akaDolly
13 Dec 2015
Perspective Just looking at the question of ethical trading for a bit of a viewpointIts looking more like the pharmaceuticals are becoming the killer, rather than the tobacco productsIts about time focus was put on those companies and practices dishing out the anti depressants and the statinsMade me smile, the new Woodward Equity Fund. As at October 2015 the top 6 holdingswere1 IMPERIAL TOBACCO GRP. 7.45 2 ASTRAZENECA 7.073 GLAXOSMITHKLINE 6.344 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 5.855 BT GRP. 4.436 REYNOLDS AMERICAN 4.06Thats x 3 Tobacco companies and x 2 Pharmaceutical companies + BTI had a look at whether smoking or obesity was worse. Generally, I found from quick searches that smoking sits at around 3% below smoking. 2020 Obesity is predicted to rise dramatically and will far overtake smoking related chronic illnesseswww.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11640373/Obesity-poised-to-overtake-smoking-as-key-cause-of-cancer.htmlwww.channel4.com/news/obesity-to-overtake-smoking-as-main-cancer-killerI had a look at a few stats for pharmaceuticals generally, not necessarily these companiesStatins - this article cites 46% of users who had no history of diabetes are more likely to develop diabetes. Some say that the benefits outweigh the risks. More recent research is saying that is not the case. If you weren't at risk of heart attack or stroke then it doesnt help, you would just go onto develop diabetes. I saw other articles putting the risk at 84% of developing diabeteswww.express.co.uk/life-style/health/246294/Statins-risk-cause-diabetes-pills-half-not-magic-pillLink below - just one of many articles and sources‘Our research shows that when you take away all the classic risk factors of type 2 diabetes; weight gain, lifestyle etc, there is something about antidepressants that appears to be an independent risk factor.‘This potential increased risk is worrying. Heightened alertness to the possibility of diabetes in people taking antidepressants is necessary until further research is conducted.’ Richard Holt, Professor in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the University of Southampton, said: ‘While depression is an important clinical problem and antidepressants are effective treatments for this debilitating condition, clinicians need to be aware of the potential risk of diabetes, particularly when using antidepressants in higher doses or for longer duration.‘When prescribing antidepressants, doctors should be aware of this risk and take steps to monitor for diabetes and reduce that risk of diabetes through lifestyle modification.’The numbers of Britons taking antidepressants has soared in the last decade and more than 50 million prescriptions were handed out by GPs last year compared to just 20 million in 1999The numbers of Britons taking antidepressants has soared in the last decade and more than 50 million prescriptions were handed out by GPs last year compared to just 20 million in 1999Around 3 million people in Britain have now been diagnosed with diabetes, nearly twice as many compared to 1996 when there were just 1.4 million sufferers.The rise has been blamed on increasing levels of obesity and nine in ten patients have type 2 diabetes which is triggered by being overweight.Experts calculate that by 2020, there will be 4 million people in the UK with the condition.www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2430700/How-antidepressants-raise-risk-diabetes--just-cause-weight-gain.html#ixzz3uC2mBui8 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
akaDolly
12 Dec 2015
We also have contract with MSC Afriag reefers would be subcontracted for that no doubt REEFER CARGOUnrivalled customer care and expertise in the global transport of refrigerated cargoes.www.msc.com/twn/our-services/reefer-cargoAll this new news, we do need an RNS now, to tie up the informal twitter and magazine release infoIt needs to made formal before we can take it as given
akaDolly
12 Dec 2015
SO, now we are into Fine Art are we? www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/refrigerated-trucks-haul-more-than-just-perishables/It may come as a surprise that “perishable goods” include items more diverse than fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, frozen foods, and dairy products. Today’s truck and trailer refrigeration systems, known as reefers, also keep other high-value loads at ideal temperatures and humidity levels so they arrive safely at their final destinations.Prompted by regulations and economics, the cold chain has broadened. More loads than ever require climate-controlled handling, including
