Furniture maker and distributor Steinhoff International says its trading operations have been affected to a varying degree by the global economic slowdown and negative consumer sentiment. 2 Dec 2008

The Cape Dutch Food & Wine Festival will ignite the Witzenberg region on the weekend of 28/29 March 2009 when it rolls out the welcome mat for masses of visitors arrive arriving to savour the very best of the town's culinary delights.
2 Dec 2008

Elle magazine and Max Factor are about to accept entries to its inaugural Elle New Talent Make-Up Artist Search 2009 to expose the best upcoming talent in this field. 2 Dec 2008

Today we have the advantage of staying connected wherever we are, which gives us the convenience of completing our holiday shopping from home or our working space, at any time of day. This convenience, however, comes with a price, which can sometimes present itself literally. Cybercrime is prevalent in our daily news; stories that discuss the lack of security or how some fraudster managed to bypass security barriers in place can cause customers to wonder how secure they are when shopping online. 1 Dec 2008

In a move that should ease anxieties for textile and clothing manufacturers in developing countries exporting to the US, the US House of Representatives has agreed to monitor textile and apparel imports from China when quotas expire at the end of this year. 1 Dec 2008

Pioneer Foods today reported an 11% decline in headline earnings per share to 292.4 cents for the year ended September 2008 from 328.4 cents a year ago. Diluted headline earnings per share declined to 285.3 cents from 318.2 cents. 1 Dec 2008

The Department of Health and Nestlé South Africa have reassured the public and consumers that all Nestlé dairy products sold in the country are completely safe for consumption. 1 Dec 2008