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Total income generated by the food and beverages industry rose by 6.6% to R3.5bn in February 2014 compared with the same month in 2013‚ supported by a strong growth in income from food and bar sales‚ Statistics SA figures showed on Tuesday, 22 April 2014. Read more >> | Mark Allix The Competition Commission‚ which conducted a search-and-seizure operation at the offices of Unilever SA in Durban‚ and Sime Darby Hudson & Knight in Boksburg‚ Gauteng‚ says it is too early to say what documents and electronic data were seized. Read more >> | Wholesale trade sales rose 8.9% year on year in February compared with 8.7% year on year in January‚ Statistics SA data showed late last week. Read more >> |
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 | The international farm animal welfare organisation, Compassion in World Farming (Compassion), has awarded a 'Good Egg' to Woolworths for its ongoing commitment to leading the free-range egg industry in South Africa. The award recognises organisations that have a written policy to source only cage-free eggs or egg products. Read more >>
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 | Rickety Bridge Foundation Stone launches white blendFollowing on its Rhône-style red cultivars and the launch of its Rosé in 2013, Rickety Bridge has released its first white blend. The Foundation Stone 2013 White is a blend of 49% Chenin Blanc, 15% Grenache Blanc, 15% Ugni Blanc, 15% Roussanne and 6% Viognier, said to go well with fish, chicken, goats cheese salad, pork, veal and roast duck and retailing for approximately R85 at retailers and wine merchants.
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 | Mauritius hosted the ninth Culinary Festival Bernard Loiseau at Constance Belle Mare Plage from 31 March to 6 April 2014, when the finest Michelin-star chefs from Germany, Sweden, England, Switzerland and France teamed up with Constance island chefs to put their skills to the test and challenge them beyond their normal capabilities. Read more >>
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 | Phakamisa Ndzamela Stellenbosch-based PSG Group said it had about R500m available for investments and would use the bulk of the funds to subscribe for a rights issue in its investment Curro‚ a fast-growing company that provides private education. Read more >>
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Zeenat Moorad Clicks Group's (CLS's) half-year results‚ which are due out this week‚ are likely to reflect the strain on the retailer's middle-income target market‚ which remains under pressure. Read more >>
|  | Motor trade sales (measured in nominal terms and current prices) increased by 3.3% year-on-year in February‚ Statistics SA reported last week Read more >>
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|  | WASHINGTON, USA: IBM reported a 21% slump in first quarter earnings, as the computer company saw weaker hardware sales and focused more on services and the Internet cloud. Read more >>
|  | NEW YORK, USA: It walks and runs, even up and down stairs. It can open a bottle and serve a drink, and politely tries to shake hands with a stranger. Meet the latest ASIMO, Honda's humanoid robot. Read more >>
|  | HELSINKI, FINLAND: Finnish telecommunications company Nokia has recalled 30,000 chargers for its Lumia 2520 tablet because it could give customers an electric shock. Read more >>
|  | SAN FRANCISCO - Social games company Zynga released a version of the hit "FarmVille" game tailored for smartphones and tablets in the hope of reaping a bumper crop of new players. Read more >>
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More International
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|  | Mark Allix Agni Steels South Africa this week fired up its furnaces at the Coega industrial development zone (IDZ) near Port Elizabeth‚ to start production at its R400m‚ state-of-the-art‚ mini-steel mill. Read more >>
|  | Paul Vecchiatto The government's proposal that farm workers should get 50% of equity on a farm was "smoke and mirrors" and would not become policy‚ says Ruth Hall‚ professor at the University of the Western Cape's Institute of Poverty‚ Land and Agrarian Studies. Read more >>
|  | Despite reports that scores of people died on the roads over the Easter weekend, the number of fatalities was probably nothing out of the ordinary. Read more >>
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More Government news
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|  | Eugene Yiga Jack Hardcastle may not exist, but that hasn't stopped him from writing Dirty Words, a hilarious new comedy about sex. Read more >>
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| Visit the CTICC, 13 to 14 May, for the African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa Conference and Exhibition Read more >> |
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