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| Marketing & Media |
 | Women in Marketing (WIM) has announced the shortlisted entries for the 7th annual Women in Marketing Awards... Read |
 | JUANITA PIENAAR Wimpy is celebrating its 50th birthday and managing executive Molla Bonnet reminisces by talking us through some of her favourite Wimpy campaigns to date... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Kingdom is the new agency on the block, with a heart for positive messaging and making a difference. As such, the insight, strategy and creative agency, founded by friends Donna Mathews and Herman Wallis, applies a triple-win philosophy, whereby... Read |
 | Identifying trends before they reach critical mass enables brands to tap into unlimited potential growth... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH When it comes to customer experience, many brands talk the talk. Not that many walk the walk. Avis Rent a Car (Avis) is not one of these... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Sarah Buitendach and Vuyo Singiswa of Tiso Blackstar Group recently won a Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award in the Presentation category for the 2016 Financial Mail covers they worked on together... Read |
 | African multinationals join forces within the "AfroChampions Club" to foster Africa's growth and development... Read |
 | DAVE NEMETH The South African retail landscape has been under a lot of pressure for some time now and whilst 80% are blaming the economy for this downturn in trading, there are others that continue to grow year on year... Read |
 | GILL RANDALL Ten seconds. That's all the attention a consumer will give your brand in a supermarket environment before considering a purchase... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This #EntrepreneurMonth, we go behind the selfie with true media mutlitasker Bailey Schneider - she's a radio presenter at Smile 90.4 FM, as well as TV presenter, voice-over artist, MC and blogger... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY When I first met Jacob Zuma he was, believe it or not, the head of the Moral Regeneration Movement. He was still deputy president to Thabo Mbeki and, in a long conversation with him in Pretoria, he struck me as a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) type of guy. Straightforward, reliable and, yes, honest... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Finding an analyst who sees any compelling reason to buy any of SA's fast-food stocks these days is as rare as spotting a Naspers naysayer... Read |
 | Massmart was joined by the Economic Development Department and Proudly South African at an event to celebrate participants in the Massmart Supplier Development Programme... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The local honey industry currently sees an average annual turnover of R3.2bn, however, this number could drastically increase given a proper business model and investments made.... Read |
 | A group small-scale farmers in Mpumalanga and Limpopo participated in an agricultural upskill initiative which introduced them to tobacco farming and has seen significant changes in their lives... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | This week's #RideRoundup features the new Nissan X-Trail, the Renault Kwid Xtreme, and the sexy BMW M4 CS... Read |
 | Nissan is set to reveal its new Paramedic Concept (Nissan's fifth-generation ambulance) and the all-electric e-NV200 Fridge Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show this week... Read |
 | With the latest limited edition, the Mercedes-AMG G 65 Final Edition, Mercedes is closing the book on the G Class and will be starting a new SUV chapter in 2018... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Adjacent to Loftus Versfeld, where once stood the infamous Sinbin, Abland is developing Loftus Park, a new mixed-use precinct... Read |
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| Education |
 | Thsireletso Bogastu, a 19-year-old student from the UFS, took first place in the SAICA Student Leadership Summit competition for her insightful and solution-driven essay... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | One important event might have escaped our attention: SA's greatest gold mining company has in effect left the country... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation is partnering with the City of Cape Town to implement community-based programmes to prevent drowning... Read |
 | A sharp increase in forest fires stoked record losses in global forest cover equivalent to the area of New Zealand in 2016, a Global Forest Watch report said on Monday, 23 October... Read |
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| Finance |
 | NICCI BOTHA After 10 years of professional rugby playing for the Lions, Stormers and Stade Francais in Paris, Anton van Zyl hung up his boots... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Sharing premises seems like the ideal solution, given the economic challenges and pressures facing medical professionals. However, the HPCSA has strict guidelines on this... Read |
 | A vascularised lymph node transfer, a microvascular procedure created to treat lymphoedema, has been performed at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital, Cape Town... Read |
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| Legal |
 | NICO GOUS If the Protection of Personal Information Act had been fully enacted, those responsible for leaking the data of 60-million South Africans could have been fined up to R10m or imprisoned for 10 years... Read |
 | The recent spate of investigations by the South African Competition Commission into price-fixing should serve as a warning to businesses in industries that practice across-the-board, uniform pricing... Read |
 | At a recent seminar hosted by Webber Wentzel and Linklaters, corporate South Africa was urged to take the lead in fighting corruption and maladministration... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The winners of the 2017 Cape Town International Film Market and Festival (CTIFM&F) were announced at a red carpet event, held at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town. The event was hosted by Pearl Thusi and Maps Maponyane. Read |
 | MARTIN MYERS Jarrad Ricketts is a singer-songwriter and performer based in Cape Town, who is making great strides within the music industry. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | US ridesharing giant Lyft has received a $1bn investment led by the venture arm of Google parent Alphabet, to help ramp up its challenge to market leader Uber... Read |
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| Property |
 | Confortis International Group launched the display housing developments of the second Wellcity.O2 hub in the new town with the aim to help middle-class Africans buy... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Dubai Tourism has concluded its first series of roadshows across key cities to promote the city's ever-evolving tourism proposition to South African tourists and to further strengthen relationships with... Read |
 | Marriott International has announced the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Arusha, The Arusha Hotel, marking the debut of the brand in Tanzania. Rebranded after renovation, the hotel retains... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | If you're a solo entrepreneur, start-up business or a consultant, working from home might be cheap but it's not practical if you want to expand or need facilities like meeting rooms to meet clients... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Developed and designed in South Africa at digital technology solutions provider, Ansys' design and manufacturing facility, Solid webKey helps internet users to follow global best practices for protecting online accounts... Read |
 | Jon Tullett, research manager of IT Services at IDC Africa, says the ongoing macro-economic difficulties in the market are expected to continue, and this will, in turn, continue to inhibit growth in dollar terms... Read |
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