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Shoprite climbs after saying turnover to surpass R100bn

Fifi Peters

Africa's largest supermarket‚ Shoprite‚ on Monday catalysed a strong rebound among listed retail shares‚ recently hit by a wave of selling pressure on views they are too expensive.

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Ford is 'completely committed to our operations here in South Africa'

In this 14 July interview with Business Day TV, Ford South Africa president and CEO Jeff Nemeth discusses how National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa strike has affected car makers.

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SA metal sector says it has exhausted means to end strike

The body representing South Africa's steel and engineering industry said on Tuesday that it has failed to reach a deal to end a crippling strike.

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Banking & Finance
Clover issues cautionary
Brand News
Acquisition positions Grohe as market leader in South Africa
Distribution and Warehousing Network (Dawn) has sold 51% of its shares in the WaterTech companies to the Grohe Group, making it a market leader in sanitary fittings. Read more >>

Commercial Property
Property sector recovering from poor start to the year

Alistair Anderson

The JSE's listed property sector has not managed to maintain its run of the past few years of beating the broader all share index, but it has managed to stage a strong rebound from a disastrous start in January to give investors a small return for the year-to-date. Read more >>

Franchising
Establishing your franchise in a fast-changing economy
The rapid pace of urbanisation has created a greater concentration of economic activity in South Africa, which has affected the franchise industry holistically. Read more >>

In-store Media
Moving Tactics launches South Africa's first full-service digital activation company

Issued by Moving Tactics

Moving Tactics, a leading South African digital signage solutions company, has recently launched Digital Impact, an activation division that specialises in short-term, rental and campaign-based advertising solutions... Read more >>

Logistics
Paper records preferred to electronic ones claims survey

Thabiso Mochiko

Despite new technologies enabling electronic storage of information, 90% of local businesses are still storing documents in paper format, according to a study released by JSE-listed storage management company Metrofile. Read more >>

Manufacturing
Tongaat's output not affected by unprotected strike

Nick Hedley

Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett says despite the unprotected strike at its Clairwood refinery, the company plans to crush all available cane this season thanks to its spare milling capacity. Read more >>

Ford, Toyota halt production in wake of Numsa strike

Natasha Marrian

Toyota and Ford both announced a halt at their production plants in Durban and Pretoria as the strike in the metals and engineering sector enters its third week. Read more >>

Seifsa says it has "exhausted" means to end strike
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa (Seifsa) said it has failed to reach a deal to end a crippling strike, after a union rejected its final wage offer over the weekend. Read more >>

Car firms halt production as strike bites

Natasha Marrian

Toyota and Ford both announced a halt to production. Read more >>

Regulatory
PIC/S explained: Safety of SA medicines
What is PIC/S, and why is it important for the quality of medicine production? Read more >>

Research
Did adidas get ROI on World Cup?
As one of the major sponsors of this global event, was the return on investment received what adidas was expecting, as one of the official sponsors spending huge amounts of money?... Read more >>

Retail Marketing
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 98: Fast Company SA, The Lean Startup methodology and Brad Sugar
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, Thursday, 17 July from 9am-10am as we chat to Brad Sugars, Daniel Marcus and Robbie Stammers. [twitterfall] Read more >>


International

Japan's Line messaging app worth $9.8bn ahead of listing
TOKYO, JAPAN: A smartphone messaging app set up in the aftermath of Japan's 2011 quake-tsunami disaster has applied to list on the Tokyo stock exchange, in an offering that could be worth more than $9.8bn. Read more >>

Apple, IBM to work together building business apps
NEW YORK, USA: Apple and IBM unveiled a "landmark" partnership in an attempt to win over business customers by offering iPhones and iPads that are specially tailored for enterprise users. Read more >>

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs
LONDON, UK: Getting the latest news on a British government reshuffle once meant loitering for hours in Downing Street waiting for ministers to emerge from the Prime Minister's office and judging their fate by the look on their face. Read more >>

Microsoft gets more ads than Yahoo
NEW YORK, USA: Microsoft is expected to overtake Yahoo this year in digital advertising revenues, a research firm, eMarketer says, adding that this is a setback for Yahoo's efforts to transform itself. Read more >>


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Government

Infrastructure Development Act comes into effect

Samantha Brener

On 10 July 2014, President Jacob Zuma made the proclamation which officially brought into force the Infrastructure Development Act, No 23 of 2014. Read more >>

Fortinet warns against cyber-fraud during tax filing season
Fortinet, the high-performance network security company, has issued a warning to taxpayers to be aware of the increase in cyber-fraud during the tax filing season. Read more >>

BRICS Development Bank to be based in Shanghai
FORTALEZA: The emerging market bloc of BRICS on Tuesday, 15 July, announced plans that will see the envisaged Development Bank being based in Shanghai, China. Plans are also in progress for a Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA). Read more >>

Madonsela's findings call for proactive response

Kazeka Kuse

In a world where common sense is not so common anymore, our public protector's statements always make sense. Read more >>

Mineral Resources, Science Depts in talks over shale gas licences
PRETORIA: The Department of Mineral Resources is in negotiations with the Department of Science and Technology with regards to the future of issuing licences for shale gas exploration, Mineral Resources Minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, said on Tuesday, 15 July 2014. Read more >>


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Lifestyle

Master classes and new work from Jazzart

Debbie Hathway

Dancers in and around Cape Town with spare time this week should grab the opportunity to work with some top contemporary dance teachers offering free workshops at Jazzart Dance Theatre's studio at the Artscape Theatre Centre. Read more >>

Gordon Ramsay-trained chef launches at the 7th Floor
Matt Manning's One Ingredient dinners, which have been popping up in Cape Town since June 2013, have now found home in the intimate environment of the 7th Floor Innovation Centre in Observatory. Read more >>

At last, a truly sporty Accord

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The Honda Accord may be the seventh biggest-selling car model in history but it has taken the Japanese carmaker 38 years and nine-generations to come up with a range flagship that truly deserves to wear the crown. Read more >>


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