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Industry Upbeat And Hopeful Following Success Of Plastics Colloquium

5 December 2019 By //  by Alan

MyPR: Industry Upbeat And Hopeful Following Success Of Plastics Colloquium:

Toasting the success of the 2019 Plastics Colloquium (fltr) Anton Hanekom (Plastics SA), Minister Barbara Creecy (DEAFF), Patricia Pillay (CGCSA) and Simon Mbata (SA Waste Pickers Association)

Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing all sectors of the South African Plastics Industry (including polymer producers and importers, converters, machine suppliers, fabricators and recyclers) has congratulated the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries (DEAFF) on the hosting of a very successful Plastics Colloquium in Boksburg recently.

According to Anton Hanekom, Executive Director of Plastics SA, they applaud DEAFF Minister Barbara Creecy’s pro-active approach, openness and willingness to learn first-hand about the many successful projects that the various role-players in the plastics industry have initiated and been running over the past 10 years.

“As an industry, we have been the first to acknowledge the need to reduce the impact plastics have on the environment and ensure that plastic litter does not end up in our oceans, water sources or anywhere in nature. To this end, Plastics SA and the four plastic Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs), namely Petco, Polyco, SAVA and the Polystyrene Association of SA have launched various recovery and recycling projects, with which we have had great success. It was encouraging that Minister Creecy created an opportunity for the industry to showcase these achievements to her, her department and other environmental groups. Instead of blindly bowing to the pressure of anti-plastic campaigners, she expressed a willingness to engage with us,” Hanekom says.

An estimated 500 people representing the entire plastics value chain attended the Plastics Colloquium on the 21st and 22nd of November, which was presented in collaboration with the Consumer Goods Council South Africa (CGCSA) and Plastics SA. More than 50 exhibitions demonstrated the plastics industry and other stakeholders’ commitment to Extended Producer Responsibility, recycling and creating a circular economy. Attendees represented government, civil society, brand owners, recyclers, waste management companies, waste pickers, NGO’s and SMMEs who were all encouraged to attend the presentations, panel discussions and visit the exhibitions.

Speaking at the opening of the Colloquium, Minister Creecy said: “Plastics have been with us since the 1950s. Because it is so versatile, it is used throughout modern society. The material is waterproof, durable, versatile and inexpensive. However, these characteristics are precisely what create so many pollution problems. With the growth in plastic consumption, concerns about plastic pollution are also growing”.

She praised the work done by both government and the private sector in terms of the setting up of infrastructure for the recovery and recycling of plastic and the informal sector for collecting much of these materials, but warned that the evidence suggested much more still needed to be done.

“It is time to combine the wealth of collective experience to relook at the complex and difficult problem. Considering the whole value chain and lifecycle of products, the aim is to develop a comprehensive plan as part of an ongoing initiative that would engage all citizens to create a love for South Africa and the environment,” Creecy said, highlighting the need for a holistic approach to be taken in line with the principles of the circular economy.

“We found it hugely reassuring to hear that the Minister shares our passion to get South Africans recycling and separating their waste at home. By implementing effective waste management services at municipalities around the country, we will be able to get access to good quality, recyclable waste and reduce the burden on our country’s landfills. This will also be a major step forward in preventing plastic from entering our rivers and, eventually, the sea,” Hanekom says.

Another major focus at the Plastics Colloquium, was the importance and value of creating a circular economy. “Waste can be converted into value. Every ton of waste that ends up on dumpsites creates one job opportunity. However, every ton of waste that gets recycled, creates 18 jobs,” the Minister stressed. Key to creating a circular economy is ensuring that plastic products and packaging are designed with their recyclability in mind. To this end, the challenge was made to brand owners, packaging designers and manufacturers to design products that are not only fit-for-purpose, but also environmentally responsible.

Looking ahead and explaining what the next steps will be, Hanekom says the Minister and her team will be drawing up a Master Plan, consisting of targets and timeframes, in consultation with industry.

“The working groups of the SA Initiative to End Plastic Waste will continue their work and will be giving quarterly feedback to the Minister about their progress. They have been tasked to develop evidence-based solutions that will fit our unique South African context, and come back with suggestions and recommendations. A second Plastics Colloquium is proposed for next year to monitor the progress made and ensure that the plans are implemented effectively and that all of the talking that has happened until now, doesn’t end up as empty promises,” he explains.

“We are optimistic about what the future holds for the plastics industry and the rest of the country as a whole. It is clear that for the first time in many years a relationship of trust has developed between government, industry and other role-players. There is a spirit of cooperation and a willingness to work shoulder to shoulder to find the best solution possible for everybody concerned,” Hanekom concludes.

