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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. Read more >> | 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. Read more >> | 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. Read more >> |
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 | 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>> | | |
 | 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>> | |  | 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>> | | |
 | Walker Bay has released its new Fairtrade Rosé, the De Bos Walker Bay 47 Varietal Rosé, made from 47 varietals. read more>> | | |
 | 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>> | | |
 | 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>> | |  | 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>> | | |
 | 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>> | | |  | 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>> | |  | 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>> | |  | 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>> | | | More International | |
|  | 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>> | |  | 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>> | |  | 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>> | |  | The Department of Correctional Services says it needs more healthcare workers to help it break the cycle of crime among offenders. read more>> | |  | 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>> | | | More Government news | |
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