All aboard!

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Southern Sun has introduced a new complementary shuttle service departing the Gautrain station, every hour from 20 minutes past the hour for drop-offs at six of their Sandton-based hotels during the rush. 17 Nov 2011 06:49

Nashua's uncapped, unshaped Internet connection

Business Live reports that Nashua is now offering a range of uncapped and unshaped and inexpensive Internet connections aimed at users who want to download media, watching streaming video, play games online or run an efficient home office. 16 Nov 2011 11:14

Woolworths' virtual store supports World Diabetes Day

Woolworths will once again mark the occasion of World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2011, with a month of activities to help raise awareness of this disease and the important role nutrition plays in helping to control it. As part of these activities, it is launching an online virtual store tour led by dietician, Maryke van Zyl, to help diabetics and their families learn more about making better food choices. 8 Nov 2011 10:22

Groupon raises US$700 million by going public

Groupon raised US$700 million in its initial public offering (IPO) becoming the largest IPO by an Internet company since Google raised US$17 billion with its listing in 2004, according to an article published by Business Day. 8 Nov 2011 08:07

FNB upgrades BlackBerry app

In response to customers' requests, FNB has launched an improved BlackBerry banking app, which works on the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and features messaging/SMS on all devices, which was not available on previous apps. 7 Nov 2011 11:49

Waste Management training launched

The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is launching accredited training courses to help with the delivery of services and the understanding of what is needed to be done. The accredited training adds to a tally of credits towards a recognised equivalent qualification. 7 Nov 2011 11:25

Valuing art - Citadel Art Price Index launched

Citadel, a private client wealth care company, has partnered with Econex, a leading independent economics consultancy, to launch a robust model for its Citadel Art Price Index (API), which will provide accurate information over time. This is reportedly the first local index to track the value change of art sold at auction in the country, beyond the headlines of record sale prices achieved for prominent works sold at auctions locally and abroad. 20 Oct 2011 12:39

Patenting - balancing protection with secrecy

[Alexis Apostolidis] The dilemma of whether one should patent what may essentially be a recipe - for example, as part of the trade-off for obtaining exclusivity in respect of one's newly concocted perfume - is that one has to disclose to the world what one's invention comprises. 14 Oct 2011 10:15

Rentokil Initial

Good hand hygiene vital to keep staff and customers healthy and happy

On 15 October we will be celebrating Global Hand Washing Day, which was started to promote hand washing with soap as a way to help prevent the spread of diseases. 13 Oct 2011 11:16

Five ideas to reach consumers successfully in 'unbranded' Africa

[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] In an 'unbranded' continent such as Africa - the new branding frontier - where masses of people gather every day to get services and goods, brands that can deliver on experience, emotion and social responsibility will gain trust, love and loyalty among communities, HKLM director Gary Harwood said Wednesday 12 October 2011. 13 Oct 2011 10:19

Promotion encourages young South African fashion designers

Bidorbuy is promoting entrepreneurship in the fashion industry by introducing its online marketplace as a viable marketing and selling platform for up and coming South African fashion designers who would like to promote their line of work to the site's over one million shoppers 13 Oct 2011 09:45

Rentokil Initial

Your spring pest control plan

Spring is a good time to open the windows and doors to let the fresh air in and to start cleaning out the dust and dirt that mayhave collected during winter. Dust and dirt attracts bugs and bacteria and it is a good idea to target a few key areas during your spring clean. 29 Sep 2011 10:56

Red Ribbon Communications

MicroStrategy introduces integrity to Massdiscounters BI landscape

MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, has announced the successful upgrade and expansion of its BI solution at Massdiscounters, eliminating disparate systems and centralising onto a single unified platform. 28 Sep 2011 15:37

Independent ATM provider wins Entrepreneur of the Year winner

The overall winner of the 2011 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year Awards was Spark ATM Systems MD, Marc Sternberg, selected from over 350 entrepreneurs who took part in this year's competition. 27 Sep 2011 09:49