THE commemoration of 150 years of providing commuter bus services to the communities of Cape Town dominated the GABS calendar of events last year. Go to: GABS Geared Up For 2012 … [Read more...]

The City of Cape Town has reported an increase in the number of building plans passed during the last quarter of 2011.There was a 25% increase in the number of plans passed covering residential property and a 31% increase in plans covering non-residential properties. Go to: Cape Town Building Picking Up … [Read more...]

Chevron South Africa plans to relocate its South African headquarters to Century City. The group has acquired a gateway site at Century City from the Rabie Property Group on which it is to build a new 9000 square metre green head office. Go to: Chevron HQ On The Move … [Read more...]

THE establishment of a Greenroads rating system - similar to that employed by the Green Buildings Council of SA - was discussed at the recent Conference on Asphalt Pavements for Southern Africa (CAPSA). Go to: Green Roads Start Rolling Out … [Read more...]

CAPE TOWN-based food distributor Just Fruit and Veg - which is owned by JSE listed agribusiness Ububele Holdings - is on the comeback trail after being bruised by large syndicated theft in its wholesale section. Go to: Stealing Back The Initiative … [Read more...]

THE Comtest Group has opened a branch in Cape Town. Gavin van Rooy who has been with the group for the past five years, will head up the division, based in Bloubergrand. Go to: Comtest Opens In Cape Town … [Read more...]

WHAT does 2012 hold for Jan Mouton, chairman of PSG Group? Go to: Going Full Steam Ahead At 65 … [Read more...]

WHEN Scania South Africa in the Western Cape moved to its new premises in Kraaifontein Industrial in July last year it also signaled an auspicious event. According to dealer manager Marius Steenkamp the branch last year doubled sales to 150 Scania truck units, compared to the previous year. Go to: Scania On Crest Of A Success Wave … [Read more...]

ACTOM Power Transformers has been contracted to produce two 5 MVA power transformers for installation in the 66 kV/33 kV Karoo substation which will supply power to the MeerKAT radio telescope - a 64-dish array radio telescope to be built in the Karoo. Go to: Transformer Contract For MeerKAT … [Read more...]

CAPE TOWN-based NFS Industrial Machinery's promise to its customers is 'Lifting your business to new heights'. However, the company itself is flying high with increasing inroads into the local materials handling equipment sector. Go to: NFS' Hyundai Makes Inroads … [Read more...]

The 'business rescue procedure' now made possible by the Companies Act for 'financially distressed' companies is likely to be used with increasing frequency in the next year or two, says Garth Watson, a director of Gunstons Attorneys based in Cape Town. Go to: Landlords Could Be In A Tricky Spot … [Read more...]

Executive-level race and gender equity continued to lag in appointments made in 2011, but not because of a lack of will to redress imbalances, a leading executive head hunter says. Go to: Top Black Execs - Demand High, Appointments Slow … [Read more...]

EPPING-based clothing and textile conglomerate Seardel has taken its first tentative steps towards building a 'retail' element onto its core manufacturing operations with Brand Identity. Go to: Seardel Gets Its Retail Number … [Read more...]

THE Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) feasibility study is admittedly a noble initiative. But the West Coast's long standing Cinderella status as an economic hub does prompt the question whether the proposed IDZ is another well-intentioned effort that lacks practical purpose Go to: Saldanha's IDZ In The Dock … [Read more...]

The full-time MBA programme at the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has been rated the best value-for-money MBA in the world, and has moved up six places to be ranked 54th in the latest Financial Times (FT) of London's Global MBA Top 100. Go to: GSB Improves Ranking … [Read more...]

SEARDEL's businesses outside the core textile and clothing cluster continue to provide a pleasing profit underpin. Go to: Prima Brings X-Factor … [Read more...]