Not only large corporates need to engage in CSI / CSR, says MD of PR Worx, Madelain Roscher,
SMEs need to get involved as well. According to Roscher, companies will see benefits in terms of brand recognition, increased sales, return on investment (ROI), tax benefits, and, most importantly, fostering trust with employees and the general public - all that while contributing to a greater good... What are you waiting for?!
Remember the ladies in orange at the 2010 FIFA World Cup who were accused of ambushing marketing for Bavaria? Well, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has warned that
he'll be having none of that during AFCON 2013. Davies plans to designate the sporting event as a "protected event" to ensure stringent advertising laws are enforced.
Former MTN CEO Phuthuma Nhleko is a wanted man -
wanted by Anglo American that is, to take the helm. While chairman John Parker sings his praises, a London-based mining analyst doesn't believe him to be the right man for the job, citing lack of operational mining experience.
It's not often that the big guy lends a helping hand to the little start-up, but here's a little heart-warmer for you; as part of its Enterprise Development Initiative, Cape Town's Protea Hotel Victoria Junction has
signed a "twinning" agreement with a local guest house in Thornton. In order to help the guest house owner, Khanyisa Balfour, put her best foot forward and realise her life-long ambition, the Protea Hotel Victoria Junction management team will provide expertise and training to the guest house owner.
Let's all put our best foot forward into what's left of 2012!
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Serco and SPAR SA have worked together to develop a prototype of a new concept trailer designed to help reduce fuel costs and carbon dioxide emissions while at the same time being highly practical to load. 
SAA subsidiary Mango Airlines has launched two Port Elizabeth routes that will start operating from 5 December. 
With the appointment of Shaun Scandling as its head, AIG has launched an Aerospace Division. The new division will focus on providing coverage for general aviation risks and will market airport and repairer liability products not previously available in the local market. 
Barloworld yesterday (20 November) delivered "a very pleasing result" for the year ended September, with operating profit up 31% and headline earnings per share increasing by 46%. 
Tshipi announced on Thursday (22 November) that it has mined‚ loaded and railed its first manganese to Port Elizabeth from its new R1.7bn manganese mine near Kathu in the Northern Cape. 
According to BDLive, Mozambique's Port Maputo has benefited from its proximity to South Africa's economic and mineral hubs as well as its rail capacity constraints. The port's capacity almost doubled between 2005 and last year. Port Maputo handled about 12-million tons of cargo last year - twice 2005's figure of just more than 6-million tons. 
At least R300m has been set aside to repair flood-damaged roads in the Eastern Cape, the Dispatch Online reported on Friday (23 November). 
Liberty Properties officially opened its new taxi rank following an investment of approximately R7 million at Eastgate Shopping Centre in Johannesburg. The relocated, upgraded rank will function as a key commuter hub for the broader eastern suburbs of Johannesburg. 
