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The results of the second annual BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands have been revealed. The research shows that the world's most valuable retail brands are worth $339 billion more... |
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 | TONY CLARKE As the excitement of the 2019 general elections begins to die down, the question on most citizens' lips is, "What happens now?" For the property market, at least, predictions are cautiously optimistic... read |
|  | DANETTE BREITENBACH Digital is often viewed by organisations as a silver bullet to leapfrog into the 21st Century and meet their customers' needs, but with a plethora of channels and technology types, as well as an overwhelming amount of data, is it really that simple?... read |
|  | | It's become clear that understanding what families expect from their holidays are starting to turn the travel industry on its head, particularly as multigenerational travel emerges as this year's top vacation trend... read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS Fitting in perfectly with the rise of purpose-led marketing across the globe is Jeanne du Plessis, corporate affairs and citizenship leader at Procter and Gamble (P&G) South Africa. Du Plessis is a passionate believer that business can and should be a force for good in the world... Read |
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| Retail |
 | MIRIAM C. DOBSON AND JILL L. EDMONDSON "Ugly" or "wonky" veg were blamed for up to 40% of wasted fruit and vegetables in 2013, as produce was discarded for failing to meet retailer appearance standards... Read |
 | The winners of the 2019 International VM Awards were announced at the RetailExpo in London... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | Cinnamon consumption continues to indicate a strong increase. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2011 when market value increased by 24% against the previous year... Read |
 | Agri SA together with its affiliates and DAFF have been engaging with the Chinese authorities to show that South Africa's wool and skin exports are safe for export. Following these efforts, the Chinese authorities announced the lifting of the ban... Read |
 | Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has approved the revised guidelines of the Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | Joint developers of the Sandton Gate precinct Abland and Tiber have confirmed that they are on track to complete phase one of the mixed-use development... Read |
 | Herzog & de Meuron's controversial Triangle Tower in Paris has been approved by the Administrative Court of Paris... Read |
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| Education |
 | The Embassy of Japan in South Africa has opened up applications for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) Scholarship Programme 2020... Read |
 | The first 1,000 days of a child's life are vital in establishing the foundation for the rest of the child's development going forward. The importance of correct care and stimulation during this period is therefore crucial, and especially so for children with disabilities... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has removed Phumzile Tshelane as chief executive officer and board member of the Nuclear Energy Corporation of SA (Necsa)... Read |
 | Mining has always been an intensive industry, from the perspective of resources, time, labour and people safety... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet community loyalty programme launched its '21 years of Giving Back' campaign last year as part of its 21st anniversary celebrations, giving R2.1m to 21 causes... Read |
 | Eye of the Pangolin, a new documentary about the most trafficked mammal on earth, will premiere on Friday, 17 May, Endangered Species Day... Read |
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| Finance |
 | ISSUED BY AICPA & CIMA The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has announced that Adrian Smith ACMA, CGMA, has been elected as Chair of the Western Cape Branch... Read |
 | MAARTEN ACKERMAN With elections now a thing of the past, investors' focus will shift to President Cyril Ramaphosa's ability and political will in addressing issues of concern... Read |
 | RICCARDO SPAGNI What's hot in blockchain technology right now? It's a question I get asked a lot. And people often think I'm being snarky when I tell them my answer can change practically every day... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Stellenbosch Unversity's Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Professor Jimmy Volmink has acknowledged the concerns raised about an article published by researchers from the Department of Sport Science... Read |
 | Neglecting basic protocols are among the most common mistakes made in laboratories around the world, presenting significant risk to health and safety... Read |
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| Legal |
 | MIKE WEBB One of the key challenges in getting energy and infrastructure projects off the ground in Africa is the lack of available funding... Read |
 | RAYMOND JOSEPH An investigation has been launched into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) following allegations of fraud and corruption involving grant allocations to "good causes"... Read |
 | South Africa is implementing paperless digital courtrooms across the country after selecting CaseLines, which will allow judges and lawyers to work in a secure online environment... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | NATALIE LE CLUE The Hustle offers a bit of escapism wrapped up in an honest-to-goodness comedy... Read |
 | The 26th annual instalment of the Franschhoek Bastille Festival will be held at the Franschhoek Huguenot Monument from 13 to 14 July 2019... Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | Agility's warehouse parks makes doing business easier and less risky and therefore attracts new multinational companies to come to Mozambique... Read |
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| Property |
 | JOFF VAN REENEN There's been a dismaying dip in business confidence in the first quarter of 2019 that analysts will tell us is unsurprising ahead of any election... Read |
 | The 2019 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Summit Africa takes place 29-30 May at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton Central... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | VFS Global has been awarded the contract to provide Italy visa services in South Africa and Botswana, and will roll out six new Italy Visa Application Centres in Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Polokwane and Gaborone... Read |
 | Emirates has unveiled the design concepts of its pavilion for the six-month Expo 2020 Dubai event, comprising a design and visitor experience which will utilise interactive technologies and design-thinking focusing on the future of commercial aviation... Read |
 | The Appeal Committee's 82-page judgement described the CAA's decision as containing "material errors" rendering it "irrational, arbitrary, unreasonable and procedurally unfair". Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | What if after the second time someone tabled a decision the meeting was automatically over? What if you replaced all PowerPoint presentations with short memos? What if instead of talking about how a drone could reshape the supply chain, you demonstrated a test flight? Read |
 | South Africa's unemployment rate increased by 0.5% point to 27.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018... Read |
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| ICT |
 | Johannesburg's brightest young tech geniuses gathered at the Tshimologong Precinct recently to share their ideas and their creations at the Red Bull Basement Hatch event... Read |
 | Superbalist.com, has adopted two new technologies which have significantly accelerated the browsing experience for shoppers and translated into strong business results... Read |
 | #TechBytes is a nine-part video mini-series that shares nine simple steps any business can apply to generate qualified leads... Read |
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| Africa |
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 | The Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA) announces appointment of Nigerian visionary and thought leader, John Kamara, as a director... Read |
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 | The distorting of the physical and virtual world is reshaping businesses, industries and sectors... Read |
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