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Marketing & Media
OSF reflects on 15 global celebrated news stories in 2017
Natasha Jen announced as speaker at Design Indaba 2018

EMILE UYS

2017 in review: The heinous horrors that got you angry this year

JULIA BREAKEY

South African amongst executive jury announced for NYF Advertising Awards
SA has second most-shortlisted entries for Midas Awards!
Five rules for being social media savvy during the silly season

THANGO GOMBIZA

Why creativity in events is imperative

DAVID LIMBERT

ANN7 probe to be finished in a few weeks, says MultiChoice
Disruption, propaganda for hire and the age of juniorfication

CLAUDIA FERGUSON

Are emotive appeals in advertising successful in persuading people to buy a product?

MOHAU BOSIU

2017 in review: This year's absolute worst of the worst

JULIA BREAKEY

Why human-centered design matters

STUART MCDOUGALL

How to build brand experiences with SEO

RICHARD BENSTED

Ahmed Abba to be freed
Start thinking in a 'mobile first' mindset

GRAHAM DU PLESSIS

Top festive season ads 2017

SHEILA MCGILLIVRAY

Ad firms using tools to help them read your mind
DSO in Nigeria rolling out in Ilorin, Kwara State

UMAYRAH RAMJAN

Raise the bar on your next corporate exhibition or go home

TRALONE KHOZA

Five steps to success when your brand needs a makeover

TASHALENE REID

How brands can gain access to the $10tn informal economy
Steinhoff's reputation is in tatters

REGINE LE ROUX

Somaliland journalists detained, accused of "false news"
Nigerian startup DoingSoon launches event discovery platform

TOM JACKSON

Egypt wants a key role in driving regional integration in Africa
#BizTrends2018: Personalised advertising, robots and AR

BIANCA QUINN-DIAVASTOS

Social media companies should ditch clickbait, and compete over trustworthiness

BARBARA ROMZEK AND ARAM SINNREICH

#BizTrends2018: Predicting future consumer behaviour

DIANE GANTZ, ISSUED BY KANTAR

#BizTrends2018: A few 'bone shakers' for media in 2018

GRAHAM DENEYS

#BizTrends2018: The digital marketing trends marketers need to pay attention to

GUSTAV GOOSEN

Sports competition added to 2018 NYF Advertising Awards roster
A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record
Predictions for 2018: What the investors said

GABRIELLA MULLIGAN

#BizTrends2018: A trends story from a magician's granddaughter

HEIDI BRAUER

#BizTrends2018: An augmented reality check

JOHAN WALTERS

12 African startups to watch in 2018

GABRIELLA MULLIGAN

#BizTrends2018: Branding is the key to unlocking company innovation

MATHEW WEISS

Retail
Reshuffle of Steinhoff's management board sees three new appointments

ROBERT LAING

Agriculture
Farmers in dilemma as potato prices drop

EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA

Government bans livestock, agriculture imports from South Africa over Listeriosis

EDDIE NSABIMANA

Technology aids farmers amid water crisis
Chef Jan Hendrik crafts two wines under his own label
Farmers need to understand value of the agricultural chain
Concern over decision for land expropriation without compensation
Automotive
China's Geely takes €2.7bn stake in Swedish truckmaker Volvo
January brings good news as fuel price drops
How to get more electric vehicles on the road

JONN AXSEN

Construction & Engineering
#BizTrends2018: Accessible and emerging developments for small architectural firms

LOUIS COTTLE

#BizTrends2018: Upwardly mobile people want to live and work in eco-mobile cities

ELAINE JACK

#BizTrends2018: Engineering sector - remaining competitive in tough times

RICHARD VRIES

#BizTrends2018: A brave new world for South African stainless steel manufacturers

LESLEY SQUIRES

#BizTrends2018: Green building on the rise in South Africa

DORAH MODISE

#BizTrends2018: A recipe for innovation in a cash-strapped country

WERNER VAN ANTWERPEN

#BizTrends2018: The skills shortage in the construction industry and what we need to do about it

IAN MASSEY

Western Cape in a race to spare every drop of water

TJAART VAN DER WALT

Cape Town action group slams planned drought tariff

NOMAHLUBI JORDAAN

Artem galleria parking area to be transformed into urban gallery
Refurbishment, extension for Kwagga Mall
Construction sector confidence low, but not all hope is lost
Chinese production cuts buoy ArcelorMittal SA shares

CHARLOTTE MATHEWS

#BizTrends2018: Construction industry to improve technology use and safety

TOMMY STRYDOM

Four-star Green Star certification for KZN Department of Education: Ugu District Office
Crisis as Eastern Cape drought deepens

SHAUN GILLHAM

Education
#BizTrends2018: The year of collaborative learning

GETSMARTER

UCT to increase tuition by 8% in 2018
Freedom Front Plus says court's language ruling is 'lamentable'

LINDA ENSOR

Universities to potential students: no walk-in applications allowed

KATHARINE CHILD

More bachelor passes at no-fee schools than fee-paying schools

NICO GOUS

Government refuses to reveal how it will pay for free higher education

SIPHO MABENA

Energy & Mining
Amplats close to completing $62m smelter in Zimbabwe

ALLAN SECCOMBE

How Eskom fell apart

NICHOLAS WOODE-SMITH

The year that was: Five mining trends that dominated 2017
Uganda: Power firms plan to invest billions in 2018

JEFF MBANGA

#BizTrends2018: Five energy investment opportunities to look out for

BHAVTIK VALLABHJEE

#BizTrends2018: SA mining's financial situation is improving despite challenges

MICHAL KOTZÉ

ESG & Sustainability
#BizTrends2018: Innovation critical to the future of waste management in South Africa

