{pp}December 2007: Red Location Museum, Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. Since 1981 over 24 million people have died from HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Globally, statistics have escalated to more than 25 million deaths. And in Africa – over 12 million children have been subsequently orphaned.

MARINE DIAMOND MINER DIVERSIFIES INTO OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING

{pp}SDR Photo, a leading fashion photography company headed by photographer Simon Deiner, has recently introduced the One-Bill concept for those clients requiring images for their upcoming catalogues or advertising. This concept has been warmly received by clients, and has proven to be the winning combination of providing high quality photography with simplified production and most importantly, a cost effective price. The One-Bill concept see’s SDR Photo handling all the production aspect of the shoot inhouse, from sourcing models through to finding locations. This is all presented to the client in an online medium that allows agencies and clients to communicate their selections quickly and easily. And as the name suggests, is handled via one invoice at the end of the shoot. Rapid turnarounds, complete control, high quality images, online proofing, a single contact point and budget friendly are some of the reasons this concept is the current talking point amongst clients.

{pp}From 22 November David Krut Projects will show Body Maps by the Bambanani Women. The Bambanani Women were invited to tell their stories of living with HIV/AIDS through a community outreach program initiated by the AIDS and Society Research Unit of the University of Cape Town (ASRU) and Médecins Sans Frontières.

{pp}With a number of applications for Sensory Wellness in the Mining, Manufacturing and Call Centre environments, Rival Industrial has joined the ContactinGauteng body.

{pp}The Hillcrest KZN based Company - Edwafin Limited - announced that its audited net profit for the 2006/07 financial year, was just over R 5 million. This is despite the tough year that the group faced in relocating its motor assembly plant from Bloemfontein to Pietermaritzburg.

{pp}A Gauteng based project management house has selected Rival Industrial to supply design work and Caricatures for their annual Corporate Calendar.

{pp}Custom3D is one of very few companies in South Africa that does 3D printing. The 3D printer creates physical models directly from digital data in hours instead of days. The company has found success in many different industries, “The foundry and automotive industries have embraced the technology with open arms – their processes have been streamlined with massive time, labour and cost cutting advantages,” says du Toit.

{pp}Reduce the Risk When Outsourcing Your Next Digital Media Project 

Outsourcing allows companies to focus on their core business, and increase competitiveness. It offers a cost-effective solution, especially when companies have insufficient or inexperienced in-house resources available. That being said, companies simply do not have the time to spend hours on the Internet filtering through lists of supplier websites with no indication of their track record. The solution to this problem came in the form of South Africa’s own online supplier systems called Digital Supplier.