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Danette Breitenbach
ENERGY & MINING
#AEI2018: Closing Africa's energy gaps

[Danette Breitenbach] While access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all will usher in economic growth and job creation on the continent, energy projects in Africa lack sufficient access to financing sources...

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Jessica Tennant
MARKETING & MEDIA
#DesignIndaba2018: Getting smarter at partnering by design

Rob and Sam Paddock, co-founders of GetSmarter | Photographer: Terry Levin
Rob and Sam Paddock, co-founders of GetSmarter | Photographer: Terry Levin
[Jessica Tennant] Brothers and co-founders of GetSmarter, Sam and Rob Paddock addressed Design Indaba delegates on how partnering at the student, as well as the employee and executive, level has not only increased their course completion rate but resulted in the turnaround of the business...

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Terry Levin
MARKETING & MEDIA
#DesignIndaba2018: Speaking in colours

on Design Indaba set she built at Artscape, Cape Town South Africa by .
Morag Myerscough on Design Indaba set she built at Artscape, Cape Town South Africa by Terry Levin.
[Terry Levin] While admiring the work of Edel Rodriguez and Morag Myerscough at Design Indaba 2018, Terry Levin contemplates if perhaps the value of any graphic design may be determined by how effective it is in influencing a desired outcome, provoking a specific mental or emotional response in the viewer...

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Ilse van den Berg
Ilse Burger
[Motorsport] 

The race between pro IndyCar driver Graham Rahal and pro gamer Peter Jeakins, started out at Microsoft’s (publisher of the Forza Motorsport Series) Turn 10 Studios in Seattle where Jeakins (known to the gaming world as theSLAPtrain) recorded his fastest lap time in a virtual Type R at the Road Atlanta race track in Forza Motorsport 7. The race continued at the actual Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA, where Rahal raced a real 2018 Civic Type R against Jeakins’ virtual one.

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Samuel Seeff
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
#Budget2018: Rising tax burden on shrinking base worrying for economy, property

#Budget2018: Rising tax burden on shrinking base worrying for economy, property
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[Samuel Seeff] It was always going to be a tough budget given that finance minister Malusi Gigaba already signalled during his mini-budget late last year that there was a significant fiscal deficit that needed to be funded...

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Ilse van den Berg
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
Rekindling my love for the Constantia Valley

Rekindling my love for the Constantia Valley
[Ilse Burger] The Constantia Valley is part of the reason I'd really, like really, struggle to move out of the southern suburbs...

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Sue Disler
MARKETING & MEDIA
#DesignIndaba2018: Zach Lieberman's magical world

Zach Lieberman, artist and educator - creative coder.
Zach Lieberman, artist and educator - creative coder.
[Sue Disler] Academic, rockstar or DJ? This was one of the questions Sue Disler had for artist and educator - creative coder, Zachery Lieberman in her interview with him on Day 1 of Design Indaba 2018...

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Danette Breitenbach
ENERGY & MINING
#AEI2018: Energy - the golden thread

[Danette Breitenbach] With the demand for energy expected to increase substantially to 2040 globally, Africa is no exception...

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Lauren Hartzenberg
RETAIL
2Bop's Anthony Smith on fostering the spirit of community in fashion

2Bop's Anthony Smith on fostering the spirit of community in fashion
[Lauren Hartzenberg] Cape Town-based clothing label 2Bop started its life in 2004 as a way to turn a passion for classic video games into a form of expression...

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Elizabeth de Stadler
MARKETING & MEDIA
PoPI Act could kill more than just spam

[Elizabeth de Stadler] The long-awaited Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act regulations were published last year in September. They don't say much, but what they do say spells more than just sleepless nights for direct marketers...

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Tom Jackson
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Not all African startups need VC money

Not all African startups need VC money
[Tom Jackson] Not all African tech startups will feel the need to raise VC funding, but those that do must ensure they are adequately prepared for what is a lengthy process.

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Ilse van den Berg
LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT
Will Imperial Holdings unbundle logistics, automotive arms?

Will Imperial Holdings unbundle logistics, automotive arms?
[Ilse Burger] NEWSWATCH: Imperial Holdings' plans to unbundle Motus, its automotive arm, and Imperial Logistics - which entails transport, warehousing, and distribution management - is still unconfirmed...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
#DesignIndaba2018: 'Best conference in the world'

#DesignIndaba2018: 'Best conference in the world'
[Leigh Andrews] The 23rd Design Indaba conference, taking place at the Artscape from 21 to 23 February 2018, kicked off with a reminder not to film proceedings and to keep phones on silent. Tweeting, Facebook check-ins and Instagram tagging were allowed - clearly, as it's all about sharing the inspiration...

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Claire Denham-Dyson
MARKETING & MEDIA
The crossover between human sciences and marketing

Sliced bread. © Pixabay.
Sliced bread. © Pixabay.
[Claire Denham-Dyson] Historically, academia and marketing have remained distinctly separate domains. But over time, marketing as a commercial discipline has increasingly made use of human sciences such as psychology, sociology and anthropology to inform market research and strategy...

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Danette Breitenbach
FINANCE & INSURANCE
#Budget2018: The good news is that the bad news is unlikely to get worse

Kyle Mandy, tax policy leader for PwC South Africa
Kyle Mandy, tax policy leader for PwC South Africa
[Danette Breitenbach] Despite growth picking up and a prediction that the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) forecast will be revised downwards by nearly R70bn, the country still faces some serious fiscal issues...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
#FairnessFirst: #Sona2018 leaves SA's social media set hopeful of real change

#MarchforChange meme from .
#MarchforChange meme from Social Trends Ghana on Twitter.
[Leigh Andrews] The recent State of the Nation Address, given just a day after coming to power by newly minted president Cyril Ramaphosa, left many SA netizens satisfied and optimistic about the future as he promised one where hard work would triumph over past inequalities...

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Lauren Hartzenberg
RETAIL
#Newsmaker: Esther Hoogstad steers Spree's customer journey

#Newsmaker: Esther Hoogstad steers Spree's customer journey
[Lauren Hartzenberg] Newly appointed as head of customer interaction and marketing at Spree, Esther Hoogstad will be taking charge of the online retailer's end to end customer experience...

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Henrie Geyser
AUTOMOTIVE
Kia Sportage gains EXtra appeal

Kia Sportage gains EXtra appeal
[Henrie Geyser] South African roads are densely populated by family-hauling SUVs, cross-overs, station wagons and MPVS which is hardly surprising, considering that there are about 650 variants on the market...

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Jessica Tennant
MARKETING & MEDIA
The Goddesses of the past and present (Part 2)

Li Edelkoort | Photographer:
Li Edelkoort | Photographer: Thirza Schaap
[Jessica Tennant] This a continuation of Dutch trend forecaster Li Edelkoort's presentation at Lisof, on her latest trend book, Goddesses for spring/summer 2019...

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