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South African Qualification Authority and World Education Services Partner to Facilitate Qualifications Recognition for Refugees and Displaced People in South Africa

South African Qualification Authority and World Education Services Partner to Facilitate Qualifications Recognition for Refugees and Displaced People in South Africa

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 [...]

Acino Acquires Selected Aspen Brands in South Africa

Acino Acquires Selected Aspen Brands in South Africa

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 [...]

U.S. Polo Assn. Announces Partnership with South African Polo Association

U.S. Polo Assn. Announces Partnership with South African Polo Association

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 [...]

LG Electronics’ TV Factory in South Africa Burns Down After Riots

LG Electronics’ TV Factory in South Africa Burns Down After Riots

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. [...]

Novavax Initiates Efficacy Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in South Africa

Novavax Initiates Efficacy Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in South Africa

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 [...]

InnovMetric and South African Business Partner Launch PolyWorks SouthAfrica

InnovMetric and South African Business Partner Launch PolyWorks SouthAfrica

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 [...]

Digital Workshop Implements Aspera for Fast Upload and Delivery of Media Materials to South Africa’s Broadcasters and Cinemas

Digital Workshop Implements Aspera for Fast Upload and Delivery of Media Materials to South Africa’s Broadcasters and Cinemas

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 [...]