Hilton plans to boost African presence

Hilton Worldwide has expanded its product offering in SA over the past six months and the US-based group intends to increase its presence in Africa‚ according to vice-president of operations for Africa and the Indian Ocean‚ Jan van der Putten. 16 May 2013 08:38

Time to unlock Africa's travel potential

The South African Tourism Indaba should expand its platform by attracting even more exhibitors and buyers from the African continent, Tourism Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk said on Sunday (12 May). 14 May 2013 11:56

People pay more to stay in hotels

People spent more on hotel and bed-and-breakfast accommodation in February and as a result, the total income for SA's tourist accommodation sector rose by 8.8% year-on-year according to Statistics SA's (Stats SA) tourist accommodation survey released on Monday (22 April). 23 Apr 2013 12:33

Loss of commercial farmers hurts SA

It is "worrisome" that South Africa is losing many of its commercial farmers to countries to the north of it, academic and businesswoman Mamphela Ramphele said on Sunday (24 March). 25 Mar 2013 11:57

SABMiller to build new brewery in Namibia

[Zeenat Moorad] The world's second-largest brewer‚ SABMiller (SAB) will begin construction of its planned 260‚000 hectolitre brewery in Namibia next month‚ the company said on Wednesday (6 March). 7 Mar 2013 07:52

Sanlam's sub-Saharan fund launches soon

[Nick Hedley] Financial services group Sanlam is due to launch its sub-Saharan Africa Real Estate Fund at the end of March‚ which it intends to list on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. 12 Feb 2013 08:42

Top 10 New Year's resolutions for employers

[Johan Botes] Here are some resolutions for 2013 for you that you, as an employer, may well find useful. Get them right now - and avoid any unpleasant surprises during the year. 31 Dec 2012 07:37

Mugabe now wants 100% of everything

GWERU, ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Friday (7 December) vowed to overhaul business laws to require 100% black ownership of firms, up from 51%. 10 Dec 2012 09:29

Ingenuity in Claremont purchase

[Nick Hedley] Ingenuity Property Investments‚ which has a core focus on acquiring and developing properties in the Western Cape‚ said on Friday (7 December) it had agreed to buy two properties in Claremont‚ Cape Town from Annenprop 4 for R82m. 10 Dec 2012 06:17

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Biz Charity Challenge: let's all help together

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] With the festive season fast approaching, Bizcommunity.com would like to challenge our readers, clients and partners to think of those less fortunate. Help us raise funds, bedding and toys for our two chosen charities and the company raising the most will be given two free press office releases for the festive season, in the industry of your choice, to promote whatever you like. 1 Nov 2012 08:22

Women lawyers engage media in property rights

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi chapter of the Women in Law Southern Africa (WLSA Malawi) last week trained journalists from different media disciplines to effectively document cases where women suffer injustices of unfair distribution of marital property due to the current legal framework. 10 Sep 2012 10:43

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How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity. 3 Oct 2011 14:57

UK commercial property market recovery presents investment opportunities

The continued recovery of the UK commercial property market, coupled with the strengthening of the rand relative to pounds sterling, has presented South African investors with a unique opportunity to invest in the UK while capitalising on the recovery cycle. 3 Dec 2010 07:46