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| Marketing & Media |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Serial entrepreneur Linnéa Kempe shares the importance of multitasking, building the right team and putting your brand out there... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The Establishment Survey (ES) is a multi-purpose, multi-media survey providing context for all media platforms and all media currencies in South Africa... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Vodafone has made a global announcement across all of its markets that it is relaunching its brand positioning, which marks the biggest relaunch it's had in its 33-year history... Read |
 | CHRIS BREWER About two years after the demise of Amps (et al), the Marketing Research Foundation (MRF) has announced the release of an update to the 2015 Amps, data using 2016 population statistics... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS The One Club Executive Creative Summit Berlin kicks off on Wednesday, 11 October at Soho House, Berlin. While it's a closed-door meeting, we checked in with a few of the creative crème de la crème speakers - Susan Credle is first on the list... Read |
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| Retail |
 | The reduction of friction in transactions may appear to be adding value, but it could be taking away from the shopping experience, says The Future Laboratory's Trevor Hardy, who's seeing a move towards the reduction of human interaction, from self-service to fridges that buy your groceries for you... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | "Healthy oceans are a vital condition for the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development..." Read |
 | There has been evidence in various parts of the city including around Westdene Dam, Emmarentia Dam, Zoo Lake and the Joburg Zoo that some birds had been infected with the flu... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG After 55 years of automotive dealers relying on a physical dealers guidebook for car valuation numbers, TransUnion has released its Digital Dealers Guide... Read |
 | SVEN HAMMAR With Gartner predicting that 64 million connected cars will be shipped globally in 2020, the question remains as to what the potentials of autonomous vehicles are... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | ROBERT LAING Construction firm Group Five's share price jumped 11% to R8.75 on Friday, 6 October, after its new management said it was evaluating numerous potential offers for various subsidiaries and assets... Read |
 | As balconies bristle with tree branches and sunshine dapples the leaves of thousands of plants, two apartment buildings in the heart of Milan have almost disappeared under lush forest... Read |
 | MARK ALLIX Political ructions shaking the ANC are showing up as cracks in the country's infrastructure... Read |
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| Education |
 | Education conference and exhibition, EduWeek hosted its prestigious annual awards event in Cape Town on Wednesday... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Eskom has asked McKinsey and Trillian Capital to pay back the money it says was unlawfully paid to them... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | South Africa and Chad on Sunday, 8 October, signed an agreement that will see the re-introduction next year of critically endangered black rhino to the central African country... Read |
 | The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue on Friday, 6 October, announced the creation of a huge marine sanctuary, saying it wanted to stop overfishing and preserve the environment for future generations... Read |
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| Finance |
 | PETER ALKEMA A technology innovation that offers disruptive tendencies is the cloud... Read |
 | Although gold and gold equity prices have picked up recently, the metal is still under owned as an asset class... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | JOAN VAN DYK Nelson Mandela University (NMU) will open South Africa's ninth medical school in 2020 with its first class of 100 aspiring doctors... Read |
 | FRANK GRAEWE Worldwide, obesity has reached epidemic proportions, and is the leading cause of preventable death... Read |
 | Right to Care has launched an integrated care initiative in KwaZulu-Natal's UThukela District to reduce the incidence of chronic diseases in HIV-positive patients... Read |
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| Legal |
 | The EU said Thursday it had "stopped the clock" on its probe into German chemical firm Bayer's proposed mega-takeover of US agri-giant Monsanto while it waits for the companies to provide information... Read |
 | KPMG has been ordered to provide the memo for the original briefing it got from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) outlining the scope of the audit firm's mandate to investigate issues such as the existence of a "rogue unit" at the tax agency... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | South African Fashion Week (SAFW), now in its 20th year opens its doors on 24 October 2017 to 53 Autumn/Winter 2018 collections at Sandton City Rooftop, surrounded by a skyline of modern architecture. Read |
 | The 2017 Fringe Fresh Awards were presented in front of an audience of theatre professionals, media, and fans at the Fringe Club in Gardens, Cape Town on 7 October 2017. The awards acknowledge the creative excellence showcased during the Cape Town Fringe Festival. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG Iyeza Health, the brainchild of two young entrepreneurs, Sizwe Nzima and Siraaj Adams, started off as a bicycle courier company to ease the burden of medicine collection for their community... Read |
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| Property |
 | Dobsonville Mall, owned by Vukile Property Fund, recently completed its R114m extension and upgrade... Read |
 | According to statistics from BetterBond, the majority of current homebuyers (52%) are repeat buyers who are giving real estate a vote of confidence by re-investing the proceeds of their own sales... Read |
 | The ombud for community housing schemes seems to have resolved whether it is permissible to let sectional title units via Airbnb in terms of the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (STSMA)... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Hilton has committed $50m over the next five years towards the Hilton Africa Growth Initiative. The funds are intended for the conversion of around 100 hotels into Hilton branded properties... Read |
 | The craze for tourists taking selfies alongside wild animals, then posting on Instagram is fueling cruel treatment of iconic species in the Amazon, activists warn... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Internet shutdowns in sub-Saharan Africa have cost the region up to $237m since 2015, according to a report to be released by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa... Read |
 | Ebenezer Asante has been appointed as vice president (VP) of MTN Group's expanded Southern and East Africa and Ghana (SEAGHA) Region, effective 1 October 2017... Read |
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