State of Global Logistics: Time for a reality check: “Some economies such as Brazil, India and Russia experienced a mild pickup in growth in 2018. Others such as Argentina, South Africa and Turkey came under intense financial pressure and suffered reces… Source: “South Africa” – BingNews Corruption Currents: Deutsche Bank Defends Itself Amid Questioning Over […]
SA News: Takeover target Clover set to go global
Takeover target Clover set to go global: Milco is set to bolster Clover’s presence in South Africa by intensifying its distribution in low earning markets in addition to looking at expansion across the region. “The company [Clover] was runni… Source: “South Africa” – BingNews Fund managers turn bullish on EM equities: A few months later […]
100 Marathons in 1 day: Ask for 100 and get 10 000 – global community responds to call for action on water.
100 Marathons in 1 day: Ask for 100 and get 10 000 – global community responds to call for action on water.: Setting out to complete 100 marathons in 1 day! Photo: Kelvin Trautman Mina Guli’s #RunningDry movement sees people from all over the world completing more than 200 marathons on Sunday 27 January 2019 […]
South Africa’s leading corporate travel company, Rennies Travel, joins BCD Travel’s Global Network
South Africa’s leading corporate travel company, Rennies Travel, joins BCD Travel’s Global Network: UTRECHT, The Netherlands, January 21, 2019 – BCD Travel today announced that Rennies Travel has joined its Global Network, present in 109 countries worldwide. Headquartered in South Africa, Rennies Travel specializes in corporate travel, incentive and group travel, leisure travel and travel […]
SA News: Space Science capabilities earn South Africa global recognition
Space Science capabilities earn South Africa global recognition: South Africa has won an extraordinary victory in space science, with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) being selected by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to become th… Source: “South Africa” – BingNews Key focus points for Africa in 2019: The Africa Continental Free Trade […]
South Africa joins global charge to overhaul undergraduate economics | The Conversation
South Africa joins global charge to overhaul undergraduate economics: Economics teaching needs to be more relevant and rooted in reality, not theory. Jason Winter/Shutterstock Are universities teaching the right kind of economics? Are they equipping students with the right kind of skills? These are some of the questions academics in the economics discipline have been […]
Runner Mina Guli Arrives in South Africa to Highlight the Global Water Crisis
Runner Mina Guli Arrives in South Africa to Highlight the Global Water Crisis: Mina Guli standing in the empty Leeu-Gamka Dam in Beaufort West Photo: Kelvin Trautman 100 MARATHONS IN 100 DAYS: RUNNER MINA GULI ARRIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA TO HIGHLIGHT THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS World Faces 40 Percent Shortage of Water by 2030 – […]
Global warming has already raised the risk of more severe droughts in Cape Town | The Conversation
Global warming has already raised the risk of more severe droughts in Cape Town: Cape Town residents queuing for water during the water crisis. Shutterstock Between 2015 and 2017 South Africa’s South Western Cape region experienced three of its lowest rainfall years on record. This led to the progressive depletion of water supply reservoirs and […]
Trump’s Africa strategy should have cast China as a regional partner, not a global adversary | The Conversation
Trump’s Africa strategy should have cast China as a regional partner, not a global adversary: US President Donald Trump (L) and national security adviser John R. Bolton (R) Gints Ivuskans/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump has finally approved a “New Africa Strategy”. His national security adviser, John Bolton, described the contents on 13 December at the […]
Global recognition for SPAR’s plastic initiative
Global recognition for SPAR’s plastic initiative: SPAR Eastern Cape managing director Conrad Isaac (second from the right) receives the award for consumer engagement in plastic reduction at the SPAR International Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With him are (from the left) SPAR International managing director Tobias Wasmuht, SPAR Group sustainability executive Kevin O’Brien and SPAR […]
