Business Day (South Africa) articles from February 2007, page 2

Business Day (South Africa) archives from February 2007

Watchdog warns of bad practices.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Watchdog warns of bad practices IT IS not uncommon for exhibitions to close early or not take place at all because they are being run by unethical or inexperienced organisers. The Exhibition Association...

Tips from the top.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Tips from the top PARTICIPATING in an exhibition is a great way for companies to get face-to-face exposure to their clients. Lynn Chamier, EXSA's vice-chairman, offers some pointers: Choose a...

Industry must prepare for expansion.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Industry must prepare for expansion SA IS ranked number 32 in the world as a destination for conventions and is the leading meetings destination in Africa, with 40%of the continent's market share....

Partnerships key for world cup benefits.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Partnerships key for world cup benefits Industry players are challenged to think out of the box, experiment with events SA's multibillion-rand exhibition and conference industry is in good shape and...

Riding the wave of face-to-face marketing.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Riding the wave of face-to-face marketing A growing number of organisations are turning to exhibitions to communicate with people in the markets they serve. They are becoming disillusioned with...

Business tourism services on show.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Business tourism services on show International participation boosts annual exhibition that showcases the industry's leading exponents and products BUSINESS tourism is now worth a whopping R21bn a year,...

Breakdown of costs to help a tight budget.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Breakdown of costs to help a tight budget THERE is no question that sending delegates to exhibitions and conferences gets results. However, it is important to budget carefully before registering...

Mentoring benefits interns.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Mentoring benefits interns AT THE beginning of last year, recent matriculants Junaid Ismail and Mirielle Swartz were offered a one-year internship at Exhibitions for Africa. They enjoyed it and...

All you need to know about planning a wedding.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) All you need to know about planning a wedding THE average cost of an upmarket wedding is between R75000 and R100000 in a service industry worth billions of rands a year. Weddings Expo takes place...

Industry gears for expansion.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Greg Gordon Industry gears for expansion Soccer World Cup the cherry on the top as conferences and exhibitions boost the local economy, reports The Exhibition Association of Southern Africa...

FirstRand prefers to leave offshore ambitions to divisions.
February 28, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Giulietta Talevi FirstRand prefers to leave offshore ambitions to divisions FIRSTRAND interim normalised earnings have grown 26% to R5,5bn, net interest income rose 27% to R9,9bn, and profit...

Gen Y is no different than Gen A, B or C.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Lucy Kellaway Gen Y is no different than Gen A, B or C Thrusting young careerists give the lie to 'Generation Y' says LUCY KELLAWAY as she ponders her own reasons for entering the world of...

Mutual invokes merlot to oil SA operations' wheels.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Viwe Tlaleane Mutual invokes merlot to oil SA operations' wheels OLD Mutual is targeting some large numbers at its South African operations. It aims to achieve more than R1bn in synergies...

Aspen sitting pretty.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Viwe Tlaleane Aspen sitting pretty ASPEN Pharmacare, Africa's biggest maker of generic medicines, stands head and shoulders above its competitors when its comes to AIDS drugs. It was the...

Super supply chain.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Viwe Tlaleane Super supply chain SUPER Group Holdings has come a long way since it was founded by its CEO, Larry Lipschitz, in 1987. It all started with the acquisition of the then ailing...

Seremane joins the race for Leon's job.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Linda Ensor Seremane joins the race for Leon's job Political Correspondent CAPE TOWN Democratic Alliance (DA) federal chairman Joe Seremane has thrown his hat into the ring in the race to...

Don't blame derivatives.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Michel Pireu Don't blame derivatives DERIVATIVES scare many people. They don't know what they are, they don't know how they work. The amounts tossed around are fantastically huge....

Discovery to pay some of Shaik's hospital bill.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Discovery to pay some of Shaik's hospital bill DISCOVERY Health said yesterday it would pay at least some of convicted Schabir Shaik's hospital bill. This is after the medical aid scheme launched an...

Gauteng raises anti-crime budget 50%.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Chantelle Benjamin Gauteng raises anti-crime budget 50% Johannesburg Metro Editor GAUTENG has increased its crime-fighting budget by 50%, supporting premier Mbhazima Shilowa's undertaking in...

THE INSIDER.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) THE INSIDER Try stay off this list of protected species THE most burning questions raised by the recent proclamation by Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Lindiwe Hendricks of 21 champion trees that...

Fuelling the future.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Fuelling the future GOVERNMENT has certainly got its money's worth out of the task team appointed by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel to look into the merits of imposing a special tax on the windfall...

