A new short course at the UCT Graduate School of Business is to give business leaders the advanced skills needed to devise more creative and effective strategies for success.

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CAPE TOWN’s new liquor regulations, approved by the City Council last month, were unnecessarily restrictive and would even outlaw champagne breakfasts at any hotel or restaurant in the City.

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“Vehicle sales took another welcome but somewhat surprisingly large swing upwards last month, with an increase of almost 37% in the overall market over sales in August 2009,” commented the CEO of McCarthy, Brand Pretorius.

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Rashid Toefy, the Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) has been appointed as the new chairperson of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) African Chapter.

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THE brand new 3 000 ton Orion Cold Storage project at Muizenberg’s Capricorn Business Park required an investment of close R43 million and it is money well spent, according to Orion’s managing director, Patrick Gaertner.

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Bellville-based financial services group Metropolitan Holdings, having focused on meeting the needs of customers predominantly in the lower income markets for the past 112 years, announced a sterling set of financial results yesterday.

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PROPOSALS last month by the Western Cape Gambling and Betting Board to review the exclusivity of the Cape Town casino licence is providing plenty intrigue.

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THERE are many reasons why South Africa should turn to solar power to meet its energy needs. The Continent receives an average of 6kWh of solar energy per square meter every day.

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STARTING in September 2007, Mobius Building Projects launched itself into the construction market as a small company looking to make a big impact.

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New concepts that must enable agrofood – production to take its place in the metropoles of the 21st century are essential, Wesgro says.

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THE Cape Chamber of Commerce has called for a total rethink on the plans for the MyCity bus service and rejected the City’s claim that MyCity will provide a superior service at a comparable cost.

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The World Cup tournament coincided with the mid-winter season, traditionally a quieter period for the property market in this region, and the result was a marked slowdown in sales activity.

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AFTER some really dark days Parow-based diamond miner Trans Hex Group has found a little sparkle – although developments have not been enough to convince an anchor shareholder to hold its position.

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MOBILE telecoms coverage in remote rural areas could be set to explode with the launch of field trials of a new hi-tech power plant that utilises the latest in hydrogen fuel-cell technology.

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SELCO has recently made Cape Town’s Marine Industrial Electro Solutions one of their worldwide sales and service support outlets.

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The organisers of the Business To Business Expo 2010 event to be held at CTICC in July have announced that the expo will be held from November 18 to 20.

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