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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

It's time to get cyber security basics in place

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[Simeon Tassev] Everything in our digitally-connected world has the potential to be infiltrated and exploited by cyber criminals. Levels of online fraud, digital crime...

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HEALTHCARE

#WomensMonth: Healing hands...and feet

[Nicci Botha] When she's not caring for her patients or teaching future doctors, Dr Karin Baatjes is running to raise funds for prostheses for breast cancer survivors...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#WomensMonth: There is no glass ceiling if you keep building

[Beverley Klein] Taryn Copeman is the director of strategy at Mark1, a digital media company. Coming from a creative and publishing background, Copeman brings 12 years of experience into her role...

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Beverley Klein

[Women's Month]

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CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

#WomensMonth: Women significantly under-represented in construction

Athi Myoli

[Sindy Peters] Athi Myoli is the director of the Women in Construction Awards...

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FINANCE & INSURANCE

Bitcoin, blockchain and the future economy

Image by Terry Levin

[Terry Levin] Unpacking the basics of new digital currencies and blockchain technologies...

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RETAIL

Packaging industry needs to be ready for 2017 boom

[Candace van Zyl] A few decades ago, packaging companies needed many more tons of machinery to produce the output that they do today...

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CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

Retail property still being built at a brisk pace

[John Loos] June Retail Building Statistics complete the second quarter building picture, and pointed to a still-brisk pace of retail space building activity for the second quarter as a whole...

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PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE

How to handle a defaulting tenant

[Adrian Goslett] The current challenging economic circumstances have not only had an effect on those wanting to own property...

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RETAIL

Sorbet's Ian Fuhr hits the nail on the head when it comes to brand loyalty

Ian Fuhr

[Jessica Tennant] With over 265,000 loyalty members to date, Sorbet Group's CEO Ian Fuhr recently shared insights on the subject of developing brand loyalty at Business of Design in Johannesburg...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

CEOs invigorate your marketing teams to achieve your 2017 marketing objectives

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[Bandile Ndzishe] A recent study from Stein IAS, in partnership with the Chief Executive Group, revealed that CEOs have evolved their expectations for marketing. But they don't think their CMOs are evolving with them...

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AUTOMOTIVE

Hyundai Tucson, the WOW car of the year

[Ané Theron] Women deem things such as value-for-money, efficiency, safety, reliability, and practicality a lot more important than the brand name...

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Ruth Cooper

[Loeries]

The MMA SA Forum took place on the 18 August 2016 at the Great Ilanga, Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotelas as part of Loeries Creative Week. Bizcommunity interviewed Chris Babayode, MD, MMA EMEA.

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Ruth Cooper

#Loeries2016: Sunday Loerie Awards Ceremony

The Sunday Loerie Awards Ceremony took place at the ICC on 21 August 2016 in Durban, South Africa.

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Ruth Cooper

#Loeries2016: Saturday Loerie Awards Ceremony

The Saturday Loerie Awards Ceremony took place at the ICC on 20 August 2016 in Durban, South Africa.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

The future of social media analytics

Marian Cramers

[Jessica Tennant] With image-based social networks on the rise, the latest being Instagram, Pinterest and more recently Snapchat, businesses are increasingly adopting social media analytics tools to gain insights from social data to drive strategy...

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Ruth Cooper

#Loeries2016: Unilever Brunch

The Unilever Brunch took place at California Dreaming on August 20, 2016 in Durban, South Africa.

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Ruth Cooper

[Loeries]

The Unilever Brunch took place at California Dreaming on 20 August 2016 in Durban, South Africa as part of Loeries Creative Week. Bizcommunity interviewed Enver Groenewald, CCM Director Africa, Unilever.

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Ruth Cooper

[Loeries]

The MMA SMARTIES™ Celebration of Talent Awards took place at the Sky Bar, Maharani Towers, Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotel, Durban South Africa on the 19 August 2016 as part of Loeries Creative Week. Bizcommunity interviewed Fiona Potgieter, MD, Yonder Media.

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