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ANDY WALKER It's the F-word you've been hearing an awful lot of this week, and its one everyone should be using. Yes, Facebook... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | Criticism of Rwandan President Paul Kagame is believed to be the reason behind the disappearance of South African advertising professional, Leon Orsmond... Read |
 | Matt Ian explains why he is thoroughly impressed by P&G's "It's a Tide Ad Campaign" by Saatchi & Saatchi New York, Rattling Stick, The Mill, Arcade Edit and Personal Music, in this #OneShow2018 judging pick of the day... Read |
 | SIBUSISO NDHLOVU The recent rise of the flowing black middle class has led to a disconnect between brands and these consumers. Sibusiso Ndhlovu explores ways in which the gap between brands and the township segment can be closed... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS It's a touchy subject for some, but completely necessary to explore: Here's how Fort Review is amplifying the need to truly hear the black voices in advertising and stop being creative Jekyll and Hydes... Read |
 | Kenyan police officers attacked reporters covering an opposition politician's return to the country, causing injuries to at least two journalists... Read |
 | Ericino de Salema, a prominent journalist and human rights lawyer, was abducted and assaulted in Mozambique, on March 27... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Coca-Cola Beverages SA is committing to divert R3.9 billion in procurement spend, or 30% of the total, to black-owned and black women-owned organisations over the next three years... Read |
 | Respected British senior retail executive, Andrew Jennings, has released his debut book, Almost Is Not Good Enough in South Africa... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | MARIKE BRITS The South African market is largely driven by exports and, as demand increases, we have seen hectares under macadamias trees increasing rapidly in South Africa's macadamia growing areas... Read |
 | As agriculture is a capital-intensive industry with a national agricultural debt in access of R160m, the reduction of the interest rate by 25 basis points is a welcome relief to farmers... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Michaella Rugwizangoga has been appointed as Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda's new chief executive officer... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Wesgro and GreenCape recently hosted a dialogue engagement to discuss how best to turn the water crisis into an opportunity for economic growth and job creation in the Western Cape... Read |
 | DOMINIC PREUSS South African steel production fell 0.9% year-on-year in February to 491,000 tonnes, after an 8.1% jump in January to 577,000 tonnes, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel)... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | NICCI BOTHA Both South Africa and Mozambique show promise in the oil and gas sector, and collaboration between the two countries to create a substantial hub could significantly grow the region's economy... Read |
 | DRDGold shareholders have given the nod for the mining house to acquire the WRTRP from Sibanye-Stillwater, a transaction valued at R1.3bn in December when it was first announced to the market... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) came under heavy criticism at the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) held in Johannesburg earlier this week... Read |
 | They say it takes a village to raise a child. The universal truth of this African proverb lies at the heart of Capsule, Coronation's new CSI programme launched this week at an event at Vergenoegd Primary School in Delft. Read |
 | WILLEM FOURIE Creating coherent national policies is a challenge for most countries... Read |
 | Three South African cities - Cape Town, Tshwane and eThekwini - have been selected as finalists in WWF's One Planet City Challenge... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Opening the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) in Johannesburg, Thor Halvorssen, the forum's founder and CEO of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), described the event as much more than a conference for human rights... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH With liberal democracy under threat and assault across the world, it is up to citizens to do the work of governments to bring the perpetrators to task... Read |
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| Finance |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH When Bitcoin and cryptocurrency first hit the scene, people really jumped on the bandwagon, thinking they were part of a revolution... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Netcare has decided to pull out of the United Kingdom market, and will begin a process of disposing of its interests in General Healthcare Group (GHG)... Read |
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| Legal |
 | International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers says government is in the process of submitting documentation and the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement to Parliament for ratification... Read |
 | Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the department will this year introduce an electronic visa application system in order to curb fraudulent permits from foreign nationals... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | JUANITA PIENAAR Juanita Pienaar got to experience the effects of an IV therapy treatment first-hand and spoke to Reviv South Africa CEO Sayed Mia about how it works, why and how he brought the Reviv franchise to South Africa, and how its different from other IV bars that have also popped up in the country... Read |
 | MEAGAN DUCKITT African Fashion International (AFI) hosted its annual autumn/winter Fashion Week at the Salt River Film Studios in Cape Town from 21-24 March 2018. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | ANDY WALKER Feeling bad about not tipping your Uber driver for making your day? If saying "thanks" is just too cold for you, from today, riders can now give their drivers monetary appreciation through the app... Read |
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| Property |
 | According to the Knight Frank 2018 Wealth Report's Prime International Residential Index (PIRI 100), Cape Town grew by 19.9% between 2016-2017... Read |
 | Predicting the future in any industry is a complicated affair, but this is particularly true in real estate, says Schalk van der Merwe, franchisee for the Rawson Properties Helderberg Group... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | ENVER DUMINY It's essential that the tourism industry embraces the Industrial Revolution 4.0 to accommodate the digital advances that will make sustainability a reality... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | An innovative, low cost, digital lunch scheme for staff that's been implemented by over 60 companies across major Kenyan cities, is being hailed as pivotal in boosting staff productivity, retention and companies' profitability... Read |
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| ICT |
 | TOM JACKSON Which African tech startup ecosystem is the best, either for launching a business or making investments? Read |
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