October 4, 2011

Print media diversity, transformation in SA: myth or reality?

Black participation in the South African print media industry currently stands at 14% and women in board and senior management is 4.44%, as white-owned groups (Caxton, Independent Newspapers, Avusa and Media24) continue to own the big chunk and call the shots.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:56 AM

July 11, 2011

Special Report Podcast: Bruce Strong - CEO, Mpact

ALEC HOGG: It's Monday July 11 2011 and in this Boardroom Talk podcast, Bruce Strong, who's the chief executive of Mpact, is joining us. It's the newly listed company, spun out of Mondi. I see, Bruce, having a look at the various market caps; you've come on the market at about R2.25bn. The Mondi PLC shares have about a R25bn market cap and what's left of Mondi Limited, about R8bn. So, you're very much a small part of the group.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:03 AM

March 25, 2010

Sappi to sell 4,5% stake to black investors

FORMER politicians Valli Moosa and Popo Molefe as well as advertising industry veteran Peter Vundla are some of the beneficiaries of Sappi's R814million empowerment deal.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 1:48 PM

July 14, 2009

Nor Paper enters Pretoria market

Nor Paper Company, which already contributes in excess of R280 million annually to Bytes Document Solutions' revenues, will leverage its parent company's recently opened Pretoria branch in Hatfield. 'This is an important step in further expanding our business,' said Raymond Blake, divisional manager of NOR Paper.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:05 AM

August 22, 2008

Bytes concludes the acquisition of NOR Paper

Bytes Document Solutions, a Bytes Technology group company, wholly owned by Altron, and the authorised distributor of Xerox products and solutions to 24 African countries, has concluded the acquisition of NOR Paper Cape Town and NOR Paper Johannesburg.
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Posted by StaffWriter at 7:16 AM

December 27, 2007

'I was used as a front' - Entrepreneur Sello Ramahlako

Entrepreneur Sello Ramahlako claims he was used as an empowerment front to save a communications company, Ince, from losing some of its biggest clients. Read more...

Posted by StaffWriter at 7:58 AM