The fifth BRICS Summit ended recently and was marked by Jacob Zuma's call for the organisation to
create a new funding model in Africa. He wants regional projects to be favoured for finance. Also at the event, Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said that
partnerships in manufacturing are vital for BRICS success.
On a more sombre note, if the ANC has its way, there will be no judicial oversight over eavesdropping on communications originating outside of SA. So if the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill becomes law, you will have to
mind what you say - or write.
On a most sombre note, it has not been a good time for the SANDF, what with casualties in the Central African Republic and now the loss of five of its members who
died in an anti-poaching operation in the Kruger National Park when their helicopter crashed.
You're in HR, right? Or you're in management... so how are your internal communications - are you
getting the message right? Grace Harding, with 15 years of working in the field of internal communications / internal marketing, provides some views on the subject. After all, how can your staff perform properly if they are not getting the right message?
Finally, our tame motoring editor Henrie Geyser, and no slouch in the power game himself, says that the
Cruze has been given an extra dollop of power - hopefully that will end any talk of the model being a tad lazy.
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A new comprehensive report recently released from the World Green Building Council (World GBC), highlights that there are a large number of compelling benefits from green buildings received by different stakeholders throughout the life cycle of a building. 
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has applauded Africa's largest pension fund - the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) - on joining the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). 
At a ceremony attended by the Chinese and South African presidents in Pretoria on Wednesday (27 March), Nedbank signed an agreement with Bank of China to provide a loan of R800m for a new cement factory in Limpopo. 
A hundred years ago Sandton was Johannesburg's "market garden". Some 50 years later, Barry Bristow, the head town planner described it as a "community of 30,000 whites and 15,000 horses". 
PRETORIA: Transnet and the China Development Bank have signed a cooperation agreement which will help to finance the construction and upgrade of railway and port infrastructure. 
Funding and concerted support from Anglo American's enterprise development arm, Zimele, has considerably aided the growth and development of a steel construction company in Middleburg, Mpumalanga. 
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