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John Strömblad, new MD of Tetra Pak SA

John Strömblad, a 28-year Tetra Pak veteran, has been appointed MD of Tetra Pak South Africa. He began as marketing trainee and sales administrator in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Spree partners with Next

Next, a UK brand established in 1982, has partnered with Spree.co.za, part of Naspers' e-commerce division. This will enable the South African website to offer selected items from the UK range.

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Media24 launches Efinity

In order to enable retailers to utilise e-commerce successfully, a best-in-class fulfilment service that takes care of the logistics process from the moment the order is completed...

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Banking & Finance
Title deed handover will open formal housing market

Fifi Peters and Sikonathi Mantshantsha

The expected handover of more than a million title deeds to owners of subsidised houses during the next five years could speed up the opening of the formal property market in areas like Soweto. read more>>
Brand News
Solidarity asks MTN to find alternative to layoffs

Samuel Mungadze

MTN has defended its retrenchment plans‚ which has been criticised by the trade union Solidarity and says the process was partly to review the cost structure of operations in South Africa‚ and allow the company to deliver on strategic investments and product innovation. read more>>
Manufacturing
GDP creeps up narrowly avoiding recession
South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.6% in the second quarter of this year according to figures released by Statistics South Africa. read more>>
Retail Marketing
Experiential branding cuts through the clutter
Experiential branding is still a relatively new concept for many South African businesses but is a logical extension of mass personalisation... read more>>
Expanding your reach with ElastiBand

Issued by Pyrotec

Promotional on-pack solutions are the easiest and most common form of brand awareness in the retail industry. With many different options available to choose from when it comes to on-pack devices... read more>>
Security
Retail security must integrate technology

Clinton Phipps

While many commercial property sites may have CCTV and access control systems, they lack full integration, which is crucial to successful implementation. Globally, the future of commercial property security lies in a greater integration with technology. read more>>
International
Canada's Shomi to compete with Netflix
MONTREAL CANADA: Two of Canada's largest cable companies teamed up to launch an online television service to compete with Netflix, amid fears of dwindling traditional television viewership. read more>>
iPhone time-lapse video app from Instagram
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Instagram has launched an application for capturing time-lapse videos using Apple mobile devices. read more>>
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Government
Gauteng's e-tolls consultation gets underway
The Gauteng Advisory Panel on the Socio-economic Impact of E-tolls will kick off its month-long consultation process on Wednesday (27 August), starting with organised labour representatives. read more>>
Faith feints, dodges Hlaudi weather
NEWSWATCH: Yesterday Communications Minister Faith Muthambi evaded answering opposition MPs' questions on the appointment of SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng, whom a union official has labelled a 'pathetic liar'. read more>>
Mbete may suspend EFF members from Parliament
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says she has asked Members of Parliament belonging to opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), to give reasons why they should not be suspended for disrupting the National Assembly last week. read more>>
More Government news
Lifestyle
[10 Things I Love About...] Emperors Palace

Brian Berkman

Contributing Editor, Travel, Brian Berkman, asked Nigel Atherton, Complex General Manager at Emperors Palace, about why he loves his work at the Place of Dreams. read more>>
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