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| [Aki Kalliatakis] Spring is a great time to re-energise your business and a good time to reorganise and spruce up what your customers' experience. Here are six top tips to revitalise the experiences that they have... read more>>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Net1 UEPS Technologies reported a rise in earnings for the year to June‚ boosted by a $26.6m recovery for the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) contract it lost in a court dispute. read more>> | | |
 | Following its successful launch in Port Elizabeth in August this year, Blue Ribbon Bread has launched in East London and King Williams Town as part of Premier's investment into the Eastern Cape that exceeds R10 million. read more>> | |  | tshepiso linda, Issued by Hairsavvy Hairsavvy, a personal style brand by Recare, a leader in cosmetics in Africa, has created a range of hair care products to meet the specific needs of African women because of their unique hair texture... read more>> | | |
 | Alistair Anderson The cost of renovating the Mall of Rosebank contributed to Hyprop Investment's profit falling in the year to June, but the real estate investment trust (Reit) nevertheless raised its distribution 11.3% to R4.72. read more>> | |  | Northmead Mall, one of Benoni's first malls, has received a revamp at an investment in excess of R40 million from joint owners One Property Holdings and Capstone Property Group. Built in 1972, Northmead Mall was acquired by the new owners in 2011. read more>> | | |
 | A new website, Juniva, offers vitamins, sports nutrition and weight-loss products as a specialist health, wellness and fitness e-tailer to counter modern living and poor food choices. read more>> | | |
 | Hostex 2015, being held at Sandton Convention Centre 15-18 March 2015, has a tough act to follow as Hostex 2013 in Gauteng was dubbed as the biggest and best in the culinary exhibition's 27 year history. read more>> | | |
 | Activity in the manufacturing sector improved last month as workers that had gone on a month-long strike returned to work‚ boosting the purchasing managers' index (PMI) read more>> | |  | Morvest, a JSE-listed support services provider reported revenue growth of 15% to R1.1bn for the year to May. read more>> | | |
 | Nick Hedley JSE-listed clothing and food retailer Woolworths will raise about R10bn to repay the part of the money it borrowed to pay for its R21.6bn takeover of David Jones, the Australian retail chain. read more>> | |  | New vehicle sales in August dropped 1.40% year-on-year to 55‚722‚ according to automotive data released this week. read more>> | | |  | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Tablets won't eclipse personal computers as fast as once thought, according to studies by market tracker International Data Corporation (IDC). read more>> | |  | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Union should convert a whole spectrum of television and radio frequencies for use by mobile broadband by around 2020 as smartphone use soars, a report has urged. read more>> | |  | LOS ANGELES, USA: The FBI and Apple are urgently investigating an apparent hack of cloud data services that unleashed a torrent of intimate pictures of dozens of celebrities across the Internet. read more>> | | | More International | |
|  | The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will send a facilitator to the Kingdom of Lesotho to work with that country's coalition government, as well as an observer team following reports of a "coup". read more>> | |  | Government is determined to protect South Africa's clothing and textile sector, which has shown growth in recent years, says the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). read more>> | |  | The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has committed itself to setting up what it calls a Service Delivery War Room to improve its service to communities. read more>> | | | More Government news | |
|  | Brian Berkman Build it and they will come may be talking about another Field of Dreams but it perfectly describes the mirage that becomes the oasis that rises up from the dusty red land of Elandsfontein. read more>> | |
| Holdsport (trading as Sportsmans Warehouse and Outdoor Warehouse) has a financial management position in its logistics and service division for a young professional who wants to develop their retail acumen. Read more >>
| | | CGCSA Summit 2014Meropa Commuications - 28 Oct 2014 to 29 Oct 2014 Johannesburg, Midrand | |  The Cape's trendiest home, décor and lifestyle exhibition, the Cape Homemakers Expo, will be taking place in the Mother City. Read more >> | | |
| Alistair Cooke "A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it." |
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