South Africa News Archives - Page 66 of 72

25Oct

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R70 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR EAST LONDON TERMINALS

[EAST LONDON – October 2012] TheEast London multi-purpose terminals operated by Transnet Port Terminals have celebrated a historical moment this month when it took delivery of a R70 million brand new Liebherr mobile crane on 14 October 2012. The MV Annette vessel discharged the crane as a semi-assembled unit, which will be assembled by a team of engineers on site. “It is indeed an exciting moment for the East London terminals as this is a historical moment where East London received its first ever mobile crane. This also reaffirms Transnet’s commitment to increasing economic activity in this region,” says SiyaMhlaluka, TPT’s GM: Eastern Cape Terminals. “The investment will address the market demand for cranes in East London to improve efficiencies to o...

25Oct

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South Africa News

Standard Bank Group gets behind the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa 2013

Football legends from throughtout Africa will join Standard Bank Group in celebrating the countdown to the upcoming continental football showpiece, the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa 2013. These legends will the ambassadors in the tournament's official Trophy Tour as well as the Players' Escort Programme. Standard Bank Group is the exclusive sponsor of the Trophy Tour and partner to the tournament's Player Escort Programme. With the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 to be staged in five South African cities from 19 January to 10 February next year, Standard Bank Group is giving football fans in various counties in Africa the opportunity to get up close to the coveted trophy at selected venues. Members of the public will be given the opportunity to...

24Oct

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African News, South Africa News

Exset’s Digital Monetisation System plans to promote African Digital Transition

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa Exset, pioneers of TV ecosystems for emerging markets, recently launched its Digital Monetisation System (DMS) in Africa. The DMS facilitates the transformation and monetisation of television platforms across Africa, assisting in the closing of the digital divide. And the Africa Page is a new and unique way of increasing operator revenues in value-based digital television networks. Furthermore, DMS, already an award-winning solution - bridges the gap between technology and value-added services creating digital television platforms that can be monetised where previously impossible, allowing populations to benefit from new information and entertainment services while partnering governments to achieve digita...

24Oct

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African News, South Africa News

African Mobile Banking sector shows great promise

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa So James Alt, the risk advisory senior manager at Deloitte Cape Town believes that the big corporate companies utilise innovation to produce cutting edge solutions for new technologies in order to remain market leaders. Where development of these new technologies is outsourced to service organisations, corporates are faced with a set of risks associated with the outsourcing model that need to be managed. Global research confirms that the growth of the African mobile communications market and the continent’s reliance on mobile telephone technology has opened up a market for innovative entrepreneurs to develop applications and tools to improve the lives of people and help companies reach their target markets. At the forefront is the leading role Africa is t...

24Oct

By Alois XabaNo Comments

South Africa News, Zimbabwe News

Footballs handed life bans for international match fixing

By Alois Xaba Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has handed life bans to 13 footballers and officials from the sport and 80 others have been suspended after being found guilty of match fixing. A committee led by retired High Court judge Ahmed Ibrahim which investigated allegations national team players and officials took cash payments from Asian betting syndicates between 2007 and 2009 to lose matches. ZIFA board, Justice Ibrahim said: “My committee has just completed a task which it embarked on about 11 months ago. It has been a tortuous, stressful period in our lives and we have been operating with virtually no resources. “We have been maligned and some of our members have been libelled and received virtually no co-operation in securing documentation to effectively carry o...

23Oct

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African News, South Africa News

How to measure the success of your direct marketing campaign

By Tony Sham Measuring the success of direct marketing campaigns (Microsoft Word) In a world of fan bases, follows and likes, the rules and measurements of direct marketing have changed considerably. So, what are the benchmarks against which you can measure the success of a direct marketing campaign in the current media landscape? Going back a few years, it was a given that you would measure the success or failure of a marketing campaign by the resulting sales that were made. Today however, the game has changed, and if your measurement criteria are based on sales then you’re missing an important point:direct marketing is also about building relationships with your current and future clients. Immediate and future needs Unlike tra...

23Oct

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African News, South Africa News

5ways to boost your social media reach

By Chemory Gunko 5 ways to boost your social media reach (MS Word) Social Media platforms, when utilised effectively, can return amazing marketing results for minimal effort and costs. What’s more, the traction and reach you gain are not limited to a single campaign, as the fans you win over are expecting to hear from you again and again. Relevant, topical content By paying attention to what’s going on around you and aligning your posts to relevant and topical trends, you’re much more likely to achieve virality. A key thing to remember here is to post about things that are generally topical and applicable to everyone, or to post about issues and trends that are specifically aligned to your industry. So, while every South African page can celebr...

22Oct

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African News, South Africa News

South Africa hosts continent’s largest gathering of Ethernet Companies

MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) and Metrofibrenetworkx bring Government, telcos, ISPs, Data Centres, Equipment Vendors and Enterprise together in bid to connect the country’s networks 22 October 2012 Johannesburg, Midrand, South Africa.The African continent’s most influential gathering of Ethernet related companies will converge on at the Axiz Workgroup Auditorium in Midrandfor the first ever seminar of its kind. Up to 400 companies are expected to attend the inaugural MEF’s(Metro Ethernet Forum) Ethernet Business Services Seminar that is being hosted by Metrofibrenetworx on Monday the 19th Nov (10:30am-2pm). The aim of the event is to bring together interested parties from across the industry to showcase how MEF standards will enable all companies in the Internet food chai...

22Oct

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South Africa News

Get a head-start on an inspired retirement

Since the concept of retirement was introduced in Germany just over 100 years ago, medical advances have meant that people are living longer, making their golden years a potentially fruitful and productive chapter of their lives. The downside is that very few of us save enough to cater for a lengthy retirement. So says Andrew Padoa of Consolidated Financial Planning, one of the exhibitors at the second annual Retirement Expo, taking place from 26 to 28 October 2012 at the Coca-Cola dome in Johannesburg. Padoa says it is very difficult for the average person to save enough capital during their working years to provide an adequate monthly income during today’s extended periods of retirement. Many also regard the concepts of inflation, compound growth and invest...

22Oct

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Energy, Green Energy, South Africa News

POWER-GEN Africa 2012 confirms further Keynote Speaker

Energy Conference & Exhibition focused on sub-Saharan Africa to provide Global Technology for Local Solutions 6-8 November 2012, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, RSA With under three weeks to go before the inaugural POWER-GEN Africa, it has been announced that the event has secured the participation of Engr. Reynolds Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack, Chairman of the Board of the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) of Nigeria, to deliver an Opening Keynote address at the joint opening of POWER-GEN Africa and the co-located Renewable Energy World Africa on 6 November 2012. Engr. Reynolds Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack is the recently appointed Chairman of the Board of the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), and a member of the Presidential Action Committee on Power (PACP). Prio...