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New car inflation picked up last year
New car inflation rose to 5.65% in the three months to December - its highest level since March 2010 - driven in part by the weaker rand. Read more >>


Petrochemical
Sasol commissions plant to boost polyethylene production
Petrochemicals group Sasol has commissioned its new ethylene purification unit - the Ethylene Purification Unit 5 (EPU5) - in Sasolburg. Read more >>

Components & Parts
CTSA appoints Sivuyile Boqwana to executive committee
Sivuyile Boqwana joined Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) a year ago as legal compliance manager and sits on the CTSA board as company secretary. Dieter Horni, CTSA's managing director says the continuous changes to legislation made it imperative that the executive committee includes a member that has capacity to ensure compliance in all aspects of the organisation. Read more >>

Fleet Management
E-toll texts branded 'unlawful, extortion'
The SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) has come under fire for using "unlawful, extortionist tactics" to force frustrated motorists to pay "exorbitant" e-toll bills. Read more >>

Motor Sales
Nissan LEAF global sales reach 100,000 units
The 100,000th all-electric Nissan LEAF is being bought by a customer in the United Kingdom. The Nissan LEAF, reportedly the world's first mass-produced zero emissions vehicle, remains the best-selling EV in history with a 45% market share. Read more >>

Repair, Maintenance & Safety
Minister pushes for reliable road incident data

Nicky Smith

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has committed her department to creating a "reliable statistical databank" for road-related incidents, as part of the government's effort to better manage road safety and to meet its stated target of halving road fatalities by 2020. Read more >>

Are you using the best insurance company in SA?
If you're looking for car insurance, then you're probably asking yourself the same two questions that everyone else does: 1) How do I get the best price? And, 2) Which company will give me the best service? Read more >>

Retail
SA's November motor trade sales up 0.7%
South African motor trade sales‚ measured in current prices‚ increased by 0.7% year on year in November 2013 after a 4.6% rise in October‚ data released by Statistics South Africa showed. Read more >>


International

GM sold 9.7m cars worldwide last year, up 4%
DETROIT, USA: General Motors said that it sold 9.71m cars last year, beating rival car manufacturer Volkswagen but probably only holding onto second place behind world leader Toyota. 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

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

Property
Fountainhead ready to grow says Kirchmann

Nick Hedley

Redefine International occupancy levels improve

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

Cape yachties may weigh anchor
DFF sinks fishermen

Bobby Jordan


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

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

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