Data on southern oceans now freely available
Posted on 12. Jun, 2010 by admin in News-Technology
On World Ocean Day (8 June 2010), the Southern African Data Centre for Oceanography (SADCO) will start providing free and open access to its data.
Last chance for companies to clear cartel skeletons
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by admin in Uncategorized
Webber Wentzel, one of the leading law firms in Africa, has warned today that the imminent criminalisation of cartel activity under amendments to the Competition Act means there is only a limited window of opportunity for companies to clear the cartel skeletons from their cupboards.
Workplace productivity to drop over 2010 World Cup
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by admin in Business-Industrial Relations
With over 90% of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup game tickets sold, the event is bound to be a success on the sporting field, but still pose serious challenges with regards to productivity in the workplace. South Africans have purchased over 1.1 million tickets and they cannot be faulted for lacking patriotism. However the [...]
Sasol donates 127 925 carbon credits to SWC2010
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by admin in News-Chemical
Sasol showed its support of the country’s hosting of the 2010 Soccer World Cup by handing over 127 925 carbon credits valued at approximately US$130 000 to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (2010 OC) to help offset the soccer tournament’s carbon footprint.
Zimbabwe indaba shows pull of frontier markets
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by admin in Events
Broad international investor participation in the Imara Group’s second annual Zimbabwe investment conference confirms the growing pull of Africa’s ‘frontier markets’, say the upbeat organisers. Leading international fund managers have confirmed their attendance at the event in Harare on June 7 and 8, says Sean Gammon, MD of Harare-based Imara Capital Zimbabwe.
Agri fund links eco-tourism to agri business
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by admin in News-Food
Agri Vie, the sub-Saharan private equity fund investing in food and agribusiness, has acquired a strategic minority stake stake in Asilia, the leading East African ecotourism group with upmarket lodges and camps in Tanzania and Zanzibar. Asilia marks Agri-Vie’s first foray into the eco-tourism sector, with previous investments made by the private equity fund being [...]
New companies act will result in more shareholder activism
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by admin in News-Supply Chain
Directors and officers, charged with making difficult management decisions in the course of their work, may face heightened litigation once the new Companies Act comes into effect in later this year. Increased litigation may also cost directors millions in their personal capacity.
Introducing DryFog for cleanroom disinfection
Posted on 16. May, 2010 by admin in News-Technology
Sascha Rother from basan South Africa tells ManufacturingHub.co.za users in the pharmaceutical, biotech and cosmeticindustries about a unique, reliable and efficient solution for disinfecting cleanrooms:
How safe is the Pfizer dividend?
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by admin in Business-Financial Results, News-Pharmaceutical
Sean Riskowitz from asset management firm Manhattan Financial takes a look at whether the pharmaceutical giant can retain its dividend to shareholders: By Sean Riskowitz, Manhattan Financial The pharmaceutical industry has long been associated with strong dividends, large cash piles and cures for all mankind’s chronic ailments. The lure of annuity revenue streams protected by [...]
Bad arbitrator decisions can be set aside
Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by admin in Business-Industrial Relations
BY lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Arbitrator misconduct can and does occur in many different forms including: