| 27 Sep 2011 |
Top stories
Aviation
Comair Limited - Southern Africa's largest private airline operator - is to implement a new customer sales and service (CSS) reservations system. Comair Limited is a JSE-listed South African aviation group operating British Airways in southern Africa, as well as Africa's first low fares airline kulula.com. Read more >>
 [Paddy Hartdegen] The International Air Transport Association has forecast that the global aviation industry will make profits of almost US$7-billion this year but warns that the recovery in air travel is weak as tourism levels are down in the wake of the global economic uncertainty. Read more >>
Cargo & Storage
 Columbus McKinnon Corporation, manufacturers and suppliers of the Yale brand, recently launched the Yale MTRAC Endless Winch in Southern Africa. Designed specifically for material transport (ranging from 500 to 980kg capacities) and passenger elevation (ranging from 500 to 1000kg capacities), it can be used in the vertical or horizontal plane. Read more >>
Railway
Resource Generation (RSG), the energy resources company, on Tuesday (20 September 2011) said initial production from its flagship Boikarabelo mine in the Waterberg region of SA could be delayed by "the reluctance" of Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) to commit to a rail haulage contract. Read more >>
Shipping
 [Emily van Rijswijck] South Africa's Port of Ngqura in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape is booming, with a more than 400% increase in vessel arrivals since it opened in October 2009. Read more >>
Transport
[Alistair Anderson] Transnet National Ports Authority is working on measures to move away from a reliance on road usage for freight movement in SA, CE Tau Morwe said on Friday (16 September 2011). Read more >>
Fishing & Maritime
 PRETORIA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) recently joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Maritime Day. World Maritime Day is observed every year in September to focus attention on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and clean seas. Read more >>
Human Resources Management
 The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has upheld the dismissal of two senior employees who exchanged rude and snide remarks about their much younger boss and his family members who had been brought in to help manage the business. Read more >>
Photography
 Artwork created by Cape Town's youth was put up on exhibition earlier this month at The Grand in Granger Bay. The young men whose work was exhibited are all participants in Mamelani's Youth Development Programme, Project Lungisela, which aims to prepare young people for the transition out of state care, particularly children's homes. Read more >>
Climate Change
[Kemantha Govender] DURBAN: The latest scientific reports show that South Africa will become drier in the west and wetter in the east. This means the country will experience an increase in the frequency of severe weather events, such as drought, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters. Read more >>
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