Business, franchise expo gets ready for entrepreneurs

The annual Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo is getting ready to meet South African entrepreneurs, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2013. The success of the expo, which takes place from 12-15 September at the Coca-Cola Dome, is founded on its ability to partner entrepreneurs with business options that match their passion and expertise. 23 May 2013 12:03

Supply chain skills gap widens, impacts competitiveness

The SAPICS Conference 2013 will see Gert Heyns and Rose Luke's presentation, 'An Update of the Supply Chain Skills Gap Survey in South Africa', show that the supply chain skills gap has widened considerably, even over a short time span, severely impacting the competitiveness of the South African economy. The conference will be held 2-4 June 2013 at Sun City. 22 May 2013 11:52

Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show public tastings

Wine lovers should get their glasses out, as the annual Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show gets ready to showcase more than 100 wines achieving Trophy, Gold and Silver medals at this year's judging, held in May at the single night tastings. 21 May 2013 15:22

Beatles guitar auctioned for US$408,000 in US

NEW YORK, USA: A six-cord electric guitar that Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison played went under the hammer for US$408,000, Julien's Auctions said on Sunday, 19 May. 20 May 2013 11:48

'Meet the Gurus' features Martin Christopher

'Meet the Gurus' Global Supply Chain Update, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA) in October 2013, features Martin Christopher, international author, whose concepts, theories and strategies have influenced supply chain professionals around the world for over two decades. 20 May 2013 09:17

Awards celebrate SA wine tourism

The South African leg of the international Great Wine Capitals of the World (GWC) Best of Wine Tourism Awards took place at La Motte Wine Estate in Franschhoek on Thursday, 9 May 2013. SA is part of the GWC network of the top 10 wine producing and wine tourism regions in the world, as judged annually by the GWC. 17 May 2013 10:52

Final call for Food Review/Symrise new product entries

There is only one more day to get entries in for the 19th annual Food Review/Symrise New Product Competition. Previously, the NPC was only open to South African manufacturers, but in 2011, it was extended to include international brands too. 16 May 2013 11:10

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Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one coveted ticket to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32

Join the story at the table, Tafelpraatjies

Tafelpraatjies is an exciting addition to the Cape Town Good Food & Wine Show, which celebrates the Afrikaans heritage and encourages a return to the dinner table conversation. The show is on from 23-26 May 2013 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. 15 May 2013 10:51

SAPICS adds BI solutions to conference lineup

At the 2013 SAPICS conference, Grant Marshbank, COO of VSc Solutions will be discussing business intelligence solutions, saying that although they are not new to SA organisations, the approach of focusing on the supply chain whilst effectively integrating with any system can redefine the potential value of what can be achieved. 14 May 2013 10:41

MamaMagic, The Baby Expo

A partnership made of magic

[Issued by MamaMagic, The Baby Expo] Now in its ninth year running, MamaMagic, The Baby Expo is proud to be in partnership with Baby City as its official retail partner since 2006, bringing the magic of parenting to thousands of parents and parents-to-be across South Africa. 13 May 2013 13:48

'Christmas' winter treat at Theuniskraal

The Tulbagh valley's annual Christmas in Winter festival, which takes place on 29-30 June 2013, will include Theuniskraal in its festivities. 13 May 2013 11:33

SAPICS conference offers papers on 'Design for Change'

The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa (SAPICS) will hold its annual conference from 2-4 June 2013 at Sun City. Imperial Logistics is offering papers on factory gate pricing (FGP) and integrated supply chain management (ISCM), as part of the conference theme, 'Design for Change'. 10 May 2013 09:05