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Service Publication
www.servicepublication.co.za
Service; Leadership in Local Government, with its focus on the local government sector, provides an important bridge between the private and public sectors. It is also an important communication channel between various departments and institutions. Features cover subjects like housing and construction, infrastructure development, the environment with water provision, sanitation and related subjects amongst the important subjects covered. The extent to which information and communication technology increasingly plays an important role at local level often receives attention. Some 10 000 copies of the magazine get placed in the hands of decision makers in both government and big business and to the CEOs and MDs of the top 350 JSE listed companies as well as business and industry chambers.
BBQ
www.bbqonline.co.za
Leaders in celebrating the journeys and achievements of Black Business Black Business Quarterly (BBQ) is South Africa's premier journal for black business leaders. Since its launch,a decade ago BBQ has been the mouthpiece of South Africa¹s business community through its projection of excellent editorial on happenings within the ever-evolving black business fraternity.
BBQ speaks directly to the upper echelons of black business in South Africa addressing matters affecting economic growth, black empowerment and co-operation throughout South Africa and throughout the SADC regions. BBQ showcases the comprehensive and sophisticated infrastructure, products and services available. BBQ is sent to the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the Black Management Forum; Directors of JSE-listed companies; Owners, CEOs and directors of large black-owned companies, all SA embassy libraries throughout Africa and the world.
Leadership www.leadershiponline.co.za
Leadership magazine is aimed at dynamic middle and senior business managers and Directors, entrepreneurs, an influential political class and those who aspire to leadership roles, across all sectors of the economy.
Leadership magazine is one of the oldest and most prestigious magazines in South Africa. Founded by Hugh Murray in 1983, Leadership became the choice read for the country’s business and political leaders.
Leadership’s aim is to give insights, intelligence and interviews with those leaders who are defining the world around us. It offers leaders a space to express their views, fears and hopes, without those being travestied by truncation, or refracted through the idealogical prism of the commentariat.
Over the last 26 years Leadership has acted as a nexus point for the opinions of some of the smartest, most intelligent and indeed most vocal people South Africa and the world has had to offer and has won a record 14 Mondi awards and the PICA for Best magazine in the Business-to-Business category of professional services at the MPASA PICA 2008 awards.
Leadership is proud to act as the host for some of South Africa’s greatest Thought Leaders, to provide them with a podium to express their opinion.
The nature of our target market is difficult to segment, but is holistically professionals, whether they be in industry, government or other market segments. Readers of Leadership in the last year alone, have been privy to Leadership secrets and insights personally penned by people such as Richard Branson, Kofi Annan, Mark Shuttleworth, Maria Ramos, Clem Sunter, Barack Obama and many more.
Opportunity
www.opportunityonline.co.za
Established in 2002 in conjunction with the World Summit on Sustainable Development which was held between 1– 4 September, Opportunity is a business-to-business publication that explores the various business opportunities in all economic sectors within Southern Africa. The direction of the publication is to appeal to all investors - both national and international. The publication is endorsed by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Energy Forecast
www.energyforecastonline.co.za
With all forms of energy now crucial to the future economic, political and social futures of every country in the world – especially Africa – Energy Forecast provides a comprehensive coverage of of exploration, development and innovation every quarter.
While attention is given to traditional carbon fuels and nuclear power we provide plenty of news about alternative sources of energy being developed with ingenuity around the African continent together with emphasis on water, the 21st Century's new oil.
Achiever
www.achieveronline.co.za
Achiever is South Africa’s leading content provider on education, training and skills development for Industry. It provides a platform for communication between decision- makers and stakeholders across all sectors to ensure the successful development of South Africa’s most precious resource: its people. A steady focus on education is vital for further implementation of skills development and training programmes. With intensive and extensive skills development and training programmes, we are increasing the percentage of skilled workers to eradicate illiteracy and unemployment in South Africa.
