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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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. 
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is back in the black‚ posting a R188m profit for the year ended March 2012 after a first-ever loss of R221m the previous year. 
Brother has launched a tactical brand campaign leveraging the traveller market through Mango. The campaign will see various on-board touch points utilised during 12 months. 
BP and Masana Petroleum Solutions (in which BP has a 45% stake) recently announced that Oryx Energies has agreed to buy their liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution businesses in South Africa. 
WASHINGTON, USA: Tablet computers fueled growth in 2012 in the market for "smart connected devices," which crossed the threshold of one billion units for the first time, according to a study released on Tuesday (26 March). 
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