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For many, Saturday evening marked the end to this year's Vodacom Durban July festivities, but for SA's elite it was only the beginning. Hosts Tbo Touch, Bonang Matheba and David Tlale, along with 150 guests, walked the purple carpet on Sunday morning, to climb aboard The Ultimate Courvoisier® Yacht Experience.

The Vodacom Durban July hosted many fashionable celebs on Saturday, 1 July 2017.

Kimberly-Clark recently partnered with Mango Airlines and BidAir to provide Missionvale Care Centre in Port Elizabeth, which was affected by the recent fires, with BabySoft toilet tissue and Huggies pants.

McDonald's recently opened its 250th store in partnership with one of its franchisees, Peter Moyanga, who also celebrated the opening of his ninth store. Moyanga was one of the very first McDonald's employees in South Africa, and is today, one of the company's 40 franchisees, building his business mainly in his hometown in the East Rand of Johannesburg, with expansion into the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces....

The African Odyssey business summit, in partnership with Carol Bouwer productions, took place on the 16 June. It included a panel discussion with influential business women such as Khanyi Dhlomo (CEO Ndalo Media), June Ambrose (American Celebrity Stylist), Elelwane Mpatlane (EDCON's General Manager of Transformation) and Anina Malherbe-Lan (Founder of VIVIDLUXURY).

The Knysna fires, which began raging on 7 June 2017, saw families left destitute. Through a joint partnership between DHL Supply Chain, DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Express, 15 superlink trucks became available to transport stock, which included blankets and other items donated from various corners of the country, from Gauteng to both Knysna and Cape Town.

Saturday, 24 June 2017 saw the winners of the Sunday Times Literary Awards announced at Tiso Blackstar Group's new office venue at the Hill on Empire in Parktown, Johannesburg. Each winner received a R100,000 prize from the Sunday Times for their contribution to South African literature.

The recent Tsogo Sun Supplier Showcase, which was hosted at Tsogo Sun's Gold Reef City on 21 June 2017, provided market and development access for small, medium and micro enterprises.

The Businesswomen's Association of South Africa has announced the finalists for the 37th annual Businesswoman of the Year Awards finalists.

This year, Wine Cellar Fine Wine Merchants & Cellarers has once again identified SA's hottest young winemaking talent breaking the rules and pushing the limits at the annual "Young Guns's" event.

Facebook recently lifted the curtain to its brand new African office in Johannesburg. As part of its Artists in Residency programme, Facebook enlisted the help of three local artists (Cameron Platter, Hlengiwe Dube, and Lyndi Sales) in creating the office's artwork.

In the lead-up to the official launch of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa at the V&A Watefront's new Silo District, a few retail stores have been opened in the historic grain silo. These include The Guild Group, jewellery designer Kirsten Goss, fashion designer Kat van Duinen, lifestyle botanist Opus, and the Glasshouse Rejuvenation beauty salon.

Defy SA recently unveiled its Side by Side fridge freezer range at the launch of its new showroom at the head office in Durban.

Insights on disruption in the creative industry were shared on the second day of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity at the Palais des Festivals in France while the Cannes Lions Glass award winners were crowned.

The United Way Worldwide movement officially launched United Way South Africa in Johannesburg on 1 June 2017. The non-profit organisation is aimed at improving education, income, and health and involves all sectors of society through the strategic collaboration between itself and the communities it intends on helping.