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ENERGY & MINING

The African paradox - a rich, but poor continent

[Danette Breitenbach] While it's a continent rich in minerals, its people are among the poorest in the world. This is Africa's paradox...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Optimism despite bicycles and no toilets

[Danette Breitenbach] This year's Daily Maverick The Gathering, sponsored by Nandos, did not fail to deliver as bicycles, toilets, inequality, and optimism as well as an emotional Finance Minster...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

We are the producers of interestingness and we've got something to say

Miller and Govender

[Adrian Miller and Prenneven Govender] A multi-award winning creative and one of the country's top producers implore you to "Stop being boring"...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#CannesLions2016: Roaring for change

2015's See it Be it 2015 delegates with actor Adrian Grenier.

[Leigh Andrews] The global advertising industry is in for a shake up as the gender and generationally underrepresented get the chance to shine brightly at Cannes Lions. Here's how...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

The retro revival

[Sheila McGillivray] While advertisers are debating whether augmented reality will pip virtual reality at the post, some marketers are heeding the consumers' desire to go back to basics with a retro revival...

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Beyond the cloud: the new order of business

©Sergey Khakimullin via 123RF

[Andre le Roux] After a slow start in South Africa, cloud adoption is picking up fast, following global trends in which spend on cloud services is rapidly doubling and even tripling...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Writing good advertising copy (Part 2)

Method writing... © Peter Bernik – 123RF.com

[Chris Brewer] Last week I discussed how important it is to extol a product's benefits once you know who your target market group (TMG) is and once you've become totally familiar with the product or service itself...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Tseliso: The soon-to-be #MannesInCannes

Screengrabs from some of Rangaka's favourite work.

[Tseliso Rangaka] Case studies came after sliced bread/I swipe left/WTF is a Digital Prophet...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

#YouthMonth: adventure with a true wanderer

Raihaan Suliman

[Cari Coetzee] Raihaan Suliman has recently been announced as Wrangler's top True Wanderer. This corporate head turned travel blogger has travel and adventure in his spirit...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

Keep your foot in the door

©rob bouwman via 123RF

[Guy Stehlik] One of the first things you learn in a sales environment, usually from a salesman who has come before you, is to keep your foot in the door. Wise words...

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

Grand culinary indulgence at Grande Provence

Grande Provence exterior. All images © Grande Provence.

[Leigh Andrews] There's nothing 'historically stuffy' about this 47-acre heritage wine estate dating back to 1694.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Making rands and sense - the case for PR and digital advertising to work together

[Kaz Henderson] While it may be paradoxical for PR companies to consider advertising as a tool and downright frightening for advertising agencies to see PR dabbling in their territory, the truth is, the lines are already blurred...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[Orchids & Onions] Jacobs ad enhances the flavour of the brew

[Brendan Seery] One thing will forever remind me of Europe - since I experienced it many years ago on one of my first trips there - and that is the smell of freshly brewing coffee in the morning...

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[The Brave Ideas Podcast]

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[The Brave Ideas Podcast]

Debbi Scholtz, Executive PA to the Chairman of the Aqua Group and executive head of client service, shares with us the inside track in how staff can learn to build relationships with the leaders in our organisations.

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Five questions to ask before choosing an online college

[Charles Mburugu] Before you invest your time and money into your career, you should learn how to recognise and find online degree programmes that are valuable and useful...

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Rapper Rouge has recently released a brand new video for her latest single Mbongo Zaka, through The David Gresham Record Company. The single has topped more than 5 charts across the country so far and is currently play listed in several countries including Ghana and the DRC. The video was directed by Kyle Lewis and shot in Cape Town in May this year.

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

#WeeklyWineWrap: 19th-century fine wine turns up at Czech castle

[Anna-Bet Stemmet] This week's Wine Wrap takes us to the Czech town Becov nad Teplou, the International Volcanic Wine Forum in Italy...

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