Madiba’s legacy to shine bright in Tower of Light high-rise museum
M&C Saatchi Abel have led a consortium that has won a bid to design a new precinct for Nelson Mandela Bay to honour Madiba’s contribution to South Africa, as well as elevate the city’s status as a hub for socio-economic transformation, tourism and employment...
Read MoreNew mixed service truck tyre range boasts greater robustness, longer life
GOODYEAR is launching a new mixed service truck tyre range offering optimal damage resistance and longer service life than previous Goodyear mixed service tyres. The Omnitrac range features new DuraShield technology and, according to the tyremaker, combines...
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Corruption clampdown: minister announces sweeping changes for infrastructure projects
IN an effort to root out corruption in the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Minister Gugile Nkwinti has announced sweeping changes in the management of major infrastructure projects. Addressing a media at the department’s head office in Pretoria recently, he...
read moreDebt shocker for middle-income consumers
SOUTH Africa’s middle-income consumers on average spend a whopping 25% of their take home monthly income to pay interest accumulated on debt. This is according to FNB’s analysis of money management behaviour of its Retail banking customers who earn between R7,000 and...
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EL cruise season ends with Scandinavian stunner’s maiden voyage to SA
THE arrival of the state-of-the-art Viking Sun cruise liner at the Port of East London on Monday, 15 April, closed the port’s 2018-19 cruise season on a high note, with 830 passengers disembarking for excursions throughout the city – the highest ever, according to the...
read moreExpo to focus on impact of industrial automation on manufacturing
THE Manufacturing Indaba 2019, in collaboration with The Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement and Control (SAIMC), will provide an Automation Pavilion for companies interested in exhibiting at this year’s exhibition. The past two decades have seen...
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How to manage political risks in Sub-Saharan Africa
MORE than two-thirds of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa are at risk from strikes, riots and other types of civil unrest with a quarter of them at danger of sabotage and terrorist attacks, according to new research from Aon, a global professional services firm...
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PE pupils revved up at possibilities of auto industry careers
FORD Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) recently hosted its annual Careers Day for Grade 11 and 12 learners at its Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, and Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth. A total of 120 pupils (80 in Pretoria and 40 in Port...
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