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Complaint Lodged Against Sanral CEO

Posted by admin | May 18th, 2012 | 0 Comments

A formal complaint has been lodged with the Public Protector against Sanral CEO Mr Nazir Alli with respect to his handling of an Unsolicited Bid received in 2001 for the N2 Wild Co …

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SA Eyes Solution To Iran Oil Ban

Posted by admin | May 18th, 2012 | 0 Comments

South Africa, which receives a quarter of its crude from Iran, is holding almost daily discussions with the United States, EU Union and Iran about reducing its purchases and is “ …

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Labour Law Changes Remain Uncertain

Posted by admin | May 18th, 2012 | 0 Comments

Confusion surrounds whether the Department of Labour has dropped proposed amendments to the laws that were set to tighten regulations around strikes and picketing. Full story and s …

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Renting Could Bolster Vehicle Sales: Imperial

Posted by admin | May 18th, 2012 | 0 Comments

Renting a vehicle, rather than buying it, can, over time, boost South Africa’s yearly passenger vehicle sales by five per cent, says Imperial executive director Manny de Canha. H …

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Government To Appeal E-toll Ruling

Posted by admin | May 18th, 2012 | 0 Comments

The government planned to appeal against the interim order handed down by the North Gauteng High Court, which halted the implementation of e-tolling on the Gauteng Freeway Improvem …

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Honda Revises Civic Hatch

Posted by admin | May 17th, 2012 | 0 Comments

330913Honda’s new Civic 5-door hatchback has been launched locally. The previous Civic hatchback was noted for its quirky styling and while the newcomer has toned some of those element …

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Thule Raises Production Bar

Posted by admin | May 17th, 2012 | 0 Comments

330981Production at the Thule Towing Systems plant in Pietermaritzburg has been ramped up with an additional two welding robots to meet growing demand from both local and international c …

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SA Retail Sales Fall

Posted by admin | May 17th, 2012 | 0 Comments

Retail sales fell 1,2 percent in the first quarter of the year, marking the first contraction in three years, official figures showed yesterday. Coming on the heels of news that ma …

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Motor Producers Add Over 500 Jobs

Posted by admin | May 17th, 2012 | 0 Comments

A total of 509 new jobs were created in the motor manufacturing industry in the first quarter despite a downgrade to vehicle export projections for this year. This month’s 10 per …

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Automotive Investments Steadily Increasing

Posted by admin | May 16th, 2012 | 0 Comments

The automotive industry was poised to spend over R5-billion in capital expenditure (capex) during 2012, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa …

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