Fringe Handmade Market in early February

The Fringe Handmade Market, held for the first time on 3 December 2011, will take place again on Saturday 4 February 2012 in Harrington Street, Cape Town. 23 Jan 2012 11:12

Vehicle accessories won't boost resale value

Business Live warns that people buying new cars should be careful not to put in expensive accessories in the hope that this will boost the selling price when it comes to getting rid of the vehicle because accessories do not increase the vehicle's market value. 3 Jan 2012 11:27

Bust nets R1,9m in fake goods

Fake DVDs, CDs, counterfeit clothing and credit-card-cloning machines have been confiscated by police in major busts in Gauteng where goods valued at R1,9m were seized according to Business Live. 29 Dec 2011 11:48

Chinese clothing shops hit formal retail sector

There are up to 6000 informal, foreign-owned clothing retail stores flourishing in SA, many selling cheap Chinese imports and blatantly flouting SA taxes and labour regulations. All the while these stores are stealing market share from SA's formal low-cost clothing retailers. 2 Dec 2011 15:09

Global food leader, winning entrepreneurship project partner for township retail model

In an effort to make it even more simple and convenient to buy and sell the much-loved South African brands of Halls, Cadbury Éclairs and Chappies, Kraft Foods has partnered with the Awethu Project to launch its new 3-in-1 display unit to the market. 2 Nov 2011 10:27

Bay Harbour Market closed for safety renovations

Hout Bay's new Bay Harbour Market, which opened in July 2011, is closed temporarily to carry out critical upgrades that needed to be done to adhere to the fire regulations of the City of Cape Town. It will be reopened in time for the festive season. 26 Oct 2011 09:49

Crafty idea on TRAC for invasive alien trees

Invasive alien trees are being put to creative use by local crafters for décor accessories. Wetherlys has announced the launch of its newest collection which incorporates items from The Khumbulani Collection. 20 Oct 2011 13:37

Bizcommunity.com

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

It's party time at Bizcommunity! #happybiz10

On 20 August 2001, Andre Rademan and Ken van Ginkel sent out the very first Bizcommunity.com newsletter. Now, almost 10 years to the day, we're mixing up potions and even baking in preparation for our 'high calorie', 'light-fuse-and-stand-back' 10th birthday celebrations! [twitterfall] 22 Aug 2011 10:10

Most still going for farm auctions

[Shannon Sherry] Hundreds of Mpumalanga farmers descended on the Jan Hendriksfontein farm near Ermelo last week, searching for bargains on livestock, vehicles, workshop equipment and farm implements. 12 Aug 2011 15:56

Capitec salutes National Savings Month with swap mall

On 30-31 July 2011, Capitec will create a Swapping Mall, inside Atlas Studios in Johannesburg, to celebrate National Savings Month and encourage South Africans to swap unwanted goods, rather than buy new ones. 25 Jul 2011 10:21

Traders warned against breaking RICA laws

[Gabi Khumalo] Government has sent a stern warning to traders who break the provisions of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA). 6 Jul 2011 15:09

Motorists to benefit from new Act

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Selling a used car just won't be the same for car dealerships wanting to off-load a dicey vehicle to an unsuspecting buyer, thanks to the new Consumer Protection Act. 31 Mar 2011 06:56

RSA Market Agents comes to Cape Town

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for the Western Cape, Gerrit van Rensburg, officially opened the fifth agency for market agency group, RSA Market Agents, in Cape Town on 1 March 2011. The agency joins Johannesburg, Durban, Bloemfontein and Tshwane markets, rounding off its presence on the five leading fresh markets in the country. Fresh produce markets (19 in total) posted a turnover for 2009/10 in excess of R9.4 billion and handled over 3 million tons of fruit and vegetables. 9 Mar 2011 08:51