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| With more than 60 million mobile devices in South Africa alone, local opportunities for mobile transacting are near limitless, proven by wiGroup, which has seen transactions worth R2-billion through its platform. Read more >>
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[Pete Case, Issued by Gloo] South Africa's retailers will be under more pressure than ever this year to differentiate themselves in a cluttered and competitive environment. And this in a market where consumers are also under huge budget constraints. Read more >> | Business Partners announced the launch of its Franchise Fund - an innovative platform backed by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) - aimed at allowing young and previously disadvantaged entrepreneurs, with limited assets and access to capital, to qualify as franchisees. Read more >> | The 2014 International Forum Packaging Design Award (the iF award), one of the most important design awards in the world, has been won by Tetra Pak for its Evero Aseptic, the world's first aseptic carton bottle for ambient white milk. Read more >> |
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 | Alistair Anderson AltX-listed MAS Real Estate said its capital raising in February had been "very successful". Read more >>
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 | As Chengdu's Century City New International Convention & Exhibition Centre gets ready to host China's biggest food and drinks fair from 20-30 March 2014, DHL Trade Fairs & Events will offer one-stop logistics from country of origin to exhibition stand. Read more >>
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 | Responses to this year's supply chain foresight survey show a growing maturity towards the role of the supply chain in relation to the business, compared with previous years. Read more >>
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 | The city's willingness to consider a plastics-to-oil plant demonstrates its confidence in trying out new things and new technologies to improve efficiency and performance, Mayor Patricia de Lille said on Wednesday (13 March). Read more >>
|  | Nick Hedley The local arm of SABMiller (SAB)‚ South African Breweries' maltings division is looking to supply product to other African countries following its investments to expand capacity‚ according to the unit's general manager Thinus van Schoor. Read more >>
|  | Bekezela Phakathi The Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) conceded defeat on Wednesday (13 March) in its fight for a 10% wage increase at Rooibos Ltd, the Western Cape-based company that dominates the market for tea of the same name. Read more >>
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|  | SHANGHAI, CHINA: When condom maker Durex wants to send an intimate message to customers in China, it uses a homegrown instant messaging platform called WeChat, which has taken the country by storm in just three years. Read more >>
|  | LONDON, UK: King Digital Entertainment, the British developer behind the wildly-addictive mobile game Candy Crush, said that it could be valued at up to US$7.6bn in its eagerly-awaited upcoming flotation. Read more >>
|  | DUBAI, UAE: The much-anticipated winners of the 8th Dubai Lynx Awards were revealed last night and celebrated at the region's biggest awards ceremony, which was attended by over 1,800 guests. Read more >>
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|  | More Matshediso Fifty-four pupils from Gonyane Primary School in Bloemfontein were among the first group of girl learners in the country to get vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) on Wednesday. Read more >>
|  | The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has advised provincial and municipal centres in areas affected by the recent floods to begin the necessary response preparedness. Read more >>
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