We live in a country in which water is not as plentiful as we'd like, so it makes sense that
conserving water is the theme of Green Office Week (GOW). GOW this year takes place from Monday, 22 to Friday, 26 April.
TopTV wants to broadcast porn, and many people and religious groups don't want them to - so it seems there is a
TopTV porn boycott looming. In the other camp, there are also many people who are quite happy if the station wins its case and is able to take the porn route.
Looking to the heavens,
the SKA Organisation Project Office has issued its pre-construction phase request for proposals. The RFP is an invitation for international consortia to bid for work packages to design the various components of the SKA, such as antennas, receivers, signal processing systems, data transport and high performance computers.
Back on earth,
if you're content, we're content here at Bizcommunity. We have been ahead of the curve for years in providing an unmatched vehicle for all of you to get your message out there.
Finally, on the petrol-head front, our glamorous motoring editor Henrie Geyser reckons the
new Isuzu KB range scores in the glamour stakes and for those out there who love two wheels rather than four, we are now covering motorcycling news... and to start you off is the
new KTM 1190 Adventure range. If this doesn't make your eyes water, then...
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Retail trade sales measured in constant (2012) prices increased 1.9% year-on-year (y/y) in January from a downwardly revised 2.2% (2.3%) y/y increase in December‚ figures from Statistics SA showed on Wednesday (13 March). 
The MediaShop's first forum for 2013 unpacked the budget under the guidance of radio personality Bruce Whitfield from Radio 702. 
Real wholesale trade sales at constant (2000) prices‚ increased by 6.8% year-on-year (y/y) in January after rising 3.4% y/y in December 2012‚ Statisitics South Africa said Thursday (14 March). 
South African workers will fare much better than global counterparts regarding pay increases over the coming twelve months‚ a Grant Thornton international business report showed on Monday (18 March). 
In what it says proved to be something of a mixed period for the group‚ heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment saw diluted headline earnings per share fall from 285 cents to 232 cents per share for the year to December. 
Reflecting a continued focus on managing margins and expenses‚ building materials supplier Iliad has recorded growth of 387.4% in headline earnings per share, climbing from 9.5 cents to 46.3 cents for the year to December. 
Food conglomerate Tiger Brands has snagged another 4.5% of fishing group Oceana in a deal that surprised market watchers. 
York Timber Holdings reported headline earnings per share of 13c for the six months to December‚ unchanged from the previous period. 
PARIS, FRANCE: European aerospace giant Airbus signed an agreement that will see Indonesia's Lion Air ordering more than 200 A320 medium-haul jets, business daily Les Echos reported. 
LONDON, UK: British insurance giant Prudential said on Wednesday (13 March) that net profits surged 55% last year, as it was lifted by solid growth in key market Asia. 
HONG KONG, CHINA: Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday (13 March) that its 2012 net profit plunged more than 83%, as the airline was buffeted by persistently high fuel prices and the eurozone financial crisis. 
MUMBAI, INDIA: India's largest state-run bank has received 1.7m applications for just 1,500 entry-level clerical jobs and has promised to examine all of them, a report said on Tuesday (12 March). 
FRANKFURT, GERMANY: Vehicle manufacturer Audi, the top-of-the-range subsidiary of Volkswagen, reported record sales in 2012 and hopes to achieve further growth this year. 
Experts from the Brics group of countries have recommended that a new development bank and rating agency be created according to Georgy Toloraya, executive director of Russia's National Committee for Brics studies. 
South Africa needs to renew its focus on African economies in order to grow its export destinations, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday (14 March). 
The country's levels of debt make it vulnerable to economic shocks although in the past the country has been able to reduce its public debt, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. 
Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), Collins Chabane and Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu have noted the release of the Auditor General's report. 
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