Fact #1: KwaZulu Natal is home to the World’s Oldest & Largest Marathon The Comrades Marathon is the largest and oldest marathon in the world and takes place between Pietermaritzburg, the capital of KZN and Durban, the largest city in KZN. Fact #2: KwaZulu Natal is where the Aliwal Shoal is Located This shoal can be found about […]
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For retailers this holiday season, everything is relative when you consider last year’s widespread lockdown of physical spaces and an accelerated shift to digital commerce in response to the global pandemic. According to Salesforce’s latest quarterly Shopping Index, global digital revenue grew by 11% year-on-year (YoY) in Q3, a much higher increase than was seen
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If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that we shouldn’t try to predict the future. After all, who could have foreseen a pandemic that is still wreaking havoc across the globe nearly two years later? For a large number of businesses, 2021 was unquestionably a year of transformation. They were forced
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Businesses have been through a lot in the last 18 months. As we near the end of 2021, a year that has put many to the test, it is useful to pause and reflect on lessons learned that might be applied in the new year. There are numerous advantages to reflecting on what worked and
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Written by Kelly Sin Hidge, The Hope Factory “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford The spirit of collaboration and strategic partnerships in business is a powerful tool for success and something that is a vital building block to achieve better collaborative initiatives and national goals such
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Reports of neglect, abuse, and violence against children in South Africa have increased by over 35% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, this is according to Child Welfare South Africa. Often, these events occur in places where children should feel safe – such as at home or in a classroom. National early learning social
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In-depth research uncovers real impact of COVID-19 on preferential procurement and ESD Creating conversations for improvement, a starting point for collaboration and the heightened need to optimise ESD budget use and learnings. These are just some of the key reasons why Edge Growth conducts their annual survey into the state of ESD and SME Development.
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Thousands of men in purple speedos took part in the ballsiest, bravest run to date! What started twelve years ago with one brave soul running through peak hour traffic in a speedo to raise awareness about cancer, has since become a nationwide phenomenon. Usually held as a mass participation event in Johannesburg, Friday saw the
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The Beyers Naude Memorial Lecture is the annual lecture series presented by the Kagiso Trust, in partnership with the Universities. The lecture series addresses issues of racial reconciliation, social justice and leadership, has been held since 2003 in memory of the late Dr Naude, who was a leading anti-apartheid activist and patron of the trust.
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Festival of Ideas: Do you have a business idea that addresses a social or environmental problem? We’re giving away R35 000 in cash prizes! Do you think you have what it takes to pitch to a panel of experts and an audience? We want to hear from you! The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA), in
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