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| Marketing & Media |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Local digirati shone at the recent IAB Bookmark Awards 2017. Here's some feedback from Germé Scott, head of SEO at Clicks2Customers with input from Johan Walters, head of C2C Labs on how the Blippar Augmented Reality app took things to another level for IAB Digital Summit attendees... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Local digirati shone at the recent IAB Bookmark Awards 2017. Here's some feedback from Native VML strategist Donovan White and ECD Ryan McManus, as well as Pepe Marais, Group CCO at Joe Public United... Read |
 | FRAN LUCKIN I was in Cannes last year when Brexit happened. In a matter of hours, the lazily hedonistic mood of the festivities transformed into an all-pervasive haze of stunned denial... Read |
 | MICHAEL BORNHEIM Why an integrated data platform is the key to aligning marketing, sales and service... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Local digirati shone at the recent IAB Bookmark Awards 2017. Here's some feedback from David Moffatt, group MD at Hellocomputer... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Local digirati shone at the recent IAB Bookmark Awards 2017. Here's some feedback from Nona Creative's founder, Gordon Angus and UX strategist, Kerry Beetge-Schutte... Read |
 | “Great photography... very crisp... maybe their underwear is showing.” That's how Ogilvy Asia Pacific CEO Eugene Cheong, also 2017 ADC advertising jury chair, describes the entry that was a delight for him to watch... Read |
 | A Q&A with Rose Anderson, VP and executive director of New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards on how the World's Best Radio Programs competition has transformed over the past few years, the return on investment for entering, and how technology has changed radio and its impact on content... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Local digirati shone at the recent IAB Bookmark Awards 2017. Here's some feedback from Spree's marketing manager, Kim Hawkins... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Thank goodness that in the 22 years we've lived in our house, we've never had a burst geyser and its resulting flood... Read |
 | African hospitals adopt artificial intelligence systems to trigger continent-wide healthcare leapfrogging movement... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This #BrandManagerMonth, we find out what's new with Nomu, the original SA food and lifestyle concept inspiring creative kitchens across the land, from director Paul Raphaely... Read |
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| Retail |
 | PRASHIL GAREEB Free Wi-Fi is more than just keeping clients longer at a coffee shop or charging for every megabyte of usage for retailers' ISP to collect revenue... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The export numbers for Irish whiskey are predicted to double to 12 million cases by 2020, with Africa seen as a key growth market for the category... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | MARC HASENFUSS About 17 years after delisting from the JSE, fishing group Sea Harvest - now with Australian operations complementing its core frozen hake offering - trawled quietly back onto the bourse... Read |
 | LINDA ENSOR Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is expected to announce a range of measures shortly, including incentives and other forms of support, for the beleaguered poultry industry... Read |
 | ESTHER NDUMI NGUMBI The continent has unique opportunities for vertical farms. Future innovators and entrepreneurs should be thinking of how to specialise growing vegetables to meet a rise in demand of Africa's super vegetables... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | HENRIE GEYSER I have been on a magical carpet ride into the future of motoring, courtesy of the Volvo XC90 armed with two power sources - a two-litre petrol engine and an electric rear axle drive... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The long-term vision for the TRUP project in Cape Town is to free up 120 hectares of land... Read |
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| Education |
 | At the National Skills Development Awards, held 23 March 2017, Novus Academy won a gold award in the Best Artisan Development Programme category... Read |
 | Application for Monsanto's year-long internship programme is now open for entry to recent graduates or final year students in the fields of Agriculture... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Coal of Africa's COO, who was fined R350,000 by the FSB for insider trading, has resigned, the company said... Read |
 | Eskom is attempting to flog excess power to Zimbabwe, despite the fact that its northern neighbour owes more than $40m in unpaid electricty bills... Read |
 | Eskom and NamPower, have signed a five-year firm electricity sales agreement... Read |
 | There has been steady decrease in accidents on mines over the past few years, but will the elusive zero harm ever be achieved?.. Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | ALEX BISSEMBER The development and evolution of the chemical industry is directly responsible for many of the technological advancements that have emerged since the late 19th century... Read |
 | Following the retirement of Raj Lochan, Bubele Nyiba has been appointed the new CEO of the ROSE Foundation (Recycling Oil Saves the Environment)... Read |
 | According to a recent study by the Energy Research Centre of the University of Cape Town, the economic impact of the introduction of resources back into the economy through waste stream management could increase GDP by up to 0.5%... Read |
 | The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) recently hosted a public lecture on e-waste management to educate and inform its community on the best ways to dispose e-waste material and contribute to a cleaner and greener environment... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS On World Water Day 2017, Red Bull TV released a new feature-length documentary that captures the story of former pro surfer Jon Rose and his mission to bring clean water access to those in need... Read |
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| Finance |
 | HILARY JOFFE South African banks could well feel the effects of Brexit because the UK represents more than a third of their global assets and liabilities... Read |
 | Nedbank emerged as the frontrunner of the banking sector for employment equity at top management level... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH At this point, blockchain protagonists are not regarded as early adopters, but rather the lunatic fringe... Read |
 | Banking group Capitec has acquired a 40% interest in international online lending group Creamfinance for €21m... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | TB accounted for more than 33,000 deaths in South Africa in 2015, and averaged over 7% of all deaths from 2013 to 2015. Read |
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| Legal |
 | President Jacob Zuma is considering designating three new members of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), says the Presidency... Read |
 | LIONEL EGYPT, ASHLEY PILLAY AND SAMANTHA MATJILA Following years of litigation, the Constitutional Court issued an order in Macassar Land Claims Committee v Maccsand CC and Others, ending the threat against the security and stability of mining rights granted under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act... Read |
 | From today, Monday 27 March 2017, the public can participate in the second round of comments on the City of Cape Town's proposed outdoor advertising by-law. Comments close on 9 April 2017... Read |
 | A Beijing court has overturned a ruling that Apple's iPhone 6 violated a Chinese manufacturer's patent which saw the US tech giant ordered to cease selling the smartphone in China... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The inaugural South African International Tattoo Convention is on this weekend from 24-26 March at the CTICC... Read |
 | EUGENE YIGA Motherland Brewers is serving up a selection of unique craft beers for the Cape Town crowd. Eugene Yiga spoke to owner Alitsair Kernick to find out more. Read |
 | The Rocking the Daisies festival is back for its twelfth instalment from 5-8 October 2017. Phase 1 tickets, cashless top-ups and Daisyland accommodation are now available from www.RockingtheDaisies.com. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | Drivers NG recently launched in Nigeria to make the job of selecting and hiring professional drivers easier for individuals and businesses in the country... Read |
 | THANDO VILAKAZI AND SHINGIE CHISORO DUBE Entry of the ride-sharing service, Uber, into passenger transport markets across the world has brought disruptive competition with substantial benefits... Read |
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| Property |
 | Italian pizzeria Piza e Vino recently underwent a rebranding exercise with the development of a new logo that emphasises the 'handmade' aspect of its traditional pizzas... Read |
 | The answer depends on whether the owner had a will or not says Bruce Swain, MD of Leapfrog Property Group... Read |
 | The highest appraisal is not necessarily the best appraisal... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Located in the central business district area of Port Louis, the hotel brand's first adaptive reuse project in Africa will see the existing nine-floor office building transformed into the city's newest destination sensation... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | President Jacob Zuma has appointed five members to the interim board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)... Read |
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| ICT |
 | ANDY WALKER Struggling to nail down a reliable revenue stream while controlling its often-irate user base, Twitter may soon charge you to use some elements of its currently free service TweetDeck... Read |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: The current Google ad boycott could rattle the practice of software "programmed" ad placement... Read |
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