November 13

• South Africa: High Court Rules in Favour of City Press Journalist

  The North Gauteng High Court ordered three private companies to allow a City Press journalist to view and make copies of the lists of shareholders or members of the companies. The... Read more »

• South Africa: Record Home Loan Approvals for Ooba

  House prices continued to show a moderate year-on-year growth of 3.8% to R854 740 in October, according to the latest statistics from ooba, South Africa's biggest bond originator. Read more »

• South Africa: Dipula Income Fund Acquires Retail Properties Worth R268 Million

  Dipula Income Fund has acquired three retail properties with a combined value of R268 million. The shopping centres are the R169 million Tembisa Mega Mart of 14 007sqm, the R42... Read more »

• South Africa: FXI, SABC Joint Statement On CCC Hearing

  After appearing before the Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) yesterday, 12 November 2012, the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) and the South African Broadcasting... Read more »

• South Africa: Proventus Property Buys Warehouse At N1 City

  When Tile Africa recently decided to consolidate its outlets and sell its property with its large warehouse adjacent to N1 City in Cape Town, it was snatched up by Proventus... Read more »

• South Africa: Official Launch of Africa Real Estate

  The official launch of Africa Real Estate, a bimonthly property magazine reviewing the continent's growth was held at the Gordon Institute of Business Science on 1 November 2012... Read more »

November 12

• South Africa: A Special Thanks to Guests From Afar

  I don't know about you, but a lot of my friends are getting engaged and married these days. I guess that means I'm in for a lot of weddings over the next several years. But even... Read more »

• South Africa: Living the Music - Interview With Josie Field

  We recently sat down with Joburger and proud ambassador of SA music Josie Field during her Cape Town tour. Self-managed musician, festival organiser and all-round lovely lady,... Read more »

November 11

• South Africa: Small Businesses Are Fixing Customer Service [opinion]

  Anecdotal evidence suggests customer service has been 'broken' by the big business players. The good news is that small businesses are showing them how to fix it. Here is my sweet... Read more »

• South Africa: Keep Sasha Martinengo On the Road Via Caltex Tweets

  As part of Caltex's new socially powered campaign, Sasha Martinengo will be embarking on a road trip in a vintage car powered by tweets. Read more »

November 9

• South Africa: Mokala National Park Expands With Addition of Two Properties [press release]

  South African National Park's (SANParks) newest national park, Mokala National Park in the Northern Cape has added two important properties Lilydale and Valschfontein as part of... Read more »

• South Africa: High Drop-Out Figure the Result of Not Understanding Options - Iie

  Time is running out for students to register at most public and private tertiary institutions. Many are still unsure of their future paths and will find it hard to settle on either... Read more »

• South Africa: New Free APP Access to Bizradio [press release]

  A new free app allows iOS and Android users one-click access to BizRadio's live streams and archived podcasts. Developed by local software solutions house and BizRadio sponsor DVT,... Read more »

November 8

• South Africa: The SA Artist Celebrates Its First Birthday

  The visual arts magazine, The SA Artist is celebrating its first birthday with the release of the seventh issue - Nov/Dec 2012. Read more »

• South Africa: Agreement to Improve Responsible Lending Reached [press release]

  Representatives of major retail banks, the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA), the National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank and the Financial Services Board have... Read more »

• South Africa: Sports Celebrity Supports Forever/Hospivision Golf Day

  Sports icon and TV rugby commentator Naas Botha, together with a Binnelanders cast, supported the annual Forever/HospiVision golf day which took place on 6 November at the Blue... Read more »

• South Africa: UCT Departments of Zoology and Botany Merge

  The University of Cape Town's Zoology and Botany departments have merged to form a new Department of Biological Sciences. The move is in line with global trends in which the... Read more »

• South Africa: UK Mobile Solutions Company Opens in SA

  Brainstorm Mobile Solutions South Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brainstorm Mobile Solutions UK, launched in South Africa late last week. Since 1994, the company has provided... Read more »

• South Africa: Financial Planning Standards Board Becomes Affiliate Member of LOSCO [press release]

  The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), the international financial planning standards-setting body to which The Financial Planning Institute is affiliated, has been... Read more »

• South Africa: Financial Close Brings Certainty for IPP Preferred Bidders [press release]

  Energy Minister Dipuo Peters announced on 5 November 2012 that the Department of Energy had worked closely with the 28 preferred bidders of Round 1 of the Renewable Energy... Read more »

• South Africa: Minister Endorses Tsogo Sun's Suncares Sports Academy [press release]

  Apart from recognising the top athletes in the various sporting codes the SA Sports Awards has successfully created heroes in the sporting world for young kids to emulate and... Read more »

• South Africa: Cape Town Tourism and Wesgro to Attend WTM 2012

  This week marks the start of the annual World Travel Market (WTM), taking place in London until 9 November. It is one of the leading global events for the travel industry and will... Read more »

• South Africa: Motlanthe Calls for Mines to Change Conditions of Employment

  Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called on mining houses to change their conditions of employment to enable miners to visit their homes and see their families more often. Read more »

November 7

• South Africa: SA Tourists to Dubai Increase With 20 Percent

  As travellers worldwide continue to educate themselves and their choice of travel destinations, Dubai still continues to grow in visitor numbers year on year as people flock to the... Read more »

• South Africa: Konica Minolta Confirms Its Support for Rhino Conservation

  The WWF has welcomed a recent decision by Konica Minolta South Africa to renew its support for WWF's African Rhino Programme (ARP). Their support of rhino conservation work over... Read more »