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Management behavior can greatly improve relationships with remote talent, a new study from University of Illinois, USA, business professor Ravi Gajendran reveals

Global integrated energy and chemicals company Sasol today announced the appointment of Love Johannesburg to it’s newly created roster of marketing support agencies.

South African music legend Cedric Samson has embarked on a new project, once again dedicated to South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela.

South African female artist Lady M releases her debut Solitude EP on Cape Town's Triplefire Music label.

Triplefire Music, the Cape Town based house and techno label releases a second EP from Amsterdam's Tom Deibel.

YesBabyDaily.com is set to be a game changer in the tradition-bound local wedding industry.

The fifth annual Mobile Money Africa will gather more than 400 industry leaders to discuss collaboration and moving the market forward when the conference and expo returns to Johannesburg from 28-29 May.

A fascinating old lady recounting her life was the impetus for author Nigel Patten to pen this extraordinary memoir of the woman and her times.

"Wednesday’s Child: One Man’s Life" paints a portrait of a man drawn through his poetry.

The outlook for the BPO industry for fiscal 2013 remains positive according to a senior executive of Coracall, the UK headquartered Business Process Outsourcing Company.

Rise Sport Entertainment and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe's Reverse Spin Entertainment come together for another installment of their merger of Sports and Music by announcing their upcoming tribute album celebrating The 29th Africa Cup of Nations,

Whilst South Africa is now among the top 10 importers of Scotch Whisky in the world, other sectors of the economy continue to grow at an even faster pace, albeit somewhat less flamboyantly.

Christine Vaindirlis Arrives to the Stage at the GingerNewYork TV Show on Friday November 30, 2012. Join the Studio Audience for a Glimpse of the South African Beauty and Hear a Treasured Voice in New York City 2pm MNN Studios 537 West 59th Street.

Global outsourcing, BPO and Call Centre Company, Coracall today announced the formation of a Business Transformation Outsourcing Practice for its global customers.

As stock markets experienced further weakening this week, Gartner’s latest market analysis on outsourcing trends revealed strong growth in the outsourcing sector.

Award-Winning South African author Shirley Tucker uses homeland as backdrop for thought-provoking tale

Transnet, the South African logistics and transport utility, has downgraded its coal delivery forecast to Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) to a maximum of 73Mt for this financial year. South African Coal Report’s David McKay digs deeper.

In order to better serve its South African customers, SEO4k is opening a brand new customer support centre in Randburg, Johannesburg.

Amid continued strike action affecting key sectors within South Africa, a discussion on reward management is appropriate and relevant to the current socio-economic climate.

Coracall, a UK based, full service call center / BPO company with operations in the UK, South Africa, Philippines and India, announced that it successfully completed ISO 9001 certification today by QMS International.

Continental Coal may have turned the corner after a difficult period in which a one-fifth decline in the thermal coal price pressured its balance sheet and sent it in search of an equity partner. South African Coal Report has the details.

Management behavior can greatly improve relationships with remote talent, a new study from University of Illinois, USA, business professor Ravi Gajendran reveals

When it comes to working as a global outsource, offshore and even freelance work chances are your employer will be from a different country

Global integrated energy and chemicals company Sasol today announced the appointment of Love Johannesburg to it’s newly created roster of marketing support agencies.

BHP Billiton may have to pay market prices for electricity consumed by its aluminium smelters in South Africa as a result of an inquiry into its agreement with Eskom. South African Coal Report has more.

“Symbion Power and many other companies from the United States are ready to invest in Africa,” says Paul Hinks, CEO of Symbion Power, platinum sponsor at the upcoming African Utility Week taking place in Cape Town from 14-15 May.

– The public is invited to attend a World Affairs Forum special event at General Reinsurance Corporation Headquarters, which will feature a presentation by The Honorable Ebrahim Rasool, Ambassador of South Africa to the United States.

LontohCoal hopes to raise funds from Asian and West African investors to buy 6Mtpa of export entitlement and to provide access to third party coal production. However, as South African Coal Report notes, the capital raising has drawn criticism.

Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – May 1, 2013: on the 8 – 10 May 2013, 65 of Africa’s foremost executives from the CIO space will convene at the Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa for GDS International’s fourth Chief Information Officer Africa summit.

South African music legend Cedric Samson has embarked on a new project, once again dedicated to South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela.

African Education Week to gather experts in Johannesburg in June

Older and established companies often have a difficult time in adjusting to a virtual workforce because of concerns ranging from security issues to lack of cohesion among employees leading to low morale and poor productivity

According to advice to clients by a London stockbroker, it will be some time before normal rail operations resume along the Matola Corridor, a key coal transport rail passage. South African Coal Report’s David McKay has more.

Yesbabydaily.com South Africa’s first premiere deals site for the engaged and invited has launched – and it promises to change the way that South Africans build a wedding budget!

cAs the workplace becomes more virtual, managers are faced with the problems of how to evaluate telecommuters

South African female artist Lady M releases her debut Solitude EP on Cape Town's Triplefire Music label.

