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South Africans wait with bated breath to hear what President Cyril Ramaphosa has to say in his maiden State of the Nation Address (Sona) tonight... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | JESSICA TENNANT A popular track at this year's IMC Conference was that of creative and big idea creation, and a talk that really struck a cord, so to speak, was BBDO South Africa's CEO Boniswa Pezisa's on the power of breakthrough creativity and the role it plays in triggering emotions to communicate effectively... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH With the official announcement of the integration of Y&R and Native VML comes a number of changes in Native VML's management... Read |
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| Retail |
 | This year's Manufacturing Indaba is set to explore the impact of Industry 4.0 and IoT on transformation in the manufacturing industry... Read |
 | MICHELLE GUMEDE The outlook for consumer goods companies appears upbeat as a changing political landscape provides some impetus to a stuttering economy... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | FRIKKIE MARÉ Consumer requests at food outlets travel back through the value chain to the producers of the necessary raw products, which will again go through new types of processing to reach the consumer at some point in the future... Read |
 | Due to the avian flu outbreak, farms affected have had to cull all birds and recall and destroy all eggs. The decline in the production of eggs and chickens has resulted in SA relying on imported chickens to meet demand... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Rolls-Royce has announced that its all-new, high-bodied car "that will redefine luxury travel", will be called Cullinan... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | MARK ALLIX The Competition Commission has approved, with conditions, the "mergers" - in the form of "economic alliances" - of Raubex, Stefanutti Stocks and Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) and their respective groups of "emerging contractors"... Read |
 | MARK ALLIX Cement group PPC has appointed Johan Claassen as CEO and executive director with immediate effect... Read |
 | PENWELL DLAMINI The Johannesburg Road Agency has developed a draft design for the upgrading of Jan Smuts Avenue to a dual carriageway from Northwold Drive to Bolton Drive and from 8th Avenue to Kent Road in Rosebank... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Mining community networks will be at the Pretoria High Court from Monday to argue that the Mining Charter should be set aside due to a lack of meaningful community engagement. Read |
 | Emerging digital technologies, such as AI or IoT, as well as further outward looking technologies promise to revolutionise the mining industry in almost unimaginable ways... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The Department of Water and Sanitation and various stakeholders have launched the #SaveWater Ambassador Programme to foster responsibility towards saving water resources in the City of Cape Town and the rest of the country... Read |
 | MATTHEW WRIGHT AND MUSHFIKA BAISHAKHI UPAMA Can you see a window as you are reading this article? Read |
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| Finance |
 | ANDRIES MAHLANGU The rand stabilised at much stronger levels on Thursday morning, after Jacob Zuma bowed to pressure to resign as president, clearing the decks for his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, to take over the reins... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | A University of Cape Town (UCT) scientist's five-year study to uncover what causes the brain to seize has earned him a 2017 Claude Leon Merit Award... Read |
 | When it opens its doors in mid-2018, the African Genomics Centre - a first for the continent - will be capable of conducting large-scale studies on whole genome sequencing... Read |
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| Legal |
 | NOMAHLUBI JORDAAN Five people have been arrested in connection with the investigations into the controversial Vrede Dairy Farm project... Read |
 | JOHAN BOTES With Jacob Zuma finally resigning from the presidency following pressure from the ANC NEC, the question arises on his possible legal remedies should he feel aggrieved at being compelled to vacate his office and official residence... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | RUTH COOPER With the rise of conscious eating, awareness surrounding sustainability and rapidly growing health trends, it's no surprise that many restaurants and hotels are giving focus to more plant based options on their menus... Read |
 | The line-up for Elrow South Africa has been announced. Elrow SA will take place at The Sheds in Johannesburg on 17 March 2018 and at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town on 24 March 2018. Read |
 | DANIEL DERCKSEN New film releases this week are: the local film Raaiselkind; Marvel's Black Panther; I, Tonya; All The Money In The World; and the live broadcast of the West End sensation Follies. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | Southern African regional airline, Airlink, has issued a statement acknowledging the Competition Commission's decision to refer complaints of pricing and market access on the Johannesburg-Mthatha route... Read |
 | The City of Cape Town has advised of temporary road closures to accommodate the State of the Nation Address (Sona) and the opening of Parliament on Friday, 16 February 2018... Read |
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| Property |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON Emira Property Fund on Wednesday, 14 February, indicated some signs of recovery since decreasing its dividend payout in its 2017 financial year... Read |
 | Tower Property Fund could receive a rerating this year and raise capital as the junior property stock looks to stabilise its Croatian portfolio and complete developments in Cape Town... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | The Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau has won the bid for Cape Town to host its third major water conference, the International Conference on Sanitation, Waste and Water... Read |
 | As of 16 May 2018, the Rwandan national carrier will fly directly from Kigali to Cape Town International Airport, with a stop-over in Harare, four times a week... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | HANNA ZIADY Exclusive Books CEO Benjamin Trisk says he plans to defend his "name and reputation", following his suspension by the business's board pending the outcome of a disciplinary inquiry... Read |
 | In celebration of their collaboration at Village Road, The Workspace and MiWay are launching a competition that will provide a major boost for the winning South African entrepreneur... Read |
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| ICT |
 | GABRIELLA MULLIGAN The Africa Tech Summit kicked off in Kigali, Rwanda, yesterday, 14 February 2018, bringing together over 250 delegates to discuss key opportunities and challenges emerging across the continent's tech space... Read |
 | TOM JACKSON The South African economy is showing early signs of turning the corner after a couple of years of disappointing growth and high volatility, meaning 2018 holds promise of increased opportunities for local SMEs... Read |
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