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| Marketing & Media |
 | ISSUED BY AFRICACOM In a brand-new report, YahClick and AfricaCom provide an in-depth case study series on the key developments of satellite broadband technology, featuring the successes and major milestones it has reached in bridging the digital divide... Read |
 | JENNILEE PEREMORE In the public relations (PR) industry, there is a constant debate about the value of hiring a PR employee or outsourcing a PR consultancy... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Many South African English speakers definitely lose out by not communicating, or even taking in, other languages. The rest of the people in this country often speak three or more languages, whereas we English-speakers expect everyone to speak to us in our language... and then to do so properly... Read |
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| Retail |
 | The "buddy" Coke size has been reduced to 440ml and there will be no more 500ml bottles on the shelves after next month, as Coca-Cola attempts to cut its customers' sugar consumption... Read |
 | In an effort to encourage responsible drinking, SAB and AB InBev Africa have introduced Castle Free, an alcohol-free beer brewed in South Africa... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | Producers indicated that less maize will be planted for the 2018 season, mainly because of farmers switching to other crops... Read |
 | SASAS has awarded Prof Kennedy Dzama of Stellenbosch University a silver medal for his work in evaluating the genetics of indigenous South African livestock species... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | South Africans will see another the fuel price increase on Wednesday, 1 November 2017... Read |
 | NEWSWATCH: Max Verstappen was crowned the winner of the Mexican Grand Prix which took place on Sunday, 29 October 2017 while Lewis Hamilton took home the title of overall 2017 Championship winner... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | RIAAN GRAHAM What does the future African city look like? How do we identify the impact and trends resulting from urbanisation? What new regulation and governance models are needed? Read |
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| Education |
 | MICHELLE GUMEDE AND KARL GERNETZKY The long-awaited university fees commission report is expected to be released by President Jacob Zuma this week, but a leaked version of it saying that free education is unfeasible has already sparked fear of more student protests... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Depressed uranium prices and the subsequent poor return for investors have had a hand in Peninsula Energy's decision to divest their interests in the Karoo Uranium Project... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | From 4 November to 20 December 2017, nine environmentalists, journalists and mountaineers will attempt summiting seven mountains in Africa, back-to-back, in seven weeks... Read |
 | The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has hit a new high, the UN said Monday, 30 October... Read |
 | A total of 50 JSE Securities-listed companies, including the JSE itself, have been found to be non-compliant with the Employment Equity (EE) Act... Read |
 | Sandton-based digital and PR agency Firewater is inviting charities from across Joburg to a free Digital and PR Therapy session... Read |
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| Finance |
 | NICCI BOTHA Some 23 years down the line, democracy isn't all it's cracked up to be when it comes to levelling inequality... Read |
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| Legal |
 | AIDAN KENNY It has been common practice for municipalities to sell vacant properties for both commercial and residential development, subject to a title deed condition that the property must be improved within a certain period or the properties would revert back to the municipality... Read |
 | JOON CHONG The tax amendment bills were released with the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 2017 last week, with significant amendments in both... Read |
 | South Africa is in the process of developing its intellectual property policy so it can better contribute to the country's development objectives... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | MARTIN MYERS The Sean Koch Trio call themselves a folk, acoustic, reggae, ambient, singer-songwriter band with three band members, namely Sean Koch, who's guitar and vocals, Shaun Cloete, who's bass, lead guitar and keys; and Ross Hillier, who's on drums and percussion. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | MIKE WHITFIELD Since 2005, South Africa has been celebrating October as Transport Month and 12 years later, we may have forgotten just how vital the transportation sector is to our economy and our growing nation... Read |
 | Sandton Central's new public transport lane, the Sandton Public Transport Loop, is now up and running with services offered by Metrobus, Putco, minibus taxis, and Gautrain buses... Read |
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| Property |
 | Property management platform Preferental, previously operating in its beta phase as MyRentr, hosted its official launch recently at the Property Buyer Show in Sandton... Read |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON Equites Property Fund, the high-end industrial property owner, has clinched another deal in the UK, acquiring land and the development rights for a distribution centre there... Read |
 | Located in the newly opened Table Bay Mall in Blouberg, Jawitz Properties Western Seaboard has incorporated virtual reality and view panning technology into its service offering... Read |
 | BRUCE SWAIN What happens if you find your ideal home, but the current owner has leased the property? Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | South Africa is one of the 10 best countries in the world to visit next year, according to Lonely Planet... Read |
 | The arrival of international cruise liner, MSC Sinfonia, at the Port of Durban has marked the official start of the South African 2017/18 cruise season... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE Deborah Hartung has a passion for people and disrupting industry norms. Her startup, Pivot PeopleTech is geared toward assisting other small businesses and entrepreneurs with the tools to manage their HR requirements without the high overheads... Read |
 | Business environments are undergoing major change as disruption remains one of the only constants. Innovators and those embracing change are succeeding, whilst those that don't continue to struggle. This is were intrapreneurship plays a critical role... Read |
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| ICT |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG The burgeoning demand for data analytics in the digital economy far exceeds current supply. The Explore Data Science Academy, which recently launched in Cape Town, aims to meet this demand... Read |
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