A company is only as good as its workforce, so when opting for outsourcing or offshoring options it is important to build a supporting business culture based on open communication

Hermanus, SOUTH AFRICA – April 15, 2013: GDS International today announced it will host its eighth Next Generation Telecoms Africa Summit on 23rd-25th April 2013 at the prestigious Arabella Western Cape Hotel, South Africa.

South Africa remains one of the most diverse regions in Africa for its proliferation of successful mobile money business models being championed by banks, MNOs (mobile network operators), third party providers and retailers.

“Today’s World Earth Day reminds us all of our need to commit to protecting our environment and increasing renewable energy projects instead of relying on the more traditional power sources" says Emma Sayers of Clean Power Africa.

Anglo American said it remained committed to finding coking coal resources in Mozambique despite its decision last week not to proceed with the acquisition of 58.9% in the Revuboé metallurgical coal project. South African Coal Report has more.

The advancement in technology and telecommunications is changing the way companies and people work, rapidly diminishing the notion that productivity is only achieved when workers are physically in a centralised office.

The use of mobile devices and social media in the classroom are some of the compelling questions that will be discussed during the Education Technology Indaba at the annual African Education Week from 19-22 June in Johannesburg.

Triplefire Music, the Cape Town based house and techno label releases a second EP from Amsterdam's Tom Deibel.

ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Saldanha, the single largest electricity consumer in the Western Cape, introduced energy savings that resulted in an astounding R90 million energy bill savings in one...

The last three years have been difficult ones for Coal of Africa (CoAL) and the past six months have been no exception.

The global retail industry potentially stands to benefit the most by online outsourcing or offshoring services in...

South Africa as a travel destination is on most peoples wish-list.

The first Mobile Money Africa Awards will be announced during the event in May in Johannesburg to honour the industry’s most innovative projects and companies.

The railway, which links Mozambique's coal mines in Tete province to Beira in the south some 470km away, was shut after heavy floods washed away ballast, bridges and culverts close to Beira in the Zambezi Valley.

In addition to roundtable meetings, peer-led panel discussions and working lunches, the summit includes ‘Collabor8’, a superb icebreaker designed to drive interaction and discussion enabling operators and service providers to highlight key pain...

YesBabyDaily.com is set to be a game changer in the tradition-bound local wedding industry.

On 22 March World Water Day will be celebrated globally.  But South Africa has little to celebrate according to Harold Smook, founder of Urban Roots – Sustainable Communities Initiative and registered Professional Engineering Technologist.

Craig Wiggill, executive director of UK-based Thukela Resources, said recently that miners operating in the southern Africa country of Mozambique had to “get back to reality”.

The annual Career Indaba will once again bridge the gap for students between studying and entering the working world.

Clean Power Africa will give an exclusive look at hydro, wind and solar projects and opportunities across the African continent in Cape Town in May.

RED SIMON, the specialist for premium wines from South Africa offers everyone who is interested the opportunity of a guaranteed prize.

The fifth annual Mobile Money Africa will gather more than 400 industry leaders to discuss collaboration and moving the market forward when the conference and expo returns to Johannesburg from 28-29 May.

Recent heavy rains have resulted in damage to infrastructure and declarations of force majeure by major coal mining companies operating in Mozambique. South African Coal Report looks at some of the challenges facing miners in this developing nation.

Leadership in education, technology in the classroom and STEM education are some of the pressing issues that will be focused on at the annual African Education Week and Career Indaba taking place in Johannesburg from 19-22 June this year.

The new GET FiT investment mechanism which brings private and public investors together is one of the updates featured during the Investment & Finance track of the upcoming African Utility Week conference and expo in Cape Town in May.

An ambitious plan to retreat discarded fines production from South Africa’s coal mines, including waste deposits, has run into teething problems. South Africa Coal Report’s David McKay looks at the issues.

Do you need to register a new company in Nigeria, or you are looking to expand your business and register a subsidiary company in UK, US, SA or Ghana?

A fascinating old lady recounting her life was the impetus for author Nigel Patten to pen this extraordinary memoir of the woman and her times.

"Wednesday’s Child: One Man’s Life" paints a portrait of a man drawn through his poetry.

Inverdoorn Game Reserve is close to Cape Town in South Africa. Safaris are offered which give guests the chance to see animals, including the big five, roaming free through the Karoo. Above all else, the reserve remains a stronghold of conservation.

South African Coal Report’s David McKay gazes into his crystal ball to see what will be the key market trends for 2013 in southern Africa’s coal industry. He discusses seven major influences that will impact the industry this year.

As more connected South Africans turn to online travel bookings, e-Tourism is set to become a significant contributor to the country's tourism economy.

Johannesburg is a powerful financial centre and produces 16% of South Africa’s GDP. Technocash supports your business’s venture into this thriving market because it enables you to receive and send funds in the South African Rand.

Coal of Africa (CoAL) faces the prospect of renewed legal action by a coalition of environmentalists, known as the ‘Save the Mapungubwe Coalition’ (the Coalition), which is opposed to CoAL’s Vele coking coal mine.