GreenBiz South Africa weekly newsletter - 2 Jul 2013

First and foremost, have fun

Work on work that is meaningful. Cape Town's Black River Office Park is taking sustainable development to a whole new level. They're in the process of installing the largest solar PV system in Southern Africa. Two green thumbs up to you lot!

Take risks. There's a new SA radio station lurking on the interwebs, and it goes by the name of EuroTrashMusic - not your cup of tea? Don't be put off by the name - it's more a reference to a type of music rather than the location of the music, explains the station's founder Craig Steyn. Ruth Cooper finds out who they are, what they do, and why they do it in, EuroTrashMusic and the future of online radio.

Surround yourself with people who are cleverer than you. Education NPO SABSA will soon host the 8th Business School Expo in Joburg, open to anyone interested in finding out more about executive education. Attendance is free if you register online, otherwise pay R100 at the door on the day. Bit of a no-brainer, right?!

And finally, have fun! Number one on the list, and my favourite tip from Tara Turkington who shares her ten tips to building a great team - four of which have been mentioned above.

Go forth and lead by example!

Sindy Peters, Group Head: Content

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GoPro reader competition deadline extended until 15 July!

CT office park installs largest solar PV system in Southern Africa

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Holgate leads ground-breaking journey through Lubombo Mountains

Kingsley Holgate recently led the Izintaba Zobombo Expedition, a world first in researching and documenting the Lubombo Range of Mountains. The expedition covered territory from near Crooks Corner, the meeting point of Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa, to south of Ghost Mountain in KwaZulu-Natal where a cairn of stones was left behind to commemorate the event. Read more >>

CT office park installs largest solar PV system in Southern Africa

The Black River Office Park in Observatory, Cape Town is in the process of installing the largest roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system in Southern Africa. Once completed, the entire operation will generate around 1.9 gigawatt (1.9 million kilowatt) hours per year, or enough energy to power 1000 average sized houses. Read more >>

First and foremost, have fun

Weekly top stories

EuroTrashMusic and the future of online radio [Ruth Cooper]

The darkest days for Mandela and the media [Chris Moerdyk]

KZN's 'jackpot' of R403m in gambling taxes [Nivashni Nair]

SA government proposes Butlins-style low-cost holiday resorts [Michael Bromley]

Collecting tax debts from third parties [Graeme Palmer]

SABMiller targets organic growth [Nick Hedley]

Ekurhuleni to get R2bn train factory [Nicky Smith]

Redefine buys out UK minority stakes [Zeenat Moorad]

Linking you... [Rod Baker]

Telkom price hike will hurt business [Thabiso Mochiko]

Top tech: what you need to know [Rihana Hoosain]

GM awards R6bn SA contract [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor]