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Commonwealth observers start work as Ghana goes to the polls

December 7, 2020 • News • Media • Comments Off on Commonwealth observers start work as Ghana goes to the polls

Ghanaians will vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections due to be held on 7 December. The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), whose members are drawn from various Commonwealth countries with backgrounds ranging from political, electoral, civil society, and human rights as well as legal fields, was invited by the Ghana Electoral Commission to...

Business 2021: Continuity in Uncertainty

December 2, 2020 • News • Media • Comments Off on Business 2021: Continuity in Uncertainty

Business continuity used to be considered a part of Disaster Recovery (DR), another cog in the urgent wheel that turns to put the business back on track in the event of a crisis. However, the past year has reshaped business continuity in the eyes of the...

Is it time to redesign organised learning?

November 26, 2020 • News • Media • Comments Off on Is it time to redesign organised learning?

The COVID-19 pandemic has “micro-waved” the transition to an impermanent workforce, a gig economy where the remote workforce is now a far greater percentage than ever envisioned before. That switch happened as quickly as it took for the coronavirus to...

AARTO Friday visits Hammanskraal

November 26, 2020 • News, Traffic • Media • Comments Off on AARTO Friday visits Hammanskraal

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) informs the motorists and general public of the AARTO Friday community activation programme which will take place in Hammanskraal (Temba), Jubilee Road on Friday 27 November 2020 at 09:00. The RTIA has adopted the...

World Fisheries Day: Leading the sustainable fisheries sector

November 20, 2020 • News • Media • Comments Off on World Fisheries Day: Leading the sustainable fisheries sector

Safeguarding our fisheries is one of the most important environmental topics of our time. Recent research has alarmingly highlighted that more than two-thirds of the world’s fisheries have been over-exploited or are fully depleted, and more than one...

Driving into a green future with automotive batteries

November 19, 2020 • News • Jonckie • Comments Off on Driving into a green future with automotive batteries

Although South Africa is slow to adopt electric vehicles, some car manufacturers like BMW, Nissan and Jaguar are leading the race for electric cars in the country. With the increase in environmental concerns, vehicle manufacturers are committed to reducing...

MEC Ntuli inspects Licence Testing Centres in Durban and joins roadblock focusing on heavy vehicles

October 29, 2020 • News, Traffic • Media • Comments Off on MEC Ntuli inspects Licence Testing Centres in Durban and joins roadblock focusing on heavy vehicles

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Bheki Ntuli visited the Rossburgh and Pinetown Driving Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) today, 28 October 2020, where he conducted an inspection of the facilities and engaged with the public on the...

Commonwealth marks 40 years of promoting democracy through election observation

October 21, 2020 • News • Jonckie • Comments Off on Commonwealth marks 40 years of promoting democracy through election observation

The Commonwealth Secretariat is inviting members of the press to its final Elections at 40 Expert Forum to commemorate four decades of international election observation. The forum, entitled Electoral Technologies and Social Media: Truth and Trust in the...

Pitch meetings go both ways

October 19, 2020 • News • Media • Comments Off on Pitch meetings go both ways

Recently I was called to help a company with some damage control as a result of negative online reviews they received. During the initial call, I did say that online reviews are generally a symptom of a larger issue. We may be able to help with the immediate...

Standard Chartered appoints Maria Ramos as independent non-executive director David Tang appointed to Board Risk Committee

October 16, 2020 • News • Media • Comments Off on Standard Chartered appoints Maria Ramos as independent non-executive director David Tang appointed to Board Risk Committee

Standard Chartered PLC (the “Company”) today announces the appointment of Maria Ramos (aged 61) as an independent non-executive director to its Board of Directors with effect from 1 January 2021. Maria will join the Company’s Audit and Board...