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| Marketing & Media |
 | The winners of the 10th annual Bookmark Awards were announced at the conclusion of the 2018 IAB Digital Summit, both held at The Theatre on the Track, Kyalami, on 1 March 2018... Read |
 | JULIA BREAKEY You hear it all the time (at least in the hipster parts of Cape Town): support local. Wear locally-made clothes, buy fruit and veg from your local vendors. Whether these efforts are helping is unclear, but one area it isn't? Local film... Read |
 | GLENN VAN ECK The younger generation offers valuable insight as to where brands should be focusing their efforts... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week, we go behind the selfie with Rob Stokes, chairman of the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY My colleague and friend, Paballo, is a photographer and, as is the mark of a top camera person, he can be slightly obsessive about getting things right: exposure, composition, expression - they all have to be just so... Read |
 | African-linked films won nine awards at the Berlin International Film Festival... Read |
 | Eco@Africa is a sustainable African-European TV success story... Read |
 | Nigerian authorities should immediately drop plans to charge Timothy and Daniel Elombah, editor and chief executive respectively, of the independent Elombah news website, the Committee to Protect Journalists said... Read |
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| Retail |
 | SA's cultural goods exports are growing faster than imports, according to a new report that examined the growth and structure of the country's cultural and creative industries trade between 2007 and 2016... Read |
 | Multi-unit franchising is becoming a growing trend globally and in South Africa, meaning a single franchisee owns more than one outlet in different geographies... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | "It is these young farmers who could potentially play a role in a change around strategy on many of the failing farms, bring about transformation, economic growth and make a direct impact on food security on a commercial scale." Read |
 | The National Assembly set in motion a process to amend the Constitution so as to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG Chinese manufacturer, Geely, is buying a $9.2bn stake in German automaker, Daimler - which will effectively make it Daimler's biggest shareholder... Read |
 | Powered by the Ferrari V8 turbo, a member of the engine family that won the overall International Engine of the Year Award in both 2016 and 2017, the Ferrari Portofino has made its official debut in South Africa... Read |
 | Huawei used the artificial intelligence capabilities of its flagship Mate 10 Pro phone to drive a sports car as the Mobile World Congress got underway in Barcelona this week, in what it said was a world first... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Launched earlier this month, RICS is calling on the youth to come up with new ideas to help tackle the most pressing problems affecting cities in Africa and around the world... Read |
 | ROBERT LAING Aveng's Australian subsidiary McConnell Dowell contributed a profit of R51m in the six months to end-December from a R47m loss in the corresponding period... Read |
 | Building Service Advisor (BSA) is a new free-to-use online directory and mobile site that lists building-related service providers... Read |
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| Education |
 | Grade 12 learners, who passed matric in 2017 but have not yet secured a place at a university or college, only have until Wednesday to register with Central Applications Clearing House (CACH) system... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | After a record 400 days without interruption - a milestone that was achieved in December 2017 - Eskom's Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 has been shut down for refuelling... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA The appointment of African National Congress stalwart and former unionist, Gwede Mantashe, as mineral resources minister will hopefully end the prickly relationship between the mining houses and the department... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | Qualified in fields such as law, commerce and IT, the 12 female graduates supported by the Cell C Girl Child Bursary Fund are all now successfully employed... Read |
 | MARK HURST The Oxfam scandal has brought to the fore the relationship between the public and charitable organisations... Read |
 | Thanks to a fast-growing secondhand market, smartphones are increasingly being re-used but large-scale handset recycling is not happening as the industry struggles to go green... Read |
 | DMITRY YUMASHEV The seas will continue to rise for 300 years. That's the conclusion of a new study, published in Nature Communications... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Tax analysts are sceptical about the timing of the latest revenue collection statement by the South African Revenue Service (Sars), calling it nothing more than a public relations stunt... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | The idea behind NHI is that it will operate as a single publicly financed and administered fund to which all South Africans will make compulsory contributions, based on their ability to pay... Read |
 | CLAUDI MAILOVICH Gauteng premier David Makhura will appoint an independent curator who will ensure that all the decisions of retired deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke on the inquiry into the Life Esidimeni tragedy are implemented... Read |
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| Legal |
 | FAITH NGWENYA The current debt intervention Bill that is being proposed sets out a process that both credit providers and credit bureaus must follow when they are lending money, but certain parts of the proposal require further thinking and discussion... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | RUTH COOPER With the abundance of juice cleanse diets, S.W.E.A.T 1000 and yoga classes, and not-so-humble fitspiration brag posts clogging up our diaries and social media timelines, it's sometimes deliciously rebellious to give a middle finger to #cleaneating and truly indulge. Read |
 | This guide has rounded up the top 10 arts festivals worth attending this year. So whether you are just looking for the sheer joy of a film festival or looking for an amazing cultural experience, there is something here for you. Read |
 | MARTIN MYERS We chat to lead singer of the seminal South African band Freshlyground, Zolani Mahola. Read |
 | The selections for the 2018 National Arts Festival have been completed and the line-up for the main programme stages has been unveiled. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | The winners of the TNPA Port of Durban Customer Awards event, which recognises Port of Durban terminal operators and their role in the success of the commercial seaport, have been announced... Read |
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| Property |
 | JLL SA has released its Q4 2017 market reports for key markets across the country... Read |
 | SCHALK VAN DER MERWE Over the last decade or so, the real estate industry has been inundated with tech startups, and yet the vast majority of homes, worldwide, are still sold under the guiding hand of a professional estate agent... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | The transformation of Victoria Falls to a modern tourist resort has started taking shape with the company formed to drive the process now seeking technical expertise to craft a tourism investment and development plan... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | Building ethical leadership in South Africa needs to be instilled from early on, says Carole Podetti-Ngono, founder and managing director of Valued Citizens Initiative... Read |
 | The Gauteng provincial government has announced the introduction of a drive to shut down illegally operating foreign-owned businesses in townships... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Blazing fast 5G wireless networks promise to unlock the potential of internet connected devices, or the internet of things - making driverless cars and talking fridges a reality... Read |
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