Telkom in Africa.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Telkom in Africa FOR almost a decade now, telecommunications firm Telkom has expressed a desire to expand into Africa. This was part of a trend among South African parastatals in the late 1990s. Eskom,...

Measuring poverty in SA not as easy as drawing a straight line.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Hilary Joffe Measuring poverty in SA not as easy as drawing a straight line GOVERNMENT is committed to halving unemployment and poverty by 2014, in line with the promise the ruling African...

Chiefs crash not my fault Fernandez.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mninawa Ntloko Chiefs crash not my fault Fernandez 'It should not have come to penalties' Deputy Sports Editor KAIZER Chiefs goalkeeper Rowen Fernandez refused to accept the blame for the...

Aussie engine needs a tune-up, but it still has plenty of gas.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mark Smith Aussie engine needs a tune-up, but it still has plenty of gas THE normally powerful Australian cricket machine is in dire need of a tune-up, of that there is little doubt. ...

THEATRE.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mary Jordan THEATRE IN CARGO, a Jazzart and Magnet Theatre collaboration now showing at the Spier Arts Summer Season, director Mark Fleishman and choreographer Alfred Hinkel wrap up an...

Apartheid parallel reaffirmed in Palestinian report.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Karima Brown Apartheid parallel reaffirmed in Palestinian report THE Palestinian people's treatment at the hands of the Israeli government has again been likened this time in a United...

Autopax 'to minimise impact of bus strike'.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Khulu Phasiwe Autopax 'to minimise impact of bus strike' Public Policy Correspondent BUS operator Autopax, which runs Translux and City to City, has said it would put in place contingency...

STC dropped on 'lack of understanding'.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Sanchia Temkin STC dropped on 'lack of understanding' Professional Services Editor GOVERNMENT's decision to change from secondary tax on companies (STC) to a dividend tax was motivated by...

Protest looms on no-fee schools.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Sue Blaine Protest looms on no-fee schools Education Correspondent GOVERNMENT faces possible rolling mass action from the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) because of...

US-SA wine joint venture starts.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Chris van Gass US-SA wine joint venture starts Cape Correspondent CAPE TOWN The first joint venture in the wine industry between the US and SA was opened by the US ambassador to SA, Eric M...

Municipalities told to spend infrastructure project funds.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Linda Ensor Municipalities told to spend infrastructure project funds Use grants or lose them, says official Political Correspondent CAPE TOWN Municipalities that underspent grants to them...

Youth league threatens mass action.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Karima Brown Youth league threatens mass action Political Editor THE African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) took aim yesterday at government's fragmented approach to youth...

Claims deadline challenged.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Ernest Mabuza Claims deadline challenged Legal Affairs Correspondent THE Constitutional Court will today begin hearing arguments on whether a section of the Road Accident Fund Act governing...

Langa to head council of controversial judicial school.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Wyndham Hartley Langa to head council of controversial judicial school Transformation key objective of revamp Parliamentary Editor CAPE TOWN Chief Justice Pius Langa is to head the council...

Schools get down to the business of BEE and secure edge in executive education.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Sue Blaine Schools get down to the business of BEE and secure edge in executive education Credibility of the deals set to give new owners a huge piece of training's expanding market...

AIDS-orphan explosion coming 'unless state acts now'.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Sue Blaine AIDS-orphan explosion coming 'unless state acts now' THE number of South African children who have lost at least one parent to AIDS could explode to more than 5-million by 2015...

Predators could hike pricey Truworths.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Ben Temkin Predators could hike pricey Truworths TRUWORTHS International (Truworths) was trading at a share price of R22 when it was reviewed in this column at the end of last June. It had...

The price trend is still positive.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Jean Temkin The price trend is still positive I have used a daily closing price line chart of Truworths, together with its accumulation/distribution (A/D) plotting, to show how while the...

MADE IT: Jonathan Louw.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Adcock Ingram Healthcare MD Jonathan Louw. He says they're in it for moral, not monetary, reasons. Either way, competition in the ARV market can only be good.

OUT: Dali Mpofu.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Boxing SA chairman Dali Mpofu. We wouldn't ordinarily care very much about the state of Boxing SA's finances. But with R1,7m a year in tax money at stake, we do.

MADE IT: Joe Seremane.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) DA chairman Joe Seremane, for standing as party leader. A one-horse race would be a no-no, especially when the horse has a name like Athol Trollip.

