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Did you miss your copy of the FREE monthly newsletter for the professional body for coaching and mentoring in SA? February 2012's topic was Research in Coaching & Mentoring, with articles by leading practitioners.Go to www.comensa.org.za to subscribe

FREE monthly newsletter for the professional body for coaching and mentoring in South Africa. The topic for November 2011 was Coaching & Mentoring Competencies, and the professionalisation of the industries.

The FREE October issue of COMENSAnews, packed with articles on coaching and mentoring models and frameworks

The first survey of the South African coaching landscape, conducted by COMENSA’s Research & Development Portfolio Committee from November 2010 to January 2011, encompassed coaches, coaching clients and organisations that utilise coaching in SA.

In 1991 South Africa was the first country in the world to label the Great White Shark as a protected species and has since then been leading the world in trying to learn more about this remarkable ocean dwelling predator.

Cape Town, 22nd February 2011 – The writing and translation agency MeinSchreibservice.de has adopted a new organisational structure; the company has been divided into eight special competence centres according to project type and clients’ needs.

Growth of the South African chemicals industry has been sustained by the Government’s drive to increase the nation’s gross manufacturing output.

In many developing countries, laboratory services have been neglected due to chronic under-investment. Furthermore, the high burden of infectious diseases and emergence of drug-resistant malaria have increased the strain on laboratories.

Convergence presents opportunities for overcoming declining revenues of voice only services and promoting usage of broadband data services, where the current focus is on investments.

Until recently, the pharmaceutical market in Mozambique had been inactive and largely donor-driven. However, in the last few years, it has experienced faster growth due to the large influx of affordable generic drugs.

A “miracle” crop: Moringa Oleifera has surfaced as a source of both biofuel and food. The importance of the debate is very clear as many experts, global bodies and governments issue staggering statistics about the future of our population.

As the South African unified communications (UC) market remains at an early growth stage, it presents profitable opportunities for telecommunications service providers in the country.

The weak enforcement of municipal legislation, particularly the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), has resulted in limited investment into water and wastewater infrastructure in South Africa.

Recovery from a decade-long economic contraction has been the main factor behind the growth experienced in Zimbabwe’s pharmaceutical sector in the last two years.

Growth in the Namibian electricity market will be driven by the expansion of the mining industry, particularly that of uranium. This will be buttressed by increasing demand for electricity across other industrial sectors.

The South African bio-renewable chemicals industry is in an emerging market stage with a number of local end-user companies such as paper and pulp investing in biomass-to-energy projects.

The base chemicals market forms the foundation of the chemicals industry in particular and of the manufacturing sector in general.

Wider use of polyurethane for various applications is anticipated as sub-Saharan Africa emerges from the global economic recession. Increased buying power boosts the demand for polyurethane foams in bedding and furniture applications.

The paints and coatings market is primarily driven by the construction sector. The construction industry slowed down drastically during 2008 and 2009 due to the economic crisis and started to gradually recover in the third quarter of 2009.

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