MIAMI, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The distinctive sound of the log drum permeated the air as several musicians, producers and industry experts gathered in Miami to celebrate the burgeoning genre of Amapiano. With a sound best described as a hybrid of deep house and jazz with percussive loops reminiscent of lounge music coupled with [...]
OTTAWA, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Last night, at the Groningen Declaration Network annual meeting, the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and World Education Services (WES) signed a partnership agreement that will ensure eligible refugees and displaced individuals can have their qualifications assessed and recognized in South Africa. A significant number of individuals seeking SAQA’s [...]
Zurich, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Acino and Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Aspen”) have signed an agreement for Acino to acquire six South African prescription medicines for over €105 million (R1.8 billion). The acquired medicines are used for the treatment of gastroenterology, erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases. The acquisition will further strengthen Acino’s [...]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. & SANDTON, South Africa, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), in collaboration with its partner in South Africa, Stable Brands, have announced they will support the South African Polo Association (SAPA) through the current 2021-2022 polo season and serve as the Official Apparel [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday its TV factory in South Africa has burned down as rioters turned violent there. LG said its TV manufacturing and distribution facilities in Durban, eastern South Africa, were plundered Monday (local time) by protestors who are against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. [...]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — INTERNATIONAL FRUIT GENETICS LLC (IFG) After several years of sometimes acrimonious lawsuits, IFG has finally come to the end of infringement proceedings in which it sought to protect its proprietary grape varietals in the Western Cape, South Africa. During 2010, IFG concluded a suite of licensing, planting, and [...]
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced the beginning of a Phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa to evaluate the efficacy of NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Dr. Shabir Madhi, Professor of Vaccinology at Wits University, will [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Oscar-winning Korean film “Parasite” has been re-released in South Africa and has been gaining popularity for more than a month. Despite the frequent mention of Korea in the South African media due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, Korean films that have been recognized for their work [...]
QUEBEC CITY, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — InnovMetric Software Inc., the leading provider of universal 3D metrology software solutions, and its South African business partner, Mr. George Sansoni, today announced the launch of PolyWorks SouthAfrica, a joint venture created to expand the sales of the PolyWorks® universal 3D metrology software platform in South Africa. Producing [...]
ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that Digital Workshop, one of South African’s leading boutique full-service film and television post-production facilities, has selected high-speed file transfer and workflow automation software from Aspera, an IBM company, to ingest, manage and distribute the hundreds of hours of diverse media content it receives [...]