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Happy New Year!

Well hello there and welcome to 2014, we hope a successful festive season was had by all!

As happy holiday memories and suntans start to fade, we aim to ease you into the 2014 work week and daily 9-5 grind with a recap of some our most popular stories of 2013, and look back at some of those spectacular New Year's parties. Check out our galleries of the 2013 New Year celebrations at the V&A Waterfront and the CÎROC Premier Jous Rendezvous New Year's Day party.

Our first competition of the year sees you stand the chance to win two tickets to this Sunday's Old Mutual Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert featuring Ard Matthews, Mac Stanley and Craig Hinds.

Here's to making many more welcome memories in 2014!

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Co-editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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Weekly top stories
Most Popular lists for 2013 for Bizcommunity Lifestyle
Here they are, Bizcommunity.com Lifestyle's 2013 lists of most popular articles, those that drew the most comment, our most-read contributors and galleries. Read more >>


Lifestyle
Most popular viral videos of 2013

Beverley Klein

This year has been full of videos going viral, so here are some of the most viewed and most memorable of 2013. (videos) Read more >>

The world's most bizarre New Year's traditions

Rod Baker

The world's 10 most bizarre New Year's Eve rituals (and you thought YOUR family had strange traditions!) Read more >>

Travel
Clico... a rose by any other name...

Brian Berkman

Clico Boutique Hotel is in a converted grand old farm-style house with a Cape Dutch gabled roof from the time when Rosebank, Johannesburg wasn't the social and economic hub it is today. Read more >>

Fashion
Best Dressed Man added to L'Ormarins fashion list
Spectators at the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate on 11 January, 2014, at Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town will be competing for Best Hat, Best Dressed Lady and, for the first time, Best Dressed Man honours. Read more >>

Movies
The Counselor will shock you to your core

Daniel Dercksen

'Truth has no temperature' in Ridley Scott's controversial and provocative shocker The Counselor. It will shock you to your core. Read more >>

Music
Dutch electronic music festival comes to Boschendal
The International Dutch music festival, Lief Festival, is coming to the Western Cape on 29 and 30 March, 2014, at Boschendal Wine Estate, Stellenbosch. The festival will showcase the best in international and local electronic music. Read more >>

50 Best music albums of 2013
With a crazy year on the music scene behind us, Rolling Stone has compiled a list of the best music albums of 2013. Here is the top 50 list... Read more >>

Matthew Mole chosen as Editors' Choice - Album Of The Year
Capetonian singer-songwriter Matthew Mole's debut album 'The Home We Built' has been chosen by iTunes as their Editors' Choice - Album Of The Year in their Best of 2013 campaign. Read more >>

Theatre
Saluting the Steadfast Tin Soldier

Ilse van den Berg

Starting off with a moment of respect for the late former president of South Africa, the opening night of the Tin Soldier by Cape Town City Ballet was bound to be a wonderful experience. And that it was. Read more >>


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New events to diarise

Jennifer Eaves Trio perform for Friday Nite LIVE!
Bay Harbour Market - 10 Jan 2014 to 12 Jan 2014 Cape Town

Arno Carstens Big Band Summer Sessions
Bay Harbour Market - 23 Jan 2014 Cape Town


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Marketing & Media
Countdown begins to Cape Town... World Design Capital 2014
Mxit Brand Index: 31 December 2013

Medical
Want to give up smoking? Here are five ways to do just that

Rod Baker

Adult stem cells found to suppress cancer while dormant
Laboratory study confirms target of potent chronic leukaemia drug

Retail
Slow profit growth cools appetite for retail stocks
Retail's stellar climb runs out of steam in 2013

Zeenat Moorad

Sony Mobile's Xperia Z1 Compact enters market

Government
City staff blamed for bad books

Olebogeng Molatlhwa

SGBs: 'Quality of education system has stabilised'
Sisulu declares 2014 year of excellence in public service

Mining
Miners work overtime to raise funding over festive season

Brendan Ryan

Kumba, Anglo 'looking to build organically' in Gabon

Allan Seccombe


CSI
Vodacom lends a hand to St Clement's Home Based Care Project
Nordex focuses on wellbeing, education

Finance
Slow profit growth cools appetite for retail stocks

Zeenat Moorad


Agriculture
General Mills pledges GMO-free Cheerios
Local grains rise on weaker rand
Zimbabwe imports maize to stave off hunger

Arts
SA Creatives wins 2013 blog of the year award
Popular street soirees returns to Stellenbosch

Building
Rehabilitation of major Mpuma road on the cards

Adele du Toit


Environment
Pollution affects the Olifants River in KNP
China city caps car-buying to curb pollution
'Live animals horns hacked'

Lucas Ledwaba


HR & Recruitment
Zuma rejects salary sliding scale recommendation

Linda Ensor

Zimbabwe to introduce New Year ban on foreign owners

Legal
ConCourt judgment: Competition Commission v Pioneer and Others

Lerisha Naidu and Samantha Brener

Thuli gives 'pilgrims' a lifeline

Manufacturing
Eskom building programme builds skills

Property
Increasing demand for industrial space
Flurry of property listings sets up consolidation in 2014

Alistair Anderson


Security
We will honour military veterans - Zuma
Violence grows in Central African Republic - UN

Education
Wits launches Equality Scholarships

Tourism
Over 4m travellers for SA in December
Beit Bridge border traffic swells

Ray Ndlovu


ICT
2014 predictions for the broadcast industry

David Hochner

Critical tools for supporting the mobile enterprise of the future

Russel Brand


Maritime
Intl exchange programme for the maritime industry

Sport
Capetonians join 2014 CHAN volunteer programme
Kenya misses out on CHAN 2014
VfB Stuttgart holds 2014 training camp in Cape Town

Logistics
New low-cost carriers portend a busy year for SA aviation

Nicky Smith

New Year brings renewed opposition to e-tolling

Nicky Smith


Automotive
Africa a booming market for stolen cars
Blackest festive season in SA history

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

More pain at pumps for motorists in 2014
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