November 29

• South Africa: Konica Minolta Plants Trees At Western Cape Schools

  In line with its promise to run its business in the most sustainable way, Konica Minolta South Africa has been supporting South Africa's national greening and food gardening social... Read more »

• South Africa: Discrepancies in Bee Amendment Bill Affects SA's Own People

  The term Black Economic Empowerment conjures up many positive and negative feelings for various reasons. South Africa's government initiated Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment... Read more »

November 28

• South Africa: Institutional Investors Are Failing When Making Investment Decisions - WWF

  A new report released recently by WWF-South Africa and WWF-UK, in collaboration with Carbon Tracker, Trucost, SinCo and the Government Employee Pension Fund (GEPF), shows that... Read more »

• South Africa: Demand Overwhelming Supply in Tertiary Education

  For school leavers completing their final exams and hoping to study further next year, passing matric is only the first step in securing one of the highly-sought-after places at... Read more »

• South Africa: Salberg Develops Bomb Resistant ATM Housing Structure

  In an effort to combat the increasing number of ATM bombings, Salberg Concrete Products, a supplier of precast concrete products, in partnership with its client, ATM Solutions,... Read more »

• South Africa: Government's Retirement Reform Strategy Is Contradictory - Liberty

  The government's strategy towards retirement reform poses some interesting contradictions. On the one hand the cost of advice is being targeted by government as being the main... Read more »

• Africa: Take Advantage of New Opportunities in Africa's Mobile Money Market

  At the recent ICT and telecommunications conference, AfricaCom 2012, Ian Steyn, account manager - value added sales at ZunguZ joined a panel of ICT industry experts to discuss,... Read more »

• South Africa: Excellent Value On Offer in Commercial Property Market - Aucor

  The prevailing low interest rate environment, which is at historically low levels following the reserve bank's July interest rate decision, has sparked renewed interest and... Read more »

• South Africa: Buena Vista Social Club and Brand New Heavies to Headline At Cape Town International Jazz Festival

  Buena Vista Social Club and Brand New Heavies have been announced as headline acts for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, 2013, as part of the first 13 confirmed acts. The... Read more »

• South Africa: Candlelight Vigil for Press Freedom Tomorrow

  The Right2Know Campaign will hold a candlelight vigil against the Secrecy Bill on Thursday, 29 November 2012, from 5:30-7:30pm on Joubert Street (corner Hoofd) on the Women's Jail... Read more »

• South Africa: Proposed Bee Amendments Nonsensical, Immoral and Counter-Productive

  The proposed amendments to the Department of Trade and Industry's Code of Good Practice are nonsensical, morally wrong and will hamper social development efforts in the Western... Read more »

November 27

• South Africa: Naspers Reports Consolidated Revenue of R23 Billion

  Naspers Limited (JSE: NPN) today, 27 November 2012, announced its results, consolidated revenue of R23 billion (a 22% increase), for the six months ended 30 September 2012. Read more »

November 26

• South Africa: USB Launches New Degree to Help Unlock Investment Opportunities in Africa

  According to recent reports, the issuing of bonds in Africa is on the rise to help countries on the continent finance their infrastructure spending. Financing infrastructure... Read more »

• South Africa: Bookboon and RMB Team Up to Support Students

  Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has joined the publisher Bookboon.com's mission to end students' struggle to finance their studies and reduce South Africa's high university drop out... Read more »

• South Africa: Statement Regarding the Challenges Facing the Ostrich Industry

  The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture: Western Cape, the Ostrich Business Chamber and representatives of ostrich farmers met... Read more »

• South Africa: Changes to BBBEE Codes Not Conducive to Growth of SMEs

  Efforts to broaden the broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) base could have a negative impact on small enterprises - including black-owned businesses - and limit... Read more »

• South Africa: Electric Fences Now Also Need Compliance Certificates

  In terms of the Electrical Machinery Regulations of 2011 (the Regulations), issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993, an additional compliance certificate is... Read more »

• South Africa: New Taxi Rank Opened At Eastgate Shopping Centre

  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... Read more »

• South Africa: Stephens Is Sun International's New Boss

  Sun International on Friday (23 November) announced the appointment of Graeme Edward Stephens as the chief executive of the group with effect from February next year. Read more »

November 25

• South Africa: 2012 Student Village Makoya Award Winners

  The announcement of the 2012 Student Village Makoya Award winners saw BlackBerry take home the top honours for the third year in succession by winning the Real Makoya award - for... Read more »

• South Africa: The Curious Case of Alcatel [opinion]

  There is something about resilient brands that I really admire and find endearing. By resilient brands I mean those that go through a trough - are forced to go back to the drawing... Read more »

November 24

• South Africa: Vukile Buys 50 Percent of East Rand Mall for R1.115 Billion

  Vukile Property Fund said in a cautionary notice today, Friday 23 November 2012, that it will buy a 50% undivided share in the East Rand Mall in Boksburg from Redefine Properties... Read more »

November 23

• South Africa: Franchising to Play Key Role in Solving Unemployment, Says Nando's Co-Founder

  Franchising could play a key role in helping to solve South Africa's employment crisis if the government establishes an incentive plan to encourage corporates to recognise the... Read more »

November 22

• South Africa: Cape Town Festival of Beer - Blogger Challenge

  In the build-up to The Cape Town Festival of Beer (23 to 25 November) 10 bloggers received home-brewing kits from Keg King to begin their blogger brew master competition. Although... Read more »

• South Africa: Indaba to Be Held Over Four Days in 2013 [press release]

  Following constructive discussions with INDABA bid parties and the broader tourism industry in KwaZulu-Natal, South African Tourism has decided to revert back to a four-day INDABA... Read more »