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ANDY WALKER If you're heading to the shops to stock up on supplies this weekend, it could be a busy one. According to data from Google, South Africans will be on the hunt for face masks and hand sanitiser... |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Adopting and adapting to digital is more important now than ever before... read |
|  | JOHAN OLIVIER, KATE COLLIER, LIZLE LOUW, AND SHANE JOHNSON Following confirmation of SA's first case of the coronavirus (Covid-19), there is a strong likelihood that there will be other cases of Covid-19 across the country. Naturally, employers will need to bear in mind various employment and health and safety considerations to manage the risk of Covid-19 in the workplace... read |
|  | | South Africa is in its second recession in two years following the economy contracting 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019... read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | The Joburg Property Company SOC Ltd (JPC) has expressed concerns with the heightened level of illegality taking place in the outdoor advertising space... Read |
 | The One Club has moved Creative Week 2020, including The One Show and ADC 99th Annual Awards ceremonies to online streaming events due to continued uncertainty around coronavirus... Read |
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| Retail |
 | ISSUED BY MEGAVISION MEDIA With the advent of the new decade, brands are asking whether image recognition technology works in the South African retail landscape? Does it assist brands in measuring in-store marketing efforts? Is it worth pursuing... Read |
 | QUINTON SWART Changing dynamics within the food and beverage industry, coupled with the growth of the retail sector and increasing awareness around sustainability, has driven new growth and innovation in the packaging industry... Read |
 | The African Development Bank's Fashionomics Africa initiative recently held a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on how to establish a successful fashion brand, training 100 entrepreneurs from the textile, apparel and accessories industry... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ISSUED BY RUBY DIGITAL If you're a homebody or would rather avoid going to a car dealership, then you'll understand the pleasure of being able to make a car purchase while you're comfortably sitting on your couch. Well, that's one of the perks that come with purchasing a vehicle online... Read |
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| Education |
 | ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC Digital transformation in higher education is good for many reasons... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | NICCI BOTHA There is no one-size-fits-all solution with energy transition, but we also don't need to reinvent the wheel every time, says Dr Angela Wilkinson, the World Energy Council (WEC) secretary general and CEO... Read |
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| Entrepreneurship |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Backyard shacks are part of the daily lives of many townships in South Africa... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | BIANCA LIMA-BOEKHOUD South Africa has a strong and vibrant non-profit sector, yet non-profit organisations (NPOs) are not making quite as much of a dent in the many socioeconomic challenges facing our country as expected... Read |
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| Finance |
 | GEORGE HERMAN Besides the obvious impact on world health, the coronavirus outbreak is also having a notable effect on economic growth, and causing the fireworks in markets... Read |
 | Virgin founder and ground-breaking entrepreneur, Richard Branson, didn't finish high school. Bill Gates dropped out of university to found Microsoft. JK Rowling was living on government benefits when she wrote her first Harry Potter novel... Read |
 | CRAIG LEBRAU, ISSUED BY LEBRAU PRESS By applying such disruptive technologies as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, robotic process automation (RPA) and blockchain, fintech has come to basically impact and change everything that involves money... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | HIV-positive people and those with tuberculosis who are not on treatment will be at higher risk of worse outcomes if they contract the coronavirus... Read |
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| Legal |
 | CLEA RAWLINS The collection and use of personal information in private estates and gated communities in South Africa is common. Visitors are often required to provide personal information to security companies... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | ISSUED BY CITY LODGE HOTELS The City Lodge Hotel Group has launched a coronavirus disease 19 (Covid-19) protocol across its 62 hotels, educating staff and guests and introducing measures to ensure all stay safe in the face of this global health emergency... Read |
 | An initiative by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa, Travel Trade Friday allows trade businesses and service providers to find new products and services, and update existing products and services, in order to promote South Africa's tourism offerings to trade and media... Read |
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| ICT |
 | A new Kaspersky report has revealed that the use of Internet of Things (IoT) business platforms is growing year-on-year in almost all industries... Read |
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| Africa |
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 | Entries are now open for the 10th Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Africa and the Middle East... Read |
 | The industries which are playing the greatest role in transforming the global economy all fall under what is termed the Fourth Industrial Revolution... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Youth unemployment continues to be a massive issue in South Africa. According to StatsSA, the youth unemployment rate in South Africa rose significantly to 58.2% in the third quarter of 2019 from 56.4% in the previous period, reaching its highest level since the first quarter of 2008. Read |
 | HOWARD FELDMAN On first blush, there is ample reason to be miserable. The economic data recently released has once again confirmed that South Africa is in a recession... Read |
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