 | HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT  [Nonkululeko Gobodo] There is a gap between transformation and capability in South Africa - although we are doing a lot right in this area, with our employment equity laws, we still need a lot more to be done to capacitate the state. The public sector takes it very seriously, but I think the private sector is lagging behind.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Shane Chorley] It's clear that businesses are going to become increasingly dependent on Wi-Fi in the future but it's important that there be a clear strategy in place.
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 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP  [Banele Rewo] We usually think that bigger is better, but there are advantages to being small, be it a marketing agency, service provider or whatever - which is how every entrepreneur starts out.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Chris Moerdyk] Most business people in South Africa with even the slightest capitalist leanings would have been horrified at the sheer arrogance of the National Union of Metal Workers (Numsa) response to BMW's announcement that it might reconsider further investment in South Africa due to loss of production through labour unrest.
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 | TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
[Brian Berkman] The Lord Milner in Matjiesfontein, perhaps the only hotel in the world to have its own village, will soon become the primary destination it was when it was built as a Colonial retreat in the late 1800s. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Eugene Yiga] Since its inception, the Baxter Theatre's annual Dance Festival has been a platform for over 300 choreographers to present works featuring over 1000 dancers from across the Western Cape. Now in its ninth year, the growth shows no signs of slowing down. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Linda Botha] Biblical Moses depicted with horns and Valentine's Day in Japan both have a common cause. In an industry where meaning can be warped by inaccuracy, anything can happen - and sometimes does.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Jaco Lintvelt] The way digital inventory is purchased and the technology supporting it is in different stages of maturity around the world. It's crucial that everybody in the ad ecosystem speaks the same language and has the same understanding of concepts for growth to continue. |
 | AUTOMOTIVE
[Henrie Geyser] The new 3 Series Grand Turismo is the newest addition to BMW's popular 3-Series range and besides the fact that is more spacious than the rest of the clan it also comes in a rather peculiarly striking wrapping not unlike that of the rather weird-looking X6. |
 | HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT  [Juliette Attwell] I am often asked how long I think is appropriate to remain in a job and what looks good or bad on your CV. This week we answer a snippet of that question as well as giving another reader some advice on a few good design schools to look at.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Claudio Milo] Everyone can sing, but not everyone can sing beautifully - and although this is often a matter of opinion, there is universal acknowledgement of what "sounds" right and what does not. Similarly, with the written word, there are talented writers and there are writers whose writing just doesn't "read" well.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Keanan Reis] Fornaise Marketing Group is one the foremost marketing performance measurement and management organisations. In a survey of CEOs across three continents, it concluded that a staggering 80% of CEO's are unhappy with the performance of their marketing leaders and teams.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Ness Garcia] Businesses use blogs to market for many different reasons. Here are the five main ones. |
 | HEALTHCARE
[Roger Metcalfe] If you're reading this you can be sure that you belong to the 99% of humankind that can access the visible spectrum ... in brief, 'good sight'. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Paul Divall] Video has become much cheaper to create and broadcast, and as a result, the volume of footage generated has increased exponentially, and continues to do so.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Chemory Gunko] In a world of print magazine ads, television commercials and billboards, what the face of your brand looked like was more important than just about anything.
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 | PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE  [Peter Townshend] "Going green" is a term that we can't escape from: not as innocent consumers of media constantly bombarded by "green" sales pitches from companies, nor as business owners and corporate workers where we're judged on our green credentials.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Kabelo Mekoa] The personality question is a challenge to all radio stations and each manages it differently here I share my thoughts about the matter.
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