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Gwen Watkins As the Rand weakens and the Pula strengthens, so consumers in Botswana find the gap in the cost of goods between South Africa and Botswana in Woolworths grows and not in their favour. Read more >> | | Gerrie van Biljon No business is too small for the discipline of hammering out a formal budget, which needs to be used daily in the management of a business. Many business owners mistakenly think their operation is too small for a formal budgeting process. Read more >> |
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 | Alistair Anderson Growthpoint Properties‚ the biggest JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) that operates in South Africa‚ managed to grow its distributions 8% to 78.5c per share in the six months to December last year. Read more >>
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 | deCarta has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with TomTom Africa that through its location based solutions (LBS) technology will add mapping, routing and local search functionality to company's services. Read more >>
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 | The winner of the 2014 Fine Brandy. Bar Design Initiative is Pretoria furniture designer, Peet van Straaten. His creation was unveiled in life-size format at Design Indaba. Read more >>
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 | To celebrate its launch into the Indian Ocean islands of Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritius, Cîroc Ultra-Premium Vodka is hosting events on all the islands. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Furniture and household goods group Steinhoff International Holdings reported a 39% rise in fully diluted headline earnings per share to 217.9c for its six months to December. Headline earnings were reported up 41% to 243 cents a share Read more >>
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|  | GENEVA , SWITZERLAND: Car manufacturers launched a range of smaller, nimbler cars to tempt cash-strapped consumers in a recovering European market, with compact vehicles taking centre stage at the Geneva Motor Show. Read more >>
|  | PARIS, FRANCE: - Out at sea, gentle waves provide power for thousands of homes. In cities, dance-floor moves generate electricity for nightclubs. In the countryside, hikers use leg power to recharge their phones. Read more >>
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|  | Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies says a draft of the next iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) has been prepared. Read more >>
|  | The agricultural sector grew employment by 65,000 between 2009 and December last year, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel. Read more >>
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More Government news
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|  | The dates for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg (MBFWJ), have been set and more than 34 of the country's top designers are lined up to present collections in 15 shows at the Sandton Convention Centre over three days, from 20 to 22 March, 2014. Read more >>
|  | Brandon Williams If I was a theoretical physicist by the name of Dr Sheldon Cooper and my qualification cabinet boasted a BS, MS, MA, Ph.D and Sc.D, my review of the sixth annual Cape Tattoo Expo would read simply this: "buzzinga". Read more >>
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| Decorex DurbanThebe Reed Exhibitions - 20 Mar 2014 to 23 Mar 2014 Durban A-Z of BrandingVega School of Brand Leadership - 7 Apr 2014 to 15 Apr 2014 Johannesburg,Durban Decorex JoburgThebe Reed Exhibitions - 6 Aug 2014 to 10 Aug 2014 Johannesburg |
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