harmaceuticals. Commonly used drugs such as insulin and the seasonal flu vaccine must be shipped and stored at temperatures between 35˚F and 46˚F to prevent spoilage and contamination.Tobacco products. Cigarettes, cigars, and other high-value tobacco items require strictly controlled temperature levels to preserve freshness and quality.Fine art and antiques. Controlling humidity and temperature is vital for shipments of art, antiques, collectible vehicles, and other valuable items. These items often travel long distances in a controlled climate of about 70˚F.Personal care products. Cosmetics, perfumes, and other personal care products must be protected against the possibility of spoilage during the journey from factory to warehouse to store. Lipstick, for example, can easily melt unless proper trailer temperatures are maintained.Chemicals and engineered materials. Climate control helps reduce the chance of a chemical reaction that could result in a fire or explosion, or affect the load’s quality.KEEPING COOLToday’s fleet operators have technology to thank for transportation refrigeration systems that are more efficient, reliable, and flexible than those built even one decade ago. For example, today’s refrigeration systems enable fleet managers to precisely set the temperature, airflow, and operating mode that are most appropriate for the load they are carrying.With multi-temperature units, fleet managers also have the ability to choose temperature and humidity settings for different zones to match load requirements.Fleet managers can improve load safety and security by installing redundant refrigeration systems that ensure optimum environmental conditions are maintained, even if the primary refrigeration unit fails. Other advancements include ultrasonic fuel sensor technology, which provides timely, accurate information on refrigeration unit fuel levels.Control system innovations, including smart reefer controls, enable fleet managers to monitor truck and trailer fleets remotely from a central location. Using cellular communication technologies, fleet managers are able to monitor environmental conditions inside every trailer in the fleet simultaneously to ensure that prescribed load conditions are being maintained.Load safety and security can also be improved through technologies such as geo fencing, which alerts the driver and fleet manager if a truck or trailer is moved outside a prescribed area before its scheduled departure time.In addition, today’s refrigeration systems are more energy-efficient and environmentally responsible than ever. Most use non-ozone-depleting refrigerants and run on a five-percent biodiesel blend. They are estimated to be 85 percent quieter and 10 to 20 percent more fuel-efficient than previous units.Thanks to these technologies, shippers know their temperature-sensitive loads will arrive in perfect condition.
akaDolly
12 Dec 2015
Exactly says Kenny on LSEMy days of using a compass to stay alive are long gone..........We all got the T shirts wet on that
akaDolly
12 Dec 2015
Tobacco companies I think we should totally respect others views on ethical trading, particularly with a solid dislike of cigarette distributionPersonally, and generally, I am not an ethical trader in that I dont look below the surface to check everything out. I invest in oil companies, how unethical is that. I have invested in clothing companies, did I check out the rates they pay their workers or if their working conditions were goodAfriag PR would seem to be going for the any publicity is good publicity route. Thats not a bad thing at allLets get the ciggie issue out. It is distasteful that they would choose to go for the young look appeal of their packaging, for their new brandThen I think its a bit tacky they go for he 70s look to sell the water. Wet Tshirt competition , for goodness sake, how 70s backward is that. Its clearly a young thingSmoking is still a lifestyle choice, just as obesity isWould I invest in a pharmaceutical company when I think that certain anti depressant products are actually causing obesity and diabetes, or that I think statins are also causing diabetesI would like to see some data on that, How many people, taking certain anti depressants or statins, are now