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 | MKHUSELI VANGILE Public relations and advertising are both crucial for the promotion of any business, writes Mkhuseli Vangile, managing director at DCF...read |
|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Haydn Townsend, managing director for Accenture Interactive in Africa, shares some insight into the Business of Experience (BX)...read |
|  | | Are tech hubs getting the resources they need to support our emerging entrepreneurs? Research by the UK-South Africa Tech Hub reveals a few things...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BODY20 There are many misconceptions about becoming a Body20 franchise owner, the main one being that you need to be an expert in the health and fitness industry. Let's debunk some myths surrounding this role, explore tips for success and find out what makes the perfect Body20 owner... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY 356 OAK HOLDINGS Marketplaces are nothing new, however Serv, an exciting new online marketplace, is taking an innovative approach to the model by connecting qualified B2B service providers with entrepreneurs in need of key business services... Read |
 | Defy, the home appliances' manufacturer, will be hosting the Hack The Normal online hackathon from 5-7 March 2021 with the aim of exploring how technology can be leveraged for sustainable living and economic development in Africa... Read |
 | TuksNovation at the University of Pretoria (UP) has partnered with the Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) and their business incubators in a Cross-Acceleration Exchange Programme... Read |
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 | Due to the progressive drop in new Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country moved Level 3 to Level 1 of the Risk Adjusted Strategy with effect from 28 February 2021... Read |
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 | DINO ZUCCOLLO In the 2021 Budget Review tabled with finance minister, Tito Mboweni's budget speech, Treasury announced that Section 12J of the Income Tax Act will not be extended past its sunset date of 30 June 2021... Read |
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 | DONNÉ NIEMAN The Employment Services Amendment Bill aims to redress high numbers of foreign nationals employed in unskilled occupations by putting more locals to work... Read |
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 | CHARNDRÉ EMMA KIPPIE, ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Creative marketing guru and edgy entrepreneur, Kopano Ruth Pheladi Moshoana, is the founder of the digital business known as KPRM Marketing Solutions, and owner and co-founder of Sorted VA... Read |
 | Winning brands convince consumers in the new normal... Read |
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 | Cape Town/Stockholm Connect has launched signifying the start of a series of activities which aim to strengthen ties and facilitate bilateral collaboration between Sweden and South Africa... Read |
| Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
 | JARRED WEST The internet has become a major enabler in the sale of online counterfeit products, ensuring anonymity and providing counterfeiters with access to a global market... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA One of the main hurdles young businesses face is a perceived lack of legitimacy... Read |
| Social Entrepreneurship |
 | Inmed Aquaponics Social Enterprise is among the first to receive capital through Mondelez International's new impact investing platform Sustainable Futures... Read |
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 | MUSA KALENGA AND SAMUEL SEGUN While blockchain is not a new technology, its adoption has been slow in Africa. However, the application of this technology here could lead to interesting outcomes... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA If the continent dealt with its access to electricity challenge with the same gusto it is applying to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, the problem would already be solved... Read |
 | WILDU DU PLESSIS AND MORNE VAN DER MERWE In the final part of this three-part series, we analyse M&A data from Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria... Read |
 | The inaugural Made in Africa Conference and Expo, a large virtual gathering and showcase for African buyers and sellers, will take place on 13 and 14 April... Read |
 | Apple Music today launches Africa to the World, a definitive collection of original and exclusive content from some of Africa's biggest music superstars... Read |
 | StarTimes will distribute MUTV to subscribers in over 30 countries across sub-Saharan African, representing the biggest agreement of its kind by Manchester United in the region... Read |
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 | FILUM HO Filum Ho, CEO of Autoboys, lists five essential things owners of new cars need to know about the updated guidelines for the automotive aftermarket... Read |
 | DAVID TAYLOR Another month of price increases awaits for SA motorists as the international oil price has caused some upsets... Read |
 | AHMED BANDERKER From a healthcare perspective, this year's Budget Speech is significant in three key ways... Read |
 | MICHAEL CHERRY Interim results from clinical trials of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be presented to the United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday 26 February in an effort to obtain an emergency licence for its distribution... Read |
 | Judging by the reaction of the markets and an initial strengthening of the rand, finance minister Tito Mboweni's budget went down well... Read |
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