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Technip, Heerema win third giant Angolan oil contract
The ultra-deep Angolan offshore oil project called Kaombo generated the third huge contract in three days on Wednesday, 16 April, when French group Total picked two firms to carry out underwater engineering worth $3.5bn. Read more >>


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Aker Solutions announces big contract from Total in Angola
OSLO: French oil group Total, which has just announced a huge offshore exploration investment in Angola, has awarded a major contract for part of the work to Norwegian firm Aker Solutions, Aker said on Tuesday, 15 April. Read more >>

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Total says 'very promising' oil find off Ivory Coast
PARIS: French energy giant Total on Thursday, 17 April, announced it had discovered oil in deep waters off the coast of Ivory Coast, constituting a "very promising result" after the first such find. Read more >>


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Marketing & Media
    Fast food, democracy and the power of marketing - Amanda Sevasti
    PR-Net: Benefitting from shrinking news rooms
    Rock4Rhinos concert in June supported by The Straits

    Retail
      SA February retail trade sales up 2.2% y/y
      Jewellery vs chocolate treats this Easter
      Location vital in successful franchising - Werner Hedder

      Government
        Broadcaster lifts ban on DA adverts

        CSI
          Regus offers free local workspaces for Earth Day
          Ride for rare diseases with the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge
          InnoVent helps fill SA's skills gap, one student at a time

          Finance
            SABMiller full-year group revenue up 3%
            Institute of Retirement Funds appoints new CEO
            Pick n Pay earnings up 24.4% to 138.5c

            Agriculture
              Tru-Cape celebrates Jan van Riebeeck diary entry
              Maize futures end mixed as rains delay new crop delivery
              Farm equity proposal is 'smoke and mirrors' - Paul Vecchiatto

              Building
                First black-owned steel mill in SA Agni Steel starts production - Mark Allix
                Pilot Crushtec delivers cone crusher to Strabag

                GreenBiz
                  Kenya's shift to green economy should generate $45bn
                  First Ford dealership to use new cooling system
                  WESSA announces winners of Waste to Wealth Competition

                  HR & Recruitment
                    [BizCareers] Avoiding job spec misrepresentation - Juliette Attwell
                    Employment equity report 'disappointing and superficial' - Bekezela Phakathi

                    Legal
                      Barnard v SAPS: a peculiarly South African tale - Gavin Stansfield and Anli Bezuidenhout
                      Labour Court clarifies issue of annual leave - Nicholas Preston
                      'Legal barbarians' force Wits to rethink its LLB degree

                      Manufacturing
                        Altaaqa Global opens Nairobi office
                        120 trainees ready to take on manufacturing sector - Siphiwe Nyathi
                        SABMiller's Africa sales slow growth - Nick Hedley

                        Property
                          Credit amnesty and the property market
                          Rethink of housing supply essential for emerging economies
                          Hout Bay property becomes the flavour of the month

                          Education
                            How a spokesman can transform your conference - Peter Davidson
                            Bright futures ahead for bursary winning students
                            Wits School of Law to discontinue undergraduate LLB

                            Tourism
                              Wilderness Botswana camps scores high in ecotourism
                              FlySafair granted domestic scheduled passenger licence
                              Clock Tower's steps at V&A Waterfront transformed

                              ICT
                                City of Cape Town's broadband achieves major milestone
                                American tech giant partners South African IT Distributor
                                Where are the programmers?

                                Lifestyle & Entertainment
                                  Bands gather for South African Indies Music Week
                                  Be swept away by The Grand Budapest Hotel - Daniel Dercksen
                                  New fringe festival for Cape Town

                                  Automotive
                                    Which medium SUV is king?
                                    Huge party plans as Mustang turns 50
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