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Swedish clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz on Monday apologised and removed an advertisement of a black child after the company was accused of being racist... |
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 | AILSA WINGFIELD Africa has become a continent of catchphrases, be it 'Africa rising', 'untapped middle class', 'e-commerce explosion', 'leapfrogging technology' or 'brand loyalists', the list is endless... but what do they mean in a real-world context...? Read |
 | NATALIE OTTE, ILSE DINNER, ISSUED BY KANTAR Forget about Harry and Meghan, the match of the century is advertising and research, with data playing cupid... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week, we go behind the selfie with Jamie Matroos, deputy editor at Design Indaba... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Timing is something which always sets Nando's ads apart from the rest. Sure, the ads are funny - and in a way we, as South Africans, instinctively understand... but it is their timing which gives them their humour... Read |
 | JANINE LLOYD This year is going to continue to be a tough journey for all businesses as they grapple for market share and growth during a difficult economy... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG In today's dynamic business environment, we should be seeking to understand the trends impacting a broader range of industries, regardless of the business sector we're in... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | PHILLIP OOSTHUIZEN The red meat industry is complex. How are we going to increase production, resource utility, efficiency, profitability and finally sustainability? Precision agriculture is the solution... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | LARRY FEINBERG The built environment is often thought of in terms of only its visible results: buildings, roads, bridges, dams, and so on. A group of lesser-known construction professionals... Read |
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| Education |
 | TREMAINE VAN AARDT The EFF has reiterated that it wants every potential student to be registered as party members visit universities and colleges across the Eastern Cape this week, regardless of whether or not the institutions have space... Read |
 | Over 30,000 pupils are yet to be placed in schools in Gauteng, according to the province's Education Department... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | MICHAL KOTZÉ The mining industry in Africa is undergoing significant change, including an increase in exploration and commodity prices, and therefore boasts significant potential for investors with regard to its vast supply of mineral reserves and production... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Globally, the chartered accounting profession is being asked to look into a crystal ball. No one can say with certainty what the future will hold, but to continue contributing value to society the profession needs to reimagine itself. Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | DR THOMAS KOWALLIK The world is currently benefitting from a wave of pharmaceutical breakthroughs including targetted personalised treatment and biologics... Read |
 | FRANK GRAEWE If we talk about trends in plastic surgery we have to talk about social media... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | CHARLES SIBOTO Let me say it right off the bat that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a great movie and a worthy follow up to The Force Awakens. If you've been following any news about the movie, you'll know that there is a split between some Star Wars fans and film critics. Read |
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| Property |
 | DR ANDREW GOLDING Here are the key trends we believe will gather momentum in the property market in 2018... Read |
 | SCOTT FIELD The commercial property industry saw peaks and troughs in the past year and what I am happy to have observed is landlords finding new, creative ways to source new tenants and retain existing tenants... Read |
 | BERRY EVERITT Negativity seems to be in fashion in SA's real estate industry, especially since the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)... Read |
 | STUART CHAIT While the South African business sector is faced with many challenges, there is significant opportunity for growth sectors of the local industry during 2018... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | TIM SMITH Where once demand was dependent on international travellers Africans are now doing it for themselves, and as a consequence creating a much more robust and sustainable industry... Read |
 | ENVER DUMINY Travel is not a static experience - why, how and when visitors want to visit and interact with a destination is constantly evolving... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | LYNDY VAN DEN BARSELAAR As labour markets dynamics continue to shift rapidly and the lifespan of skills becomes ever shorter, the gap between the skills that people have and those that employers need is widening... Read |
 | MARK BUSSIN During 2018, reward practitioners must show inventiveness in developing cost-effective reward solutions but also exercise their influence to solve persistent problems that linger in the workplace... Read |
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| ICT |
 | LLEWELLYN LE HANÉ We've all been there: trying to add someone's contact details to your phone only to see that the SIM or the phone memory is full... Read |
 | The recently discovered Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities are said to affect the microprocessors in the majority of the world's computers... Read |
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