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| Marketing & Media |
 | A new subsidiary, WPP Health & Wellness, has been formed by WPP to build on it areas of competitive advantage and accelerate growth, new opportunities and better health outcomes for clients. Read |
 | Today saw the official launch of Elevator, a new below the line agency formed through a merger between Stretch Experiential Marketing and Point Blank Marketing Communications... Read |
 | KARACHI - Italy's glossy style magazine Grazia will launch in Pakistan, publishers said on Monday, as the deeply conservative Muslim country's growing fashion industry seeks a place on the world stage... Read |
 | Climatune was created by AccuWeather and Spotify to provide insights into how the weather around you affects the music you listen to everyday, providing the relative musical score for any weather, come rain or shine... Read |
 | JOHN LITTLE February is the month of love, with Valentine's Day providing countless marketing communications opportunities to express those ‘loving feelings' – an appropriate time to reflect on the state of marketer–agency relationships... Read |
 | IDidTht's January SA Film Reel was judged by Liam Wielopolski, chief creative officer at DDB South Africa, who awarded the best in film craft by Production Companies, and specifically the Best of Reel for Direction Craft to Terence Neale at Egg Films for Adidas Originals' Original is never finished... Read |
 | TOM JACKSON A new fund to assist financial service providers across Sub-Saharan Africa has been launched to provide startups and SMEs with access to capital… Read |
 | HAZLA OMAR Robots are currently being manufactured in Arusha, Tanzania, on a trial basis by students who work under supervision of technological experts from Korea... Read |
 | The Huduma Card connects Kenyans to a convenient payment solution to empower citizens and move towards a cashless society… Read |
 | In celebration of Safer Internet Day, Facebook has announced partnerships with public sector agencies and non-governmental organisations across Africa... Read |
 | The ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution' will offer new opportunities to achieving inclusive and sustainable growth by fast tracking market integration in Africa through industrial corridors and regional integration… Read |
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| Retail |
 | ANDY WALKER While our favourite garments aren't as unique as we believe them to be, how we combine these pieces defines our individual style... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | THOMAS JAYNE US farmers and agribusiness can help themselves by helping Africa meet its rapidly growing food needs. This can be done through investments in agri-food systems as well as supporting a sustainable, efficient global food system... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ANÉ THERON ...as if we didn't know this already. This announcement came just as the Volvo S90 was launching in SA at the end of January 2017... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The French Polynesian government, earlier this year, officially signed an agreement with The Seasteading Institute to cooperate on creating legal framework to allow for the development of The Floating Island Project... Read |
 | According to Black & Veatch's 2017 Strategic Directions: Smart City/Smart Utility Report, fulfilling the smart city promise, transforming cities and infrastructure, will require integrating communication technology and increasing stakeholder engagement... Read |
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| Education |
 | The #FeesMustFall movement is running riot, and free tertiary education is the demand, but is the higher education system already producing too many graduates...? Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | NICCI BOTHA Mining companies and government are equally responsible in their failure to weather the unpredictability of the industry... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA The mining industry needs a fresh start in stakeholder relationship, mostly due to a lack of trust, and this is reflected in the South Africa's low ranking in the Fraser Institute Mining Survey. Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA Innovation, sustainability and resilience are the three qualities that will get mining out of the woods after the extremely rocky ride... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | According to Polystyrene Packaging Council director Adri Spangenberg, the reprocessing of expanded and high impact polystyrene has increased by 106% between the period 2013 and 2015 in South Africa... Read |
 | Conservation organisation WildArk, together with guide training organisation EcoTraining, has acquired its first wildlife conservancy known as ‘Pridelands'... Read |
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| Finance |
 | The challenge of preparing the requisite reports at financial year end on top of normal day-to-day activities of running a business often results in the tricky issue of BEE being put on the back burner... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Discovery sponsors medical startup programme... Read |
 | Pharmacogenomics gives medical practitioners the power to accurately determine the right drug and dose for the patient, based on their DNA... Read |
 | There's an escalating crisis in obstetrics in South Africa, with many practitioners leaving active practice due to extremely high indemnity insurance costs... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Africa is increasingly gaining prominence as a target destination for a more diverse group of investors, with a growing trend towards using fund structures to house African investments... Read |
 | XOLANI NYALI Here is a look at some of the competition law issues that made headlines in Africa during 2016 and how they will impact competition law proceedings this year... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Following the passing of Joost van der Westhuizen on Monday 6 February after a six-year long and courageous struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a form of motor neuron disease (MND), the South African rugby community shares a tribute to the Springbok Legend. Read |
 | EUGENE YIGA Eugene Yiga spoke to Andi Norton, who coordinates the beneficiaries of The Cape Wine Auction, to find out about the upcoming event which takes place on 10 and 11 February at the Anthonij Rupert Wine Estate in Franschhoek. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | To accommodate the State of the Nation Address and rehearsals, a number of roads will be closed from 6am on Thursday, 9 February 2017... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Excitement is building for the upcoming Africa Travel Week which will see three travel industry events - WTM Africa, ibtm africa, and ILTM Africa - being held at CTICC from 19 to 23 April 2017... Read |
 | CARI COETZEE Brendan van Zyl has cultivated his hospitality skills at Club Med resorts across the world and recently became the first South African Chief of Village at a Club Med resort, ever... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Machine learning as a subset of artificial intelligence is an emerging trend in South Africa, with demand for data scientists rising sharply... Read |
 | RICK PARRY In a previous article, I stated that a failure to embrace digital transformation can cause companies financial harm... Read |
 | With research showing that the number of new app downloads is slowing down, it's clear that customers are becoming pickier about their apps... Read |
 | When we go online, we all leave a digital ‘trace' behind. Our IP addresses give us away and cookies collect our browsing habits... Read |
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