CONCARGO was commissioned by World Groupage Services (a sea freight and forwarding company) to handle the transportation of a bucket wheel reclaimer and two ore stackers from Saldanha Port to a mine in Postmasburg. The total distance is approximately 850 km.

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The specialist engineering services company Allweld Marine & Industrial of Cape Town has, following a year of sustained growth, invested R1.5m in new machines for their expanding machine shop business.

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Stakeholders and leading thinkers in the African bioenergy sector meeting in Stellenbosch next week will have to decide whether they agree with the 20% targets for sustainable bioenergy production set by their European counterparts in the Global Sustainable Bioenergy Project.

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Despite the recent volatile economic climate, the City of Cape Town has managed to retain its double-A credit-rating for the fourth consecutive year.

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THE South African arm of global oilfield procurement business, Craig International Supplies (CIS), is beefing up its efforts in Cape Town.

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The first six months’ performance by KWV since its unbundling shows growth of 12.3% in sales volumes, with the South African market being the strongest performer at 14.1% revenue growth.

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On Monday 08 March 2010, the City of Cape Town issued a further R2 billion bond in terms of its multi-year R7 billion Domestic Medium Term Note (DMTN) Programme. This bond will finance budgeted capital expenditure such as roads, water, sewage, electricity and other infrastructural projects.

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Cape Town-based financial services group Metropolitan released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2009 showing a healthy capital position.

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The rental market continues to perform beyond expectations in the Western Cape.

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SASOL is planning to explore the Karoo for natural gas.

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BEE investment company Grand Parade Investments (GPI), which has GrandWest as its major asset, posted its interim results for the period ended December 2009 showing headline earnings decreasing by 16.5%, and HEPS declining by only 13.8%

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SHOULD one think of Allweld Marine & Industrial as a welding company, that would be quite correct. But although welding and its related activities form the core of its operation, the company is much more than just that.

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Mango announced yesterday that it aims to be the first South African airline to offer Internet connectivity on board all its aircraft later this year

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Despite the recession and slowing demand, the finite nature of global oil reserves means supply in the long term remains under continued pressure.

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An ambitious multi-billion rand proposal by Intersite to revitalise the eastern part of Cape Town’s CBD and change the face of the city has been welcomed by the Mayoral Committee for further investigation.

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SAFMARINE says the petrochemicals, automotive and garments industries are the top three export commodities for the West and Central Asian (WCA) region.

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