Windfall tax suggested now for all resources.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mathabo le Roux and Charlotte Mathews Windfall tax suggested now for all resources Mines would be taxed on 'excess' profit, apart from paying royalties THE task team set up by Finance...

Lions have matured, now play as a unit, says happy Eloff.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Zeena Isaacs Lions have matured, now play as a unit, says happy Eloff Rugby Correspondent LIONS coach Eugene Eloff said yesterday that one of the most rewarding aspects of his team's 25-24...

Rugby turns attention to touch judges.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Zeena Isaacs Rugby turns attention to touch judges Course aimed at creating specialists Rugby Correspondent SA RUGBY last week implemented phase two of its programme aimed at improving the...

Super Group boosts interim revenue 20%.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Abdul Milazi Super Group boosts interim revenue 20% Most growth generated at supply chain management division Trade and Industry Editor INTEGRATED supply chain management firm Super Group...

Eland confident of huge platinum output.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Charlotte Mathews Eland confident of huge platinum output Resources Editor ELAND Platinum, which is building a platinum mine near Brits, is increasingly confident of being able to produce...

Glenrand to take hard look at high head office costs.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Stephen Gunnion Glenrand to take hard look at high head office costs Financial Services Editor GLENRAND MIB says high costs within the group are receiving urgent attention as it focuses on...

Exit prompts Peermont price drop.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Janet Parker Exit prompts Peermont price drop Leisure Industries Editor THE London & Regional Properties and Century Casinos consortium is not challenging the R4,26bn bid for gaming group...

Selective denial.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Jon Quirk Selective denial President Thabo Mbeki famously stated that it is quite absurd to even think about being the victim of a serious crime while walking in the environs of Auckland...

We are so corrupt.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Carl Wille We are so corrupt I was shocked to discover that the gazetted financial services charter appears to allow for affirmative action and economic empowerment of black people with no...

Don't deregulate.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Peter Karaszi Don't deregulate Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's task team recommends a deregulation of the retail fuel market, Task team suggests petrol deregulation (February 26). That...

Viva criminals!
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Joffre Papenfus Viva criminals! Two current court cases have serious consequences for our legal system's very survival. In Schabir Shaik's appeal, the argument has been made that...

Constituency allowances a fraud.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Errol Goetsch Constituency allowances a fraud If Finance Minister Trevor Manuel promised in his budget speech to tackle self-enrichment in the marketplace, why is he promoting it in the...

Giuliani lore.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mark Wade Giuliani lore In his book, The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York and the Genius of American Life, Fred Siegel says that, according to Giuliani, crime's root cause was not...

Selling Manuel.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Howard Skeens Selling Manuel Now that prostitution has been legalised by the African National Congress (ANC), the police have one less problem to worry about! It appears the pimps at Luthuli...

Compelling hurt.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Jim Harris Compelling hurt Your editorial says of retirement savings that compulsion can do no harm, Grand plans (February 26). Even as a generalisation that sounds a dodgy proposition....

Tip for Trevor.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: James Olive Tip for Trevor Once again, the finance minister has ignored the fiscal drag on nonstandard employment, for which pay as you earn is deductible at 25% from the first rand. ...

Alert Steel to list on AltX, move into building supplies.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mathabo Le Roux Alert Steel to list on AltX, move into building supplies Mathabo le Roux Trade and Industry Correspondent STEEL retailer Alert Steel is set to list on AltX on Thursday. The...

Old Mutual to use unclaimed share money for charity projects.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Stephen Gunnion Old Mutual to use unclaimed share money for charity projects Community schemes stand to get R1bn Financial Services Editor OLD Mutual will ask shareholders at its annual...

Aspen's operating profit lifts on AIDS drugs sales.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Tamar Kahn Aspen's operating profit lifts on AIDS drugs sales Science and Health Editor CAPE TOWN Aspen Pharmacare is rapidly diversifying its business in a bid to cushion the company...

How a R3bn budget overrun got the boot.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Udesh Pillay How a R3bn budget overrun got the boot I AM a big fan of the 2010 World Cup. I think the event has a lot to offer SA, even though assertions that its legacy will benefit the...

SA's brand with a conscience.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Greg Gordon SA's brand with a conscience A SOUTH AFRICAN energy efficiency organisation is one of nine companies recognised as a brand with a conscience this year by the Medinge Group, a...

State eager to exploit potential for biofuels.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Greg Gordon State eager to exploit potential for biofuels Draft strategy lays the foundation for viable industry in SA THERE is widespread consensus that availability of oil, the key fossil...

