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 | A new-generation wood preservative considered to be a 'greener' option, ammonium copper quaternary (ACQ), is now being manufactured in South Africa by Dolphin Bay under its well established Permacure brand. Read more >>
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 | Ntsakisi Maswanganyi Activity in the manufacturing sector fell for the fourth consecutive month in July as a strike by metals and engineering industry workers limited production. Read more >>
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 | Companies in traditionally business-to-business industries are often under the misapprehension that marketing initiatives are not for them. Read more >>
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 | Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore recognised a record number of employees at the company's annual Laurel Awards event, which was recently held at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. Read more >>
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 | Mark Allix Grindrod and Brimstone Investment‚ both listed on the JSE‚ say they have completed their black economic empowerment (BEE) transaction giving a black empowerment consortium led by Brimstone an 8.4% share in Grindrod for R1.6bn. Read more >>
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 | The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is calling on all African innovators to submit their entries for the fourth edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) competition. Read more >>
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 | Louise Robinson Companies in traditionally business-to-business industries are often under the misapprehension that marketing initiatives are not for them... Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley JSE-listed AECI plans to start producing explosives in Australia by year-end‚ as the chemicals and explosives firm looks to reduce its reliance on South Africa's weak mining and manufacturing sectors. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Microsoft is suing its long-time partner Samsung, accusing the South Korean company of breaching a contract over licensing of technology used in the smartphone market. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: The Thai automotive industry has expressed interest in partnering and forming joint ventures with South African companies, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). Read more >>
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 | Mark Allix Hulamin, a manufacturer of semi- fabricated and fabricated aluminium products saw normalised earnings go up by 42% in the six months to June as continued rand weakness benefited the company's significant export volumes. Read more >>
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 | YANGON, QATAR: Qatari telecommunications firm Ooredoo began selling low-cost SIM cards in Myanmar, opening up access to mobile services in one of the world's virtually untapped phone markets. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: The surge in Internet-connected devices, like TVs, refrigerators, thermostats, door locks and more, has opened up huge opportunities for cyber-attacks because of weak security, researchers say. Read more >>
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 | OTTAWA, CANADA: Loss-making Canadian smartphone manufacturer, BlackBerry has bought German voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping firm Secusmart. Secusmart's customers include NATO, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and entire government. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Chinese smartphone manufacturers racked up big gains as the global market for Internet-linked handsets grew to record levels in the second quarter, International Data Corp said. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japanese videogame manufacturer Nintendo posted a $97 million quarterly net loss, with higher costs tied to sales of its Wii U console hurting into its bottom line as worldwide sales weakened. Read more >>
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 | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has asked on architects and stakeholders in the architectural fraternity to work with the provincial government to realise the objectives of the Provincial Growth and Development Plan (PGDP). Read more >>
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 | Chris Bathembu President Jacob Zuma asked for the support of American business to ensure that South Africa does not get excluded from African Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA), the preferential trade programme that was enacted in 2000 to boost and diversify African trade with the US. Read more >>
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 | Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has commended the participation of South African schools in global science competitions, saying they were nurturing the country's future researchers and innovators. Read more >>
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 | Chris Bathembu Africa needs to form partnerships with the developed nations in order to realise the continent's goal to industrialise, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said . Read more >>
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