Ship Year
www.shipyearonline.co.za
Ship Year focus on the latest in developments, products and innovations across the full spectrum of the shipping and related industries. Features include subjects like fuels, training and education, filters, tracking, maintenance, health and safety, environmental issues, insurance, logistics,new technologies, marine service, drydocking, marine law, and many more. The magazine appears annually towards the end of the first quarter and its distribution relevant expos throughout the year, relevant in- and exporters, the National Ports Authority and other relevant official institutions, shipping companies, naval architects and engineers as well as every possible institution and sector of the economy that are involved in the shipping industry in one way or another.
The Project Manager
www.theprojectmanager.co.za
The Project Manager serves South Africa’s growing project management community, as represented in the construction, architecture, computer networking, telecommunications, softwaredevelopment, design, production, service and other industries.
It is also endorsed by Project Management South Africa (PMSA), the body that represents project managers and other project people across all sectors in South Africa, with a membership drawn from a diverse cross section of industries and ethnic groups and welcoming cooperative, mutually-beneficial working arrangements with related professional associations in South Africa and around the world. The Project Manager is therefore optimally positioned as a vehicle to communicate directlywith the top players in this multi-disciplinary field as well as the stakeholders whom they serve.
Hiv/Aids
www.hivaidsonline.co.za
HIV/AIDS has decimated millions of lives and has destroyed the social and economic fabric of the global community. Supported by the South African Business Coalition Opposing HIV/AIDS (Sabcoha), Leadership in HIV/AIDS provides insights into various aspects of the pandemic that the corporate world and the individual should be looking at. Workplace programmes, education, health, nutrition, voluntary testing and counselling, ARVs, Orphans and Vulnerable Children, TB, Malaria etc are a number of areas that are addressed in each edition, looking for a solution to a problem that is destroying our workforces, destroying our businesses, and therefore our economy.
Road Ahead
www.roadaheadonline.co.za
ROAD AHEAD has been providing insightful content to business decision-makers and procurers within the transport sector for the past ten years and has developeda loyal readership in that time. Road Ahead highlights the issues, opportunities, challenges and solutions that affect these readers directly as well as examining the ever-changing technological environment facing decision-makers in this dynamic industry. Informative, unbiased and independent editorial is the hallmark of Road Ahead.
Supply chain management, logistics, fleet managements, vehicle and component development and manufacturing, trailer and truck body manufacturing, research and development, new vehicle/ product launches, tracking, tyres, transport economics and efficiency, business solutions, engine emissions, air cargo, warehouse management, material handling, fuels, biofuels, clutches, brakes, fleet management, security, lubrication, education and training are among the numerous issues reported on to the benefi t of our readers.
EVENTS
Skills and Training Summit
South Africa's first Skills and Training Summit and Expo 2010 to be held at the CSIR convention centre in Pretoria on 9-10 March is designed to create awareness of the issues involved in the country's critical shortage of skills --and to seek solutions. In discussion and debate the delegates will develop a platform for sharing experiences and knowledge.
The Summit is taking place at a critical time in South Africa which is facing its first recession in nearly 20 years and the first contraction of the economy since l984. However, in a recent international survey by a world-wide consulting group nearly half of the South African companies interviewed still named the shortage of skills as the country's major constraint on economic growth.
Among the issues identified in the general shortage of skilled labour and which will be dealt with at the Summit is that the shortage is being aggravated by students graduating with skills that are irrelevant to the real needs of commerce and industry. In addition the rapid changes in technologies are leaving artisans underskilled and unable to continue to work effectively. The regular upskilling of South Africa's workforce is a key requirement for positive and sustained growth of the economy. The big task for the experts and corporate decision-makers at the Summit will be to take the many issues and reach consensus on the way forward.
The Summit Expo adjacent to the main conference will showcase all the latest products, technologies and systems available for training and skills development. The Summit is hosted by Cape Media's Achiever magazine.
The Achiever Awards take place on the first evening of the Summit. More information is available on Achiever Awards tab.
Tomorrow’s Leaders Convention
Tomorrow's Leaders 2010, an outstanding event on South Africa's corporate calendar, will honour the men and women selected by their companies and organisations as future chief executives. This will be the third annual event and will take place at the Sandton International Convention Centre on 18 March.
