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Shell and Visa introduces a new way to pay for fuel
Customers can make payments with a contactless-enabled credit or debit card... read


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L-R Enrico Botha and Johan Liebenberg from John Williams Commercial Vehicles Dealership; Kobus van Zyl, executive director of Daimler and Trucks and Buses Southern Africa; Kenne de Kock, CEO: Kelrn Vervoer and Dirk Meyer, brand manager, Freightliner.
Mercedes-Benz drives wellness programme for truck drivers
Statistically long-haul drivers are one of the categories of people most at risk of HIV/Aids, so Mercedes-Benz has reached out to its trucking clients... read
Distribution
Vespa is changing the game with two-wheeled deliveries
Vespa is changing the game with two-wheeled deliveries
Businesses are being forced to rethink the way they deliver and many forward-thinking businesses are turning to a two-wheeled solution... read
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Growthpoint Properties eco-friendly bikes station
Growthpoint installs first e-bicycle hubs in Sandton
In a pilot project that pioneers an alternative mode of transport, Growthpoint Properties have introduced the first electronic bike hubs to Sandton Central... read
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Botswana probes huge SA train deal

Thanduxolo Jika

Botswana authorities are investigating a R250-million contract involving Transnet amid claims that South Africa sold that country old trains that it presented as new... read
Plastics company benefits from Transnet contracts
Plastics company benefits from Transnet contracts
One of the companies benefitting directly from Transnet's new rolling stock contract in SA is VescoPlastics. Bidders are required to meet a minimum local content of... read
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TNPA brings back Durban Port Festival
For the first time in more than a decade, the Durban Port Festival will return to the city from 18 to 19 June as part of TNPA efforts to reconnect communities with ports... read
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Portion of seabed bordering SA earmarked for mining, experts alarmed

Bobby Jordan

As much as 10% of the seabed bordering South Africa has been earmarked for mining, alarming fishing and environmental experts... read
International
China's futuristic bus allows cars to pass underneath its carriages
China's futuristic bus allows cars to pass underneath its carriages

Kate Walker

China is ranked as one of the countries with the worst traffic congestion in the world. In 2010, its national highway spanning 50 lanes was completely gridlocked for twelve days... read
Walmart to partner with Uber, Lyft on delivery
Walmart to partner with Uber, Lyft on delivery
WASHINGTON - Walmart announced plans to team up with Uber and Lyft on a pilot grocery delivery program, in a fresh challenge by the US retail giant to Amazon... read
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Value through long-term relationships
Value through long-term relationships

Jane Stevenson

Relationships fuel business success. Business owners often get caught up in conversations around the details of what they sell rather than focusing on critical conversations around building relationships. This extends not only to clients but to suppliers, employees, and *gasp* even our competitors... read
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How to boost your boardroom presence

Hansie Smit

I've been in 12 boardrooms none of which had en suite bathroom; all of which terrified me. The best way to counter that fear, I've found, was to let my mind wander at will to create the impression - to me at least - that I'm anywhere but in a boardroom... read
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