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| Marketing & Media |
 | JOHN LAURENCE You really have to be operating in the dark ages of marketing if you haven't cottoned on to the importance of emotion in marketing communication... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS I spoke to some of the people responsible for SA's recent One Show-winning work, behind the scenes. Next up is Myles McDonald of Hey Papa Legend... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Gary Willmott and Anton Moulder, co-founders and managing partners of Cape-based digital product studio, Urbian... Read |
 | KATE NIEMÖLLER A lust for clicks, and follows, shares and likes - and even votes in politics - has sullied our judgement and contorted our perspectives. It is concerning is that the popularity of “alternative facts” born out of this, is gaining momentum. Read |
 | Over 1 million African children's lives improved by local social entrepreneurs in Africa... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Warren Moss was the only judge from Africa in the annual BMA B2 Awards, which recognise the top performing Business to Business (B2B) marketers around the world. He shares tips for success in B2B marketing... Read |
 | On May 22, 2017, security operatives and officials of the Nasarawa State Urban Development Board stormed the premises of privately-owned Breeze FM and razed the building. Read |
 | Commonwealth African countries to discuss priorities for reviving world trade for the continent... Read |
 | Despite the considerable opportunities trade creates in moving goods from surplus to deficit areas, the trade aspect in addressing food security and climate change in Africa seems to be largely missing. Read |
 | South Africa's Sandy Naudé has been selected as one of the International News Media Association's new board members... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG In the South African retail and manufacturing sectors, promotions have become a popular tool to attain growth... Read |
 | African research company, Trendtype, conducted a comprehensive survey on the Nigerian male grooming market, and it predicts rapid growth... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | Government is set to fast-track the transformation of the agriculture sector by increasing the number of black commercial farmers... Read |
 | The current drought, as well as the predicted long-term drying trends in the Western Cape, has serious implications for the farming of deciduous fruit says HORTGRO... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | MIKE WHITFIELD Autonomous driving technology is developing at a rapid pace. Business Insider's research platform has forecast that there will be around 10 million cars with various self-driving features on the road in the UK by 2020... Read |
 | Booming SUVs and crossovers have flown into the ranks of the top-selling cars for the first quarter of 2017, with Ford's FSeries leading the way... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The Gauteng Provincial Government will over the next three years invest more than R44bn in infrastructure development, while provincial municipalities spend R94bn over the next five years... Read |
 | A R1.5bn steel competitiveness fund will come into effect next month, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Thursday, 25 May... Read |
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| Education |
 | ISSUED BY SPINTELLIGENT The world is focussed on sustainable development and education is the key. This may be no truer than in Africa where valiant efforts continue to end poverty and hunger and protect the environment... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | CHARLOTTE MATHEWS Glencore fielded a number of questions from shareholders, trade unionists and environmentalists at its AGM including several about the 16 fatalities last year... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | NICCI BOTHA A high-level MoU on medical research and development has been signed between the SAMRC, the DST and Novartis... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | There is lots going on at the annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival that will be taking place from Friday, 7 July 2017 - Sunday, 16 July 2017... Read |
 | DANIEL DERCKSEN Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge, Song to Song, Unforgettable and Twelfth Night open at local cinemas this weekend. Read |
 | Expect tons of thrills and throttles at SA's premier motorcycle, music and lifestyle festival 2017... Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG I recently had a very inspiring conversation with Marcela Guerrero Casas, co-founder and MD of Open Streets Cape Town about the power of streets and its ability to bridge social and spatial divides... Read |
 | PETERSON TUMWEBAZE RwandAir will today, 26 May 2017, take off for the first direct commercial flight to Gatwick International Airport in London... Read |
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| Property |
 | SAMUEL SEEFF The Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank announced on Thursday, 25 May, that the repo rate is to remain at 7% (home loan base rate of 10.5%)... Read |
 | A reduction in repo rate would have provided a much-needed boost for consumer confidence and market sentiment... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront announced that it is closing the hotel's swimming pool until further notice, due to the proposed level 4 water restrictions... Read |
 | The City of Cape Town in partnership with key industry role players will embark on a series of initiatives to boost Cape Town's tourism numbers during the winter and address the multiple challenges associated with seasonality... Read |
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| ICT |
 | TOM JACKSON Google developers has selected six startups from across Africa to take part in the first African version of its Launchpad Accelerator, which offers free training, credits and collaboration... Read |
 | The new DJI Goggles allow users to stream high-quality drone footage in real time, and lets them control the drone by simply moving their head... Read |
 | Microsoft to deliver Microsoft Cloud from datacentres in Africa to enable greater innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth... Read |
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