PIPES X CONFERENCE: A decade of service to the plastic pipe industry: This year’s PIPES X conference attracted more than 200 delegates from around South Africa Photo: SAPPMA The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) hosted its PIPES X Conference on Tuesday, 6 September 2016 at the Byte Conference Centre in Midrand with the support of main … [Read more...] about PIPES X CONFERENCE: A decade of service to the plastic pipe industry
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The African Decade: Exporting creativity to the world
The African Decade: Exporting creativity to the world: The Loerie Awards is about celebrating great ideas, and increasingly the Facebook platform is the mobile canvas to bring great ideas to life and share it with millions of people. In her keynote at the DStv Seminar of Creativity, Sarah Personette – head of global business marketing Facebook – will talk about how Africa is … [Read more...] about The African Decade: Exporting creativity to the world
Sibanye sees 1m oz of gold for a decade
Sibanye sees 1m oz of gold for a decade: Sibanye Gold, the biggest South African producer of the metal, said investments in its operations mean it will maintain output at more than 1 million ounces annually for at least 12 years. About R3.6 billion of spending on its Kloof, Driefontein and Burnstone mines that the board approved last year will result in more than 4 million … [Read more...] about Sibanye sees 1m oz of gold for a decade
South Africa’s remarkable journey out of the dark decade of AIDS denialism | The Conversation
South Africa's remarkable journey out of the dark decade of AIDS denialism: Finbarr O'Reilly/ReutersHIV changed the nature of health in South Africa as the new democracy emerged. It slashed life expectancy and wiped out a generation of economically active adults in their prime across sub-Saharan Africa. It reversed gains in under-five mortality … [Read more...] about South Africa’s remarkable journey out of the dark decade of AIDS denialism | The Conversation
The Sixties and Red Africa: the decade of searching for African utopias | The Conversation
Fans of soul man James Brown, taken in 1965 in Bamako, Mali. Malick Sidibe/Tropen MuseumCongo’s first democratically elected prime minister Patrice Lumumba was a celebrity in Yugoslavia. Lumumba’s execution in 1961 caused such outrage that the Belgian embassy in the Yugoslav capital Belgrade was ransacked. Yugoslav leader Josip Tito was himself a regular visitor to Africa – he … [Read more...] about The Sixties and Red Africa: the decade of searching for African utopias | The Conversation
