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EVAN-LEE COURIE The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) hosted the 2020 South African Small Business Awards virtually to announce the champions of entrepreneurship... |
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 | | Shopping remains muted, and the market is still way off from a return to pre-lockdown levels... read |
|  | MAGDA WIERZYCKA The recent South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) circular that reclassified exchange traded funds (ETFs) referencing foreign assets as domestic assets caught everyone by surprise... read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Vodacom and Ogilvy have jointly announced that their fruitful 5-year partnership will conclude at the end of March 2021... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT The Awards announced on day four of Loeries Creative Week 2020, Thursday, 19 November, included Design, Design Crafts, PR and Media Communication, Live Communication and the Marketing Leadership Award... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | ELDON OPIYO Researchers examined effect of mobile phone and internet access on farming... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Police minister Bheki Cele says there was a 1.6% decrease, or 79 less, in cases of carjacking. However, there was a 31.7% increase in truck hijacking... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | According to a recent Databuild survey, many construction industry stakeholders are breaking with tradition and opting to keep their doors open over the December holiday period... Read |
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| Education |
 | The US Mission in South Africa, in partnership with the Council of International Education Exchange (CIEE) and Awesome Travel, has announced its plans to expand educational advising services throughout the country... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Blockchain is expected to play an essential role as African countries transition towards a distributed, digitised, and decentralised power system... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | ISSUED BY MSC The Namibia Hake Trawl and Longline Fishery has become the first fishery in Namibia, and the second in Africa, to meet the globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing set by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)... Read |
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| Legal |
 | NICOLE SMALBERGER Virtual reality has been on the rise in the past years and is a growing and dynamic area of technological advancement and development. In 2020, through necessity, many of us have found ourselves conducting various aspects of our lives, everything from business meetings to birthday parties, through virtual platforms... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | RUTH COOPER Synonymous with family holidays, post-matric parties, à la Plett Rage and surf safaris, the small yet vibey seaside town of Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape is an ideal holiday destination for both families and solo travellers... Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | IQbusiness is calling on South African organisations to commit themselves to the Sustainable Procurement Pledge - a voluntary initiative that aims to ensure responsible supply chains and embed more sustainable procurement practices by 2030. Read |
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| Property |
 | DR ANDREW GOLDING What we are experiencing at present is a continued strong uptake in demand for residential property acquisitions around the country - particularly in the price band up to R3m... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | With world arrivals forecast to be down 50% by the end of 2020, the global travel supply chain is under immense pressure... Read |
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| ICT |
 | The EPF Tech Hub is a local NPO committed to harnessing emerging technologies like AI, big data, fintech and IoT to build solutions that address the key challenges in South Africa, such as unemployment, urbanisation, rural development, and water and energy challenges... Read |
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 | JAMES STENT The interim results of an Africa-wide study of hospitalised Covid-19 patients shows that the continent is facing far higher mortality rates in intensive care units than other parts of the world, and that the higher death rates are best explained by scarce resources... Read |
 | ALLYSON M POLLOCK, MOSES OCAN & PETRA SEVCIKOVA The World Health Organisation (WHO) introduced an essential medicine list in 1977. The aim was to help countries prioritise which medicines to make available for public use... Read |
 | Africa is not getting the investment needed to help the world meet the United Nation's (UN's) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030... Read |
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 | AfricArena has announced the lineup of speakers for AfricArena Summit 2020 and AfricArena Air taking place on from 23-26 November 2020... Read |
 | According to Bonga Xulu, Johannesburg's regional portfolio manager at TUHF, SMMEs have a crucial role to play in South Africa's economic recovery as the Covid-19 pandemic remains an ongoing concern... Read |
 | The South African Loyalty Awards were developed specifically to celebrate loyalty excellence and innovation... Read |
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