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| Marketing & Media |
 | PHILIP STANDER, ISSUED BY COMMUNIKAY Loyalty programmes have become a commodity to the extent that some form of a rewards programme has almost become a business-as-usual engagement between customers and their brands... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with technophile Marisa ‘just call me eM' Louw, founder and managing director of the Emlo Communications PR agency in Johannesburg... Read |
 | At MipTV in Cannes, BBC Worldwide announced it has licensed over 400 hours of programming across Africa in the first part of 2017... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Here's what Herman Wasserman, professor of media studies at UCT and Lauren Green, senior analyst at BrandsEye mentioned at Safrea Cape Town's recent fake news event... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Rian van Heerden, host of the award-winning The Complimentary Breakfast on Jacaranda FM, was due to leave the station at the end of March but his listeners persuaded him to stay a while... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Bamboo Network's chief executive Neo Matsau explains why adding a bit of management consulting to marketing communications and vice versa means you're better suited to find holistic creative solutions to a business problem, with the entire business in sight... Read |
 | DR. LUDI KOEKEMOER Today's traditional media is rapidly evolving towards the marketing of the future. The ‘brandscape' has changed dramatically in a short space of time and marketers are struggling to keep pace with the new environment... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Politics aside, integrated marketing agency Avatar has done a management reshuffle with co-founder Zibusiso Mkhwanazi stepping down as CEO to take on a bigger role as group CEO of Avatar Investment Holdings and the Avatar360 Group, which owns the agency's Johannesburg and Cape Town offices... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Nicole Reitz-Chidrawi (the flint) and Samantha Ferguson (the tinder) of boutique events company Flint & Tinder Events celebrate a year of event planning... Read |
 | VAUGHAN PATTERSON Publications can improve advertising revenues if they take advantage of real-time print adverts and that will help not only their ailing fortunes but the ailing fortunes of publishing printers, too... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH A few years ago, there was a sense of hope and optimism around Africa. Today that sense has faded and so we need to work to get back to that. Despite this, Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, says he is optimistic about the continent... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS The Radisson Blu La Vendome in Sea Point was buzzing on Thursday, 23 March 2017 with marketers and agency creatives excited for the launch of Mediamark's In the Know Now... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Hyper-functional foods, which combine natural ingredients with added vitamins and proteins, such as smoothies or fruit-and-nut bars, are gaining in popularity, as are natural and herbal tonics based on trusted recipes... Read |
 | The International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation has organised its first B2B meeting between African cotton suppliers and Bangladesh cotton importers, as part of its Cotton Development and Partnership Programme... Read |
 | COLLEEN GOKO Africa is falling off the immediate radar of local retailers after the region posted its slowest growth rate in two decades in 2016, and with the outlook for 2017 looking as unpromising, most companies are changing their focus from expansion to improving customer experience... Read |
 | Amarula's efforts to save the African elephant has stepped up another gear by releasing 400,000 bespoke Amarula bottles to communicate that there are now only 400,000 elephants left in the wild... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The downgrading of SA's credit rating will also have a regional impact. If the economy is to move into a recession, it will lead to a reduced demand for imports... Read |
 | Currently, South Africa exports fresh fruit to Greece while Greece only exports processed fruit and vegetables to South Africa, but the European Union's ‘Hello Kiwi' programme is set to change the situation... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ANÉ THERON So, you've made the big decision, put down your deposit, and you finally get to drive that brand-new car home. But did you know that even the slightest early ‘mistreatment' can lead to engine problems... Read |
 | South Africa has been downgraded to junk status by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings. The long-term effects of being downgraded will lead to higher interest rates... Read |
 | NEW YORK, US: A group of Tesla shareholders has urged the electric car maker to recruit two independent directors to add to the company's board to limit the influence of Elon Musk... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | YASHAEN LUCKAN The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) is about to unveil an online platform that will launch its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme... Read |
 | Contracted by the Newcastle Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, Veolia Water Technologies South Africa recently upgraded the outdated Ncandu pump station... Read |
 | As part of the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Programme, Durban aims to create a city that will survive and thrive in spite of environmental and societal changes... Read |
