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 | LEIGH ANDREWS There's an excited buzz in the air as inboxes ping with confirmation tickets to next week's Design Indaba extravaganza. Here's what you can look forward to if your ticket grants you access to one of the simulcast sessions… Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Ann Nurock, who normally does the interviewing for us as roving reporter at local and international creative award shows like Cannes Lions, One Show and the Loeries, is also Africa partner for Relationship Audits and Management or RAM's Radar. Here, Nurock shares more about her day job and how Radar clarifies agencies' understanding of their relationships with clients... Read |
 | The annual Emerging Creatives Programme is presented by Design Indaba and the Department of Arts and Culture to nurture new creative talent and help overcome barriers to entry for those starting out... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Following the announcement of Uber's new interactive entertainment service, provided by Hubble (previously Taxi Media Group), CEO Justin Duveen shares the impact its having on the driver, the rider and the advertiser... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Suné Stassen, festival director for the Open Design Festival, is heavily involved in the country's design education movement. Here, she shares how your business can pick up the baton to take the movement forward... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Graeme Stiles' interest in performance marketing has led him to start an agency that specialises in SEO, paid media and data... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY A sure way to get the attention of many soft suburban people for your marketing pitch is to go the cute route. This has worked very well for Toyota over the years, with Buddy the Boxer endearing himself to people across the country, which can have done the brand no harm at all... Read |
 | MARC DE LA QUERRA You are getting sleepy… Ok, probably not, but depending on the design elements that surround the text you're reading right now, you may be feeling any range of unconscious emotions, from calm and trusting to agitated and excitable... Read |
 | LOUISE MARSLAND Bizcommunity.com's 17 trends for 2017 from BizTrends2017 trend analyst, curator and editor, Louise Marsland... Read |
 | JOHN WALLS There's a certain twilight zone feel about life these days. All of our absolutes are no longer absolute... Read |
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| Retail |
 | MATTHEW BARRY Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) and global market leader Nestlé are in a market struggle, since the formation of JDE in 2015... Read |
 | South Africa's best products, recognised through a market-leading independent consumer survey, were announced at the Product of the Year gala event... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The Operation Phakisa segment that focuses on agriculture, land reform and rural development is meant to enhance and transform the agricultural sector... Read |
 | Come harvest time, South African maize farmers are set to have their hands full after planting almost a third more hectares this season... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | KATHARINE CHILD Water restrictions will be lifted in Gauteng on Monday, 27 February, as the Vaal Dam fills up... Read |
 | Every so often, a complex residential roof, of average scale and with relatively small truss spans, arrives for design and estimation at a timber roof truss fabricator... Read |
 | Gumtree has launched a new app called Gumtree Connect which allows homeowners to find up to five vetted service providers in their area. They can also receive quotes, schedule and manage appointments and make payments from the app... Read |
 | As cities and solution providers develop their smart city strategies, they are trying to understand which solutions and business models hold the greatest promise in this growing market... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS We interviewed ARRCC director Mark Rielly to find out more about the local interior design industry and some of the projects on which the internationally recognised studio has worked... Read |
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| Education |
 | A newly launched R17 million skills programme is expected to enhance the employability of people, especially the youth, from poor backgrounds and those that are referred to as the missing middle... Read |
 | Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says serious action will be taken against those who have fake qualification certificates... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Eskom's delay in signing power purchase agreements with renewable IPPs could result in manufacturers going out of business... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | A newly launched R17m skills programme is expected to enhance the employability of people, especially the youth, from poor backgrounds and those that are referred to as the missing middle... Read |
 | EMILE UYS This device could aid households that only have access to contaminated water... Read |
 | In the 2000, the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA) reported a 38% paper recovery rate, rising to 59% in 2011. The association had projected paper recycling rates to increase to 63% by the end of 2017 but by December 2015 the paper and paper packaging industry exceeded this with 66% of the nation's recoverable paper and cardboard being recovered for recycling during 2015... Read |
 | The GE healthymagination Mother and Child Programme recently saw the graduation of its first 14 social entrepreneurs who completed training and mentorship aimed at improving and accelerating maternal and/or child health outcomes in Africa. Read |
 | The GSMA has released its Embracing the Digital Revolution: Policies for Building the Digital Economy report which encourages governments to pursue policies that incentivise investment and promote development of digital economies... Read |
 | Future Climate for Africa released a report late last year that provides scientific information about the continent's changing climate, equipping decision-makers to plan better... Read |
 | Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement, has a Funding Finder service which enables grant seekers to access details of nearly 1100 South African donors... Read |
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| Finance |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS Globally, cash, as a means of transaction, has been on the decline for decades... Read |
 | A huge deficit, high unemployment numbers and people dependent on social grants are indicators that South Africa's economy is not well... Read |
 | The hype around fintech seems to have levelled out with total global funding sliding by 47,2% in 2016... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Healthcare practitioners will be able to renew their registration on the Health Professions Council of South Africa's (HPCSA) new digital portal from 1 March 2017... Read |
 | A family of highly drug-resistant and potentially deadly bacteria may be spreading more widely—and more stealthily—than previously thought... Read |
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| Legal |
| What has been described as South Africa's first climate change lawsuit is to be heard on Thursday, 2 March 2017, in the Pretoria High Court... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Chef Jim Dai and entrepreneur Ian McMahon have opened Ben Wei (meaning 'original taste'), offering sushi and Asian cuisine, at Wembley Square centre in Gardens, Cape Town... Read |
 | Guests at the Art Africa Fair's opening night on 24 February may expect to find Leopold7, a Belgian-born speciality craft beer, on sale... Read |
 | Both local and international comedic talent will be celebrated at The Johannesburg International Comedy Festival (JICF), which will take place from 31 March - 1 April 2017. Read |
 | BRIAN BERKMAN Not since César Ritz has one family name been as synonymous with quality hospitality as Conrad Hilton's has. For nearly a century, Hilton Hotels & Resorts has been proudly welcoming the world's travellers. Read |
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| Property |
 | RICHARD GRAY The 2017 Budget will add to the financial difficulties facing South African households. Tough times lie ahead, but they may prove to be a necessary step in addressing our fiscal difficulties... Read |
 | According to Broll Property Group, the low economic growth prospects will continue to drive cautiousness in the commercial property sector... Read |
 | Hyprop Investments, the owner of blue chip malls such as Johannesburg's Rosebank Mall, Hyde Park Corner and Canal Walk in Cape Town, will report a double-digit increase in its distributions to shareholders when it releases its financial results in March... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | MAREIKE PIETZSCH On holidays, we no longer get lost or wander through a foreign city because we have apps assisting us. So, it's important that you're the personal touch that clients are looking for... Read |
 | If a business traveller extends their trip for pleasure and the leisure portion comprises more than half the time they are away, they should be aware that they need to purchase additional travel insurance cover... Read |
 | The message of travel and tourism as a key economic driver is finally filtering through government speeches and plans... Read |
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| ICT |
 | The following statement has been issued on behalf of Mohammed Hariri, chairman of Cell C on the company rejecting Telkom's offer... Read |
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