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Fountainhead ready to grow says Kirchmann
[Nick Hedley] Fountainhead Property Trust chairman Michael Kirchmann hailed last year as a "momentous year" for the trust, which gained a new majority shareholder and management structure and also put initiatives in place to position it for its next phase of growth. Read more >>


Commercial
Total income from tourist accommodation up 10.5%
Total income for SA's tourist accommodation industry rose by 10.5% year-on-year (y/y) in nominal terms (current prices) Statistics SA's tourist accommodation survey released on Monday (20 January) showed. Read more >>

Cape yachties may weigh anchor
The Royal Cape Yacht Club, one of Cape Town's oldest institutions, is facing eviction from its current berth at Cape Town Harbour as the Ports Authority demands more space for ship repairs. Read more >>

Redefine International occupancy levels improve
Listed UK real estate investment trust (Reit) Redefine International‚ which has a secondary listing on the JSE‚ says its portfolio occupancy level rose to 97.6% in the three months ended December‚ from 97.3% in the previous three months. Read more >>

Dipula acquires Gillwell Taxi Retail Park
Dipula Income Fund has acquired East London Gillwell Taxi Retail Park, a 21,521sqm three-level shopping centre development from developers Isibonelo Property Services and Eris Property Group. It has also agreed to give Isibonelo the option to acquire a stake in this retail centre. Read more >>

Burger King to open Gauteng stores in February

Zeenat Moorad

Burger King will open the doors of its first stores in Gauteng in February. Three stores will be opened in Rivonia Road‚ at Park Station‚ and in Centurion. Read more >>

Property Management
Property sector shows interesting promise
With interest rates one of the most important underlying forces for the property sector and retail expected to perform well, South Africa's listed property sector can expect another interesting year in 2014. Read more >>

Rental
Students flood private residences
Private residences are being inundated with applications for accommodation in 2014, amid shortages in the public sector. Read more >>


Jobs offered

Manager - Letting Office - Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University seeks a manager for their letting office, with registration as a principle estate agent and a tertiary qualification in management and/or finance. Read more >>




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Marketing & Media
[2014 trends] The big trend? Africa is on trend

Oresti Patricios

Invitation to join World Design Capital 2014
Brand innovation is about participation and storytelling

John Cooney

[2014 trends] Nobody cares about sustainability

Thomas Kolster


Medical
Sleep essential for physical, emotional health
Regulation of supplements needed following deaths, doping charge
Glass-ionomers fillings not inferior to silver amalgam

Retail
2014 fashion trends forecast
The future is personalised engagement

Danette Breitenbach

Little festive cheer for retailers

Adele Shevel

Top five online retail trends for SA

Christy Turner

Consumers braced for inflation to increase

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi


Government
SA continues to negotiate Korkie's release
Untagged motorists urged to pay e-toll bills
Minister pushes for reliable road incident data

Nicky Smith


Mining
SA 'ignores' vast Mozambique gasfield

Nicky Smith

African mining, energy offers opportunities for SA construction firms

Nick Hedley

South Sudan oil revenue up despite fighting: Khartoum

CSI
Finding our way together

Dr Francois Bonnici

Forevermark partners with Diamond Empowerment Fund
Legal firm supports Life Matters Foundation

Finance
Nedbank invests in iNetco tracing tool
Businesses set to pass hikes on to consumers

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi

Send your budget tips to Gordhan

Agriculture
SA dairy industry under pressure
SA helps meet world's thirst for wine
IFAMA 2014 World Forum set for Africa

Arts
Exciting Artscape programme celebrates democracy throughout the year
Jozi Film Festival adds mobile competition
Awards season wide open as #Oscarbuzz picks up

Building
World leaders to attend BUILD Africa Forum
Reduce carbon emissions with green construction
Regional winners of architectural competition announced

Environment
SANParks defends decision to euthanise elephant
Online bid to keep eye on SA rivers

Monica Laganparsad

Energy industry's best to be honoured

HR & Recruitment
Top hiring tips for SMEs

Catherine Wijnberg

Mapping your employee's touch points

Jurgen Vogt

[BizCareers] Handling interviews and first day on the job

Juliette Attwell


Legal
Draft Road Traffic Law Enforcement Code gazetted
Ill-equipped law graduates 'not ready for practice'
Competition Commission appoints new execs

Manufacturing
Sasol commissions plant to boost polyethylene production

Security
Fitch upgrades Denel's rating
Dlamini Zuma calls for South Sudan ceasefire
Great Lakes summit recommits to peace, stability

Education
New online learning deal for SA
Graduate programme to place 24,000 internships in SA
South African MBA Programmes in the Top 200 in the World

Tourism
WTM Africa announces event programme
Legacy Hotel opens in Gabon
Cape Town Tourism joins South African Tourism's India Road Show

ICT
MWEB partners with Fon
Telkom asks Schindehütte to repay R6m loan

Thabiso Mochiko

Altech to sell its non-core stake in Liquid for US$55m

Maritime
Transnet's Durban port plan earns 'climate-change denialist' gibe

Carol Paton

DFF sinks fishermen

Bobby Jordan


Sport
Bafana crash out of CHAN
SA men's hockey coach resigns
Springbok Women prepare for World Cup

Logistics
E-toll texts branded 'unlawful, extortion'

Science
Pilot POS selects wiPlatform for mobile third-party integrations

Lifestyle
Ten destinations to add to your Cape Town tours
47 Ronin fails to excite

Charles Siboto

Celebrate Valentine's Day in the park

Automotive
New car inflation picked up last year
SA's November motor trade sales up 0.7%
Nissan LEAF global sales reach 100,000 units
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