With five more weekly newsletters to go, and just a few more sleeps until you find yourself pushing and shoving in a crowded shopping mall searching for that one last gift, the news flow is yet to slow! All
26 of our industry newsletters are jam-packed with what's what with the who's who.
The annual
Checkers/Shoprite Toy 4 Toy campaign launched this week, so if you have any new or used toys laying about that little Susie's outgrown, why not donate them to a less fortunate child. The campaign runs until early December.
After Randall Abrahams handed over the SAMA CEO baton to Nlanhla Sibisi, the
2013 MTN South African Music Awards is now open for entries. Look out for a few category changes here and there, and have your entries in by 30 November 2012. As my father recites whenever buying his
tata ma chance ticket, you have to be in it, to win it...
Still on the topic of winning, well done to the KZN-based African Centre for Crop Improvement for
scoring its first award! Conferred by A Green Revolution for Africa for "exceptional contributions to food security in Africa", the ACCI received its award from Nobel peace prize laureate Kofi Annan.
Lastly, in an endeavour to keep our coasts clean and our marine life protected, the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape coasts will soon have
bins in which fishermen can discard broken or used line. The project, successfully implemented along the Overberg's Gansbaai shoreline, uses PVC pipe as bins for fishing line. According to John Kieser, sustainability manager of Plastics|SA, the project has received plenty of support from the public and fishermen have also welcomed the initiative. Well done to all involved!
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The new Ford Ranger has won the International Pick-Up Award 2013 as judged by a pan-European judging committee, following extensive testing in the UK, with all members of the judging panel ranking the new Ranger as their number one choice. 
Mitsubishi Motors SA has joined up with Rhino Force, a well-established organisation which is involved in creating public awareness and support for initiatives to save the local rhino population from poachers. The organisation has already raised more than R1 million for rhino conservation. 
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has announced the appointment of Zwelakhe Onwell Msomi as an independent non-executive director of the board of directors of FMCSA (Manufacturing) effective 1 November 2012. 
The ever-popular Nissan Juke has received a number of styling upgrades in the form of the new Juke Midnight Edition - a limited-production model designed especially for the South African market. Complementing the existing Juke range, the Midnight Edition now offers even more choice for consumers with a sexy styling package to add further appeal to the already alluring crossover. 
Ford South Africa has confirmed that the new Ford Kuga will be available with a 1.6L EcoBoost petrol engine with 6-speed SelectShift automatic transmission and a 2.0L TDCi turbo diesel engine with PowerShift automatic transmission. 
Tata Motors (SA) celebrated 1 000 trucks assembled at the Rosslyn plant near Pretoria on 25 October 2012. 
The e-tag system will be rolled out at toll plazas in provinces other than Gauteng, Sanral said on Wednesday. 
Commuters and residents in and around Mpumalanga will be pleased to know that Tiger Wheel & Tyre has extended its footprint to Middelburg, with a brand new fitment store. The store promises to be yet another beacon of excellence for the community and the Tiger Wheel & Tyre brand. 
SHANGHAI, CHINA: Sales of Japanese passenger cars in China slumped 59.4% year-on-year in October, a Chinese industry group said last week as a territorial row between the countries hurt demand. 
General Motors says it will cut 2,600 jobs in Europe this year and will also cut production at Opel Eisenach plant in Germany next year. 
