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| Marketing & Media |
 | BOGOSI MOTSHEGWA Black people dancing in adverts has graduated from being a creative expression derived from a weak observation that was camouflaged as an insight, to what is now a very popular creative device or template... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Ad Talent director Stacey Bossenger lets us in on the current emphasis on and shortage in digital talent across the board... Read |
 | Facebook has moved its Johannesburg offices into larger premises, providing a new base for the company's work across Africa... Read |
 | Finalists in the cross-platform category have been revealed for One Show 2017 with an SA entry making the grade... Read |
 | Finalists in the film category have been revealed for One Show 2017, with three SA entries making the grade... Read |
 | NEW YORK - Pepsi said on Wednesday it was dropping an ad featuring the supermodel Kendall Jenner that appeared to use the "Black Lives Matter" protests to promote the soda brand... Read |
 | Finalists in the 'direct marketing' category have been revealed for One Show 2017 with two SA entries making the grade... Read |
 | WASHINGTON - eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's philanthropic foundation pledged Wednesday to donate $100 million over three years to support "independent media and investigative journalism" worldwide, while tackling "misinformation and hate speech"... Read |
 | Finalists in the 'print and outdoor' category have been revealed for One Show 2017 with 11 SA entries making the grade... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Exhibitions add R66.5 billion to South Africa's GDP, contributing R3 billion to national taxes and 135,100 sustainable jobs. In 2015 of the five million visitors to exhibitions, tourists accounted for 1 million of these... Read |
 | This year, nine South African creatives will serve on Cannes Lions' judging panels... Read |
 | JANINE LLOYD It is a sad day when PR firms tarnish the reputation of the industry as a whole... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Frankies, producers of a traditional range of soft drinks and ice-lolly flavours, has launched its new retro van on the streets of Gauteng... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG McDonald's South Africa serves over a million breakfasts every month, meaning that its recent National Breakfast Day promotion... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | Food Lover's Market has partnered with Reel Gardening on a product range that still allows for gardening while saving 80% of water during the germinations phase... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | HENRIE GEYSER The recently spruced-up Mazda CX-3 is a multi-role pleaser and the latest shining star in the fold of the once strong brand which is rapidly regaining individual market traction... Read |
 | LONDON, UK: Drivers of the most polluting cars will be charged to travel into the centre of London from 2019, Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday, describing his city's air as "lethal"... Read |
 | FRANKFURT, Germany: French carmaker Peugeot pledged to uphold wage and job deals with workers after its planned takeover of Germany's Opel... Read |
 | Taxes make up a big part of the price you pay at the pump. As of 5 April 2017 South African motorists received a 24 cents a litre decrease in the price of petrol... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Bell Equipment, a manufacturer and distributor of heavyweight equipment, announced that it had entered into a broad-based black economic empowerment agreement with SiBi Capital, an entity entirely owned and managed by black women... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | GAVIN FOSTER, DANA ROYER, AND DAN LUNT Carbon dioxide concentrations are heading towards values not seen in the past 200m years... Read |
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| Finance |
 | MAARTEN MITTNER The South African bond market was weaker after the rand fell 30c against the dollar on the news that the ANC rejected calls from the SACP and Cosatu for President Jacob Zuma to step down... Read |
 | HILARY JOFFE AND NATASHA MARRIAN New Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has moved a large entourage into the Treasury... Read |
 | What will it take for the country to regain investment status?.. Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | VERAH OKEYO AND ELIZABETH MERAB A stalemate is brewing between the counties' health management teams, governors and the national government over a plan to employ Tanzanian doctors... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has urged the public to make inputs on the Property Practitioners Bill, 2016 and the Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Amendment Bill... Read |
 | LAUREN SALT Often, little attention is paid to fire safety, as it requires more than merely drafting an evacuation plan but also capital investment... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | RUTH COOPER Since watching Cowspiracy and after taking part in the 2015 Greenpop Festival of Action in Zambia, I have been a lot more conscious about what I consume, particularly meat and dairy, industries which are the number one culprits when it comes to environmental damage. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | LINDA ENSOR Financially troubled, state-owned airline, South African Express (SAX), has had to fork out millions to get its four grounded aircraft operational again... Read |
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| Property |
 | Real estate investment trust Liberty Two Degrees has appointed Michael Ilsley as interim chairman until such time as a new chairman is appointed... Read |
 | Polish shopping mall and office owner, Echo Polska Properties, said on Wednesday, 5 April, that it planned to raise R1.65bn through the issue of new ordinary shares... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | ISSUED BY WORLD TRAVEL MARKET AFRICA With just three weeks until the opening of an even bigger and better WTM Africa, there's been a significant increase in both buyers set to attend the show, as well as pre-registered visitors... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | According to a new report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, entrepreneurs over the age of 50 offer significant ‘golden dividends' for economies wrestling with aging populations that place a disproportionate burden on resources... Read |
 | Responsible Business Week, being held from 24-28 April 2017, is a good time to implement Employee Volunteer Programmes... Read |
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| ICT |
 | In the digital age, solving a business problem well requires innovation and speed, both of which are fundamental components of the hackathon format... [video] Read |
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