Liberty Medical Scheme (LMS) has introduced a new, top-end option this month which offers members the very best in healthcare supported by exceptional service which further ensures that the scheme continues to cater for all its members at every life stage. “When care is at the heart of what we do, it means taking the time to listen to our members and to respond meaningfully. With the introduction of our Prestige option, LMS has demonstrated once again that it heeds the call of members who have indicated that they want the very best medical cover – and service – that... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 13th 2012 |
On the 16th & 17th October 2012 the second Clean Technology business and investment matchmaking conference for the African continent is to be held at the Killarney Country Club in Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa. Called “Viridis Africa”, the event is dedicated to entrepreneurs and corporates who are seeking funding to introduce clean technology solutions and services. Principals who present their business opportunities at this event would have the audience of numerous local and foreign investors, stratified according to their interest and investment criteria. Investors would include venture capital, private equity, project and corporate finance outfits and others dedicated to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, September 2nd 2012 |
Cape Town, 24th August 2012 – A month-long international photographic competition, Wiki Loves Monuments, will kick off in South Africa from the 1st September and will run throughout Heritage Month with special events planned for Heritage Day, the 24th September. Members of the public are encouraged to celebrate South Africa’s living heritage by taking photographs of heritage sites (including buildings, sites of struggle and memory, graves, monuments, archaeological sites, etc.) and uploading them either via mobile or their computers to the competition website (www.wikilovesmonuments.co.za). A panel of South Africa’s most celebrated photographers will judge the uploaded photographs, and the winners... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, September 2nd 2012 |
The slow pace of economic growth along with government delays in awarding tenders continue to limit the recovery of the local infrastructure and construction sector. The downturn may have given some respite to the scarce skills shortage. However, South Africa is not training enough engineers, artisans and technicians to deliver the long-awaited R845-billion government infrastructure projects in the pipeline. This is the conclusion of the 2012 Infrastructure Sector Research Survey, carried out by executive search firm, Landelahni Business Leaders Amrop SA. “Across the world, crucial infrastructure schemes are competing for a dwindling skills pool amid fears that the skills shortage... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, August 28th 2012 |
More women are moving into higher-level positions. But the rate of advancement is slow, and halfway up the corporate ladder women tend to fall behind their male colleagues. “It’s time for organisations and women themselves to reverse the trend,” says Sandra Burmeister, CEO of the Landelahni Recruitment Group. Women have made strides in all kinds of careers. They include Christine Lagarde, first female head of the International Monetary Fund, and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, newly-elected head of the African Union. South Africa has produced a myriad of influential businesswomen with Maria Ramos, CEO of Absa, and Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, CEO of ArcelorMittal, both making... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, July 30th 2012 |
