CMC Holdings has lost the exclusive dealership of MAN trucks after franchise owners appointed a second dealer, RT East Africa, to distribute the commercial vehicles. The appointment is likely to slow down the earnings of CMC whose sales have fallen...
Zimbabwe’s struggling airline is set to resume local and international flights as to avoid a ban by the global air transport group. Air Zimbabwe was faced with a lot of hardships this year as a result of striking staff members, unpaid debts and the...
Ghana – Work on a National Export Strategy and National Export Development Programme has been completed and implementation would commence after cabinet approval. The strategy seeks to consolidate the country’s major export markets in Europe...
The creative conversion of a decommissioned Safmarine shipping container into a much-needed classroom for a rural South African school – undertaken by Tsai Design Studio on behalf of Safmarine and its retail customer, Woolworths – recently...
A new method of integrated accounting and reporting will allow companies to place a monetary value on the environmental effects of their products, says professional services firm PwC. “A paradigm shift is required by companies in the way they...
Urbanisation continues unabated with a stronger impetus in developing countries. According to Kobie Brand of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) in Cape Town, “With more than 60% of the world projected to be urban...
The Ekurhuleni MetropolitanMunicapilityhas launched the only solar power plant of its type in the country at the OR Tambo Precinct. This is good news, especially with the current limited supply of electricity while demand continues to increase. The...
Lexmark South Africa’s has a zero-to-landfill company policy. This includes reducing waste that goes to landfill as well as targeting a 100% recycling rate of the components of all printer cartridges sold. The company’s ‘Recycling Initiative for...
A joint initiative between Old Mutual and FirstRand Bank, the R1.6 billion Portside building is set to not only become a landmark tower in the emerging financial district in the Foreshore area of Cape Town’s central business district, but it also...
The Department of Environmental Affairs, along with Jeffares and Green as the consultants, has launched the National Organic Waste Composting Strategy which will is aimed at all stakeholders who play a role in the management of organic waste in the...
