Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain will
officially be inaugurated as one of the New7wonders of Nature this December, and the City of Cape Town is going all out to celebrate the occasion! Expect a free concert for the public affair followed by a Table Mountain float joining a procession through the city. A big thanks must be made to SANParks for taking such good care of the South African ecological treasure!
On trend with going green, the SA Post Office plans on
procuring 90 electric scooters by 2015 in order to reduce it's CO
2 emissions. But they're not stopping there... By 2020 it plans on being carbon neutral - now here's a sustainability goal we can all aspire to!
Wouldn't it be awesome if you could volunteer at a NPO you're passionate about,
AND get paid to do it - I bet a lot more people would get to some serious do-gooding if that were the case...
cue the Vodacom Change the World programme. Vodacom will pay you a monthly salary if you dedicate your time, energy and skills to a local NPO for a year. It's as easy as approaching a NPO, gaining their support, agreeing on an action plan and submitting your application.
Finally, gather your friends and family and head down to the
annual AFDA Film Festival student showcase this weekend in Joburg, Cape Town, and Durban. More than 50 films will be screening, produced by the school's third and fourth year students. They're also going online this year, so go forth and interact.
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Rapid population growth and rising food prices are putting increased strain on South Africa's shrinking commercial agricultural sector. 
There is always a direct correlation between the South African Reserve Bank's Leading Business Cycle Indicators and the number and value of mortgage bonds awarded, says Tony Clarke, managing director of the Rawson Property Group. This was clearly shown not so long ago by the increase in the number of bonds issued during the short-lived economic recovery of 2010. 
After a three-year hiatus, the globally recognised AIG Insurance brand has returned to South Africa. This comes as the international leader in insurance solutions reverts to its classic name in territories around the world following its successful management of the repercussions of the global financial crisis. 
Absa recently announced that it has clocked one million registered rewards customers and paid out over R300 million in cash rewards to customers since the introduction of Absa rewards in 2009. 
One of the most significant challenges within the taxi industry is gaining finance - many taxi operators battle to get finance for the vehicles that they require or they end up paying excessive interest costs. As John Jessup, head of sales and marketing at BAW South Africa, notes: "You cannot blame the banks; they are not in the market to take unreasonable risks." 
The acquisition of Lanseria International Airport by a consortium of investors, announced on Friday (16 November), would enhance the economic growth potential of the areas west of Johannesburg, says Harith investor relations director Pule Molebeledi 
Tsogo Sun remains highly cash generative and an improvement in the macro-economic environment should result in strong organic growth for the group in addition to the significant opportunities to invest in and build on its business‚ chief executive Marcel Von Aulock said on Monday (19 September) 
Coronation Fund Managers on Tuesday (13 November) reported diluted headline earnings per share of 197.8 cents for the year ended September 2012 - up 12% from the previous year's 176.1 cents. 
A target has been set to have four million students at further education and training colleges (FET) by 2030, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said on Wednesday (14 November). 
