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10 Reasons to attend Top Gear Festival Durban
With just a month to go until Top Gear Festival Durban goes full throttle at the Moses Mabhida Stadium and Precinct, taking place from 21-22 June 2014, it's a good time to secure your seat at the popular motoring event. Read more >>


Automotive
Ford exposes youths to career opportunities
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) hosted its annual Ford Careers Day. Students from various schools in Alexandra Johannesburg, Entokozweni in Mamelodi, as well as employees' children were recently hosted at the Ford Assembly Plant in Silverton. Read more >>

Components & Parts
The Standard Bank People's Wheels Awards voting polls are going live
The Future Group in association with Standard Bank, TNS South Africa and the Sunday Times, is proud to bring you the fourth annual People's Wheel's Awards. Read more >>

Fleet Management
Grievances will not delay Go Durban project
The eThekwini Municipality says it will go ahead with the construction of the first phase of the multibillion-rand integrated rapid public transport network system despite complaints from some businesses and landowners. Read more >>

Manufacturing
VW introduces new paint technique to reduce waste
The introduction of a new vehicle painting project by Volkswagen's paint shop in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape has resulted in a noticeable reduction in hazardous waste and a dramatic improvement in painting efficiency levels. Read more >>

Numsa numbers may hobble Ngqura plan

Razina Munshi and Mark Allix

The militant National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) appears to be trying to widen a month-long strike at the Ngqura container terminal in the Coega Industrial Development Zone to include the Port Elizabeth harbour. But the campaign may be floundering because of a lack of numbers and recognition issues. Read more >>

SA's motor industry slashes its trade deficit
After racking up a record trade deficit of R42bn in 2012, SA's motor industry almost halved the gap last year - with a little help from Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and a new industry policy. Read more >>

Motor Sales
CMH Menlyn Auto named as the MINI Finance Dealer of the Year
CMH Menlyn Auto achieved yet another significant distinction when their MINI Franchise was named as the Finance Dealer of The Year by MINI Financial Services South Africa. Read more >>

Repair, Maintenance & Safety
Armed metro cops escort Rea Vaya buses after attacks

Penelope Mashego

Attacks on Johannesburg's Rea Vaya buses have forced metro police to provide armed escorts for bus drivers. Read more >>

Retail
S-Class for sheer luxury, elegance and comfort

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Anybody with a passion for anything on four wheels powered by a combustion engine will by now have heard and read about the new Mercedes-Benz S Class, described by Mercedes-Benz and numerous motoring scribes all over the world over as 'the best car in the world'. Read more >>


International

EU challenges Russia at WTO over duties on vans
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The European Union said that it had launched a fresh challenge to Russia at the World Trade Organisation, seeking to strike down Moscow's import duties on vans from Germany and Italy. Read more >>


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Government

New ministers and their portfolios
Jacob Zuma has announced the creation of new ministries in a bid to transform the economy and to restore the confidence of foreign investors in the country. Read more >>

SANRAL denies stopping motorists to check e-tags
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) is not working with the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) to check whether road users are e-tagged or not, says the agency. Read more >>


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Marketing & Media
    YouTube creators to help celebrate Madiba's legacy in video
    SA animation studio produces CGI ad for Skoda
    AdReview winners reflect business success - Danette Breitenbach
    Mxit boosts Ackerman's app traffic

    Medical
      Scientists find new way to combat drug resistance in skin cancer
      New MRI analysis predicts stroke patient reaction to clot-busting treatment
      Deciphering the role of fat stem cells in obesity and diabetes

      Retail
        [Net Prophet] How the SA games industry ticks - Sindy Peters
        New Flux Trends pinpoints macro trends for 2015
        Financial support for black milling company

        Government
          Zuma announces new Cabinet
          New MPs to be sworn-in today

          Mining
            Premier optimistic at mediation in platinum strike
            Delco Automotive India to exhibit at WAMPEX
            Improved skills can increase mining sector's contribution to economic growth - Professor Caroline Digby

            CSI
              Pearl Valley Golf Club raises R84,000 for charities
              Community Chest donates R100,000 to schools

              Finance
                Weighing up pros and cons of alternative investments
                High banking fees teach children its costly to save
                Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr hosts Future Leaders Network debate

                Agriculture
                  Sustainable primary production needs a new approach
                  Improvement of food value chain in the spotlight
                  Grain forums request amendments to statutory measures

                  Building
                    New canteen and computer room at Affies completed
                    Building division hurts Stefanutti Stocks results - Mark Allix

                    GreenBiz
                      Environmentalists invited to enter for Eco-Logic Awards
                      Sustainability Week strives to create awareness of environment
                      D'Sa lauded for fight for environmental justice - Melissa Jane Cook

                      HR & Recruitment
                        SA employees fail to report bad behaviour
                        IIE launches new online resource to assist graduates
                        Developing new skills can avoid unemployment

                        Legal
                          Labour Court judgment surprises - Richard Marcus
                          The effect of liquidation on leases - Lucinde Rhoodie and Elnalene Cornelius
                          Implications of amendments to Air Quality Act - Sandra Gore and Gareth Howard

                          Manufacturing
                            SA manufacturing 'pulls African growth down'
                            SA vinyls delegates attend global expos

                            Property
                              Merged property funds would have muscle - Alistair Anderson and Joan Muller
                              Location: What's the big deal?
                              Repo rate stability welcomed

                              Education
                                Maties' students win big with WorkMode app
                                Students collaborate online to relieve stress
                                Kids can now train with PGA professionals at school

                                Tourism
                                  Kenya Airways to fly between Nairobi and Abuja from June
                                  SA Tourism appoints marketing agencies in Brazil
                                  Samsung taps into hotel trends

                                  ICT
                                    A short guide to cloud terminology
                                    Top free Android apps - Peter Davidson
                                    The public sector in the cloud - a good story to tell?

                                    Logistics
                                      Apple Express Rail plans train service to Baywest Mall

                                      Lifestyle & Entertainment
                                        Mind-bending Transcendence - Daniel Dercksen
                                        Premier brands announce association with fashion film festival
                                        Top 20 steakhouses announced
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