JASON MCNEIL

#BizTrends2018: Sustainability reporting and performance - observations and trends

SIMON CLARKE

Greenlight Planet launches new line of solar lanterns
Global inequality is on the rise - but at vastly different rates across the world

ANTONIO SAVOIA

City of Cape Town-funded programme shortlisted for World Economic Forum Circulars Award
SA finalists in Chivas Venture global competition announced
2018 PETCO Awards open for nominations
Quarter of land will be drier under 2°C warming: study
The hi-tech fight back against rhino poachers

TONY CARNIE

ERM raises water alert for business
Finance
#BizTrends2018: Enhancing the customer experience

WYNAND SMIT

#BizTrends2018: Tech shakes up the insurance industry
#BizTrends2018: Chartered accountants and the turbulence of change
Bitcoin plunges as investors suffer 'reality check'
#BizTrends2018: Where pension investments are going
Sassa initiates successful test case for direct payment of grants

LINDA ENSOR

#BizTrends2018: The evolution of fintech: Middlemen beware

BRONWYN WILLIAMS

#BizTrends2018: How to remain relevant in the digital era
Healthcare
#BizTrends2018: Mind, body and soul - holistic health is the theme of the year

TUMELO MOJAPELO

#BizTrends2018: Let us lay myths to rest and get on with healthcare provision

DR DUMISANI BOMELA

#BizTrends2018: Private healthcare in SA - continued decline and a solution

DR BRIAN RUFF

Is dental healthcare as affordable and accessible as it should be?
Ace Magashule's wild Free State: Activists faced intimidation, whistle-blowers fled

LAURA LOPEZ GONZALEZ

Legal
Is equality really equal?

MARTIN VAN STADEN

Withdrawing an offer of employment constitutes dismissal

JACQUES VAN WYK

All the King's Horses and all the King's Men could not put the contract together again...

JOHAN BOTES

#BizTrends2018: Five trends in employment law we can expect in 2018

JOHAN BOTES

Lifestyle
TTC reveals its top 10 trips for 2018
#OnTheBigScreen: Ferdinand the bull, Wonder Wheel and The Nutcracker

DANIEL DERCKSEN

Roger Jones to host wine-paired dinners with Vineyard Hotel
#MusicExchange: Jonathan Rubain

MARTIN MYERS

Jesse Clegg back and touring SA
Emerging artists showcase their work in Cape Town gallery
Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy to perform in CT and Pretoria
#OnTheBigScreen: Greatest Showman, Jumanji and Beatriz at Dinner

DANIEL DERCKSEN

#OnTheBigScreen: Soldiers, families and squirrels at war

DANIEL DERCKSEN

UB40 returns to SA for 25th anniversary tour
The Greatest Showman is an uplifting toe-tapper

NATALIE LE CLUE

Festivals to add to your 2018 summer social calendar
Up The Creek 2018 final lineup announced
Logistics & Transport
Uber vs Taxify: which taxi service is better?

MELISSA COHEN

Meeting the first African woman to become a pilot in South Africa
Sanral makes travelling easier for tag holders
Boeing, Embraer confirm merger talks ongoing; deal not guaranteed
Will logistics' freight services see headway soon?

MENGISTEAB TESHOME

Does Metrorail have a future in SA?

MELISSA COHEN

Royal Air Maroc orders four Boeing Dreamliners
SA's festive drivers: 46,029 speed, 15,538 unlicensed, 14,174 vehicles unlicensed

PENWELL DLAMINI

They know where you go: dockless bike sharing looms as the next disruptor

CHRISTOPHER PETTIT

Property
#BizTrends2018: Commercial property at the mercy of shambolic politicking - trends for 2018 and beyond

SIMON BLACK

#BizTrends2018: Property trends forecast for 2018

LINDA TSHABALALA

#BizTrends2018: Six trends set to gather momentum in the property market

DR ANDREW GOLDING

#BizTrends2018: Virtual banking vs branch banking in 2018

RETHABILE WITKOEI

#BizTrends2018: Human experience is changing the future of work

EWOUT HOLST

Staging your commercial property for a quicker sale

LEON BREYTENBACH

Billion Group plans to spend R6bn on property projects in 2018

ALISTAIR ANDERSON

The five-step process to securing the right tenant

NATALIE MULLER

Joburg vs Cape Town - which fares best for property investment?
#BizTrends2018: Redefining space to work, learn, live and play

PAUL KEURSTEN

Tourism, Travel & Hospitality
#MeTourism: The hidden costs of selfie tourism

MARIANNA SIGALA

Voluntourists' intentions may be misplaced

ANDREA FREIDUS

Tech can't replace the human touch in customer experience
HR & Recruitment
Automation and skills development - an important duo
A simple way to ensure staffing success in 2018
The key to a vibrant democracy may well lie in your workplace

ANDREW TIMMING

How to rebrand yourself in 2018

LYNDY VAN DEN BARSELAAR

ICT
WeThinkCode_ opens Cape Town campus

TOM JACKSON

How a local AI system is revolutionising the service world

ALAN TURNLEY-JONES

Q&A: African entrepreneurs should realise value of USSD

GABRIELLA MULLIGAN

DevConf 2018 promises top speaker lineup
Part I: What is the internet?

JARRYD CHATZ

Facebook helps improve internet in Nigeria
Next Einstein Forum selects next group of science, tech ambassadors
Apple cracks down on lootboxes, devs now have to disclose details

HADLEE SIMONS

A (non) update on Amazon Alexa coming to South Africa

HADLEE SIMONS

Top five pan-African startup developments in 2017

TOM JACKSON

Datacloud Africa leadership forum set for September 2018
Telltale indications that your WordPress site been hacked

CHARLES MBURUGU

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