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Courses set for August and September in Johannesburg and Cape Town

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:49:00 +0200

Organisational communication training specialists, Quo Vadis Communications, is to run two additional courses before the year's end to meet demand.
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Shipping companies say it is 'too early to talk of recovery'

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:00 +0200

Even though shipping rates are recovering, local shipping firms say they have not yet seen “green shoots” emerging in the turbulent shipping industry. They warn that the industry still faces shrinking world trade volumes and a glut of ships.
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Another South African retailer enters African market

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:41:00 +0200

Within three years of its establishment in South Africa, national scooter and motorcycle retailer Vuka Scuta continues to revolutionise the transport industry and is now set to capture the African market. The expansion into the African continent beyond South Africa has been launched with Vuka Africa opening its first outlet in Maputo, Mozambique this month.
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Africa's Gross Domestic Product to rise in two years

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:51:00 +0200

Despite the decline of global financial growth, Africa will be able to post positive growth in a year or two, according to a panelist at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Cape Town course set for June and July

Thu, 21 May 2009 12:14:00 +0200

Vacancies still exist for the Quo Vadis Organisational Communications course being held in Cape Town in mid year. The course, which has become a firm favourite amongst Corporates and NGOs respectively, runs over six days in June and July. A break between the two three-day sessions enables participants to complete course work and gain valuable on-hand experience.
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Zimbabwe's old brands struggle to make a come-back

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:14:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's collapsing economy obliterated traditional product brands, but an economic resurgence appears nowhere closer to bringing them back on the shelves.
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Innscor's brands caught in a storm

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:58:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's retail giant, Innscor Africa, which runs a boutique of franchised fast food outlets across the country, is experiencing a brand crisis due to declining standards. This emerged from court documents following the arrest, made by immigration authorities, of Omer Rouben an Israel national recruited to head its brand loyalty division and revitalise the faltering brands.
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Nigeria, SA launch Presidential investment council

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:37:00 +0200

A Joint Presidential Advisory Council on Investment was launched by Nigeria and South Africa on Tuesday, 24 February 2009, to encourage investment between the two countries.
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Zim banks to import foreign cash

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:53:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's central bank has ordered banks to start importing foreign currency from their nostro accounts as banks began grappling with increasing demand for foreign cash, bankers said. A nostro account is a bank account established in a foreign country for the purpose of holding that country's currency.
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China pledges support for Africa despite economic slowdown

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:57:00 +0200

China's Ambassador to South Africa, Zhong Jianhua, has confirmed China will not reduce its investment in Africa, and is even considering expanding aid to the continent during the global recession.
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