By swiftly seizing the prized title, Motlekar Holdings has asserted itself as a player of note in the transformed business landscape of South Africa. In turn, the association with the 100% black-owned and controlled investment group, is sure to provide the BBQ Awards with an injection of fresh energy and direction.

The National Development Plan will invest R4 trillion in infrastructure over the next 15 years, and as a result some of the most underdeveloped parts of the country will for the first time enjoy the benefits of essentials like housing; water and electricity. It is in this context that long-term sustainability needs to be relative to progress, and the more we build or mine, the more mindful we need to be of our environmental and social impact.

The African Development Bank, renewed its support for climate change resilience in Madagascar, Benin and Angola in accessing US $17.8 million of adaptation finance in the form of grants from the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) during the second quarter of 2013. It follows the approval last March of US $18.6 million for three water and sanitation projects.

A high-powered international conference on sports tourism is to be held at the Durban International Convention Centre in September 2013, alongside the annual Sports and Events Tourism Exchange (SETE). 

Now in its 15^th year, the annual African Renaissance Festival, which was initiated as part of an endeavour to regenerate and rekindle Africa’s faith in itself and inspire the continent’s citizens to look inwards at developing its own resources, takes place in Durban on May 21, 23, 24 and 25, 2013.