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JULIET MCGUIRE Fuel prices in South Africa continue to climb on the back of a weaker Rand and higher international fuel prices, but how does the cost of petroleum in South Africa compare with the rest of the world? Let's take a look... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | The 65th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on 19 June with the 2018 Cannes Print & Publishing Lions announced during the Communication award ceremony, with SA once again bringing home the Grand Prix and roaring with metal... Read |
 | The 65th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on 19 June with the 2018 Cannes Print & Publishing Lions announced during the Communication award ceremony, with SA bringing home two silver wins... Read |
 | SHAUNE JORDAAN Publicis recently announced the launch of its bespoke artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Marcel. The platform was Publicis' major focus for the best part of the year and saw it pull out of all industry awards and events until it was complete... Read |
 | Nedbank has appointed The Odd Number to manage its digital media services... Read |
 | The 65th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on 19 June with the 2018 Cannes Design Lions announced during the Communication award ceremony, with SA bringing home a Bronze Lion... Read |
 | The 65th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on 19 June with the 2018 Cannes Mobile Lions announced during the Communication award ceremony... Read |
 | The 65th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on 19 June with the 2018 Cannes Outdoor Lions announced during the Communication award ceremony... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This #YouthMonth, we go behind the selfie with 'just-35' Anna Vaulina - head of retention and customer experience for Showmax, she also moonlights as the head of marketing for the IAB SA, holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science and has completed both a Harvard business and innovation leadership course and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology big data and analytics course... Read |
 | NICK BESTER Many facets of the digital ecosystem are complex and fragmented but, as the opaque and largely unverified world of data collection comes under scrutiny and the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force in Europe, ignoring a data's source is no longer an option... Read |
 | Global Business Leaders to address 2018 Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit in Washington, D.C... Read |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG 16-year-old self-taught game developer, Brandon Kynoch, is dominating the gaming industry with the App Store having chosen his game, Torus., as its 'Game of the Day' in 137 App Stores worldwide... Read |
 | Tanzania forces forums, blogs, and streaming websites to comply with draconian regulations... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Spree and Superbalist, two of South Africa's most popular online fashion retailers, will merge into a single platform, Media24 and Takealot.com announced today... Read |
 | JUANITA VORSTER Gone are the days of customer service consisting of treating buyers with common courtesy. Customer service has been disrupted by an expectation of a total customer experience that is dictated by the customer, not company policies... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | KAZUNGU SAMUEL The launch of the Sh240m European Union-funded cashew nut and sesame value chain project early in the week has revived hopes for 15,000 farmers in Kilifi, Kwale and Lamu counties... Read |
 | The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has called all international travellers, who will be visiting South Africa during the June and July school holidays, to comply with the country's import requirements for agricultural and related regulated products... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG Suzuki is targeting millennials with its all-new Suzuki Swift model which it hopes will give them "all the right feels"... Read |
 | A new online resource of how-to videos and blogs designed to provide consumers with vital information about tyres, shock absorbers, batteries, exhausts and brakes is now available... Read |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG NEWSWATCH: The N3 south, near the London Road off-ramp near Sandton, saw some fireworks yesterday as another Ford Kuga burst into flames... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | DANIEL COOPER Many economists expect President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to increase what American companies and consumers pay... Read |
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| Education |
 | MAMPHO LANGA Education is central to development and to the improvement of the lives of young people, reiterating the importance of teachers in our country... Read |
 | Pearson South Africa has launched an innovative mathematics tutoring programme designed to improve each learner's mathematical skills using engaging and interactive methods... Read |
 | National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funded students, who wish to update or change their contact details, can now do it online... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Collaboration between the Wits University's Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry and the Wits Mining Institute will focus on research and development into responsible mining for the 21st century... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | Volunteering for the first time can be an eye opener for many employed South Africans... Read |
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| Finance |
 | The information regulator says it has requested an urgent meeting with Liberty Holdings to get an understanding of how its data was breached by hackers at the weekend... Read |
 | Trainee accountants will now be able to maintain an online version of their portfolio that needs to be completed to become a professional accountant... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | The Hawks have arrested six officials for alleged fraud and corruption relating to the awarding of tenders at the Northern Cape Department of Health... Read |
 | The recent listeriosis outbreak is a good example of the gaps in data collection in South Africa's healthcare system... Read |
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| Legal |
 | ANDREW NEUMANN The proposed Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill is intended to replace the 1993 Tobacco Control Act, but is imposing a number of highly restrictive regulations... Read |
 | The Hawks have arrested six officials for alleged fraud and corruption relating to the awarding of tenders at the Northern Cape Department of Health... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | RUTH COOPER As a self-admitted foodie snob, it's not often that I whole-heartedly adore every dish placed in front of me when I eat out, let alone if there happens to be TEN dishes placed in front of me. However, this unicorn of a culinary experience happened last Saturday night at Upper Bloem Restaurant... Read |
 | The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria will host the electronic music dance festival Tremor Fest as it makes its South African debut on 18 August 2018. German DJ and producer David Puentez has been named the festival's headliner. Read |
 | MARTIN MYERS Karin Kortje will be at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town from 20-23 June 2018 in a show called The Diva and Maestro Collaboration Vol 2. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | CHINEDU EZE The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says domestic and international airlines operating in Nigeria sold tickets worth N505.2bn in 2017... Read |
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| Property |
 | Broll Property Group has released a new report, SADC Market Snippet 2018, providing the latest property market research on certain SADC countries... Read |
 | TONY CLARKE As South Africans reel from the news of a 2.2% GDP decline in the first quarter of 2018, property experts remain optimistic... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | NATALIA ROSA Natalia Rosa cites some of South Africa's leading travel professionals, and their words of wisdom on the travel industry... Read |
 | Set to take place at the Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch on 17 October 2018, The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference, now in its third year, will feature a panel of local and international speakers who will centre their respective topics on the theme of innovation... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | The inaugural Africa-wide Employee Engagement Awards and Conference hosted 150 people at the Hyatt in Rosebank, Johannesburg, on 14 June 2018... Read |
 | New graduates are entering the working world, only to face this catch-22: no work experience means no job; but no job means no work experience. In response to this, SAB is launching its Graduate Management Training Programme... Read |
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| ICT |
 | NICOL MULLINS Last week, Liberty reported that hackers had infiltrated its IT system and threated to reveal critical customer data should a ransom not be paid... Read |
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