Africa’s 1st Shared Value Summit To Showcase a Future-Proof Business Strategy: Profit With a Purpose: Throughout Africa, businesses are adopting the Creating Shared Value (CSV) business model to ensure that society benefits while business profits. The concept, first shared with business leaders and marketers by Harvard Business School’s Prof Michael Porter in 2006, is gaining momentum and picking up traction – but not quickly and forcefully enough. For too long, companies have relied … [Read more...] about Africa’s 1st Shared Value Summit To Showcase a Future-Proof Business Strategy: Profit With a Purpose
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Valuable Evacuation
Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth deputy station commander, said: At 09h38, Monday, 09th January, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Eikos Rescuer IV, accompanied by EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedics, to patient evacuate a 28 year old Filipino crewman, suffering a dislocated shoulder, from the container ship Value, sailing from Singapore to Brazil. We rendezvoused with the ship 7 nautical miles off-shore, in rough 2 meter sea swells and a gusting 30 knot … [Read more...] about Valuable Evacuation
More SA men turn to robotic prostrate cancer surgery option
Netcare study affirms the value of robotic surgery as treatment of choice for prostate cancer – More and more SA men turn to robotic option: A procedure is performed at the robotic surgery centre at Netcare Waterfall City Hospital in Midrand, Johannesburg. The results of a Netcare study, which draws on the data from the 500 prostate procedures conducted at the three Netcare hospitals offering robotic-assisted surgery, confirm that robotic surgery offers excellent outcomes and effective early … [Read more...] about More SA men turn to robotic prostrate cancer surgery option
Value and marketability – Is there a difference?
Value and marketability – Is there a difference?: Those who have decided to list their property on the market will all have the common goal of maximising their home’s potential selling price. Regional Director and CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, Adrian Goslett, says that the first distinction that sellers need to make when listing their property is the difference between the actual value of their home and its current marketability. He adds that there are a number of elements that determine a … [Read more...] about Value and marketability – Is there a difference?
Green elements reduce cost and increase value
With residential electricity tariffs increasing annually, South Africans are encouraged to find ways to reduce their household energy consumption, especially considering the fact that households with higher consumption levels are charged more for the units of electricity that they use. Regional Director and CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, Adrian Goslett, says that a growing number of property buyers are looking to buy homes that offer green elements to reduce their household energy … [Read more...] about Green elements reduce cost and increase value
Home renovation tips
Before being swept away with big ideas you think will double the price of your home or make it the perfect living space, there are a few realities to take into account when renovating your home. "You need to keep your feet firmly on the ground when you are considering renovations to your home, " says Abel Mngadi, Head of Product Growth at FNB Home Loans. "Not all renovations will automatically add to the value of your house, or if there is an increase in value, it may not necessarily cover … [Read more...] about Home renovation tips
Distinguishing between value and marketability
Homeowners who are looking to sell their property will be looking for ways to maximise the potential selling price that they are able to obtain in today’s property market. The first distinction that these sellers will need to make is the difference between the value of their property and the home’s current marketability. RE/MAX of Southern Africa, CEO, Adrian Goslett, says that there are several factors that determine a home’s value, much as there are distinguishing elements that influence a … [Read more...] about Distinguishing between value and marketability
