A new R70m rail terminal at the Durban Container Terminal will be commissioned at the end of next month as Transnet Port Terminals continues with capital investments despite the economic downturn. 26 May 2009
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has chosen ‘Tobacco Health Warnings' as this year's theme for World No Tobacco Day 2009 on 31 May. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control requires that it's more than 160 member countries adopt tobacco health warnings that meet all the criteria for maximal effectiveness. 26 May 2009
Indian Ocean rhythms, travels, exiles, break ups and great crossings are evoked in French stage production Mâ Ravan' playing at Cape Town's Artscape Theatre in late June. 26 May 2009
In Part 1 I covered how the Harvard Business Review showed that people are not as price savvy as we may think, and there are some opportunities to increase margins in these difficult times as a result. So what does this have to do with character licensing and my company, retail agency Revolution? 25 May 2009
Listed recruitment specialist Kelly Group last week said a subsidiary had expanded into the freight industry through an acquisition. 25 May 2009
JSE-listed property loan stock company Acucap Properties has entered into an agreement to acquire a further undivided half share in the Bayside Mall in Cape Town from Old Mutual Life Assurance for R280m. 25 May 2009
Live Out Loud, an exclusive monthly retail publication aimed at high net worth individuals, held its annual media bash at the Villa Zest Boutique Hotel in Green Point. The evening, themed retro-glam, saw the likes of Marcus Brewster, CEO of Marcus Brewster Publicity, and winner of the SA Blog of the Year 2009 award, Two Ocean's Vibe editor, Seth Rotherham, on the VIP guest list. 22 May 2009
Four districts in Kenya are still reporting cases of cholera, which has spread partly because of population movement and because of a water shortage, which has led to poor sanitation and hygiene, a senior health official said. 22 May 2009
Transport and logistics group Cargo Carriers (CRG) on Wednesday reported a drop in earnings per share (EPS) of 88.8 cents from 206.3 cents previously in its full year results ended 28 February 2009. 21 May 2009
Temporary employment has a positive role to play in sustaining jobs and should be explored as an alternative to retrenchment, the Production Management Institute of Southern Africa (PMI) said on Monday, 18 May 2009. 21 May 2009
More than a million jobs would be lost if trade unions succeed in their attempt to influence legislation to ban labour brokers. 21 May 2009
New car and light commercial vehicle sales are expected to remain under pressure through the third quarter of 2009, the National Association of Automobile Manufactures of South Africa (NAAMSA) said in its latest quarterly review released on Friday, 15 May 2009. 21 May 2009
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has started paying out desperately needed loans to save companies in the motor industry which face closure because of plummeting vehicle sales. 21 May 2009
Joburg's Metrobus is considering liquidation, and at least 1000 jobs are on the line, if the bus drivers' strike continues, the company said on Tuesday, 19 May 2009. 21 May 2009
Working smarter by finding more efficient ways to operate has allowed telecoms company TeleMasters to post a rise in all its most important figures for the six months to March 2009. 21 May 2009
Cellular operator Vodacom has posted its first-ever dip in net profit for 15 years — ironically just one day after its successful listing on the JSE, on 18 May 2009. 21 May 2009
The luxury goods sector in SA is starting to feel the pinch of the global recession as heavily indebted consumers seem to have stopped conspicuous spending. 21 May 2009
While wine sales were flat in South Africa it appeared that wine sales were worse in the UK, with the amount of wine being bought in pubs and clubs shrinking by as much as 1% - adding up to 12 million bottles during the last year, said Colin Collard, chairman of the Wine-of-the-Month Club, South Africa's largest direct wine marketer, on Tuesday, 19 May 2009. 20 May 2009
Bovim Ballet is bringing their alluring full-length dance sensation Tango Nights to the Baxter Theatre for a short season from 3 to 6 June, before continuing with their national tour. The show combines the sensuality of tango with the athleticism of rock ballet en-pointe in a high impact production that has thus far received standing ovations in Durban and Port Elizabeth following on the company's launch season at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town in February 2009. 20 May 2009
Vector Logistics has been named Best Distributor of the Year at the 2009 Famous Brands awards. 19 May 2009
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