diabetic. Do we really think this obesity and diabetic explosion is natural? I dontSo, would I get rid of my investment in a certain pharmaceutical company. I should, but I wont, It pays good dividendsImperial Tobacco pay a handsome dividend too, I think they were one of the largest traded stocksBritish Imperial Tobacco does pretty well tooMaybe I shouldnt invest in Afriag because I consider quite strongly, they may be taking British jobs. Salad stuff, no longer being taken from companies in Britain for Asda and Sainsbury, Coming in from Africa, Farmed salmon, wheres that coming from nowI would worry more about than people choosing to smoke, Those British workers who have lost their jobs dont have a choiceThen there is the ethics of air miles bringing in all this stuff, eat seasonal and eat local, or grow your ownNot worried about my investment and the cigarettes, Its all hypocrisy from the lobbyists, not that they dont have a point, healthwiseAnother thing, if there is such a problem with cigarette smuggling, cut the blxxdy tax and make it less economical. c70% of illegal ciggies coming through Zimbabwe apparently, Thats a lot of tax to lose. Half it, and take that, make it uneconomical for the smugglersLets not pretend its about keeping the money for the healthservice and tobacco related illness
akaDolly
12 Dec 2015
Shameful promotion Mr DL Why is David Lenigas promoting TW site?He knows TW is putting out these controversial articles because they are the buzzword of the bulletins right nowWe also know TW is only playing with this, nothing more than Afriag followers havent already saidTW would have got his followers without DL (and good luck to TW, thats what he does) but it seems odd to me that DL is actively promoting the site by directing and making others aware of the articles, not for the first timeWhy would he feel the need to mention itLet TW do his own PR. I would have thought DL had enough on promoting his own businessI hope we dont have a symbiotic relationship hereOf course I do appreciate the irony of this post
akaDolly
12 Dec 2015
more leaf tobacco required The PdR possible link I posted here in Sept this year. I also posted these next two. Reports were from about three years agowww.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/5012527/Tobacco-leaves-could-help-cure-diabetes-and-arthritis.htmlwww.sott.net/article/231909-Top-US-academics-discover-fresh-tobacco-leaves-can-fight-cancer
akaDolly
12 Dec 2015
Paul Robillard exporting Tobacco? May 2015 New growers involved in tobacco lead. A Paul de Robilard area of knowledge. Coming into shipping seasonwww.newsday.co.zw/2015/05/04/china-gets-lions-share-of-tobacco-exports/CHINA has accounted for more than half of Zimbabwe’s tobacco exports in 2015, latest statistics have shown, as the Asian giant took top gong from Belgium which ruled the roost in the comparable period last year.by BUSINESS REPORTERAccording to statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), of the total exports of 36 309 045 kg, 19 643 690kg of the golden leaf had been shipped to China. This means the Asian giant accounted for 54% of the exports.The value of the crop exported to China was $168 450 831. The average price was $8,58 per kg.South Africa was a distant second after buying 4 588 660kg of the golden leaf worth $14 214 783. The average price was $3,10 per kg.In the same period last year, Belgium was the biggest buyer after 3 390 960 kg of the golden leaf, valued at $8 927 385 was shipped to the European country. The average price was $2,63.United Arab Emirates was second after buying 2 273 063kg of tobacco at an average price of $3.China was in third position after buying 1 859 825 kg worth$13 852 339.Meanwhile, sales are picking up at the country’s auction floors. The marketing season had started on a low as farmers were holding onto their crop complaining over low prices.As of Wednesday, 69 404 232kg of the golden leaf had gone under the hammer during auction and contract sales. However, the sales are 7,93% down from last year’s figures. The sales raked in $199 106 171. In the same period in 2014, sales were $241 389 875.Tobacco has become a crop of choice among farmers due to better returns and this has seen most farmers switch from traditional crops such as maize and cotton to the golden leaf over the past three years.For the 2015 marketing season, 90 000 farmers have registered to sell the crop. Of that number,16 679 are new growers.