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Global nod for SA Mobile Industry Collaboration

3 November 2019 By //  by Alan

MyPR: Global nod for SA Mobile Industry Collaboration:

South Africa’s mobile content and applications industry is steadily winning the war against fraudsters attempting to target local cellular users with unauthorised micro-billing.

This welcome fact was communicated to an assembled gathering of the world’s leading players in Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) at the recent World Telemedia Conference in Marbella who agreed SA’s mobile fraud prevention measures were world-class.

Speaking on the pop-up streaming channel of the globe’s only dedicated mobile commercialisation and payments annual event, Jacqui Jones of Johannesburg-based WorldPlay Mobile Solutions (Pty) Ltd was upbeat in her assessment of wireless industry fraud mitigation measures in SA and communicated her optimism about the future of the industry.

“From clickjacking to ransomware and malware, different types of mobile fraud are attempted by criminal syndicates at different points in the mobile value-added services (MVAS) ecosystem, as with other types of digital payments. This makes collaboration and total adherence to fraud prevention measures by every local wireless application service provider (WASP) so crucial,” explained Ms Jones.

“There can be no weak links in the MVAS value chain or the mobile consumer suffers and so too does the long-term sustainability of the WASP industry,” she adds. “Fortunately, South Africa appears to be in better shape compared to many European and most world mobile content and applications markets and I’d put this down to the formation of the Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) of SA as far back at 2004, as well as the willingness of WASPA members to work together and make some tough decisions by steadfastly enforcing certain basic policies that were good for the industry,” she said on the sidelines of the event in Spain.

Local players have successfully used WASPA as a very effective tool to enforce key fraud prevention policies in South Africa. “Although it is commendable the industry has worked together to restore consumer confidence a lot more work needs to be done and we cannot rest on our laurels,” says Ms Jones.

For its part, Ms Jones said WorldPlay uses Opticks which has proved effective in protecting the aggregator‘s role in the MVAS ecosystem. She recommends MCP Scanner to clients to track their advertising platforms and to alert the firm of any suspect activity.

Ms Jones says that clients in the gaming, video content, ePublishing and lifestyle content spaces are most interested in monetizing their services through SMS, USSD or OBS. Subscription-based services provided on the OBS (Online Billing Service) model remain especially popular and cellular users continue to transact with SA mobile content and applications services with confidence as the local mobile industry makes headway against fraud.

“As the South African experience shows, fraud can be mitigated and we’re always ready to advise clients how best to turn their mobile creativity into bottom-line boosting reality.

“DCB, for instance, is ideally-suited to micro-billing mobile users really small amounts for certain mobile or real-world products and services. A huge advantage of billing consumers via their prepaid or postpaid mobile accounts is that there are typically many times more mobile users in most countries compared to credit or debit card users.

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Wheels Club, Breaking Ground in the Industry.

30 October 2019 By //  by Alan

MyPR: Wheels Club, Breaking Ground in the Industry.:

Wheels Club – Luxury vehicle sales and storage

Wheels Club started as most good ideas do – with a pen and a piece of paper. Now, Wheels Club is reinventing the wheel when it comes to luxury car sales and storage. Located in the heart of Sandton, our company is one of its kind in Gauteng and dedicated to the preservation of both classic and exotic cars. Our clients are enthusiastic about luxury vehicles and living a lifestyle that is centred around that. Wheels Club is where everything always has that shiny new feeling.

The Wheels Club team is driven by their passion for luxury vehicles and is committed to offering the best service in the industry. Security is at the forefront of our priorities and our premises are geared up with 24-hour, on-site security guards, and CCTV cameras to ensure that all vehicles stored at Wheels Club are kept secure.

Whether buying or selling your luxury vehicle we are well versed when it comes to car sales. Wheels Club has adopted a unique one-on-one sales method which gives clients access to our extraordinary array of vehicles, whilst also ensuring that they deal with the same team member whenever they stop by. Browse our sales portal to discover the ultimate collection of both classic and exotic cars.

Keeping our clientele satisfied takes precedence and Wheels Club endeavours to give clients more than they expect! Once you get a taste for the Wheels Club lifestyle, you will be back for more. We aim to ensure that our members receive only the best of the best – when it comes to both our services, as well as the overall experience with Wheels Club.

Wheels Club members get more than a few perks when they join the club – including access to our luxurious mezzanine area, the option to book out the boardroom, and even exclusive invites to activities like breakfast runs and wheels club events. We have also partnered with expert industry detailers, Rocket Auto Care to ensure your car is always in optimum condition. Our membership packages are ideal for clients who want the full-suite of Wheels Club’s services.

Let Wheels Club open up new avenues in your world.

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