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Will SA pay billions for Inga power?

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:59:09 +0000

Questions have cropped up about the financing for South Africa’s participation in a multibillion-dollar joint infrastructure project with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last year, Treasury’s 2013 Budget Review determined the cost of the Grand Inga hydropower project – situated on the Congo River’s Inga Falls – at R200 billion. The financing was to be determined […]

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Two of Ireland/Davenport’s Loerie wins withdrawn

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:31:42 +0000

Two Loeries Award entries submitted by Ireland/Davenport that went on to receive awards have been withdrawn by the Loeries. Ireland Davenport’s Gold for its New Voice Non-English Radio entry, ABSA Funeral Plan, “Abashwe” as well as Bronze for its New Voice Non-English Radio entry, Fox International Channel’s “The Simpsons Crime Report” did not meetentry criteria. […]

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Sugar gets a caning

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:07:10 +0000

The amount of hidden sugar in processed food is slowly killing us.This is according to Fed Up, an American documentary film that will premier in South Africa next Friday. Narrated by award-winning journalist Katie Couric and produced by Stephanie Soechtig, it compares the US food industry to the tobacco industry and suggests that it preys […]

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Shake-up at DOC – cabinet

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:02:28 +0000

Former cabinet spokesman Phumla Williams on Sunday declined to comment on a report that she had been demoted and replaced by a junior employee at the communications department. “All I will say is I am no longer the cabinet spokesperson and the government communications spokesperson,” she said. “I’m not commenting on the report.” Williams, however, […]

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SA to host 2015 AFCON?

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:54:38 +0000

Following spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa, 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) host nation, Morocco, is opting to withdraw themselves from hosting the 30th edition of the continental showpiece. Morocco requested the Confederations of African Football (CAF) to postpone the tournament which was set for January next year, due to the […]

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SA Post Office feels financial squeeze

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:55:32 +0000

The SA Post Office remained a place of mayhem this week as the strike continued and it emerged that some of its workers did not get paid this month’s salaries. Post Office spokesperson Johan Kruger said there was a system error and payments were late by only 12 hours. But a Post Office employee said […]

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R500m Gauteng IT tender flagged

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:03:33 +0000

The standing committee on public accounts on Friday heard that the auditor-general flagged the R518 million project for tender irregularities and had subsequently instructed the provincial department of finance to institute a probe. The AG found that bid specifications had been altered – an indication perhaps that conditions of the original tender had been changed […]

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Protect-in

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 06:48:23 +0000

Fall protection for the construction industry Protect-in are manufactures of fall protection for the construction industry. Our fall protection comes in the form of barricade fencing also known as barrier fencing. The fall protection has excellent properties including the ability to withstand an impact and lateral force resistance of more than 1200kg. This impact force […]

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Many South Africans feeling the pinch on World Food Day

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:00:13 +0000

As the globe commemorates World Food Day, many in South Africa simply cannot afford basic food stuffs. A KwaZulu-Natal NGO has been monitoring food prices over the past eight years and says the price of an average basket of food has increased nearly nine percent, year-on-year. It’s now worried that soaring food prices could lead […]

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Lonely Planet releases its picks for the top destinations in 2015

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:05:25 +0000

Destinations that made the cut for Lonely Planet’s latest, “Best in Travel 2015″ — their biggest guidebook of the year — are chosen for their “topicality, unique experiences and ‘wow’ factor.” Here are the top-ranked destinations. Top 10 Countries 1. Singapore2. Namibia3. Lithuania4. Nicaragua5. Ireland6. Republic of Congo7. Serbia8. The Philippines9. St Lucia10. Morocco Top […]

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