At the convention renowned speakers, the leaders of today, address the leaders of tomorrow on a wide range of issues facing them. In turn, the future leaders debate and discuss these issues among themselves at separate sessions designed to encourage networking and the exchange of ideas.
The convention encourages, applauds and in a special way educates the next generation of leaders, engendering a spirit of confidence and togetherness among the delegates. It is good for the delegates, good for the company and good for South Africa.
All speeches, debates and discussions are edited into a hard cover, coffee table-style "Blueprint for Corporate South Africa", offering a roadmap for the emerging leadership - a blueprint developed out of the interactions with their own peer group.
Achiever Awards
The continued updating of South Africa’s workforce is a key requirement in the attainment of sustained and positive growth in the economy. This growth is non-negotiable in our efforts to eradicate poverty and unemployment.
The Achiever Awards 2010 recognise companies and organisations that have implemented effective and relevant skills development and training programmes for their employees. These programmes will have shown exceptional creativity and innovation and will have brought about positive change.
BBQ Awards 2009
As South Africa’s premier black business publication for a decade, Black Business Quarterly (BBQ) has been at the forefront of honouring and celebrating black leadership.
Its annual Black Business Awards showcase those individuals and companies that have shown true commitment to the transformation agenda of South Africa.
These are the leaders in the corporate fraternity, the drivers of corporate social investment, the proactive public servants who facilitate the country's sustained growth and the entrepreneurs who create jobs and empower our people.
The Van Ryn's BBQ Awards are open to all black-owned and black-empowered organisations in South Africa. These are organisations that have shown outstanding job creation and fair labour practices and who have taken an interest in the careers of their employees. They need to be financially sound with a good growth track record.
Individuals nominated for Van Ryn's BBQ Awards will be judged for their flair, leadership and management skills.
Nominees - organisations and individuals - are judged by a panel of independent judges for each category. The selected finalists and winners are recognised at a gala dinner that is one of the highlights on Gauteng's social calendar.
Twelve award categories are open for nomination. The Platinum Award is handed to the standout winner of the 8 awards.
- BBQ Best Established Black Business
- BBQ BEE SMME Award
- BBQ New and Innovative Business Award
- BBQ CSI Award
- BBQ Businesswoman of the Year Award
- BBQ Businessman of the Year Award
- BBQ New Entrepreneur Award
- BBQ Public Sector Visionary Award
Special Award: The BBQ Platinum Award is awarded to the pick of the 8 winners
NEPAD Summit
www.nepadtransportsummit.co.za
The inaugural NEPAD Transport Summit take place in Johannesburg on 25-26 November 2009 to promote regional integration across the continent through its transport networks.
The African Union has identified the regional integration of national economies through NEPAD - the New Partnership for Africa's Development - as the answer to the continent's chronic poverty, hunger and lack of growth. And the key to the NEPAD programme is swift, efficient and economic cross-border transport.
Decision-makers from African ministries of transport, trade, finance and communications, the African Union, NEPAD and Regional Economic Communities will meet at the Summit with senior executives in the private sector from major transport and logistics companies, international experts in transcontinental transport and representatives from development banks, world aid and donor-funding agencies.
They will discuss and seek ways to prioritise, speed up and integrate national action plans on transport involving road,rail and ports; and to increase awareness of the huge potential for trade, regional funding and foreign investment.
The main focus will be on Africa's key cross-border arteries and their importance in regional integration. These arteries include:
- The North-South corridor which links the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to the Zambian Copperbelt and the DRC, then runs through Zimbabwe and Botswana to Durban, with other corridor links to Namibia and Mozambique. It also has connections to the Great Lakes in the north and Malawi in the east.
- NEPAD's East-West corridor concept, covering the entire West, Central and East African regions from Dakar in Senegal through Lagos in Nigeria and on to Nairobi in Kenya and the port of Mombasa.
The Summit will also hear about progress with the Yamoussoukro decision of 1998 to promote the liberalisation of air transport in Africa and NEPAD's role in this process.
Other areas for broad-ranging discussion will be: cross-border formalities and red tape; new trade opportunities and markets; construction and maintenance; and public-private partnerships, private sector finance and international aid.
