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New chairman at FASA

Ian Jacobsberg, partner at Hogan Lovells (South Africa) is the new chairman of the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA), taking over from Derek Smith, MD of Hot Dog Café.

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New card payment system for metered taxis

In partnership with iMobilise Transportation Systems, Nedbank has introduced an integrated taximeter and card acceptance solution into 200 metered taxis, using its innovative PocketPOS device to accept fare payment with a credit or debit card.

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[Design Indaba 2014] BizTakeoutsTV at Design Indaba 2014

The CTICC in Cape Town played host to Design Indaba 2014. BizTakeoutsTV was there to catch up with conference speakers and buyers visiting the expo for their views on this year's event. (video)

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Banking & Finance
Card swipes exceed cash, app uptake grows at FNB
Statistics from FNB indicate that card swipes continue to exceeded cash withdrawals, continuing a trend first noticed in 2013 and that banking app uptakes have grown 100% since 2011, particularly in the youth market age 18 - 25 years. Read more >>

Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
Rex Trueform H1 headline loss/share 15.9c v 33.8c loss
Rex Trueform (RTO) has reduced its headline loss per share by 52.8% to 15.9c in the six months to December from a 33.8c loss a year ago‚ mainly due to the improved performance of the retail segment. Read more >>

Manufacturing
Aspen's earning up 23% to R46.74
Aspen Pharmacare said normalised diluted headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased 23% to R46.74 for the six months to December‚ led by growth in its international business. Read more >>

Research
BMi Research trends 2014

Issued by BMi Research

BMi Research has completed research examining the latest retail and shopper trends. The report consists of the company's predictions for 2014's trends in the industry. Read more >>

Retail Marketing
Four ways to waste great marketing opportunities

Christopher J. Bucholtz

Most companies are really eager to talk about how great their products and services are. Guess what? No one cares - unless those products and services address their needs in some way. Read more >>

Searching for the new 'face of Menlyn'
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in City of Tshwane is running a campaign to find its biggest fans to feature in its next photo shoot to become the new faces of its advertising - the real faces that shop at the centre. Read more >>

Technology
Using animation to make sense of big data

Glenn Gillis

There are a number of specialists who all contribute to analysing and interpreting big data. We'd like to add a less obvious specialisation into the mix, namely animation and gaming. Read more >>


International

Judge rejects Apple bid to ban Samsung devices
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A federal judge has rejected Apple's request to ban an array of Samsung smartphones and tablets found to have infringed patents held by the US technology company. Read more >>

Bitcoin exchange CEO found dead in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The 28-year-old American boss of a Bitcoin exchange has been found dead at the base of a Singapore apartment block, police and reports said on Thursday (6 March), in the latest misfortune linked with the troubled virtual currency. Read more >>


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Government

SA keen to grow agro-processing sector
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies will hold talks with food processing companies to share views on how the agro-processing sector can be expanded to stimulate job creation. Read more >>

Eskom in better position to manage load shedding
Eskom is in a much better position to manage load shedding than in the last episode in 2008, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday, 5 March. Read more >>


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Cape Town Book Fair
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Gauteng Motor Show 2014
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Thebe Reed Exhibitions - 6 Aug 2014 to 10 Aug 2014 Johannesburg

Power, Steel & Housing Exhibition and Conference
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Label Summit Africa - 10 Mar 2014 to 11 Mar 2014 Cape Town


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