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TANYA FARBER Beware: Not all of the spring water being collected by residents in Cape Town is safe for drinking... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Google SA hosted a media event earlier this week to bring media practitioners across Africa up to speed on the latest technological advancements in the digital advertising space, focusing on Google Ads in particular... Read |
 | Facebook today announced a number of partnerships across Africa to explore ways to make the internet safer for all... Read |
 | PAULA SARTINI In the highly competitive business landscape where social media and customer experience are adding complexity to a global landscape, marketing needs to evolve... Read |
 | Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, the CEO of the New Partnership for Africa's Development Agency (NEPAD), was interviewed by Africa Renewal on the latest socioeconomic developments on the continent... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Pick n Pay promises innovation in its convenience and ready-made meals range in 2018, noting that South Africans' dining preferences may be shifting as many seek to entertain at home... Read |
 | AMMAAR SUKHADIA Ride-hailing company Taxify has partnered up with food delivery business OrderIn, and are set to compete with the likes of Mr D and UberEats... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | ARIONG MOSES In countries around the world, farming households are facing the wrath of unpredictable climate patterns, especially in Africa where vulnerability is high... Read |
 | Growers in the Elgin, Grabouw, Vyeboom and Villiersdorp valleys have made a voluntary water donation of 10 million cubic meters... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | The 2018 Knysna Motor Show, taking place on 29 April 2018, is aiming to showcase 400 classic cars and motorcycles. Read |
 | With the rise of electric vehicles and the imminent arrival of self-driving cars in Western countries, relatively little has been said about the Indian automotive industry's initiative to develop similar technology... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | DEON OBERHOLZER The final Construction Sector Code was finally gazetted in December 2017 - notably just two weeks before the builder industry's holiday... but at least better than the repeal of the old one just days before the financial year-end of most companies in 2016... Read |
 | JOELIEN PRETORIUS Helen Zille, the Premier of the Western Cape in South Africa, has made two startling claims about the water crisis in the province... Read |
 | JOSEPH CHIRUME The drought-stricken Kouga Municipality in the Eastern Cape is trying to avoid 'Day Zero' when the taps will run dry. But for many residents it is business as usual... Read |
 | KHULEKANI MAGUBANE Auditor-general Kimi Makwetu has flagged material impairments in the financial statements of Rand Water, one of the country's biggest water boards, to the value of R469m... Read |
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| Education |
 | Applications are now open for Sasol's all-inclusive bursary programme - aimed at those top mathematics and science Grade 12 learners who want to study courses in engineering, science and accounting at approved South African universities and universities of technology in 2019... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | NICCI BOTHA There are five main areas that can help bring investment back into the mining sector... Read |
 | Sustainability has moved out of the realm of soft issues, and has become such an integral part of the mining industry that it has been "mainstreamed"... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | UN Women has named renowned activist Jaha Dukureh of The Gambia as a regional goodwill ambassador for the organisation... Read |
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| Finance |
 | CHRISTOPHER RENWICK Worldwide, governments are scrambling to get to grips with cryptocurrency and how to regulate it. In this instance, South Africa seems to be slightly ahead of the global curve. Read |
 | TOKYO - Bitcoin plunged 20% to a three-month low on Tuesday, its latest sharp loss following a series of setbacks for the cryptocurrency.. Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | JOAN DYKE As deaths mount, take an inside look at the detectives working around the clock to solve the country's medical mystery... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for five awaiting trial prisoners, who escaped while being transported from the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court to the Johannesburg Prison... Read |
 | OHENE YAW AMPOFO-ANTI In a landmark ruling on 24 January 2018, the Western Cape High Court declared part of the Regulation of Gatherings Act unconstitutional, putting an end to the criminalisation of protests conducted without notice... Read |
 | Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has dismissed media reports that he orchestrated a plot to defraud Crime Intelligence... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Sunday, 4 February 2018 is a night I'd been waiting for roughly half my life. Ever since I first heard the lilting strain of Collective Soul's Run on 5FM when I was a teen, I'd completely stop what I'm doing, close my eyes and feel the music... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG It's easy to be charmed by the Cape Town suburb of Muizenberg. There's the seaside dotted with colourful beach huts and teeming with ardent surfers, the quaint coffee shops, and a casual coastal flair that suburbs along the Atlantic Seaboard stand little chance of replicating. Read |
 | Faithless frontwoman Sister Bliss will perform at Wild Waters in Johannesburg on 10 March 2018 and Shimmy Beach Club in Cape Town on 11 March 2018. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | MANDISA MAKETA Transport and logistics is fast gaining prominence as a sector to watch globally. Increased intercontinental trade has meant increased connection across different size economies... Read |
 | At the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association, Alexandre de Juniac, called for urgent attention to address infrastructure challenges... Read |
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| Property |
 | PENWELL DLAMINI Property owners in the City of Johannesburg have expressed concern about whether the newly introduced system which allows them to object to property valuations online will work... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Located along Ngong Road, DoubleTree by Hilton Nairobi Hurlingham opens as the first DoubleTree branded property in Kenya... Read |
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| ICT |
 | At the recent Technology Innovation Conference 2018, ICT experts and decision makers from across the public and private sectors in South Africa got together to discuss the impact of technological innovation... Read |
 | JARRYD CHATZ Have you ever wondered "what is the internet really?" You're not alone. That's why I've developed a series of posts to explain how the internet works... Read |
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