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TAMAR KAHN It is vital that universities and technical and vocational education training (TVET) colleges stick to their enrolment plans as the government phases in free higher education, a senior higher education department official told Parliament on Wednesday... |
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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 |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Last night's 10th annual IAB Bookmark Awards held at The Theatre on the Track in Kyalami saw Ogilvy yet again recognised as the best agency, taking home over 20 awards, and client KFC also recognised again as the brand of the year... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG South African fashion label Sol-Sol's signature brand of smart casual streetwear is founded on a commitment to great fit, fabric and design... Read |
 | ANN CROTTY Steinhoff chairwoman Heather Sonn said it appeared that the group's "accounting irregularities" related largely to its central European business... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The Constitutional Review Committee of Parliament appointed to review the Constitution will now create even greater uncertainty for commercial agricultural producers and place further investments by local and foreign investments in agriculture in the balance... Read |
 | "However, rational arguments regarding the possible implications that such a step may hold for the agricultural sector and the broader economy were absent from the debate." Read |
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| Automotive |
 | C.C. WEISS The "SUV convertible" sounds great on paper - the robust capability of an SUV coupled with the playful, airy fun of a convertible... Read |
 | ASIT K. BISWAS AND CECILIA TORTAJADA Countries around the world are increasingly acknowledging the shift that's needed from a fossil fuel-driven economy to one that is sustainable, green and attempts to mitigate climate change... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | SEAN SMITH By the end of this century, the world's population will have increased by half - that's another 3.6 billion people... Read |
 | NICK HEDLEY Murray & Roberts expects to finalise the acquisition of a US oil and gas engineering and construction firm within the next four months, according to group CE Henry Laas... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | ROBERT LAING Suspended former acting CEO of Eskom Sean Maritz has resigned with immediate effect ahead of a disciplinary hearing scheduled for March 8... Read |
 | In his first public comments on the Mining Charter, new Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday he would like the document outlining obligations on companies to transform to be finalised in three months. Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will be hosting the first-ever Oslo Freedom Forum in Johannesburg (OFFinJoburg)... Read |
 | ANGELA CRACK The NGO sexual exploitation and abuse scandal has grown ever larger, engulfing many other organisations other than Oxfam... Read |
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| Finance |
 | ROBERT LAING Barclays Africa Group intends to change its name back to Absa, the banking group announced after releasing its results for the year to end-December... Read |
 | One of the two pillars of the new architecture to regulate the financial sector, the Prudential Authority (PA), will take effect on 1 April 2018... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital has opened its own water filtration plant, which meets the City of Cape Town and Department of Water and Sanitation's strict water crisis regulations... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Cabinet has approved two bills which lay the foundation towards the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 aspirations of an integrated passenger transport system that is accessible for all... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The Dance Umbrella festival, which celebrates its 30th anniversary, presents new and exciting contemporary works from 6 to 8 March 2018 at UJ Centre for the Arts, Wits Theatre Complex, Dance Factory, Joburg Fringe Theatre and the Hillbrow Theatre. Read |
 | DANIEL DERCKSEN The Roar, Phantom Thread, Red Sparrow, Gnome Alone, Game Night and Bolshoi Ballet's Romeo and Juliet open at local cinemas this week. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | NICK LAVARS Virgin Hyperloop One has been making inroads in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a little while, having already presented its vision for a route connecting cities across the Middle East, including a 12-minute link between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Read |
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| Property |
 | The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) has raised concerns following the recent motion by the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation... Read |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has blamed the city's previous management for the municipal rates crisis... Read |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON The earnings of the largest sectional title developer in the country, Balwin Properties, are still under pressure about two years after it listed... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | CTIA has recorded a total of 10.7 million domestic and international passengers in 2017 according to data received from ACSA. This new record for the airport has been achieved due to a 20% year-on-year increase in international passengers... Read |
 | Host Eleni Goikos will speak to both cruise lines and ports who are seeing the economic benefits of growth in traffic... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | LINDA ENSOR The DA says a freeze on increases to public sector salaries in 2018-19 would save R38bn and render unnecessary the need to raise the rate of value added tax (VAT) by one percentage point as proposed in the budget... Read |
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| ICT |
 | PIERRE FOUCHE Every 25 years or so, a new technology architecture emerges, which changes the way businesses operate and can often transform entire industries. For example, mainframes were the first technology architecture when they were introduced in the 1950s... Read |
 | #DigihackAfrica2018 saw Siewasser's intelligent water management system take the win... Read |
 | Entrepreneurs around the globe will be happy to hear Volvo Cars has launched a new investment fund specifically aimed at high-potential technology startups... Read |
 | MARK WALKER The assumption that the CIO automatically qualifies for a seat on the board and various management committees is no longer valid... Read |
 | OBED LESEJANE South African businesses should care as much about the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as they do about the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act... Read |
 | Red Bull is trying to position itself in the tech space in South Africa by launching Red Bull Basement - a new social tech basement programme - in South Africa... Read |
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