Interpol advises on rhino poaching
Countries across Africa need to
work together to combat rhino poaching, says the International Police Organisation (Interpol), adding that there needs to be a free flow of information between organisations and nations if the scourge is to be eradicated.
How sad that our heritage is being destroyed as a result of a stupid, backward, and quite frankly laughable belief that belongs back in the Dark Ages. Rhino horn is simply keratin... the same stuff our fingernails are made of... If the belief had any foundation in fact, biting your fingernails would ensure, amongst others, no cancer and, apparently, a love-making ability that would make every Warren Beatty wannabe sob with envy.
On a lighter note... literally... the
South African Entertainment Awards are to launch next year. The awards will recognise and reward the disciplines of fine art, performance, music and dance for exceptional work throughout the year.
And still on a light (musical) note,
Henley is launching an MBA for music and the creative industries. Jon Foster-Pedley, dean of Henley Business School in Africa, says the MBA was established by Henley UK in 2011, and "is the first MBA of its kind in the world."
So you think you are pretty good, do you? Well then, the next step is to
sell yourself. Juliette Attwell, of BizCareers, says selling yourself is probably the most important skill you'll ever learn.
Rod Baker, Content Director
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 | Amanda Visser South African canned-fruit producers have won the first round in the battle against an Australian producer who brought applications for safeguard measures and anti-dumping duties against them. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad Woolworths said on Tuesday, 5 November, that it had signed agreements to purchase its franchise businesses in Botswana‚ Namibia‚ Swaziland and Ghana. Read more >>
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 | Poultry producer Astral Foods reported a sharp drop in annual profits‚ as a result of severe losses from its poultry division. Read more >>
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 | Lewis Group has reported diluted headline earnings per share of 417.4c for the six months to September, marginally higher than the 414.9c for the same period last year. Read more >>
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 | HARARE, ZIMBABWE: The Zimbabwe government has signed a US$355m agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China to expand its power generation capacity and help alleviate perennial electricity shortages. Read more >>
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 | Allan Seccombe Kumba Iron Ore aims to restore the flagship Sishen mine to full‚ sustainable production as quickly as possible after the company issued quarterly output data and export sales expectations that shocked the market. Read more >>
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 | Mark Allix Steel producer ArcelorMittal SA says despite fairly weak trading conditions it saw a rise in headline earnings to 50c a share in the third quarter to September allowing it to remain in a positive cash position. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley The metals and engineering industries will play an important role in government's National Development Plan (NDP) and infrastructure programme‚ says newly appointed executive director of the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA (Seifsa)‚ Kaizer Nyatsumba. Read more >>
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 | The Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has accepted a 7% wage offer from South African Breweries (SAB)‚ bringing an end to more than a month of strike action characterised by violence and intimidation. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad Given the challenges facing them‚ foreign retailers would not enter the African market in a significant way within the next 10 years‚ according to Boris Planer, chief economist at London's Planet Retail. Read more >>
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 | SHANGHAI - China's auto sales surged 20.3% year-on-year in October, helped by a long holiday, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on Monday (11 November). Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Toyota that its net profit for the first six months rose by 82.5% causing it to adjust its annual earnings forecast as a weak yen and improving sales in North America boosted its bottom line. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad Woolworths will pull out of its three stores in Nigeria as high rental costs‚ duties and complex supply chain processes make trading in the West African country "highly challenging". Read more >>
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 | Nick Kotch SA is determined to be at the forefront of global efforts to ensure transparency in tax matters and to enhance revenue collection by closing loopholes which corporates and individuals are able to exploit‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said at a conference on relations between the Group of 20 and Africa. Read more >>
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 | Razina Munsh Buoyed by the success of the third round of its independent power producer (IPP) programme‚ which saw prices for clean-energy projects tumble‚ the government may now invite a fourth round of bidders‚ says Department of Energy director-general Nelisiwe Magubane. Read more >>
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 | Transnet intends investing R26bn on expanding infrastructure in the Eastern Cape over the next seven years, according to President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>
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