Now in it’s 13th year the 2021 Eskom Business Investment Competition could prove lucky for some as it opens for entries.Pretoria, 30 August 2021: Entries for the 2021 Business Investment Competition (BIC) are officially open, as announced by the Eskom Development Foundation. Launched in 2008, the competition targets small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), owned by previously disadvantaged black individuals. The BIC provides a great platform for South African owners of small and medium …
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Female participation in the automotive sphere is rising in SA
PRETORIA – In celebration of Women’s Month in August, Ford South Africa has been celebrating women who are pioneers in their respective vocations.South Africa has made considerable progress in the advocacy for gender equality in the workplace, and more specifically in the automotive industry. According to the Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA), the percentage of women in the motor industry has been steadily increasing in recent years. Although this is progressive, there is still scope for …
New CFO – Yota Baron
PRETORIA – Yota Baron has been appointed the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Ford South Africa, effective 1 August 2021. She previously served as CFO for Direct Markets within the Ford International Markets Group.Originally from South Africa, Baron takes over as CFO of the local operations from Joseph (Pepe) Verga, who will be repatriating back to the United States. Verga has been Ford South Africa’s CFO since November 2016. “We welcome Yota back to the Ford South Africa family, where her …
Ford College Community Challenge
Pretoria – Ford Motor Company continues building on its commitment to empowering the youth through education with the announcement of the winners of the Ford College Community Challenge (C3), run in partnership with global non-profit organisation Enactus.Enactus is a platform to practically demonstrate the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world. For the second successive year the University of KwaZulu-Natal walked away with top honours at …
Tshwane Automotive SEZ heralds good news for jobs
The Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has to date created numerous jobs and opened up development opportunities for the local community in its construction phase. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who paid a visit to the Tshwane Automotive SEZ on Tuesday, said the total short-term jobs expected to be created during the construction phase are estimated at around 8 600. “With construction having started in August 2020 - within the limits of COVID-19 regulations - the planning, design …
First Quick Lane Tyre & Auto Centre Opens in South Africa
The first facility in Silverton, Pretoria joins over 1 018 Quick Lane Tyre and Auto Centres worldwide, and more than 18 located across Sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Ethiopia and Uganda PRETORIA, South Africa, 13 June, 2017 - South Africa's first Quick Lane Tyre and Auto Centre has opened its doors in Silverton, Pretoria, to provide convenient access to quality automotive service for all vehicle makes and models - particularly …
City of Tshwane Suspends R35 Million Tender after reports of irregular conduct
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) alerted the City of Tshwane to an irregular tender contract worth nearly R35 million and the metro has now suspended this contract pending further investigation. OUTA was recently contacted by a whistleblower who passed on a considerable volume of information regarding irregular conduct on a tender awarded by the City of Tshwane to Tahal South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Further investigation revealed damning insights and a subsequent invitation to the City of …
Poland’s Pretoria Poulty Trade Mission
The trade mission of the Polish National Poultry Council - Chamber of Commerce to the Republic of South Africa took place this year between 15 - 19 November. It was attended by several producers of the Polish poultry sector. The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria co-organized the mission. In her speech, Ambassador Anna Raduchowska-Brochwicz recalled the high potential of markets of both countries and a significant increase of trade in agri-food products The aim of the mission …
A7TV Video Advertising & Marketing – Read This First Pretoria Business Owner
There is a set of business owners in Gauteng that are chasing a certain Derek Poole for money that he allegedly owes to them. In my mind our friend Derek Poole's biggest sin was the method he used to sell his business marketing videos. In his previous incarnation as Africa Seven his claims for the number of times that videos produced by his company bordered on what I termed 'fraudulent fantasy'. Poole claimed that his few videos had been viewed more times than publishing powerhouses such …
Celebrity chef Lucia Mthiyane says rising young talent is encouraging
(Pretoria) – Celebrity chef Lucia Mthiyane says the explosion of South Africa's foodie culture has opened up a world of opportunities for talented youngsters aspiring to careers in top kitchens locally as well as abroad. Speaking ahead of her appearance at the Food Affair expo at Forest Hill City in Centurion this weekend (October 27-29), Mthiyane said she was encouraged by the entrance into the industry of young black women. "It's very refreshing especially to see young black women …