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Ruth Cooper

[The Brave Ideas Podcast]

The Brave Ideas Podcast talks to Sofia Adarve, Usability Analyst @ Aqua, about why designing for experience is critical in today’s digital world.

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

#YouthMonth: Like kids these days say

[Charles Siboto] Heita da! What's drugs my dealer? What's crack-a-lackin'? Umoja? Fo' shizzle my nizzle? It's all good in the hood. You'd best keep your urban dictionary close by for this one.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

'Those' SEO Secrets...

[Tyron Love] I've been doing SEO in South Africa for 10 years. One of the questions I get asked a lot is, "What quick things can I do to get to the top of Google?..."

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MARKETING & MEDIA

ABSA, by Design Partnership

Images all courtesy of Design Partnership & ABSA.

[Dave Nemeth] If you have ventured to the brand new Mall of Africa you may have seen the new ABSA bank branch. Creating a stir with the images and video that are doing the rounds on social media, it's an ongoing project by Design Partnership...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Throw life into your deadlines (lifelines vs deadlines)

[Bogosi Motshegwa] What is a deadline? A deadline is a description of a specific time and date or period (usually) set in the future...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#BehindtheSelfie with... Kevin Dunbar

Doing what the cool kids do, staying trendy with Snapchat’s greatest feature.

[Leigh Andrews] This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Kevin Dunbar, the only student nominee in the 2016 IAB Bookmark Awards and currently lead designer at craft cider startup, Sxollie Cider...

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Ertebrekers, release their music video with Jack Parow for Party Too Much. Party Too Much was filmed in a Belgium kindergarten during Parow’s second European Tour this year at the end of March 2016.

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RETAIL

Riverbed Retail Therapy Week comment

Wimpie van Rensburg

[Wimpie van Rensburg] More and more people are choosing to purchase their goods virtually, leading to online sales in Europe forecast to reach £182.80bn in 2016. During Retail Therapy Week, which took place last month, a high volume of people indulged in online shopping and retailers battled for the hearts and minds of customers...

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AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY

#BizSoeknBoer: meet JJ Van de Velde

[Cari Coetzee] JJ van de Velde recently shared his good fortunes with fellow farmers by donating hundreds of bales of hay. Let's see what else he is willing to share...

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HEALTHCARE

Da Vinci provides robotic precision in prostate procedures

[Nicci Botha] Da Vinci surgical system provides cutting-edge surgical results...

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Our turnaround is done, Telkom declares

[Duncan McLeod] Despite reporting a further 6,5% decline in the number of fixed lines in service to just 3,2m, Telkom has declared that it has completed a three-year turnaround strategy and is now ready for growth...

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

#WeeklyWineWrap: World's first wine theme park opens in France

[Anna-Bet Stemmet] Last week was quite an eventful one in the world of wine and we are happy to bring you some good news from around the globe.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[Orchids & Onions] Dulux shows true colours with ad

[Brendan Seery] I don't think my father was colour blind: he would not have lasted all those years in the Royal Air Force, and later the South African Air Force, if he had been. But he certainly had no sense of colour when it came to decorating...

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Ruth Cooper

[Music]

Today sees the release of Elvis Blues’s brand new music video for his single, The Tide. The Tide is the first single from Elvis’ new album, Optics.

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Ruth Cooper

Red Carpet at the 2016 SAMAs

The winners of the 22nd South African Music Awards were announced during a glitzy ceremony at the Durban International Convention Centre on Saturday night.

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FINANCE & INSURANCE

South Africa sidesteps ratings downgrade... For now

[Nicci Botha] South Africa dodged the bullet this time, but S&P warns that it will keep an eye on things...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[Shopper Marketing] Brand groupies and the death of friction

Burger King promotion

[Louise Burgers] Latest shopper marketing trends and how retailers and brands need to target shoppers in this digital age, where disruption is transforming the retail landscape...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#Trending: Are we living in an alien's computer game?

[Louise Burgers] Elon Musk believes we could be living in a giant computer simulation. Really. And the interwebs just overheated...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#YouthMonth: Re-design-(think)ing Woodstock with Sk8 for Gr8

[Pasqua Heard] At only 25, Alison Harris runs Sk8 for Gr8, a social enterprise encouraging design thinking amongst Woodstock youth...

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