Mines seek a stable royalty regime.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Greg Gordon Mines seek a stable royalty regime Draft reports on new bill fail to meet crucial requirements for industry, reports ROYALTY and taxation systems are a crucial component of the...

Innovative view on cutting costs of HIV/AIDS.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Greg Gordon Innovative view on cutting costs of HIV/AIDS A REPORT by Deloitte cutting and trading away the costs of HIV/AIDS postulates a new approach to managing costs associated with the...

UK firm seals deal with Re A Thiba.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Abdul Milazi UK firm seals deal with Re A Thiba Trade and Industry Editor AESSEAL, one of the leading mechanical seals suppliers in SA, has sold a 25,1% stake to empowerment company Re A...

Tenders boost Sanyati order book.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Abdul Milazi Tenders boost Sanyati order book CIVIL engineering specialists Sanyati Holdings has beefed up its order book with new contracts worth R213m, which it attributes to government's...

Halogen sells two Zimbabwean gold mines.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Charlotte Mathews Halogen sells two Zimbabwe gold mines Resources Editor CENTRAL African Gold, the Alternative Investment Market-quoted gold mining company that recently bought AngloGold's...

Risk-savvy investors turn their attention to diamonds.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Emma Muller Risk-savvy investors turn their attention to diamonds Antwerp Correspondent NEVER mind the deep suspicions that still arise about the diamond industry, or the fact that the...

New offshore funds expected.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Madeleine van Niekerk New offshore funds expected No limit on amount that can be invested by individuals in international funds Judy Gilmour THREE more international exchange-traded funds...

Trencor considers listing for Textainer.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Edward West Trencor considers listing for Textainer KwaZulu-Natal Correspondent DURBAN Shipping company Trencor might list Textainer, its 73%-owned marine container manager, on an...

SA needs to put more effort in reassuring foreign investors.
February 27, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: David Williams SA needs to put more effort in reassuring foreign investors LAST night Face to Face's spoke to Dr Iraj Abedian from Pan African Advisory Services about buoyant commodity...

It's down to the wire as Actis offer for Forbes goes to the vote this week.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Rob Rose It's down to the wire as Actis offer for Forbes goes to the vote this week PRIVATE equity group Actis may have increased its offer for Alexander Forbes for a second time to R17 a...

Molotsane may have to wield the axe.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Rob Rose Molotsane may have to wield the axe IF ONE believed Warren Buffett's claim that risk comes from not knowing what you're doing, then Telkom's hapless handling of its 2001 dispute...

Not good to be playing broken telephones.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Rob Rose Not good to be playing broken telephones IT HAS been a rough week for Astral Foods, as its share price tumbled 12% in the past week from the heights of R120 to Friday's R106. ...

Golden Paul could upset the favourite.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: David Mollett Golden Paul could upset the favourite Chariots of Fire carries more weight Racing Editor TRAINER Paul Matchett has got his stable in good form and his three-year-old, Golden...

Schwartzel's third order of merit in a row.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Michael Vlismas Schwartzel's third order of merit in a row LOUIS Oosthuizen claimed his second victory in four tournaments when he won the Telkom PGA Championship at Country Club...

Brands the way to a customer's wallet.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Bryan Hirsch Brands the way to a customer's wallet HAVE you ever stopped to think what is really in a brand name? Do you have preferred brands you buy regularly? Why do you go back to buying...

Professional sport must be run by professionals.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mark Keohane Professional sport must be run by professionals OREGAN Hoskins read the right script last week. But the words lacked conviction because there was no substance to the text. ...

Grand plans.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Grand plans THE implications of government's plans for a new social security dispensation have hardly begun to sink in yet. But they are enormous, for government itself as well as for all working South...

Fleeing the cities we inhabit, in whichever ways we can afford.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Jonny Steinberg Fleeing the cities we inhabit, in whichever ways we can afford IT IS no secret that there is an anomaly at the heart of SA's current wave of alarm about violent crime. The...

No easy ride for Mosimane and charges.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mninawa Ntloko No easy ride for Mosimane and charges United coach a nervous wreck by end Deputy Sports Editor PRETORIA SuperSport United coach Pitso Mosimane arrived at Loftus Versfeld...

CRUCIAL CD COLLECTION.
February 26, 2007... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Richard Haslop CRUCIAL CD COLLECTION THERE can have been few artists who had more prolific recording years than Sonny Rollins had in 1956. Already identified, through his work with...