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The Weekly Update EP:03 Khaya Sithole returns to talk on the latest news over the past week.

The Weekly Update EP:03 Khaya Sithole returns to talk on the latest news over the past week.

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Image supplied. Reebok’s Cam Hicks BB 4000 II launched this month, in May, and was designed in collaboration with visionary creative Cam Hicks

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Game’s 54th birthday celebration with Paul's Homemade Ice Cream’s Strawberry Birthday Cake

Game’s 54th birthday celebration with Paul's Homemade Ice Cream’s Strawberry Birthday Cake

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Supply chain management concerned about skills shortage

Supply chain management concerned about skills shortage

Mario Landman 23 Oct 2014

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says expenditure cuts are necessary for all government departments along with increased taxes that will be aimed at high income earners and disclosed in the 2015 budget. Image: GCIS

National Treasury signals shift in SA's fiscal policy

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South Africa's current account deficit has widened to about 5.5% of gross domestic product according to figures released by the National Treasury in the MTBPS this week. Image:

Current account deficit grows

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Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown believes state-owned enterprises have a responsibility to make profits for the government. Image: GCIS

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A truck driver has blamed faulty brakes for the major accident that killed four, injured 20 an damaged almost 50 vehicles. Now there are calls for unroadworthy trucks to be impounded. Image:

Unsafe trucks should be confiscated, impounded

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Jack van der Merwe, head of the aerotropolis steering committee is seeking private investors to join the project to transform OR Tambo International Airport into a major transport hub. Image:

Gauteng searches for investors for its aerotropolis

22 Oct 2014

Constantly answering or checking cellphones makes people more stressed and less productive according to research in the UK, US and South Africa. Image: http://yourddofme Your Daily Dose of Me]]

App may help reduce phone usage

22 Oct 2014

Goods transported by land increase 3.4% in August

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20 Oct 2014

Cashbuild has opened 18 new stores around the country and these stores contribted 6% of the 10% rise in revenue for the company in the first quarter of the financial year. Image: Cashbuild

Cashbuild's revenue up 10%

20 Oct 2014

The UN has moved UNMEER from Conakry in Guinea to Accra in Ghana. UNMEER is working with various countries and health authorities to fight the spread of this disease. Image:

No Ebola in SA, neighbouring states yet

20 Oct 2014

Cosatu is planning to hold a 'funeral march' for e-tolls and says it will have a symbolic coffin there to symbolise the imminent collapse of the tolling system. Image:

Cosatu plans 'funeral march' for e-tolls

17 Oct 2014

Gauteng's Acting MEC for Health, Lebogang Maile has urged striking emergency workers to get back to work and to stop intimidating other workers who are not and strike and do not support the strike action. Image:

Emergency workers urged to end illegal strike

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ANC Gauteng Chairman Paul Mashatile says that e-tolls are prohibitively expensive and that Gauteng residents cannot afford to pay them. Image:

E-toll costs are prohibitive for motorists

Natasha Marrian 15 Oct 2014

Delivery key to m-commerce growth

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Fatima Sullivan 13 Oct 2014

New Android app for logistics companies

New Android app for logistics companies

13 Oct 2014

Super Group has bought the UK's Allen Ford dealership for R606m and is likely to buy all the properties it occupies for a further R329m. Image:

Super Group buys UK motor dealer Allen Ford for R606m

13 Oct 2014

New partnership offers e-commerce payment, logistics security

New partnership offers e-commerce payment, logistics security

10 Oct 2014

The Gauteng Provincial Government has committed itself to improving township economies and protecting foreign nationals who run spaza shops in townships around the country. Image: Wikipedia

Gauteng commissions township economy study

10 Oct 2014

Prasa's Lucky Montana says while he accepts the findings of the Auditor-General, there is nothing dodgy about its locomotive procurement contract. Image:

Prasa flouted its own rules says A-G

8 Oct 2014

Clover's Johann Vorster admits that higher prices have cost the company market share and while profits were up, volumes of milk and long-life milk were down. Image:

High prices hurt Clover's market share

6 Oct 2014

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says that the ANC in Gauteng is in favour of dropping e-tolls and introducing a fuel levy instead. Image:

