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| Marketing & Media |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Net#work BBDO's Mike Schalit founded the not-for-profit Make a Life (Mal) Foundation a while ago as a banner for initiatives that use creativity for good. Here, Schalit and Mal designer-in-chief Emma Strydom explain how their recent t-shirt designs have benefitted the Seed library initiative and more... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT 5FM's station manager Justine Cullinan won the Corporate Award at the Veuve Clicquot Elle Boss Awards on Thursday, 9 November. It was just her and overall winner Amanda Dambuza, founder and director of consulting company Uyandiswa, who took home awards on the night... Read |
 | South Africa won Bronze at the 2017 Epica Awards for the Net#work BBDO campaign, Vagina Varsity, in the Online Campaigns - Health, Beauty and Fashion category... Read |
 | CHRIS BREWER There's one thing I've been meaning to write about for a long time - a very long time, in fact - and it has to do with an aspect of our broadcasting talents that I've neglected to thank. Yes, ultimately the SABC (who would have thought... Read |
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| Retail |
 | The food industry is changing, with some restaurant owners forgoing physical retail spaces and instead opting to trade solely online... Read |
 | MANMOHAN S SODHI The race is on to bring 3D printed footwear to market. Adidas, Nike and Under Armour are some of the big names that have been working on delivering bespoke shoes to their customers... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | "The African Agri Investment Indaba seeks to strengthen the continent's agriculture sector and identify investment and growth opportunities. Africa is poised to play a significant role in ensuring global food security..." Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Every new-car buyer in countries following Europe's car industry legislation is paying far more for their fuel than they expected... Read |
 | After revolutionising electric cars, Tesla is tackling a new frontier in "green" transportation with the introduction a futuristic all-electric semi truck... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The American Hardwood Export Council's 'Seed to Seat' furniture collaborative will be displayed at Young Blood Gallery in Cape Town from 20 November to 20 December... Read |
 | SARAH BARNS Sidewalk Labs, the urban innovation startup owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, has announced a partnership with the City of Toronto to develop a new waterfront precinct... Read |
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| Education |
 | The Digital Skills Academy, in partnership with Brainstorm magazine, will once again offer a $10,000 bursary for one Brainstorm reader... Read |
 | Internationally accredited SAE Institute in Cape Town has announced its latest scholarship opportunity for South Africans interested in learning film production... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | TANYA FARBER AND ANTHONY MOLYNEAUX People will have to make do with 25 litres of water per day for washing, cooking and personal hygiene if dam levels drop below 13.5% in Cape Town... Read |
 | Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says South Africa is committed to its long-term vision of transitioning to an environmentally sustainable, climate change resilient, low-carbon economy and just society... Read |
 | KIM PICKERING Plastics have got themselves a bad name, mainly for two reasons: most are made from petroleum and they end up as litter in the environment... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Saica has affirmed its commitment to sustainability reporting by signing a statement of support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. Read |
 | While more than 90% of industry assets have successfully transitioned into the regulated space, hedge fund industry assets under management (AUM) decreased by 9.1% year-on-year. Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | MSD's cancer drug, Pembrolizumab, has received regulatory approval by the Medicines Control Council (now South African Health Products Regulatory Authority) in South Africa. Read |
 | Public health facilities are missing an opportunity to reduce HIV transmission because they are ill-equipped to meet the needs of men who have sex with men (MSM)... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha on Friday announced his decision to deny Janusz Walus parole... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Pharmacist, model, speaker and guest house owner, Nicole Capper from Johannesburg has been crowned the winner of the 2018 Mrs South Africa at a grand finale which took place at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg. Read |
 | NATALIE LE CLUE The last time director Zack Snyder was left in charge of a DC movie, he produced the dreadful Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Undeterred, he's returned at the helm of Justice League. Read |
 | The winners of the 2017 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards were announced at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on 19 November 2017. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | The face of the maritime industry is being changed by technological advances and digitalisation, opening up opportunities, especially among the youth... Read |
 | PETERSON TUMWEBAZE African airlines have been urged to embrace e-commerce and digital technologies to become more profitable... Read |
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| Property |
 | KARL GERNETZKY The JSE's largest listed property group, Nepi Rockcastle, said on Friday, 17 November, that its subsidiary NE Property Cooperatief had closed the €500m corporate bond book-build announced on Thursday... Read |
 | BILL RAWSON Since 2012, sectional title complexes have been leading the South African property market, not only in terms of price growth, but sales volumes as well... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | CARI COETZEE TRVL is a peer-to-peer booking platform that gives everyone access to the travel agent world. We chat to founder and CEO Jochem Wijnands about his new startup that is set to cause a stir in the travel industry... Read |
 | The Cape's top culinary academies have once again put forward their finest young stars to compete for top honours in the One&Only Reaching for Young Stars competition... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | Despite skills development becoming a BBBEE scorecard conversation, over 7-million South Africans are still illiterate, with new forms of illiteracy developing with every new workplace innovation... Read |
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| ICT |
 | CIOs should leverage machine learning to turn the tsunami of data obtained in Internet of Things (IoT) deployments into actionable insights. This is according to a new report from Forrester. Read |
 | WYNAND SMIT A recent data breach exposed the personal information of 30-million South Africans, including emails, ID numbers, addresses and contact numbers, and, in some cases, even passwords... Read |
 | NICK HEDLEY At a little more than four years old, Vodacom's "internet of things" (IoT) business was already generating R800m a year in revenue and "accelerating very fast", group CEO Shameel Joosub said last week... Read |
 | Recognising and rewarding innovative ideas that have the potential to significantly impact the Gauteng economy, the 2017 GAP Innovation Competition winners in each category have been announced... Read |
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