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TOM JACKSON Google has announced the 12 startups that will participate in the first Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class at an event held in Lagos, Nigeria... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | JUANITA PIENAAR Earlier this month Nando's announced that the brand had partnered exclusively with Sunday Times to promote its recent #rightmyname campaign... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Jason Stott, head of creative at Parrot Products... Read |
 | Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has suspended Amazing Grace FM programming for one month and slapped the station with a Rwf2 million fine over a divisive and misogynous broadcast... Read |
 | YVONNE MHANGO The macro outlook for the economies of Nigeria and Ghana is improving... Read |
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| Retail |
 | COLLINS MWAI The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (CFTA ) could enter into effect by the end of this year following signing by 44 countries yesterday at the 10th extraordinary African Union Summit... Read |
 | British designer Kim Jones said on Monday that he was taking the reins at Dior Homme two months after quitting Louis Vuitton... Read |
 | DEVAN MOONSAMY As much as we hate to admit it classism is still very much alive and well in South Africa, particularly within our retail sector. Devan Moonsamy unpacks the term classism and how organisations can train it out so that they are able to be a more inclusive... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The partnership between traditional fishers Abalobi, WWF-Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative and Bistro Sixteen82, provide fishing communities on the western and southern Cape coast with a better price for their fish and livelihood for their families... Read |
 | The looming challenges associated with an unhealthy or dissatisfied labour force requires urgent attention. "To achieve longer-term prosperity in agriculture, we must make the health and financial security of workers of all levels a priority." Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Jaguar Land Rover will be fast-tracking applications for undergraduate and postgraduate placements for computer science, electronics, or software engineering students to work on its autonomous, connected, electrified, and shared (Aces) strategy... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Themed WeTheCity: Memory & Resilience, ArchitectureZA 2018 (#AZA18) plans to engage the changing role of architects in the built environment and architects' obligations to the public... Read |
 | NICO GOUS As if the drought is not bad enough, the City of Cape Town is having to battle against thieves stealing from aquifer drilling sites, resulting in "delays of weeks at a time" to bring more water online... Read |
 | Following the Knysna fires of 2017 that nearly destroyed her family home, former University of Cape Town master's student Louise Brukman was inspired to explore landscape architectural solutions that could prevent this kind of disaster... Read |
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| Education |
 | Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will be convening an urgent meeting with provincial MECs of education and their Heads of Department to discuss school infrastructure and find ways of accelerating the eradication of unsafe ablution facilities in particular... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | More of a giant France-sized glacier in Antarctica is floating on the ocean than previously thought... Read |
 | The number of people fleeing crop failures, droughts and rising sea levels will grow drastically over the next three decades if world governments do not intervene... Read |
 | The fourth annual Henley & Partners Global Citizen Award is now open for nominations... Read |
 | AIDAN JONES A "safe space" for homeless people at the Culemborg bridge in the Cape Town city centre should be operational in May 2018, according to JP Smith, mayco member for safety and security, and social services... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Suspended SA Revenue Service commissioner Tom Moyane racked up a dubious list of "achievements" as head of the nation's tax collection authority, says investigative journalist Jacques Pauw... Read |
 | Public disciplinary hearings into Deloitte's audit of African Bank Investments Limited (Abil) began on Monday, in what is the biggest case the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has handled since its formation in 2006... Read |
 | PENWELL DLAMINI In a late-night move, President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane. Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | NEELS BLOM Murchison Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal's Ugu district continues to operate in breach of a national health protocol under conditions made hazardous to patients and medical personnel... Read |
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| Legal |
 | Africa's leaders will gather in Rwanda on Wednesday to launch what they say will be the world's largest free trade area but Nigeria has already pulled out, highlighting the challenge in getting the continent to sign up... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | RUTH COOPER Shallow Seas, Into the Cold, Rising Sun, Deep Ika, Ocean Blue, and Kori Cream; the course titles for Kyoto Garden Sushi's current six-course tasting menu reads like an enchanting poem or titles of captivating artworks. Read |
 | From adventurous locations, wineries, bush camps and a sundry natural world, South Africa is considered one of the continent's top dream vacation destinations for tourists from across the world. Read |
 | MARTIN MYERS Mapumba is a multi-genre world music artist who blends traditional melodies, stories, and languages from his native DRC with original inspirations that deliver a rich, authentic African sound with a modern touch. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | Emirates is on the hunt for experienced and technically proficient commercial pilots to fly its growing network of international routes. The airline will be hosting pilot roadshows in Johannesburg and Cape Town... Read |
 | The Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (Barsa) convened the Barsa Aviation Summit 2018, under the theme 'A Blueprint for Collaboration', earlier this month... Read |
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| Property |
 | The best way to avoid any conflict or dispute between landlords and tenants when it comes to the move in/move out inspection is... Read |
 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, uShaka Marine World and The Pavilion Shopping Centre are all up for sale... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Bon Hotels has bolstered its Nigerian portfolio with Bon Hotel Sunshine Enugu, located just 12 minutes from the airport and in close proximity to the city centre... Read |
 | With World Water Day on 22 March, Cape Town's Airbnb hosts are now looking ahead to collectively rethink how to best host in a city where "hosting responsibly" has taken on new meaning and where water shortages will become the "new normal"... Read |
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| ICT |
 | The trend of BYOD (bring your own device) is not going away. This is according to Arbor Network's territory manager for sub-Saharan Africa, Bryan Hamman, who says the rise of BYOD has been attributed to many factors... Read |
 | TOM JACKSON Which African tech startup ecosystem is the most viable for launching a business or making investments? Read |
 | DevConf has announced that initially confirmed keynote speaker, international software expert David Hussman, has had to withdraw due to ill health... Read |
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