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| Marketing & Media |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Kelly Fung, now editor-in-chief at Elle South Africa... Read |
 | ANDY WALKER The streaming music world's worst kept secret is finally confirmed to be true: Spotify will today launch in South Africa, the company's representatives confirmed in an email to Memeburn... Read |
 | ROMI ADLER Storytelling in branding is not a new concept. It is something that brands have mastered and failed at, left impressions and created legacies through. The best campaigns have been identified through their storytelling and connecting with their consumers... Read |
 | SHAE LEIGH Many clients approach me with their hands in their hair - overwhelmed by the task of marketing their brand and not knowing how to effectively engage their target audience... Read |
 | The African Development Bank and its East and North African Governors have stressed the need for urgent measures to match the continent's growing population and youth unemployment... Read |
 | Climate change, youth political participation, the economy and security, top the agenda at the Commonwealth Africa Summit 2018 in London this week... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG E-commerce may be where the retail industry is seeing growth, but the physical store is not dead. In fact, it may be more important than ever... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | In an ideal world, a farmer might sell a harvest of fresh produce to families nearby, who would eat that produce within the week. The more common reality in South Africa and the world, however... Read |
 | BEN COUSINS There is only the haziest of understandings of how well or how badly land reform is doing, and why. The woeful record keeping of national and local government departments is partly to blame. But they are not the sole culprits... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | SYDNEY - Volkswagen vehicles recalled and fixed after the worldwide "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal are using more fuel and still failing pollution tests, according to a study by Australia's peak motoring body... Read |
 | HENRIE GEYSER Lexus has been a determined soldier in the tough and highly-competitive battle for the hearts and wallets of South Africa's ever-growing army of SUV fans... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) has warned the public not to conduct business with Modulus Civils and Construction, which is conducting its business in and around Tshwane, Gauteng... Read |
 | Located in Khayelitsha, Empower Shack - an Urban Think-Tank project - has been long-listed for the 2018 Royal Institute of British Architects International Prize... Read |
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| Education |
 | The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) has secured funding from the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) for the training of 20 employed women... Read |
 | The academic programme at the University of Venda (UNIVEN) is expected to be back to normal on Monday, 12 March, following its forced closure last week, university management announced... Read |
 | Liquid Telecom South Africa and Vaal University of Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see more students accessing bursaries in the field of information technology... Read |
 | RAFFI DUYMEDJIAN AND ISABELLE NÉ In many European universities and specialised schools, professors are now being assessed by their students. While this has long been standard in the United States, many issues can arise... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | KINSHASA - DR Congo President Joseph Kabila enacted a law to hike taxes on so-called strategic metals and ordered government consultations with foreign companies worried by the change, an official said... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | With March being Intellectual Disability Awareness Month, employment equity company Progression is urging corporates to gain a better understanding of what persons with intellectual disabilities experience and help create job opportunities for them... Read |
 | THETO MAHLAKOANA The proportion of women represented in the C-suite has declined, while female workers in SA are not fairing well, according to two studies... Read |
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| Finance |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Last year, blockchain and its proponents were described as the "lunatic fringe". This year, the Blockchain Africa conference reflected just how far and how quickly this technology how come in such a short space of time... Read |
 | RENÉ GROBLER Three years ago, tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) were introduced as an incentive for South Africans to save more... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | There has been much debate around the 1% value-added tax (VAT), its impact on consumers and just how this will affect the money left in their pockets at the end of the month... Read |
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| Legal |
 | As pressure mounts on Sars commissioner Tom Moyane, the NPA moved against three former Sars officials, who are set to face charges linked to the alleged "rogue unit" at the tax agency... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | MARTIN MYERS Selim Kagee, South Africa's premier classical crossover artist - described as part Bocelli, a smidgen of Groban, with a slice of Pavarotti and a bead of Bublé - is fast putting his inimitable signature on a sound the world continues to love and support. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | MARCUS MAYERS, DAVID BAMFORD Buses have been a reliable feature of urban and rural landscapes for more than 200 years, but the end of the bus has already been signalled... Read |
 | DOMINIC PREUSS TNPA said there was an error in the formula calculation for iron ore in January 2018, which had been corrected in February 2018... Read |
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| Property |
 | ROB ROSE It's an old cliché that if you owe a bank R1m, you're in trouble; but if you owe plenty of billions and your weakness spells trouble for the entire property sector, it's the banks who are in trouble... Read |
 | The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) has released a report analysing the commercial private property industry in Mpumalanga... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | With film contributing R5.4bn to the GDP and providing 25,000 full-time equivalent jobs, film tourism can become a lucrative part of the creative industries and can play an important role in advancing other creative sectors. Read |
 | ISSUED BY WORLD TRAVEL MARKET AFRICA WTM Africa 2018 is excited to announce its inaugural WTM Africa Tourism Investors' Forum, a platform dedicated to connecting ministers of tourism from countries across the continent, with eager investors... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Artificial intelligence offers huge scientific benefits but also brings risks depending on how it is used, Demis Hassabis, the head of British AI firm DeepMind, said on Friday, 9 March... Read |
 | NICK HEDLEY After pulling the plug on its mobile money business in SA in 2016, MTN wanted to have another crack at financial services in its home market, CEO Rob Shuter said on Thursday, 8 March... Read |
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