Well, this is our last newsletter for 2011, but we will be back with our first newsletter for 2012 on 10 January. In the meantime we will continue to update the site, but at a lower rate since a great many of you, being far cleverer than us, will be relaxing on holiday or at home with friends and family, and work will be the last thing on your mind.
So, from the Bizcommunity team, our best wishes to all of you - our readers, subscribers, contributors and your friends and families - we hope you have a wonderful and restful festive season and we'll see you back in 2012.
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Insulation, scaffolding and industrial coatings company Kaefer South Africa, achieved a significant milestone by clocking up 500 000 work hours without a lost-time injury (LTI) at Eskom's Medupi power station, near Lephalale, in Limpopo province. 
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has participated in the development of standards relating to the requirements and test methods for male and female condoms. This has been done in an effort to ensure that local manufacturers produce safer and better quality condoms, which will ultimately contribute to reducing the spread of the HIV/Aids virus. 
Although the South African economy continued expanding in the third quarter, this was at a lacklustre pace, the Reserve Bank said. 
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) says it expects South Africa's economy to grow by 3% in 2012. 
