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ITHALA CONTINUES WITH SHOPPING CENTRE BUILDS

Whilst debate heats up over the possible liquidation of Ithala Bank, a state-owned financial institution seen as a facilitator of socio-economic development in KwaZulu-Natal, the bank itself is soldiering on with key projects that are likely to impact outlying areas of the province – starting with the rebuilding of the Sundumbili Plaza in Mandeni that was destroyed by a fire.

O&A Team March 27, 2025 No Comments

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WHEN THE RUBBER HITS THE RECYCLING ROAD

Mathe Group saves thousands of tons of CO² by recycling a million tyres Recycling one million waste radial truck tyres in KwaZulu-Natal has saved between 45,500 and 71,500 tons in CO? emissions since 2017 – a significant achievement for Mathe Group which is transforming a fraction of South Africa’s growing hazardous mountain of waste tyres into re-usable products. Mathe Group

O&A Team March 17, 2025 No Comments

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SERCO ON A POSITIVE ROAD FOR 2025

Leading specialist truck and trailer builder Serco believes the economy is taking a positive turn Business moved up a gear at leading South African truck and trailer building company, Serco, where the signs of a resurgence augur well for trade in the new year. Serco Industries specialises in the design and manufacturing of insulated and dry freight truck bodies and

O&A Team January 21, 2025 No Comments

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FINAL PROPERTIES UNDER THE HAMMER FOR 2024

Nearly R900 million in properties to come under the High Street Auction’s hammer With growing optimism in the ever-resilient industrial property space, a number of key properties that will come under the hammer at High Street Auction Co’s final property auction for the year on November 28, 2024, offer significant opportunities for proactive investors, says High Street Auction’s director Greg

O&A Team November 26, 2024 No Comments

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REDBERRY COFFEE COLLECTIVE SUPPORTS START-UP FARMERS FROM KZN

KZN South Coast collective creates app to drive coffee growth and investment opportunities in agriculture When it comes to first-class coffee-growing nations, South Africa has yet to reach its peak, however, one KZN South Coast-based coffee collective is finding a way to change this. RedBerry Coffee Collective, driven by Dylan Cumming of Beaver Creek Coffee Estate on the KZN South

O&A Team September 12, 2023 No Comments

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LITTER CREATES JOBS

ALL IMAGES SUPPLIED BY Litter4Tokens Litter4Tokens, a South African non-profit organisation (NPO) that employs people to collect and sort litter for recycling, has announced an impactful partnership with fellow NPO, Brownie Points, resulting in the creation of 895 socially responsible jobs for an 11-month contract. This collaboration was made possible by The Good Economy project managed by the Social Employment

O&A Team May 23, 2023 No Comments

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AFRICA’S TRAVEL INDABA WRAPS UP

This year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba (ATI) was declared a success with KwaZulu-Natal and Durban expecting an economic boost of well over the expected R130-million. Initial figures indicate that the Indaba significantly exceeded expectations with 2022’s figures marginally topping the 2019 pre-Covid high. Statistics released by ATI Bid Partners show that as many as 8 629 delegates attended compared to 8000

O&A Team May 23, 2023 No Comments

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AFRICA TRAVEL INDABA LAUNCHES

WORDS AND IMAGES: SHIRLEY LE GUERN Just two months into her job as Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille opened the Africa Travel Indaba with her trademark humour and a strong call to action both for South Africa’s tourism sector and for the continent as a whole. We share some of her observations. The brollies are down, the rain in

O&A Team May 9, 2023 No Comments

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REBUILDING KZN AS PART OF AFRICAN TOURISM

KZN MEC Siboniso Duma opens the Africa a travel Indaba with news of nine new toruism projects for the province The Durban Eye – a giant observation ferris-wheel which will offer a spectacular 360- degree panoramic view and serve as an iconic tourist attraction, the Umkomazi River Resorts and Spa in the southern Drakensberg, the Shakaland Hotel and Cultural Village

O&A Team May 9, 2023 No Comments

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REWARDSCO LAUNCHES NEW ONSITE CLINIC

South Africa’s economy is losing billions of rands due to absenteeism and poor productivity – and a large portion of this is due to illness and lack of adequate healthcare facilities. As a result, leading KwaZulu-Natal Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider, Rewardsco, has begun the roll out of investments to boost the wellness of its employees. In addition to introducing

O&A Team April 14, 2023 No Comments

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AFRICA TRAVEL INDABA 2023 LAUNCHES

Out & About was at the launch of the Africa Travel Indaba 2023 The recovery of tourism post Covid-19, crime and the safety of travelers to South Africa, ongoing issues surrounding VISA applications, the recovery of the airline industry and the affordability of travel were just some of the issues that emerged during an upbeat launch of the Africa Travel

O&A Team March 29, 2023 No Comments

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MATHE GROUP AND VAN DYCK INVEST

Tyre recycler, Mathe Group, and Van Dyck, manufacturer of recycled rubber flooring – sister companies within the PFE International Group of companies – are staging a multi-million-rand comeback with multiple investments in their businesses in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal. British investor and CEO of both Van Dyck and Mathe Group, Dr Mehran Zarrebini, said that the pandemic had provided time to plan

O&A Team March 24, 2023 No Comments

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