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| Education |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Part of attracting investment to a country is education... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Years of human resources experience have equipped Mike Teke with the ability to deal with people... Read |
 | Sierra Leone said that it was extending the bidding for a massive 709-carat diamond, after the government received only six offers for the gem... Read |
 | A R4bn titanium dioxide pigment production plant is planned for the Richards Bay industrial development zone... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | Climate change will be one of the pressing matters discussed during this year's meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and the G20 Hamburg Summit in July... Read |
 | Since its inception, the award has recognised 182 young researchers and scientists from 51 nations... Read |
 | Accenture has published its 2016 Corporate Citizenship Report, Making a Difference, which details its progress on skills training, sustainability and closing the gender gap... Read |
 | South Africa's downgrade to sub-investment level, along with other developments that impact institutional and economic strength, could be particularly bruising for civil society and non-profits... Read |
 | Investing in sustainability and The Carbon Trust Standard is not only a risk management tool... Read |
 | SIMON CLARKE After being in draft format for nearly two years, the National Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulations were published by the minister of Environmental Affairs on 3 April 2017... Read |
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| Finance |
 | S&P Global Ratings' axe has now fallen on four listed insurers following its recent decision to cut the government's foreign-currency rating to non-investment grade... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | As third-biggest pharmaceutical company, Cipla Medpro SA, had acquired a 100% stake in local drug maker, Anmarat, for R26.3m... Read |
 | The Board of Healthcare Funders has established a networking platorms where middle managers can share ideas and hone skills... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Social media users often share or like funny memes, embarrassing videos and stinging remarks about people without considering the consequences... Read |
 | PHAKAMILE MYEZA The respondent in the case of Minister of Safety and Security v Booysen, was shot and wounded by her boyfriend, who then shot himself dead. The deceased was a police reservist... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Officially opened by former president Nelson Mandela in 1998, a stay at the President Hotel in Bantry Bay on the Sea Point side of town is just what we needed last weekend after the previous emotionally draining, politics-driven week... Read |
 | MARTIN MYERS Jann Klose is an award-winning pop singer-songwriter who has released five albums and two EPs. Read |
 | JARRED MANASSE In Mpumalanga, adventure calls. What a better way to satisfy your adventure-craving side, than taking an unforgettable hike, and experiencing a closeness to nature only present in the wild lands of Mpumalanga. Read |
 | RUTH COOPER I recently spent a night at new Kloofnek gem, the uber-cool Cloud 9 Boutique Hotel and Spa, and was lucky enough to experience some of the signature treatments at the hotel's Luxe Laser Studio. Read |
 | JANINE FOURIE Hot cross buns and Easter eggs are synonymous with Easter - a significant religious festival for many and also an opportunity for reflection and spending time with friends and family. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | The game is on for South African supply chain experts to test their skills against the world's best in the annual Fresh Connection Global Challenge... Read |
 | JORDAAN, BONGANI MTHETHWA AND KGAUGELO MASWENENG Thousands of anxious commuters hoping to visit their loved ones over Easter are scrambling to make alternative travel plans as the bus drivers' strike bites... Read |
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| Property |
 | SINDY PETERS There are three fundamental factors that are crucial in determining how the property market works... Read |
 | New or first-time commercial property owners should take precaution against certain situations in order to keep their investments safe and profitable... Read |
 | As of this month, estate agency IHPC will be known as SAProperty.com... Read |
 | Property development marketing agency PHNX Digital has launched a virtual and augmented reality property app for Harcourts Platinum. Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | The project will encompass an addition of 56 new hotel rooms which will maintain the same mix of contemporary and classic décor, presenting cool colours and rich fabrics... Read |
 | Protea Hotel by Marriott Pretoria Hatfield, which will soon embark on a major construction project set to increase the hotel's number of rooms and facilities... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | A crucial conversation is defined as a situation that has high stakes, opposing opinions and strong emotions and more often than not in these instances we take an avoidance approach... Read |
 | The evolving business landscape and the addition of advanced digital tools are spurring the need for new skills in order to empower employees and businesses alike... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Blue Label Telecommunications informed shareholders on Tuesday that plans for the completion of a restructuring involving Cell C and Net1 were on track for completion at end-June... Read |
 | Digital clutter is growing due to an explosion in application usage and advances in the storage capacity of devices. But poor maintenance of these apps is leaving devices vulnerable to security threats... Read |
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