introduced three new categories, as well as simplified its entry system to allow entrants more control over their submissions... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Garth Napier has been appointed managing director of retail chain Pepkor Africa, reporting to the Pepkor Africa Group MD, Leon Lourens... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | MARK ALLIX Clover has clarified its restructuring first announced in December, saying the price of raw milk will now be determined by the market. The dairy producer has in the past determined the price paid to producers for raw milk... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | OWEN SKAE In December 2015, Reshall Jimmy burnt to death in his 1.6-litre EcoBoost Ford Kuga in South Africa. Since then a recorded 51 Kugas have caught alight... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | JAMIE MATROOS Designed for one of the biggest development projects in Malaysia, this Forest City concept is built around a rainforest-like interior... Read |
 | Unit 3 of Eskom's Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme has been brought into commercial operation, adding 333MW to the electricity grid... Read |
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| Education |
 | PROF. ALWYN LOUW In today's education system, we stand at a meaningful crossroads. In many ways, it is a time rich in opportunity as we devise fresh methods to prepare learners for the information economy. On the other hand, we face several challenges that threaten to restrict the creation of a relevant, modern curriculum... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | A change in attitude will be the only way for mines to escape low productivity levels and find a path back to long-term sustainability... Read |
 | Mbada Diamonds could have deprived the Zimbabwean government of millions of dollars by under-declaring its diamond sales over the years... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | NIVES DOLSAK AND ASEEM PRAKASH Is it possible to reduce carbon emissions without hurting economic growth and destroying jobs? Read |
 | Coal of Africa (CoAL) took a step closer towards restarting its Vele colliery, winning environmental approval for the diversion of a stream... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Speaking at the recently held World Sustainability Forum in Cape Town, Professor Mark New discussed the current outlook for global temperature rise, as well as the mitigation and adaptation challenges Africa faces... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Recruiting the right people and digitising their operations will provide CFOs with a blueprint to build a better operating model in the future... Read |
 | RYAN RAVENS Inequality emerged as a major theme at the 47th World Economic Forum in Davos, and remains a pressing concern globally and in South Africa... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | NELISIWE MSOMI Technology is fast changing the way we think about healthcare, from tailor-made medicines to genetic make-up and virtual doctor rooms... Read |
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| Legal |
 | CHANTELLE GLADWIN-WOOD AND JAN-HARM SWANEPOEL Tenants have a particular responsibility when it comes to the payment of their rent, and failure to do so can be regarded as a breach of contract... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | RUTH COOPER Up The Creek 2017 may have started with charcoal coloured clouds, torrential rain, thunder and lightning, yet despite this moody AF start it was one of the best UTCs I've been to yet. Read |
 | The Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF) has announced the final acts, forming part of the 64 strong lineup, set to perform across five stages this year. The festival will take place at City Hall from 10-12 February 2017. Read |
 | Now in its sixth year, the Fugard Bioscope presents its 2017 lineup of screenings of various theatre, opera and ballet productions. Read |
 | RUTH COOPER Soulful Capetonian singer and songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou has recently returned to home soil after a successful stint of living and performing in Berlin. We got in touch with her to find out more about this move as well as her thoughts on our local music scene. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | The rise of the sharing economy is mainly due to the saturation of markets and exorbitant pricing models... Read |
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| Property |
 | CHRISTINE HOGG Sceptical activist calls for concrete plans... Read |
 | ADRIAN GOSLETT The definition of a usufruct is a legal right given by an owner to someone who is not the owner, to use the owner's property for a certain period, usually for the remainder of that person's life... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | CARI COETZEE Queen Mary 2 docked in Cape Town on 26 January 2017 after a £100-million remastering. We were invited to take a tour of QM2 to experience the refit for ourselves and I can say this truly is a ship of superlatives... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | CHARLES MBURUGU Hiring of temporary or seasonal employees is becoming increasingly common with companies all over the world... Read |
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| ICT |
 | With the New Year in full swing, many South African employees are asking themselves whether working from home could ever be a viable option... Read |
 | According to a recent survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, 38% of financial institutions admit that it is difficult to tell whether a transaction is fraudulent or genuine... Read |
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