The executive management of NOSA and its holding company, MICROmega Holdings Limited, were once again honoured to host the 2013 annual NOSCAR awards held on Friday, 10th May 2013 at Summer Place in Illovo, Johannesburg. “As an organisation, NOSA strives to enhance the values of the occupational risk management industry, while ensuring that the industry as a whole continues to grow and develop further. As such, we are honoured to recognise these incredible organisations as leaders in occupational safety, health and environmental management in their respective fields”, said NOSA Managing Director, Justin Hobday. Karbochem (Pty) Ltd Sasolburg received special mention…
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, the global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has won four 2013 Technical Image Press Association Awards in the ‘Best CSC Advanced’, ‘Best Mobile Imaging Device’, ‘Best Imaging Innovation’ and ‘Best Photo TV’ categories. For the first time, Samsung’s Digital Imaging devices won three 2013 TIPA Awards. The Samsung Smart Camera NX300 won Best CSC Advanced, making it the best advanced compact system camera (CSC) on the market. The NX300’s brand new 20.3 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor allows users to take images that boast sharp, life-like colours which are crisp and clear in all light conditions.…
Turrito Networks is making waves in the Telecoms industry and receiving accolades as proof of its distinctive product and service offering. The company was recently awarded Vodacom Business Partner of the Year 2012/2013; securing more than double the volume of business than the second highest reseller in the country. “We are delighted with the recognition we have received in such a short space of time, only having taken our products to market just over two years ago”, says Louis Jardim, Turrito Sales Director. “The uptake has been fantastic and we are looking forward to another year of good growth. Essentially…
ADSOFTWARE, the French leading international aviation software firm, announces that they have recently celebrated their 15th anniversary of operations. This milestone has been made possible by continuing to provide quality state-of-the-art software solutions and services within the aviation industry. Holding patents on specialized solutions like AIRPACK and DAILYPACK, ADSOFTWARE continues to revolutionize the aviation industry with innovations that push the operators forward, just as they did 15 years ago. Founded by Fred Ulrich in 1998 and already considered by the French government as an Innovative Company at the time, ADSOFTWARE has created a great business model by investing in client…
David Scowsill, the President and EO of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has praised many of the developments that have taken place in Latin America in recent years and called on the region’s tourism leaders to maintain the momentum when speaking at the Hotel Opportunities Latin America conference in Miami. Scowsill singled out the aviation developments in the region: “It is impressive what is happening in South America with the movement towards Open Skies as the headwinds of deregulation, privatisation, alliances and consolidation are sweeping through the region’s aviation industry. Equally impressive is the evolution of the airlines,…
Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Limited (KBL) will this year celebrate 40 years of the brewery’s existence with a series of activities that consumers and stakeholder can enjoy as they look back at their journey and prepare for the future. Headlined by St Louis Lager, Botswana’s first home grown beer, the celebrations kicked off with a gala dinner at Gaborone Sun Hotel where invited guests; including employees, customers and the media were among invited guests. The dinner provided an opportunity for KBL to share with its partners the journey from its time of inception to the huge business it regarded today. Commenting…
The Botswana marathon runners continued to struggle to dominate the Steinmetz Gaborone Marathon, which has become important to the country’s sport-tourism calendar. After the last editions had atleast one athlete making the top 10 finish, things were not so good for the locals runners as the country failed to produce a top 10 runner. In a marathon that saw records tumble, it was Kenyans who dominated the race, taking home all the top three positions in the men’s race and first position in the ladies’ race. In a race that will much be largely remembered as a Kenyan affair, it…
Galane Gold (GG) has affirmed its commitment to continue working alongside the communities it operates in during the historic launch of the company’s flag that will bolster its presence in the country by raising the flag that bears the company’s official emblem. The company, which owns the Mupane Mine near Francistown, has launched its own flag that will fly alongside the national flag. General Manager of Galane Gold Botswana operations, Lawrence Manjengwa noted that his company acknowledges that communities where it operates are key contributors to its success. “GG has vowed, through its sustainability policy to create lasting relationships with…
Amplants, the Anglo American platinum division has revised its unpopular decision to scale down operations, a move that will appease the Jacob Zuma administration. Earlier this year, the company caused uproar in the labour market when it outlined plans to create a sustainable, competitive and profitable platinum business for the long term benefit of all its stakeholders. The decision would have seen 14, 000 jobs lost, but under the revised proposals, only jobs will be lost. However, following talks between interested parties including Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), Anglo American Platinum says it has formulated revised proposals which remain focused…
Hodges Resources Ltd says it has completed the earn in commitment with SDNP Manufacture Mining and Construction Services (Pty) Ltd (SDNP), on the Morupule South Coal Project and secured 75% of the project located in Botswana. Under the terms of the agreement, Hodges has earned 75% of the project by paying SDNP US$500,000 on execution of the agreement and spending US$3,000,000 over two years on the project. The companies will now incorporate a special propriety company in Botswana that will hold the permit (formation of the JVCo). Hodges can then exercise its option to acquire an additional 24% in the…