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 | Samsung Electronics has launched a new first-to-market range of air-conditioners with a unique triangular design that ensures the unit is able to perform faster, while providing an energy-efficient solution. Read more >>
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 | British technology company, Dyson, has introduced the first vacuum machine with no bags, no loss of suction, and no filter fuss. Bagged vacuums lose suction as pores clog and other cyclonic vacuum cleaners often rely on filters to capture dust, which also clog and causes loss of suction. Read more >>
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 | Letaba Industrial Pumps will be displaying its Wilden hygienic and Almatec Biocor air-operated double-diaphragm pumps, as well as the Neptune chemical metering pumps at the inaugural Food and Drink Technology Africa exhibition, which will take place on 18-19 March 2014, at Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg. Read more >>
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The frenzied pace of infrastructural developments in South Africa and Kenya is growing the market for thermoset resins in both countries. Significant government investment, especially in low-cost housing, road and other non-domestic structures, has given a boost to the paints and coatings, construction chemicals and composites markets. These markets, in turn, have raised the demand for thermoset resins. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Measuring performance, providing a soundtrack and giving real-time information about the slopes: the latest ski masks are revolutionising skiing, but can they crossover into the mainstream, or will they remain stuck with a niche market of rich geeks? Read more >>
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 | Branded consumer goods group Clover Industries reported a 90% jump in headline earnings per share to 77.3c for its six months ended December 2013. Read more >>
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 | Evan Pickworth The Black Management Forum (BMF)‚ which has been without a managing director since the middle of last year‚ has appointed former chief executive of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa‚ Themba Dlamini‚ as its new leader from April 1. Read more >>
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 | Ernest Mabuza Pioneer Foods‚ producer of the popular White Star super maize meal since 1999‚ has failed to stop rival Bothaville Milling from selling a super maize meal known as Star. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley The local arm of SABMiller (SAB)‚ South African Breweries' maltings division is looking to supply product to other African countries following its investments to expand capacity‚ according to the unit's general manager Thinus van Schoor. Read more >>
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 | Five months after cement group PPC froze top management salaries in order to increase the wages of its lowest earners - a move that has generally been welcomed - analysts say it is too early to assess whether it will have a material effect on labour relations. Read more >>
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 | President Jacob Zuma says government will continue to invest in the country's rural areas, in order to stimulate local economic growth and to further the social development of people living outside urban areas. Read more >>
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 | The impact of weak economic growth is being increasingly felt as thousands of jobs disappear and employment prospects dissipate. Read more >>
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 | David Furlonger Local car manufacturers are preparing contingency plans to avoid further production losses in the event of a midyear strike at components suppliers. Read more >>
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 | BENGHAZI, LIBYA: Libyan authorities said they intercepted a North Korean-flagged tanker, which had loaded crude from a rebel-held eastern port, as the conflict over the country's key petroleum revenues escalated. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Branded consumer products group AVI grew its earnings 10% in the six months ended December‚ which chief executive Simon Crutchley described as a solid performance in a pretty constrained environment. Read more >>
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 | CHICAGO, USA: General Motors announced its second massive recall in two months as it works to contain a growing scandal over the safety of its vehicles. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's Toshiba has slapped South Korean rival SK Hynix with a lawsuit seeking damages claiming that it received sensitive trade secrets from a Japanese engineer. Read more >>
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