ANC Gauteng wants to dump e-tolls

6 Oct 2014

A roadblock in the Northern Cape stopped 958 cars over the weekend and found just one overloaded truck but issued 75 summonses for unroadworthy vehicles or unlicenced drivers. Image:

Northern Cape road block stops faulty cars

More Matshediso 6 Oct 2014

Tracker's Michael Nieuwoudt claims that electronic devices and driver monitoring is improving driving habits in South Africa. Image: Flickr

South Africans using technology to improve road safety

3 Oct 2014

Trade partnerships within African continent vital for growth

Trade partnerships within African continent vital for growth

Charles Brewer 1 Oct 2014

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has told Parliament that SA Airways Express is facing dire financial circumstances and will need government assistance to remain a going concern. Image: GCIS

Pressing financial problems for SA Express, SAA

Linda Ensor 1 Oct 2014

GE's Tim Schweikert says that the company is looking at expanding its operations in South Africa by venturing into new sectors that include rural healthcare and energy. Image:

General Electric seeks new sectors in SA

Nick Hedley 30 Sep 2014

E-tolls 90% compliant with CPA

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Chantelle Gladwin and Nikita Theodosiou 29 Sep 2014

Africa - the final frontier

Africa - the final frontier

Sumesh Rahavendra 29 Sep 2014

Value Logistics is facing a tough year and has warned that its earnings are likely to be between 70% and 90% lower than last year. Image:

Value Logistics issues dire trading update

Marc Hasenfuss 29 Sep 2014

Sebopetsa Mogale, acting Chief Director: Farmer Support and Development at the Western Cape Department of Agriculture says that there have been some success with the farming ventures undertaken in the Western Cape for previously disadvantaged people. Image: LinkedIn

38% of Western Cape farm projects fail

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Africa - the final frontier

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Gauteng's Acting MEC for Health, Lebogang Maile has urged striking emergency workers to get back to work and to stop intimidating other workers who are not and strike and do not support the strike action. Image:

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ANC Gauteng Chairman Paul Mashatile says that e-tolls are prohibitively expensive and that Gauteng residents cannot afford to pay them. Image:

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New Android app for logistics companies

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Super Group has bought the UK's Allen Ford dealership for R606m and is likely to buy all the properties it occupies for a further R329m. Image:

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New partnership offers e-commerce payment, logistics security

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The Gauteng Provincial Government has committed itself to improving township economies and protecting foreign nationals who run spaza shops in townships around the country. Image: Wikipedia

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Prasa's Lucky Montana says while he accepts the findings of the Auditor-General, there is nothing dodgy about its locomotive procurement contract. Image:

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Clover's Johann Vorster admits that higher prices have cost the company market share and while profits were up, volumes of milk and long-life milk were down. Image:

High prices hurt Clover's market share

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Gauteng Premier David Makhura says that the ANC in Gauteng is in favour of dropping e-tolls and introducing a fuel levy instead. Image:

ANC Gauteng wants to dump e-tolls

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A roadblock in the Northern Cape stopped 958 cars over the weekend and found just one overloaded truck but issued 75 summonses for unroadworthy vehicles or unlicenced drivers. Image:

Northern Cape road block stops faulty cars

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Tracker's Michael Nieuwoudt claims that electronic devices and driver monitoring is improving driving habits in South Africa. Image: Flickr

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Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has told Parliament that SA Airways Express is facing dire financial circumstances and will need government assistance to remain a going concern. Image: GCIS

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Burgan Cape Terminals is expanding the oil terminal at Cape Town Harbour's mole to accommodate different types of oil and fuel. Image:

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FlySafair's Dave Andrew says that the airline will offer flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg at just R499 including airport taxes. Image:

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22 Sep 2014

Denel Aerostructures' Ismail Dockrat has confirmed that a three-way deal between Denel, Aerosud and Airbus has been signed. Image:

Denel, Aerosud sign deal with Airbus

17 Sep 2014

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Nada's Director Gary McCraw says that e-tolls have added at least R132m to the costs that dealers have had to pay for selling new or used vehicles. Image: RMI

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