akaDolly
11 Dec 2015
for the sake of balance I saw a post on LSE bb reposting the allegations implicating PdR and KajeeThey have been posted up on here a couple of times, by me. I have also posted articles re the allegations to do with Ocean Fresh and partiesI also asked questions in the beginning (couple of years back) as to whether we were buying trucks to replace other trucksThere are also other big articles to do with Selebi and court cases with various tobacco manufacturers and big wigs after other big wigsI have just re looked at one of them and see it states the new ATM tobacco factory was built in 2013. I had seen it before but it meant nothing at the timeAll the articles re the police commissioners(SAPs) and SARs mean nothing to me but is all there in the public domainMade me wonder if these cases have come to some sort of climax now and that is why the PR drive is happening, apart from Dubai that isWho on here is to know whats what but I have posted other articles that show there is some mud slinging by competitors. In the case of some fish companies you could see the mud slinging could have arisen from one African company not offering them certain exclusive fishing rightsParticularly to do with the tobacco industry in SA., very recently there has been investigation by BBC Panaroma, To do with British American Tobacco. I have read all the articles but I havent watched the videoIn the articles it clearly states they have mud slinging and also ensuring their competitors (presumably PdR., Kajee., Savannah et al ) do not get any breathing space. If Kajee is in fact breaking up cartels, then you could imagine there is a lot of money around to launch smear campaignsI had to smile when I saw the articles last month, and thought so thats what it is all aboutKajee is in favour anyhow, he won the Zuma Foundation award back in April this yearThere are lots of things that look seem less transparent than they should here. For those that are in we will watch in unfold. For those that are not in, keep bringing the negative stuff up for discussion. We need it all. We are unlikely to change our mind and sell up, but we still want to hear itAll publicity welcome. Even TW was soft on this when it came to critique so we know he is only playing with it......BBC Panaroma expose against BAT with videowww.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34964603much of the samewww.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/30/british-american-tobacco-bribing-panorama-smoking
akaDolly
11 Dec 2015
A DL tweet [link] you can see AfriAg is starting to really come together as an African conglomerate. Took about as long as I thought.Real size now.What can you say? us of little faith, what idxxt turkeys we areFancy us not knowing all this conglomerate was being built up
akaDolly
11 Dec 2015
you gotta love this comment Poor Kenny100 taking some flack over there re his one man fan club.....if you guys want to take this bb over I will shut up for a bitfrom Jsimbo on LSE[link] thank god for that, I thought He had paid money for something and got no value back from it. But no that's still just something he just gets some shareholders to do. interesting that I hit such a sore point that I got an actual Youtube response. thanks DL, I am flattered.I love the claim that CK water is addictive. presumably this saves money by having the same slogan for his water and his cigarettes. top lols.okenia
akaDolly
11 Dec 2015
some confusion couple of thingsWe sponsor a marathon under the name of ATM (that sells the ciggies) but not CK that sells the water? Bit odd that, maybe we will balance it by selling some cholesterol lowering spread. There must be a division surelyAlso, 500 employees. I see others say that is perhaps x 25 more than we knew aboutHmmmmm......have we got a maths problem or a primary source data problem Sorry, couldnt resist it, I am a shareholder here, just a bit of balance needed for all this lovely PR coming outI could have said more, like what news are we expecting next? No, Im not going to say it, No I wont do itlittle itty bittie placement mebbe, they must be needing some new tyres by now 
akaDolly
11 Dec 2015
Kenny100 on LSE posted this> Remember we have fast leg's...............................Seems we have fast wings as wellApparently, we hold the rights to Fastjet.......curiouser and curiouser
akaDolly
11 Dec 2015
I'm not keeping up Who exactly is the parent company?I see in the magazine (link below) that we are Afriag PLC., ATM Africa., PFC Integration., AND the Afriag group of companiesIn amongst that there is CK water (was that Cape Karoo water or something else)?We are told in the blurb that PdR sold his logistics group to Lonrho and he is involved in the day to running of said group. The logistics group if I remember correctly was RollexSo, does this mean that Afriag is the former Rollex?www.afriag.com/docs/default-source/corporate-documents/click-here-to-view-afriag's-magazine.pdf?sfvrsn=4
akaDolly
11 Dec 2015
It is good though to have this new info and news. It should have been put out there before nowThese are not all new companies though, a lot of stuff going on here behind the scenesIt needs to be shown now how these outfits are going to benefit us shareholders of Afriag. Without knowing anything else there looks to be a lot of other companies need nurturing, which means money. How many of these companies will Afriag PLC be supporting via AIM
