the Associations community of South Africa

Investment in corporate wellness is vital

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:01:00 +0200

One in four of your female colleagues or one in three of your male colleagues could die as a result of South Africa's primary killer - heart disease. Read full story... | Send to a friend

CGCSA names first accredited services supplier for PDC.za

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:30:00 +0200

The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) has named data quality management company InfoBlueprint as the first accredited data services supplier for South Africa's Product Data Catalogue (PDC.za), an initiative to improve supply chain management in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Get Tested Day - 21 June 2008

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:03:00 +0200

The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSFSA) is encouraging the public to have their blood pressure tested during the annual Get Tested Day campaign on 21 June. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Thanking volunteers with a 'helping heart'

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:25:00 +0200

In the light of International Volunteer Week, 1 - 8 June, the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSFSA) would like to acknowledge and thank all kindhearted individuals who have volunteered their services at various fundraising events and assisted with general administration duties over the past 28 years. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Protect our youth from premature death

Fri, 23 May 2008 13:00:00 +0200

World No Tobacco Day, Saturday 31 May, focuses on Tobacco-Free Youth as the only effective measure to reduce the very real risk of youth becoming regular users of tobacco products in adulthood. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance and child and adolescent experimentation can easily lead to a lifetime of tobacco dependence. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Cape Town Table for Peace and Unity serves up a feast

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:35:00 +0200

The mother city plays host to one of the five official Tables of Peace and Unity, proudly sponsored by Spekko Rice, taking place around the country on Freedom Day, 27 April. The table forms part of a national fund-raising event and an occasion that shows the world how a truly unified people hold the power to heal a nation. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Intelligent approach needed to reduce retail crime

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:30:00 +0200

Technology must be harnessed to effectively tackle shrinkage and rising crime in South Africa's retail sector. This was the key message coming out of the Retail Risk 2008 conference held in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg in March. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Jack's joined FASA

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:43:00 +0200

Jack's Paint & Hardware, said to be the largest independent paint specialist retail group in South Africa, became a member of FASA (the Franchise Association of Southern Africa) in February. Read full story... | Send to a friend

2008 ASATA Awards to recognise individual excellence

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:39:00 +0200

In travel, it is important to recruit good talent, develop it, retain it and recognise it. Read full story... | Send to a friend

SAFACT responds to calls for internet piracy legislation

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:50:00 +0200

The recent media coverage of proposed UK legislation to combat internet-based piracy has sparked a long overdue debate on the possible need for similar legislation in South Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend