Staff and post-graduate students at the University of Turin, Italy,attended a seminar earlier this year on South Africa’s natural resources and their geo-ethical use. The speaker was Dr Chris Hartnady, technical director of Cape Town-based earth...
A leading cement supplier in Southern Africa is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Barnet Group sprl, its local partner of choice. CEO of PPC, Ketso Gordhan, announced...
The Chair of the Finance and Procurement Committee, Counsellor Fawzia Peer, officially welcomed more than 1700 delegates to the 84th Institute of Municipal Financial Officers (IMFO) Annual Conference. Hosted this year by eThekwini Municipality,...
The Trade Hub, in collaboration with Kenya’s Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade held Kenya’s first National Conference on the Performance of Joint Border Committees...
Rustenburg, in the North West, has been battling with water shortages for nearly two weeks. The municipality says it is trying to resolve the problem, which is little comfort for residents. Source: eNCAnews
In celebration of World Maritime Day, shipping line Safmarine hosted a ‘maritime mentor’ day at the Lawhill Maritime Centre in Simon’s Town. Nineteen years ago Safmarine helped pioneer the maritime studies programme at...
In a world of ever-changing regulations, air cargo professionals need to keep up with an increasing number of security regimes and requirements (and acronyms). This is quite a challenge, especially when the regulations differ from one country to...
Transnet Freight Rail, the largest division of Transnet known for its world class heavy haul freight rail company that specialises in the transportation of freight is now supporting the 2nd Annual African Railway Summit. Organised by Fleming Gulf...
The environmental performance of transportation providers, including airlines, is attracting increasing consumer interest. IATA, as the trade association of airlines, has recently formed a working group in charge of defining the methodology to...