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Absa now offers convenient tap and go ATMS: great news for customers who've had their bank cards swallowed during electrical blackouts or deliberate card jamming by criminals... | SHAN RADCLIFFE The changemaker who helped shape Kenya's modern competition law and enforcement policies, Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, MBS, has been appointed as a senior consultant in Bowmans' Nairobi Competition Practice... |
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 | | PepsiCo South Africa, through its local subsidiary Pioneer Foods, is set to acquire the remaining 50% stake in Futurelife Health products following the initial 50% acquired in 2015... read |
|  | | African companies looking for trade finance will now be able to access working capital from Standard Bank by means of the DP World Trade Finance platform... read |
|  | | LinkedIn users are being warned of new wave of phishing scams that promise a dream job, and target people in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region. Cybercriminals posing as HR managers from high-end fashion brands are luring victims to download fraudulent files... read |
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 | The DStv Content Creator Awards are hosting an informative Emerging Content Creator Workshop in Johannesburg, on Thursday, 8 June at Workshop17 in Sandton... Read |
 | Just more than 16 million (27%) of South Africa's 60.5 million people live in its engine room, Gauteng, while 11.5 million (19%) live in KZN... Read |
 | REUTERS Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality", drawing Western condemnation and risking sanctions from aid donors... Read |
 | NYASHA CHINGONO Zimbabwe's treasury has announced measures to encourage the use of the local dollar as opposed to the US dollar, in a bid to boost the local unit and tame rising consumer inflation... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH #StopHoldMusic, Naked's new campaign imagines an alternative universe where hold music is the new rock and roll... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Brendan Seery gives his take on the best and the worst in advertising this past week in #OrchidsandOnions... Read |
 | South African Breweries (SAB) will once again partner with The Loeries, Africa and the Middle East's premier brand communications festival... Read |
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| Retail |
 | TANNUR ANDERS Pep and Ackermans owner Pepkor posted an 11.7% drop in half-yearly earnings, as customers prioritised spending on necessities amid a difficult working environment due to load shedding and high inflation... Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE SA's biggest food producer said its annual income might drop as it expected a significant rise in costs because of increased power cuts in the coming winter months, sending shares down 15% in early trade... Read |
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| Education |
 | WILLIE DU PLESSIS, ISSUED BY NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) The North-West University invites all its existing community partners as well as all other local NPOs including schools, faith-based and local government organisations - to register for the Community Stakeholder Forum meeting... Read |
 | LINDA ROOS 2023 has seen the launch of year two of Oxford University Press South Africa's Road to Literacy campaign, in partnership with Avbob. The campaign aims to contribute to improving literacy (reading) skills in children across the country... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | The milestone marks the effective date of the power purchase agreement (PPA) between the project company and Sibanye-Stillwater... Read |
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| Entrepreneurship |
 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS PARTNERS LIMITED The cost of load shedding in South Africa has exceeded an estimated R1.2tn - notwithstanding the losses accumulated during the current financial year... Read |
 | Over the course of the two-year Property Point programme, the participating SMEs generated a combined revenue of over R29m, with an average growth rate of 11.24%, accessing over R960,000 worth of contracts... Read |
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| Finance |
 | DHARA RANASINGHE AND RAE WEE The dollar nudged down on Monday, 29 May, pulling back from six-month peaks against the yen as a US debt-ceiling deal lifted risk appetite in world markets and dented the greenback's safe-haven appeal... Read |
 | The African Development Fund's equity will be leveraged to mobilise more resources on the capital markets... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | ANDREW MILLER While many countries across the world are embracing expensive new genetic drugs for previously untreatable diseases, South Africa hasn't yet taken the steps necessary to help its people access these groundbreaking treatments... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | MEAGAN DUCKITT Daniel Dujaxco is a multi skilled entrepreneur well practiced in fashion, construction, food and beverage. He merges these elements to create archetypal gems which leaves the customers amazed at his skillful combination of fabric, silhouette and design incorporated in his range... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | The goal of the trip was to generate exponential brand awareness and elevate travel from Poland to South Africa, with a focus on growing tourism numbers to Cape Town... Read |
 | In Africa, business tourism is growing rapidly. In 2022, the continent hosted over 1,000 business events, which attracted over 2 million visitors. Business tourism is expected to continue to grow in Africa... Read |
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| ICT |
 | A Council Committee that aims to determine the impact of the current state of load shedding on the electronic communications, broadcasting, and postal services sectors, has been established by Icasa... Read |
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