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 | Construction of approximately R250 million worth of urgently needed bulk water infrastructure is now underway to the north of Durban. Martin Bright, project manager for the Northern Aqueduct Augmentation (NAA) project, confirmed that a second contract was awarded to Esorfranki Construction in August. read more>> |
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 | Pilot Crushtec International passed another milestone recently when it sold the 50th magnet to be used in its Pilot Modular plant and conveyor systems. read more>> |
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 | Plastic packaging group Astrapak expects to make a headline loss per share of at least 33c for the six months to August after a loss of 1.5c per share in the previous comparable period. read more>> |
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 | Fifi Peters Pioneer Foods will proceed with plans to unbundle its entire stake in its agricultural business‚ Quantum Foods‚ which will then be listed as a separate entity on the JSE in October. read more>> |
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 | Japanese car manufacturer Nissan is hoping that if it plays ball with African consumers, they will return the favour by kicking out its rivals. read more>> |
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Buyers from China, deprived of the latest iPhone launch at home, were among the first in line in Japan to grab the iPhone 6. read more>> |
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 | A new incentive has been launched to support emerging black filmmakers that will nurture them to take-up big productions that will assist in the creation of jobs. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Apple broke its sales record for an opening weekend delivering 10m iPhone 6 unites in the first three days and boasting it could have sold more if it had them. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Samsung announced that its eagerly-anticipated Note 4 "phablet" will be released on 17 October. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: The aerospace company Blue Origin has struck a deal to build a US-made rocket engine that aims to eliminate reliance on Russian engines for American satellite launches. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Apple is rolling-out new privacy protection for iPhones and iPads, with a system that makes it impossible for the company to unlock a device even with a warrant. read more>> |
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Sony has said the company will lose at least $2.14bn this fiscal year, more than four-times its earlier forecast and blamed a downturn in its mobile phone business for the losses. read more>> |
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 | BERLIN, GERMANY: German electronic car parts maker Bosch it had bought the share of ZF Friedrichshafen in their co-venture, which could pave the way for ZF to buy a US rival. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google has launched a $105 smartphone in India, taking aim at emerging markets as part of an initiative called Android One. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple said it had received record pre-orders for its new iPhone models, and that some customers will have to wait for the larger-screen versions of the smartphones. read more>> |
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 | The Department of Public says it is committed to honouring its Constitutional mandate to provide accommodation to government, including members of the Executive. read more>> |
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 | South Africa is facing a water crisis and the government's current plans to address it are not sufficient according to the latest paper of the African Futures project released at a seminar in Pretoria. read more>> |
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 | A three-way agreement between leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus and South African companies Denel Aerostructures and Aerosud Aviation has been finalised. read more>> |
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