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|  | | Spotify Wrapped 2023 demonstrated that South Africans are consuming more local songs, compared to 2022 with artists like Makhadzi, Tyler ICU and Kabza De Small in the top streaming data...read |
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| |  | MARTIN MYERS German singer-songwriter Jann Klose and Tamara Dey have released a new version of You & I and features on her new EP La Musica, which is out now... Read |
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| Fashion |
 | Amiri, the international luxury fashion brand, has opened the doors of its first South African store at Sandton City Malls’ Diamond Walk... Read |
| Lifestyle |
 | Authentic is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023... Read |
| Events |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR Johannesburg was introduced to a new queen this weekend as Paige Harvey was crowned Miss Soweto 2023 on the eve of her 20th birthday... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR The highly anticipated White Star Miss Soweto 2023 pageant is set to captivate audiences on 25 November at the esteemed Soweto Theatre in Jabulani, Soweto... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS The ambitious Santiago Bernabéu revamp is reaching its final stages ahead of the business end of the Real Madrid season and a Taylor Swift concert... Read |
 | Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town kicks off its 2023/2024 series of Summer Sunset Concerts on Sunday, 3 December 2023 with a lineup of South Africa’s best loved, grooved-to acts... Read |
| Film |
 | Of Soul and Joy (OSJ) has announced a collaboration with cinema education collective, CinemaTAKE, which will involve the group becoming the first in Africa to take part in the prestigious Cinéma Cent Ans De Jeunesse (CCAJ) programme... Read |
 | DANIEL DERCKSEN There are some thrilling and captivating films, documentaries, live theatre and opera for everyone to escape into during December in South African cinemas and streaming platforms... Read |
 | Project submissions for the 15th Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s film finance and co-production market opened on 14 November 2023 and closes on 20 January 2024... Read |
 | Beast Philanthropy’s We Adopted an Orphanage has won awards at the 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards... Read |
| Travel |
 | This year, a record number of entries from 26 leading hotels across the country showcased their skills in a variety of categories, from wine stewarding and mixology to cooking and baking... Read |
 | SanParks has been allocated an additional R700m from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment to enhance visitor experiences at its national parks... Read |
| Wellness |
 | Nine of Radio Workshop's South African youth reporters each produced a podcast episode that captured personal experiences about mental health... Read |
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 | RACHEL SAVAGE Africa's economic growth will slow in 2023, recovering partially in 2024, says African Development Bank. Factors include political instability, global weakness, high interest rates, and pandemic aftermath... Read |
 | AHMED ELJECHTIMI Morocco's competition council said on Thursday, 23 November, it had fined the nine fuel companies operating in the country 1.84 billion dirhams ($180m) because of non-compliance with free competition rules and price fixing... Read |
 | Global Entrepreneurship Week took place from 13 November - 17 November 2023 and coincided with the annual Allan Gray Orbis Foundation’s Ignite Africa conference... Read |
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 | KATE COLLIER The processes for reporting dangerous workplaces can significantly differ from one organisation to another. Notably, there seems to be a lack of consideration for an anonymous reporting mechanism... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON South African Reserve Bank keeps repo rate steady at 8.25% amid economic challenges... Read |
 | MUSA KALENGA Well talk about a swift swivel. Sam Altman's return as CEO of OpenAI signifies a pivotal moment in organisational governance, echoing a global cry for decentralised decision-making – one that resonates deeply in South Africa's rapidly evolving tech landscape... Read |
 | TRACY VAN DER COLFF The Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA) introduced significant changes to the Employment Equity Act (EEA), including the removal of the annual turnover threshold for designated employers and the empowerment of the Minister of Employment and Labour to set numerical employment equity targets for each national economic sector... Read |
 | Busa/B4SA calls on NCOP and deputy president to defer Bill, for NCOP to properly consider concerns raised by provinces and many stakeholders... Read |
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