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| Marketing & Media |
 | What is it clients want the most from their PR agencies? And what do PR agencies want from their clients? The answer, it turns out, is simple and not a big ask after all... Read |
 | Winners of the 2018 Public Relations Institute of South Africa's (Prisa) Prism Awards were announced at a ceremony at The Empire Conference and Events Venue on Sunday, 22 April 2018... Read |
 | MARCUS 'THE MALTESE FALCON' BREWSTER You may not have heard of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who was murdered six months ago, but Meryl Streep certainly has and it would not surprise me if the Oscar winner optioned DCG's story... Read |
 | According to the Global Communications Report, 64% of public relations professionals surveyed predict that in five years the average consumer will not be able to distinguish between news stories (earned media) and promotional content (paid media)... Read |
 | ROBYN DE VILLIERS The following is an excerpt from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations International (CIPRI) 2017 Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture I delivered at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster... Read |
 | Sixty-plus judges from a multitude of professions and industries judged this year's entries. Entries were judged online. The various panels then convened to discussed and debated, to come to the final winners... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... Read |
 | Journalist murdered amid deteriorating conditions for the media in Liberia... Read |
 | Bridget van Holdt is all about working for the good of PR. This year's Lifetime Achiever, she has a clear vision for the long-term future of the industry. .. Read |
 | Forbes Africa is launching season two of 'My Worst Day With Peace Hyde' which culls business advice from Africa's millionaires... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... Read |
 | LOUISE MARSLAND Francisco Condorelli, the director of Ciclope, tells Bizcommunty.Africa what he sees for the future of Ciclope and awards focused on craft rather than the 'big idea'... Read |
 | ANDY WALKER Okay, so I'm a bit of a mad cat lady. If you ever wanted me to pay attention to something, bury that information in a cat video and send it to me... Read |
 | SERGE VAEZI The earned media paradox is that where we spend the most money is where consumers spend the least time... Read |
 | KERI-ANN STANTON Legal trumps public relations nearly every time. Class action suit anyone? Read |
 | NICKY JAMES, DIRECTOR AND ROXANNE MARAIS, ACCOUNT There really is no secret to winning the South African Campaign of the Year, says last year's winners from Tribeca PR. The secret is creating a winning campaign for your client, regardless of the 'sexiness' of the product or service you're working with... Read |
 | This campaign was an instant success, shifting the focus from a Cape Town issue to a collective national responsibility. People around the country rallied behind 2-Minute Shower Songs, and the message translated across geographies, even garnering support from international audiences... Read |
 | "Entering for 'cluster 6' of the Prisa Prism Awards - best agency and best PR practitioner - is more than submitting an entry, it is about getting feedback from highly regarded experienced professionals. Entrants ought to review it and apply it - it will be to their benefit" - Dr Amanda Hamilton-Attwell, CEO of Business DNA and cluster 6 chief judge... Read |
 | A book is being developed on Africa's Continental Free Trade Agreement to serve as a valuable resource ... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Atmosphere made it third time lucky, winning Campaign of the Year at last night's Prism Awards... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG A sock collector from a tender age, Sibusiso Ngwenya started his own homegrown accessories brand, Skinny Sbu Socks, with just R70, his mother's encouragement and the desire to be Africa's answer to Tom Ford... Read |
 | Menu boards, which play a pivotal role in the consumer menu selection process in quick service restaurants (QSR), have evolved by leaps and bounds over the past 15 years... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | "We produce between 50 and 60 experimental wines every year, all part of the clone evaluation process. The feedback from the tasters gives us a good indication of quality and consumer appeal. If the wine meets these requirements, we propagate these cultivars and clones and distribute it commercially." Read |
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| Automotive |
 | NICK LAVARS After teasing us with series of silhouettes and flashy renders, Volkswagen has finally whipped the covers off its first all-electric race car, the I.D. R Pikes Peak... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | CHRISTINE STEINMETZ Smart cities, digital cities, virtual cities, connected cities. Are these just trendy buzzwords? Read |
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| Education |
 | Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor says R900 million will be earmarked each year to support the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP)... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | A test case will be heard in North Gauteng High Court today, which could set a precedent on a communities' right to say no to mining activities on their traditional land... Read |
 | JANE MCINTOSH De Beers has taken another step towards ridding the trade of its "blood diamond" tag with a mobile tracking app for miners in Sierra Leone. While Gemfair may be useful, more needs to be done to ensure safety... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | ANTHONY J RYAN As a polymer scientist, it feels like my life's work is dismissed as immoral by even my hero Sir David Attenborough, simply because I deal with plastics... Read |
 | LUKE HOLMAN Without further interventions, the gender gap in the science workforce is likely to persist for generations, particularly in surgery, computer science, physics and maths... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Nigeria is at last moving out of recession, Ghana's growth continues to be strong, and the smaller countries in the region are picking up as they shake off the lingering effects of the Ebola outbreak in 2013-16.. Read |
 | The South African Revenue Service (Sars) will introduce a new electronic cargo reporting system which will be able to track the movement of cargo coming into and leaving the country this weekend... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | EUNICE ANYANGO OWINO In the past 15 years the Kenyan government has made great strides in preventing and controlling malaria... Read |
 | While many employers recognise the role they have to play in influencing good employee health, most are not employing strategies that best enable these outcomes... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Lebanese avant-garde experimental jazz band Praed has embarked on a tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe from 21 April-1 May 2018. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | NEWSWATCH: The nationwide bus strike which commenced on Wednesday, 18 April 2018, has entered its sixth day... Read |
 | HEIN VAN DEN ENDE With sea trade being one of Africa's largest sources of income, a wave of new port infrastructure and upgrades along African coasts are set to make ports even more attractive to an influx of trade... Read |
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| Property |
 | Trends to watch include population growth, the rise of millennials and progress in innovation and technology... Read |
 | South African consumers still prefer doing their shopping in malls... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | With travel trade from all over the world in attendance, a 6% increase in pre-scheduled appointments and marked growth in exhibitors, WTM Africa 2018 closed its doors to its most successful exhibition to date... Read |
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| ICT |
 | GABRIELLA MULLIGAN Ugandan startup BreastIT has been selected to join the Berlin-based Vodafone Institute's F-Lane Accelerator, one of five ventures chosen from over 180 worldwide applicants... Read |
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