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1 week ago | 
mg.co.za | Des Erasmus |Melody Emmett
Jacana’s new imprint — Rock the Boat — is based on a crowdfunding model in which authors and publishers share responsibility for the publication of South African memoir and biography. Publishers across the world are constrained by the soaring costs of paper, together with a constricted market, which makes it increasingly difficult for them to accept manuscripts. Booksellers, in the meantime, are focusing more on bestsellers and catering for books with a predictable market.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
techcentral.co.za | Melody Emmett
With the complexity and cost of weather forecasting technology expanding at an accelerating rate, South Africa is under pressure to ensure it has the technology infrastructure and resources needed to keep pace – and to save lives in the event of severe weather conditions. The South African Weather Service (Saws), a government agency, gives daily guidance on potentially catastrophic weather systems in Southern African countries.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Melody Emmett
The new ambassador will have his work cut out to sell the country’s foreign policy stance, and to convince Trump that South Africa is a reliable partner in Africa
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
news24.com | Melody Emmett
The South African Weather Service's computer equipment is obsolete, out of warranty, and spare parts are unavailable, leaving the vital service extremely vulnerable to failure. A leaked report reveals serious allegations of corruption over bungled tenders. In one case the tender specifications were drafted by an employee of the company which bid for the tender.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
groundup.org.za | Melody Emmett
This vital service is vulnerable to collapse The South African Weather Service’s computer equipment is obsolete, out of warranty, and spare parts are unavailable, leaving the vital service extremely vulnerable to failure. A leaked report reveals serious allegations of corruption over bungled tenders. In one case the tender specifications were drafted by an employee of the company which bid for the tender.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Melody Emmett
The Springboks’ win against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on August 31 was not only a local rugby triumph but also a victory for one of the grimmest parts of Joburg. A disparate group of organisations and individuals, suburban rail authorities, city management and private groups came together weeks before to ensure that the area around the stadium would be clean and the transportation of thousands of fans by rail — a mode that has fallen into decay in recent years — would be smooth...
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Melody Emmett
business schools Companies spend millions of rand annually on executive education to keep top executives at the cutting edge of business practice, but how do they know whether they are getting sufficient value?
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Melody Emmett
15 July 2024 - 12:35 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Art appreciation at the RMB Latitudes Art Fair at Shepstone Gardens, Johannesburg South Africa, it seems, has not been affected by the decline in the global art market. On the contrary, the local market is strong — and growing stronger, if the recent RMB Latitudes Art Fair, held at Johannesburg’s Shepstone Gardens, is anything to go by.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
wantedonline.co.za | Melody Emmett
RMB Latitudes is intent on fostering sustainability for the art industry as a whole. Galleries selling African art in other parts of the world are invited to ship their works to the fair, and the Latitudes organisers take full responsibility for installing, curating and selling it for a small commission. This enables prospective exhibitors to display work at the fair with minimal risks and costs, Roberta Coci, cofounder and director of Latitudes Online, explains.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Melody Emmett
South Africa, it seems, has not been affected by the decline in the global art market. On the contrary, the local market is strong — and growing stronger, if last month’s RMB Latitudes Art Fair, held at Joburg’s Shepstone Gardens, is anything to go by. With its array of extraordinarily versatile interior and exterior exhibition settings, the fair attracted more than 9,000 paying visitors.
