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| Marketing & Media |
 | Google Australia's creative development team hosted Damon Stapleton, chief creative officer at DDB New Zealand in a special "take away" addition of Hot Heads from Cannes... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This #InnovationMonth, we go behind the selfie with Peter KohlÖffel, national sales manager at Provantage Media group's activations division, ProActive... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Nina van Rensburg, producer at 7Films, explains the importance of work that saves lives or creates awareness, now recognised at the Loeries through the SANBS Public Service Award... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Fitting for #InnovationMonth, I chatted to Charbel Aouad, executive producer and cofounder at Dubai's Stoked, the production company behind an integrated campaign Loeries Gold and this year's integrated Grand Prix for turning horsepower into camelpower... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Visual elements have an impact on how consumers react to products, which is why creating a beautifully displayed retail environment is important for success... Read |
 | A host of French-owned fashion labels spanning Christian Dior to Saint Laurent pledged Wednesday to ban ultra-thin models from their advertising and catwalk shows... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | HOWARD BLIGHT As more people stream to cities, an increasing number of urban gardens and farms are taking root too. Across Africa, stories of resourcefulness in urban agriculture abound as people fight for their livelihood... Read |
 | Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB, Paul Makube takes a look at the agricultural sector and how it's recovering from the drought... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | The new Nissan Micra Active will be launched in two weeks' time and will be available at Nissan dealers from 22 September 2017... Read |
 | Fresh from the Italian Grand Prix, Ferrari Racing team drivers Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen, and Antonio Giovinazzi swapped their F1 race car to give the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio a go... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Building materials retailer Italtile said on Wednesday, 6 September, its deal to acquire Ceramic Industries would take effect on 2 October, after the companies receive regulatory clearance... Read |
 | RICARDO REBOREDO It has been described by Chinese president Xi Jinping as the “project of the century”. And the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is certainly ambitious... Read |
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| Education |
 | As September is Literacy month, it is an opportune time to support the READ Educational Trust, which has successfully promoted literacy in South Africa for nearly four decades, by buying one of its Readathon Read Reading Boxes... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | HAMLET HLOMENDLINI According to the recent Stats SA Poverty Trends in South Africa report, one in two South Africans lives under the poverty line... Read |
 | The latest population research and pressing global and regional population issues will take centre stage when South Africa hosts the International Population Conference in October... Read |
 | A survey of Pacific corals has found many severely bleached, some near-dead, according to marine researchers who warned Wednesday, 6 September, that global warming threatened the precious ecosystem's very survival... Read |
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| Finance |
 | The top management at the Treasury is soon to change significantly, with five positions for deputy directors-general vacant... Read |
 | Implementation of the health promotion levy - previously known as the sugar-sweetened beverages tax - will be delayed until April 2018... Read |
 | New regulations like the Protection of Personal Information Act, the so-called PoPI Act, will have an impact on the insurance industry, for which it is not quite ready. Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA Media reports on KPMG's professional with Gupta-owned companies could not have come at a better time for Irba... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | AFRICA CHECK September is Heart Awareness Month, focusing on cardiovascular disease. But is it South Africa's leading cause of death? Read |
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| Legal |
 | SEAN GILMOUR The 2017 Budget announced that the regulatory framework regarding cross-border intellectual property transactions is to be relaxed, for both tax and exchange control purposes... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The winners of the 2017 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards will be announced at GrandWest in Cape Town on Sunday, 19 November, in an exciting new three-part format. Read |
 | The 2017 Dance Music Awards South Africa (DMASA) has announced the nominees for the inaugural awards. Read |
 | MARTIN MYERS Colombian songwriter and music producer Marcela Arciniegas is in Cape Town for the first time and will be speaking at Music Exchange on 9 September 2017. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | The National Council on Transportation has approved the commencement of a 'bicycle riding' project, as a means of transportation in the Federal Capital Territory... Read |
 | Imperial Logistics has launched an automated-briefing system for drivers. It aims to reduce the company's operational risks while, at the same time, expanding employees' exposure to the latest industry technology... Read |
 | The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data showing African carriers recorded the largest year-on-year increase in demand of all regions in July 2017 with freight volumes growing 33.7%... Read |
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| Property |
 | JOHN LOOS Periods of strong housing market price growth can often be a cause for concern... Read |
 | TONY CLARKE Correctly managed, buy-to-let properties can be one of the most attractive investment opportunities out there... Read |
 | With an investment in property being the biggest financial commitment many will ever make, it's hard to know when it's the right time to buy, or whether to rent... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Over-tourism has become a major problem throughout Europe. Diversifying the tourism experience away from the crowds is key to solving tourism overcrowding... Read |
 | “The THINC Awards are our way of promoting the very best in Africa to ensure the rest of the world is aware of the extraordinary experiences they can enjoy when they visit this great continent.” Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | According to the Department of Labour, the percentage of black African professionals in Cape Town has increased by 4% over the past 10 years... Read |
 | The Department of Labour has reminded employers to submit their employment equity (EE) plan reports on time to avoid penalties... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Facebook has rolled out its Developer Circles in Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria.... Read |
 | TOM JACKSON African game developers have been invited to enter Microsoft's Dream.Build.Play challenge, which is giving away $200,000 in prize money across four categories... Read |
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