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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Here's a sneak preview of what you can expect from BizTrends2021 - Towards New Norths & New Narratives on Thursday, 28 January 2021. We invite you to join us as trend 'rockstars' point to new 'north stars'... Read |
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| |  | KRISTEN DUFF AND GOSIA YOUNG From Covid-19 to an economic downturn, so much of our energy was spent just getting through each day. For many of us in the wine industry, this became a lot harder when a ban on alcohol sales was implemented in late March. Join us as we take a moment to reflect on what was and the lessons we can take into the new year... Read |  | PATRICE TALLA In recent years, Africa has recorded the fastest growth globally in the number of hungry people and will have the highest total number of hungry people in the next decade if we cannot reverse current trends... Read |  | JOHN HUDSON A year that was - a difficult 2020... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TWK AGRI INSURANCE TWK Agri's insurance division was established in 1978 to provide support services to clients. With more than 200 years of combined experience, clients can rest assured that their assets will be in good hands... Read |
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 | SAB supports measured alcohol restrictions, but will approach the courts on the constitutionality of the 3rd alcohol ban, which came into effect when South Africa moved to an adjusted Level 3 lockdown... Read |
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 | Spar's Rural Hub model forms part of the retailer's drive to support and empower small-scale local farmers, create jobs and sustain local economies by creating an ecosystem that provides affordable, nutritious food for all... Read |
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 | MEGAN MURGATROYD & ARJUN AMAR Energy generation around the world is shifting towards renewable sources in response to the climate emergency. The aim is that future energy will be clean, green and sustainable... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SMARTSENZ® IPM All environments are faced with the need to manage alien and indigenous insects and animals. This is especially the case when these insects and animals become structural, environmental and/or public health issues... Read |
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 | The third ban on alcohol sales has had a devastating impact on the craft brewing industry... Read |
 | Liquor traders from the tavern sector are appealing to the government to allow off-premise alcohol sales to resume on 16 January, to help protect the 250,000 jobs in the sector and safeguard livelihoods. Read |
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 | Digital technologies are indispensable in modern agriculture. Yet farmers themselves sometimes lack confidence in adopting particular tools before they're sure of the benefits... Read |
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 | SINDY PETERS Participating in our annual #BizTrends2021 feature, Anthony Orelowitz, director at Paragon Group, shares his insights on how Covid-19 has and will impact the future of the workplace... Read |
 | CHILEQUE BEZUIDENHOUT Freedom to work on what we want, setting our own working hours, flexibility of working from anywhere and being able to take long-lazy lunches. Sounds like the freelance dream, right? Read |
 | LEANDRI JANSE VAN VUUREN AND SABRINA ANDREUCCI As traditional media strategies faltered, 2020 highlighted the growing relevance of social media marketing and the need for businesses to relook customer engagement... Read |
 | DAVE COOK The economist John Maynard Keynes predicted in 1930 that the amount we work would gradually shrink to as little as 15 hours a week as technology made us more productive... Read |
 | ROBIN FISHER Now that 2020 is behind us, we can draw on some insights to guide businesses on what we are likely to see in 2021... Read |
 | The transition from 2020 into 2021 was marked by two significant landmarks in global trade... Read |
 | NOMBINI MEHLOMAKULU In the last 20 years, there has been an increased call for companies and corporates to behave in a socially, economically and environmentally way to foster a culture of sustainability. Across the globe, we have seen boards put a greater emphasis on sustainability... Read |
 | NIAMH NICLIAM The digital acceleration of the last two years, but most especially during 2020, has placed a growing focus on digital marketing delivery... Read |
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