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 | Mark Allix If there is one industry where everything is in flux and companies have to re-jig their shapes and formats all the time, it is SA's packaging manufacturers. Apart from constantly changing industry conditions, not least from encroaching rivals, each firm has specific obstacles to get over. Read more >>
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 | DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, assisted in the relocation of a giraffe from Liege, Belgium, to its new home at the Ramat Gan Safari in Tel Aviv, Israel. Read more >>
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 | Paul Vecchiatto Thousands of jobs were saved last week when the European Union (EU), SA's most lucrative market for its multibillion fruit exporting industry, decided against banning its oranges. Read more >>
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 | SkyNet has won the contract to distribute 600,000 Apply Now! booklets to Grade 12 learners in public high schools across the country. Read more >>
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 | Mpho Sibanyoni Transnet has pleaded with Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries to invest more on railway infrastructure to improve intra-regional trade. Read more >>
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 | In this time of global economic crisis, emerging countries are driving growth in the luxury sector. The number of high-nett-worth individuals in Africa is set to double in the next decade, according to Knight Frank's Wealth Report. Read more >>
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 | MSC Cruises recenlty signed a contract with Fincantieri for the construction of two new cruise ships, with an option for one more. The two ships will join MSC Cruises' fleet, currently counting 12 ships. Read more >>
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 | Beauregard Tromp and Isaac Mahlangu Gone are the days of repeatedly patching up potholes, says Joburg mayor Parks Tau who says the city has allocated R1.2bn to its roads agency to build new roads instead of constantly patching them up. Read more >>
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 | Penwell Dlamini and Lehlohonolo Tau The City of Johannesburg plans to spend at least R103m on upgrading its council chambers in Braamfontein. Read more >>
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 | The Department of Transport's move to derail plans by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) for e-tolls in KwaZulu-Natal has been welcomed by stakeholders in the province. Read more >>
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 | DOHA, QATAR: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it expects airline companies to record combined net profit of US$18bn this year. Read more >>
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 | SINGAPORE: Chinese ecommerce company Alibaba will buy a 10.35% stake in Singapore Post, the national postal system, for Sg$312.50m (US$249m) as part of a strategic co-operation deal. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Online commerce company Amazon.com said it doubted that it would soon bury the hatchet with book publisher Hachette. Read more >>
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