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Customer satisfaction rates up for SA supermarkets

Customers of South African supermarkets are more satisfied than last year, according to the South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) on supermarkets released on 17 September 2014.

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R200m Vumela Fund project to benefit SMEs

Vumela 2.0, an end-to-end Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) programme to help corporates to transform their supply chains will receive R200m investment from Vumela Enterprise Development Fund.

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Through the glass - outlook for beer packaging in SA

Gareth Pearson

Internationally, brewers are increasingly turning to aluminium cans for packaging, despite the purists crying 'sacrilege', as they swear their brew belongs in bottles.

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Commercial Property
Green buildings make economic sense
With rising operating costs and the economic slowdown in SA likely to affect commercial property developments within the next few months, it is an opportune time for developers to explore the business case for green buildings, says Nedbank Corporate Property Finance Gauteng Regional Executive Ken Reynolds. read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
Diarise 'Magic of Bubbles' in Franschhoek
The inimitable 'Magic of Bubbles' Franschhoek Cap Classique and Champagne Festival takes place on 29-30 November 2014, offering bubbly fans the opportunity to taste South Africa's best MCC and French champagne. read more>>
Soweto Festival Expo 2014 emphasises entrepreneurship
The Soweto Festival Expo, which takes place at the Nasrec Expo Centre 26-28 September 2014, focuses on supporting and promoting local entrepreneurs and contributing to the long-term development of greater Soweto's economy and community... read more>>
FMCG
New Fairtrade Rosé released by Walker Bay
Walker Bay has released its new Fairtrade Rosé, the De Bos Walker Bay 47 Varietal Rosé, made from 47 varietals. read more>>
Green Sustainability
Climate change: the South African scenario

Sindy Peters

On Tuesday, 23 September, more than 120 world leaders will meet in New York to announce how they each intend to tackle climate change. Two days before the summit, billed as the 'largest mobilisation on climate change', the People's Climate March will demand for urgent action. read more>>
Manufacturing
Pioneer to unbundle its stake in Quantum Foods

Fifi Peters

Pioneer Foods will proceed with plans to unbundle its entire stake in its agricultural business‚ Quantum Foods‚ which will then be listed as a separate entity on the JSE in October. read more>>
New rolling stock will develop local manufacturing

Bekezela Phakathi

Transnet believes rolling stock will be pivotal for the development of new industries and influencing how much is manufactured locally. This would promote strong‚ sustainable growth in the sector‚ which in turn would lead to more job opportunities. read more>>
Packaging
Nampak is the AfriStar of the show

Issued by Nampak

Nampak walked away with two medals and 16 certificates at the recent AfriStar Awards for packaging made in Africa - more than any other packaging converter... read more>>
International
Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year
TOKYO, JAPAN: Sony has said the company will lose at least $2.14bn this fiscal year, more than four-times its earlier forecast and blamed a downturn in its mobile phone business for the losses. read more>>
Sky Deutschland against BSkyB offer
BERLIN, GERMANY: German pay-TV channel Sky Deutschland's management and supervisory board recommended that shareholders reject a purchase offer by Britain's satellite TV group BSkyB. read more>>
Yelp agrees to pay fine for child privacy violations
WASHINGTON, USA: Online ratings operator Yelp agreed to pay $450,000 to settle US charges that it illegally collected data on children, in violation of privacy laws, officials have said. read more>>
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Government
SA's water crisis in danger of deepening
South Africa is facing a water crisis and the government's current plans to address it are not sufficient according to the latest paper of the African Futures project released at a seminar in Pretoria. read more>>
SA search and rescue team sent to Lagos
Government has dispatched a search and rescue team to Lagos to assist in the recovery of the remains of South Africans that were killed when a building collapsed in Nigeria, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. read more>>
SABC loan paid in full says Faith Muthambi
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has repaid its government guarantee loan granted in 2009 following its financial woes, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi. read more>>
More healthcare workers needed in prisons
The Department of Correctional Services says it needs more healthcare workers to help it break the cycle of crime among offenders. read more>>
Citizen-centric government lies in the data
Governments - local, provincial and national - are swamped with information, making it a frustrating and onerous process for employees and citizens alike to access the right information. read more>>
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