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DR SHAFICK ADAMS
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Youth Month
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This June, a historic aviation challenge will take place as 20 South African teenagers embark on a Cape to Cairo - and back - excursion in a self-assembled Sling-4 aircraft that uses ordinary motor fuel and was built in only three weeks. Read
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When asking millennials about where they see themselves career-wise, many will reveal their dream of owning their own businesses... Read
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Infrastructure & Utilities
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PAUL GROTA
In a 2015 report, McKinsey estimated that if every country in Africa had to build to meet their current electricity demand, the region would require about $490bn of capital for new generating capacity - and a further $345bn for transmission and distribution infrastructure... Read
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DR JOHN NGONI ZVIMBA
The South African water sector is dependent on one source of electricity supply which makes it vulnerable to load shedding, shortage of supply and increasing steep tariffs... Read
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Property Development
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Exxaro's new R600m head office in Pretoria is complete and, over a three-month period, will relocate all its operations to the new building, which can accommodate up to 1,000 staff members... Read
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Sustainable Development
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BERTRAND DE LA BORDE
Should renewable energy developers invest in vocational training? Job creation? Home repair? The answer, based on best practice in emerging markets around the world, is unequivocally yes... Read
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"To integrate Africa, bring down the walls," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina urged at the 2019 AfDB Annual Meetings Open in Malabo... Read
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ANDREW SKIPPER
Africa can take advantage of the modern 'Scramble for Africa' as Brexit and the ratification of AfCFTA come into play... Read
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Business |
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A new application round has opened for the R12.8-million CDI Growth Fund to boost SME growth and job creation. Read
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RISHAL BIPRAJ
Amendments to the Competition Act were published in the Government Gazette in February 2019. These are, however, not yet in force pending the publication of a date to be proclaimed by the President. Some of the more prominent changes to the Act are as follows... Read
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New events to diarise |
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The Hotel Show Africa - 23 Jun 2019 to 25 Jun 2019, Johannesburg![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/b/1905/985175.jpg) The Hotel Show showcases international products and innovations, live events, training workshops and competitions & the Hospitality Leadership Forum, the country's most comprehensive two-day conference for the hospitality sector. Read more >> |
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