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[Nkgadimeng Ramela] "To thine own self be true" said Polonius to his son Laertes. Steve Jobs reiterated similar words, though phrased differently, he said, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life... |
 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS  [Neil Cameron] With greater energy efficiency topping the wish list of facility and energy management executives globally, four cross-industry tech trends are having a transformative impact on building systems: visualisation, Machine2Machine (M2M) communication, mobility tools, and analytics.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Michelle Storey] Take a moment to think about the top brands that you consume and ask yourself how you came to value them. The answer lies in a process known as brand activation, the different elements of which I will explore in this article...
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 | LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT  ©Wavebreak Media Ltd via 123RF As a business, it has always been wise to regularly look back and reflect on progress (or the lack thereof), and to then take stock of the current trajectory... |
 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[Paul Fick] The Fourth Industrial Revolution will affect the very essence of our human existence, including how businesses operate and how customers interact... |
 | HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT  [Lisa Smith] Most people start working as soon as they complete their studies, which means in their early 20s. This cycle of work goes on forever unless the person reaches his or her retirement age...
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 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT  Evening shot of Terroir's outdoor eating area. Now in its 12th year of operation, Terroir continues to dazzle among Stellenbosch's cluster of culinary stars, with chef Michael Broughton at the helm... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  ©Andrey Tsidvintsev via 123RF The world is changing before our very eyes, yet too often as a media strategist you remain doing what you have always done... |
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[Brian Berkman] Answering how long a piece of string is seems simpler than knowing the average hourly rate for public relations by a consultancy... |
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[Danette Breitenbach] Brands need to find ways to add usefulness in their customers' lives beyond their product... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  Catterbox I think I've discovered my Best New Product of the Year for 2016 already: a cat collar that makes your cat 'talk' back... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Heidi Myers] Brands that stand the test of time have very particular behaviours and characteristics that make them timeless. They evolve as their audience does and build on their success. They have also stared failure in the face and overcome some not-so-proud moments...
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| TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
[Brian Berkman] One of the many great things about a holiday in Thailand is starting your day with a Massamum Curry and knowing that the greatest risk to your person is... |
 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[Tom Jackson] Tech-enabled medical service Technovera walked away with R1m ($64,000) in prize money after winning the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge, aimed at identifying digital solutions to problems in Johannesburg... |
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[Leigh Andrews] Not your typical South African travel journalist story of local girl transplanted somewhere fancy, New Yorker Sarah Khan fell so in love with our landscape that she made the permanent transition a few years ago. She shares her love story with our land below and the key to her peripatetic work/life balance... |
 | CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING
[Sindy Peters] The R14bn Blue Rock Village development will comprise 1000 luxury residential apartments built on 40 hectares of land... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  Screengrab from the ad The marketing gurus tell us that, as consumers drown in a tsunami of commercial messaging, they are going to want to connect (and therefore possibly do business with) those brands which genuinely try to make a difference to a community, a city or a country... |
 | AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY  Simon Andys It's necessary for smallholder farmers in Africa to innovate and form partnerships with organisations that can help them do so. In this, the farmers of Nakuru county has... |
 | AUTOMOTIVE
[Lauren Hartzenberg] Michael Frans, head of business operations: automotive at T-Systems South Africa... |
