The Minister for Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa, has approved the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of SA (REDISA) Waste Tyre Management Plan today for immediate implementation. The plan replaces the REDISA plan that was suspended in terms of an interdict granted on 20 November 2012.

Following the recent Special National Conference held in September at Gallagher Estate, the South African Local Government Association's Provincial Executive Committees (PECs) will convene their makgotla to reflect on the organisation's strategic objectives in planning for the 2013/14 financial year.

Marketing directors in many organisations are soon expected to spend more money on technology than their chief information officers and information technology (IT) directors, with social media monitoring and engagement platforms likely to be among the major drivers of IT spending over the next five years.

A high-profile audience of corporate leaders, numerous sporting and civic influences from the Western Cape recently attended the launch of the second edition of the Corporate Games in the City of Cape Town at the V&A Waterfront.

eThekwini Mayor James Nxumalo says major strides have been taken to address the service delivery backlogs and that the municipality acknowledges the importance of keeping the public updated on progress in all programmes. He was speaking at the recent Editors Breakfast Session at the Durban ICC, aimed at fostering relations between the municipality and media stakeholders.