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| Marketing & Media |
 | The Creative Circle is taking bold steps to ensure it is equipped to lead the creative industry into the future... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS The Pendoring Awards not only reward marketing communication in all of SA's indigenous languages apart from English, they've also created their own ranking. Here, joint fourth-ranked Black Khaki shares, "You don't have to be English, wear a three-piece suit, or have the old-school English tie to be creative..." Read |
 | Last night, Wednesday, 22 November, the winners of the 2017 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards were announced at an event held at The Empire Conference and Events venue in Parktown, Gauteng... Read |
 | LOUISE MARSLAND Harare became one big street party as the resignation of President Robert Mugabe was announced yesterday. Much of the party was streamed live to the Zimbabwean diaspora via social media... Read |
 | JUANITA PIENAAR A few of the judges and current chairperson, Craig Page-Lee comment on the overall quality of the work received for the AdFocus Student of the Year Award and what they were specifically looking for from the entries... Read |
 | The inaugural DISCOP Zanzibar event will run from 11-13 July at the Verde Hotel outside Stone Town, Zanzibar... Read |
 | Digitata Insights partners with Ntare Insights in Rwanda in a partnership that yields immediate results, with an impactful mobile awareness campaign for Coke Studio... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH This year's AdFocus Awards saw the best of the best recognised, honouring agencies and individuals, not just for their creative and marketing skills, but for their all-round business acumen.... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Meltwater's global CEO, Jorn Lyseggen explains the crux of his book on the new digital reality that those who leverage insights from external data or digital breadcrumbs will find themselves at an information advantage over those that don't. Here's why you need to focus on Outside Insight or fall behind... Read |
 | The new AdFocus Awards chairperson for 2018-19 is Phumi Mashigo, MD of Ignitive. She takes over the rein from Craig Page-Lee, founder of d-cifr... Read |
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| Retail |
 | STEFAN SALZER Black Friday has become a highly anticipated event for retailers and customers alike. Originally marked in the US to denote the beginning of the Christmas shopping season... Read |
 | MARK SUMNER The fashion industry has some major sustainability problems. By 2030, it is predicted that the industry's water consumption will grow by 50% to 118 billion cubic metres... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | ISAIAH ESIPISU A simple mobile app has been developed to help farmers and local authorities in East Africa choose the right kind of tree to plant - key to helping countries curb their emissions and adapt to a changing climate... Read |
 | BAHER KAMAL "Using nuclear sciences to feed the world" have led to some major success stories. FAO provides seven examples of how nuclear technology is improving food and agriculture... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ALLAN SECCOMBE There are hopes that platinum could once again be used to make autocatalytic converters for petrol-powered engines, creating fresh demand for the metal amid a deepening supply deficit. Read |
 | Most of us need our coffee to drive us through the day. And now it's also transporting Londoners to work... Read |
 | WENDY KNOWLER Zero. That's the safety rating the Chinese made Chery QQ3 scored in the first independent crash-test assessment... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Construction firm Group Five said on Wednesday, 22 November, that it would sell its 50% interest in its steel pipe business, as part of broader strategy to shake up its portfolio... Read |
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| Education |
 | The FNB Fund, in partnership with Oxford University's Department of Education, is offering one South African student a scholarship to undertake postgraduate study at one of the world's foremost universities... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | With the MPRDA and the IER plan rumbling along, South Africa is set to leverage its largely unexplored and underdeveloped oil and gas sector to reignite economic growth Read |
 | LINDA ENSOR The Eskom board appointed suspended acting CEO Matshela Koko to the position despite knowing the "defects" in his character related to the manner in which he related to people... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | IVAN TUROK AND JUSTIN VISAGIE Migration to cities has helped many South Africans to escape extreme poverty, even in tumultuous times... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Yes, they do - cats and windows do kill more birds than wind turbines, but that's no reason to disregard the fact that wind turbines also kill birds... Read |
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| Finance |
 | SA and its neighbours in sub-Saharan Africa might struggle to borrow just as most of the region's international debt matured in the next decade... Read |
 | DUBE TSHIDI The passing of the Financial Sector Regulation Act (FSRA), which introduces the Twin Peaks regulatory system, is a major milestone for the FSB... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Netcare planned to restructure its UK business after buying out minority shareholders... Read |
 | Netcare is investing in desalination technology and is conducting a feasibility study on reusing sewage water in its South African facilities, CEO Richard Friedland says... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Morocco's currency regulator has announced a ban on transactions in bitcoin and other virtual currencies, in a country where foreign exchange flows are tightly controlled... Read |
 | The bill providing for the implementation of a tax on sugary beverages - the health promotion levy - was passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Synergy Live returns with a three-day electronic music journey from Friday, 1 December to Sunday, 3 December 2017 at Anura Wine Estate in Franschhoek and will feature a line-up of both local and international talent. Read |
 | Anyone who has ever visited South Africa will agree that there are many roads and routes to explore - these routes span from the coastal areas to the mountain passes. Read |
 | RUTH COOPER Boschendal Farm, on the outskirts of Franschhoek, has long been a family favourite. I have many fond memories of lengthy, laughy lunches with the fam over holiday times. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | Thirty women in the transport and logistics industries have been enrolled as student members of CILTSA which will see the women trained in the international Certificate in Logistics and Transport CILT qualification... Read |
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| Property |
 | South African real estate investment trusts (REITs) ranked high this year on the list of the Top 100 Companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, based on performance... Read |
 | JLL has released its South African market reports for the office, industrial and retail markets for Q3 2017... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | CapeNature, Airbnb, Wesgro and the Western Cape Government have partnered on a campaign to help tourists and small accommodation establishments save water... Read |
 | To facilitate mobility in Africa, the Kigali Global Shapers has partnered with National Aviation Services for an exclusive sponsor of the global #VisaFreeAfrica campaign... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | In order to deliver the high-quality workforce South African businesses need to thrive, we need to increase investment in developing local talent... Read |
 | The annual Tiso Blackstar AMARA Recruitment Awards celebrated the country's leading HR and recruitment professionals at The Empire Conference and Event venue in Parktown, Gauteng... Read |
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| ICT |
 | AALIA MANIE Artificial intelligence (AI) is the apex of today's technology age as we push the boundaries towards Industry 4.0 and super-intelligence... Read |
 | HRUSOSTOMOS VICATOS 'Internet of things' (IoT) started as a great marketing buzzword with the promise of business benefits and new services, much like 'cloud'... Read |
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