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Joburg mayor: No e-tolls on my roads
[Olebogeng Molatlhwa] Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau says he will fight the rollout of e-tolls onto Johannesburg's municipal roads... read more>>



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Government, private sector to tackle tourism seasonality in Cape Town
In a significant development, key influencers in the Western Cape's tourism industry have committed to working together to address the negative impact that seasonality has... read more>>
Promotion, Protection of Investment Bill tabled in Parly
PRETORIA: The Promotion and Protection of the Investment Bill has been tabled in Parliament, says the Department of Trade and Industry... read more>>
What is Women's Month?
South Africa commemorates Women's Month in August as a tribute to the thousands of women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women... read more>>
Save the date: BizTrends 2015 Imbizo Johannesburg

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A stellar line-up of industry leaders will discuss current trends in the marketing communications industry, as well as do some crystal ball gazing for 2016 at Bizcommunity.com's special trend event on 17 September at the Sandton Convention Centre... read more>>
Administration
President to release Status of Women Report
President Jacob Zuma will release South Africa's first Status of Women Report, as part of the Women's Day celebrations on Sunday, 9 August... read more>>
Search for alternative water sources
The search continues for alternative methods to receive water since the conversion of seawater to drinking water to areas affected by severe drought is extremely expensive... read more>>
Steelpoort shows economic logic of violent protests
For a long time, the African National Congress (ANC) government has claimed to be the buffer between the rich and the poor... read more>>
Government
Auditor-general to probe Prasa tender irregularities
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has asked the auditor-general to investigate allegations of financial and tender irregularities... read more>>
SAA launches direct flight from Accra to US
ACCRA: South African Airways (SAA) has launched a new direct flight from Accra to Washington DC, beginning on Monday... read more>>
Is South Africa ready for smart cities?

Paul Divall

The concept of the 'smart city' is growing in popularity as more and more connected technologies emerge. The term has many definitions... read more>>
Politics
Blood on the tracks
The war within rail agency Prasa continues. Its former CEO, Lucky Montana, staggered into the Hillbrow Police Station yesterday with a pile of files to open a case of fraud... read more>>
Business
Tips for saving on your mobile bill
Have you ever had the feeling that you were paying too much for your mobile contract but that you didn't know how to fix it? read more>>
Upcoming events
ASSA Dialogue on Diversity in Human Sexuality
Livewired Public Relations - 6 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Energy Efficiency Forum for Cape Town
City of Cape Town - 11 Aug 2015, Cape Town

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