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Brand News
Time for a new watch?
The Swiss-made Luminox brand, first launched in 1989, has a new range coming out in South Africa in August 2014. Read more >>

New Cap Classique from Krone
Olive Pride launches gift set
CSI
Donate old wetsuits for charity
The 'Surfers Helping Surfers' campaign is a newly launched campaign that calls on the surfing community to donate old wetsuits that can then be reused... Read more >>

Exhibitions & Events
Mini Port Festival on Sunday 27 July at Muratie
Hospitality
Kievits Kroon launches conferencing incentive
To boost conference bookings during the winter period, Kievits Kroon Country Estate has launched a R150,000 incentive competition Read more >>

Leopard's Leap closed for lunch during winter
Research
Woolworths' Find your Perfect Fit survey results in
According to Alvanon, the international sizing company that provides state-of-the-art body scanners for surveys, this Woolworths' South African national sizing survey is the most successful sizing campaign rolled out globally to date. Read more >>


International

Tablets to overtake PCs by 2015: survey
WASHINGTON, US: Tablet computers will outsell personal computers by 2015 globally in another sign of the shifting tech landscape, a survey showed on Monday. Read more >>

Off/On Commerce Day 2014 on in October in Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN: Off/On Commerce Day 2014 will be held on 16 October in Teatro Goya, Madrid Read more >>

Taiwan's HTC swings back to profit in Q2
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said it has swung back to profit in the April-June quarter thanks to a boost from sales of a new flagship handset, but... Read more >>


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Government

Government to act on 'dysfunctional SABC'
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says the SABC remains "dysfunctional" and the government, as a shareholder, has to take urgent action. Read more >>

Electricity demand to increase
PRETORIA: While the system is stable, the demand for electricity is expected to increase due to cold weather predicted for Gauteng, says Eskom. Read more >>

Employers do not enjoy special protection against claims of defamation

Johan Botes

Can an employer be held liable for defamatory statements made about an employee? The High Court recently confirmed that it can but that an employer may rely on the standard defences to such a claim to escape liability. Read more >>

Plastics industry condemns NUMSA strike
20,000 jobs in poultry at stake

More Government news


Lifestyle

Celebrating flavour with Seelan

Angie White

I've been acquainted with Chef Seelan Sundoo's visionary culinary skills once before, so I knew I was in for a treat when invited to dine at his very own Seelan - a restaurant and bar offering a celebration of flavour in the best sense of the word and a relaxed yet refined atmosphere, but I had no idea the journey my taste buds were about to embark on! Read more >>


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New events to diarise

Your 67 minutes in an urban vegetable garden
Bertrams Inner City Farm - 18 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

Comprehensive fleet management course
TransAuto Academy - 21 Jul 2014 to 24 Jul 2014 Randburg

Rural Expo
Lavaniye - 24 Jul 2014 to 25 Jul 2014 Butterworth

Funama Wedding Exhibition
Funama Productions - 26 Jul 2014 Polokwane (Pietersburg)

Rhino Conservation Fundraiser
Open Mind - 28 Jul 2014 Cape Town

Syntell Sustainability Forum 2014
Hypenica - 18 Aug 2014 to 20 Aug 2014 Cape Town

Lorna Jane pop up shop
The Pole Project - 27 Aug 2014 Cape Town

NOSHCON 2014
NOSA - 9 Sep 2014 to 12 Sep 2014 Central Drakensberg

Green Building Convention
GBCSA - 10 Sep 2014 to 12 Sep 2014 Cape Town

Retail Congress Africa 2014
i2i Events - 18 Nov 2014 to 19 Nov 2014 Johannesburg


Upcoming events

2014 Customer Experience Management Africa Summit - 9 Jul 2014 to 10 Jul 2014 Cape Town
The 2014 Customer Experience Management Africa summit will explore the critical trends that are improving the performance of enterprise operations and communications. Read more >>

BankingTech Forum Africa
OpenRoom Events Ltd - 8 Jul 2014 to 9 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

Global Transaction Banking Conference 2014
Trade Conferences International - 9 Jul 2014 to 10 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

Global Transaction Banking Conference 2014
Trade Conferences International - 9 Jul 2014 to 10 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

Fashion and clothing market
Retrovee - 9 Jul 2014 Cape Town

Delivering sustainable water and sewerage services
Provision Research and Events - 10 Jul 2014 to 11 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

Digital Forensics for Fraud & Forensic Seminar
Ekwinox Int. - 10 Jul 2014 Midrand


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