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Local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stand to benefit from Google implementing "mobile-first indexing"... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | MAMAHLATSE MAROKANE As a small business, you may not think you need to pay much attention to public relations (PR). However, when it comes to branding, marketing and promoting your company, PR is one of the most important tools to help get you the right type of attention for your business... Read |
 | JEFF HARVEY No, I'm not a designer, but I am a human being. And Design Indaba 2018 spoke to me like one... Read |
 | The first set of D&AD Pencil winners is announced today, with two South African agencies making the cut... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Franco D'Onofrio, founding partner of Twiga Communications... Read |
 | mSurvey has secured investment to enable the company to continue building out its infrastructure and partnerships, in order to scale and expand into more African countries... Read |
 | Voices of young Africans are becoming difficult to ignore. Africa's young people are demanding a seat at the political table and on the transformation train... Read |
 | DAMON STAPLETON Chicago. It's almost midnight and it's cold. But not too cold. It's the kind of cold that makes you alert. It gives the evening a crispness and makes the neon signs a little sharper... Read |
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| Retail |
 | FEROZ KOOR Sustainability issues are increasingly shaping trends in the retail sector. In this year's World Economic Forum Global Risks Report, three of the top global risks in terms of likelihood and impact are environmental... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG A rebrand is on the cards for CNA and Edgars stores as part of Edcon's turnaround strategy to win back shoppers... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | "GIAHS is also about innovation and opportunities, including broadening access to new markets and businesses such as eco-labelling, agri-tourism, youth empowerment to add value to our agricultural patrimony." Read |
 | With the established winemaking facility, bottling activities and logistical centre that's supported by a reputable back office, the acquisition provides a strategic benefit for AdVini South Africa that complements its activities... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | As part of its multi-billion rand investment roll out, South African brick maker Corobrik is investing R800m in a mega factory... Read |
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| Education |
 | South African celebrity, Maps Maponyane, wants learners across South Africa to know that reading for fun can ignite potential and open a door of endless possibilities... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | MARIUS ROODT The more things change, the more they stay the same. This oldie, but goodie is just as relevant to our current politics and the Mining Charter in particular as it was when French journalist, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr first used it in 1849... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | Makoma Lekalakala and Liz McDaid are the recipients of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize... Read |
 | DAN MCQUILLAN AI is undergoing a period of massive expansion... Read |
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| Finance |
 | CANDICE GIBSON South Africa has chosen to tax cryptocurrency in line with the trends of countries such as the United States (US), India and Canada... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | JOAN VAN DYK The North West province government has hired private investigators to look into allegations that its health department awarded R180 million in illegal tenders to the Gupta-linked company, Mediosa... Read |
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| Legal |
 | A total of 23 people, who participated in violent protests in Mahikeng, are set to appear in the Mmabatho Magistrates' Court on Monday... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega is set to perform at the 2018 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown from 7-8 July 2018. Vega is expected to present a series of 'up close and personal' concerts. Read |
 | The 2018 Sneaker Exchange (SXC) will be held at the Cape Town Cruise Terminal, V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on Saturday, 28 April 2018 from 11am to 7pm. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | CRAIG JOHNSTON The global marketplace is dominated by constant innovations in technology, business processes, and business management systems... Read |
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| Property |
 | GARY PALMER Landlords and commercial developers will need to urgently rethink sustainability issues if they want their properties to remain attractive... Read |
 | OHENE YAW AMPOFO-ANTI On 10 April 2018, the Land Claims Court delivered judgment in a case involving three competing land claims... Read |
 | The draft policy proposes that every new development of 10 dwelling units or more must include 20% inclusionary housing... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Since the company was founded 10 years ago, travellers have discovered new destinations and neighbourhoods off the typical tourist path, bringing the economic benefits of tourism to small businesses and local residents around the world... Read |
 | The tool allows visitors to the Cape to calculate their daily water usage, and then to offset this usage by donating money to water conservation projects... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | Whether businesses are start-up operations or listed entities, they need to meet specific Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) criteria to conduct business in South Africa, especially with government bodies and public-sector organisations. Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Following last month's launch of the Amsterdam-based workspace concept, Spaces at Atrium on 5th in Sandton, I interviewed Dutch founder Martijn Roordink to find out what it offers the South African workforce besides a place to plug in your laptop, and for his views on this new way of working... Read |
 | The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has requested for more time for consultations on the public service wage negotiations that are currently underway... Read |
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| ICT |
 | All business people want their smartphones to have enough battery life to last the day so it's frustrating when, as a device gets older, it seems to have less power... Read |
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