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| Marketing & Media |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Kate Shepherd is one of those accomplished individuals who seems to have been born ready to succeed. She's founding owner and creative director of Something Different, a décor and design business in the events industry that she started in a home office when she was just 18, confident at having spotted an unfilled niche in the wedding market... Read |
 | WORKU GACHOU This week, some 40 African finance and trade ministers, along with US government officials meet for the first time since Trump was elected, at the annual AGOA trade forum... Read |
 | It is clear that technology is changing the landscape of financial services in rural Africa, says KPMG... Read |
 | NEWSWATCH: On Saturday, IOL's content wasn't shareable on Facebook due to an unknown error still being investigated, which resulted in the publisher's content being marked as spam... Read |
 | JUANITA PIENAAR Open Design's Steam Symposium speaker, Kristóf Fenyvesi elaborates on why the integration of art and design to traditional Stem subjects (maths, science and technology) is so important, why South African youth can benefit from the Steam Symposium and his vision for the future of 'Steam education'. Read |
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| Retail |
 | Japanese fashion and beauty retail chain Miniso has launched in South Africa with an official opening at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria... Read |
 | Blue Ribbon has launched the Mmmm Yum Kidz Tuckshop, a programme to teach learners the practical fundamentals of business... Read |
 | South African retailers across the board continue to experience a tough local trading environment... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | WESSEL LEMMER Deciduous fruit growers in the province feel increased pressure to conserve water as rainfall becomes less predictable. Farmers face the challenge of producing more fruit while reducing the impact they have... Read |
 | Food security in the Western Cape may soon be at risk and where fruit, vegetables and even meat are available, they will be considerably more costly... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | FREMONT, California: Tesla began delivering on a dream to make an electric car for the masses, rolling out the first of its keenly-awaited "Model 3" cars... Read |
 | Only a handful of cars have ever managed to be considered both cute and cool at the same time. Fewer still acquire the kind of status that makes them sought-after collectors' pieces in old age... Read |
 | SIAVOSH GHAZI TEHRAN, Iran: French automaker Renault this week signed a long-awaited joint venture deal with Iran worth €660-million ($779-million) to build up to 300,000 cars per year... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | SHAUN GILLHAM The commercial growth of Walmer's Main Road in Nelson Mandela Bay is gathering pace, with the building of a R20m office and retail development set to modernise the rapidly expanding business node... Read |
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| Education |
 | The Airbus Foundation has launched Airbus Little Engineer (ALE) robotics programme in Africa, aiming to reach at least 3,000 learners. Initial workshops will be held together with local stakeholders in Kenya and Nigeria later this year... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Despite positive third quarter results, Lonmin is still looking to implement measures that will generate sufficient cash to support a sustainable business. Read |
 | Several important developments in the Nigerian mining sector in the last year bode well for the industry's future... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | CHRIS DOUCOULIAGOS A world where a few people have most of the wealth motivates others who are poor to strive to earn more... Read |
 | GERMARI STEENKAMP A case for designing digital experiences that are inclusive to disabled audiences... Read |
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| Finance |
 | CHRISTELLE COLMAN Despite all the progress in equality and women's rights, the gender pay gap is still a very big issue... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | A consequence of the demarcation regulations coming into force is that up to two million policyholders using insurance products to access healthcare are now uninsured... Read |
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| Legal |
 | The amendment to regulations around share buy-back transactions in the 2017 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) concerns many people... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | ZINTLE TSHOLOBA You don't need a month's long training about how to survive in the wild in order to watch lions in their natural habitat, because there are amazing camps close to lion prides in South Africa. Let's look at some of the camps that offer this unparalleled experience. Read |
 | RUTH COOPER Local fashion label Ruff Tung will be launching their new inclusive collection at the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Joburg Fashion Week. The collection aims to create quality garments for women of all sizes. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | DOHA, Qatar: Qatar Airways announced on Wednesday it has dropped plans to buy a 10% stake in American Airlines, as Doha remains embroiled in a diplomatic row with its neighbours... Read |
 | ERNESTT MABUZA The handover of eNatis - the electronic national administration traffic information system - to the Road Traffic Management Corporation has not been smooth... Read |
 | Sunday 1 October 2017 will see Cape Town's CBD, Woodstock, Salt River, and Observatory become car free for the day. Open Streets will be reserving a section of the M4 for people, not cars... Read |
 | The City of Cape Town has announced temporary road closures in parts of the CBD today, Tuesday, 8 August 2017, to accommodate two gatherings which have been approved... Read |
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| Property |
 | BRUCE SWAIN Purchasing a property is a significant financial investment and there are a number of processes to complete before the sale can go through... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | When it comes to travel, women are in charge of the decision making and they have some pretty notable purchasing power. More women are discovering the liberating effect of travel... Read |
 | Pam Golding Property has been appointed to market the luxury apartments and villas of mega-development Zanzibar Amber Resort, set to be the largest premium hospitality investment and resort in East Africa... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | A new report by Accenture, Getting to Equal 2017, reveals that digitally fluent women can close the ever-increasing talent, skills and equal pay gaps in the workplace... Read |
 | South Africa's unemployment rate has remained unchanged between quarter one and two of 2017 at 27.7%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Monday... Read |
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| ICT |
 | TOM JACKSON South African aerial data analytics specialist Aerobotics has secured R8-million ($602,000) in seed funding from Cape Town-based based VC firm 4Di and Kenya's Savannah Fund... Read |
 | Net1 UEPS Technologies has concluded its investments in Cell C and DNI, which is the wholesaler of Cell C starter packs in SA... Read |
 | KARYN NISHIMURA-POUPEE FUJISAWA, Japan: When 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya first began working she still used an abacus for maths - today she is one of the world's oldest iPhone app developers... (video) Read |
 | At the Seedstars Uganda finals, Numida was selected as the top startup in the region... Read |
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