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Steinhoff to acquire Pepkor for R62.8bn

Andries Mahlangu

Steinhoff International said on Tuesday, 25 November 2014, it planned to acquire a 92.34% interest Pepkor for R62.8bn...

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Telkom exits marketing comfort zone, enters entertainment sponsorship

Leigh Andrews

Enzo Scarcella, Telkom's Chief Marketing Officer, discusses the strategy of entering into entertainment sponsorship such as Idols, DStv Box Office and Dragons' Den...

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'SA's reputation is going up in smoke'

South Africa's reputation is going up in smoke. The country has been identified as one of the five with the highest incidence of trade in illicit cigarettes...

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Brand News
Celebrating 20 years of living in Levi's locally

Ilse van den Berg

How better to celebrate 20 years of building a legendary brand in South Africa than transforming an old Cape Town factory/warehouse into a San Francisco streetscape, taking guests way-back-when to the very beginning of the Levi's brand in 1853? read more>>
Hospitality
Western Cape is the hotel-investment hotspot of southern Africa
Cape Town is currently by far the most popular city in southern Africa for new hotel investment. There is a 'pipeline' of 11 hotel projects in Cape Town... read more>>
Import/Export
Story of woe contained in import stats
South Africa's consumer woes are showing up in the container import numbers... read more>>
Research
Powdered creamers still on top - research
Despite only seeing a slight growth within all sectors of the powdered creamer market during 2013, retail and wholesale continue to be the most dominant channels... read more>>
Retail Marketing
Café Culture's new launch campaign #winewithoutrules
Café Culture has launched a sociable, 'live-free' campaign, #winewithoutrules to get people to forget about wine snobbery and enjoy its non-traditional, crafted Pinotage however they want. read more>>
Local advertising influences 50% of car buyers
According to new research, half of the readers of Media24 local titles are influenced by newspaper advertising in their purchase decision when buying a new car... read more>>
International
French city bans street advertising
LYON, FRANCE: Commercial street advertising will be banned in Grenoble to make way for trees and community noticeboards, the eastern French city's new Green mayor has announced... read more>>
Time to enter YoungGuns 2014
Facebook 'newspaper' spells trouble for media
More International
Government
Reportable arrangements: Proposed Replacements of existing notices

Megan McCormack

Section 35(2) of the Tax Administration Act, No 28 of 2011 (TAA), currently provides that an arrangement will be reportable, among others, if it is listed as such by the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS) by public notice, and if the commissioner is satisfied that the arrangement may lead to an undue tax benefit... read more>>
Call to support Elimination of Violence against Women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women aims to remind us how women and girls experience violence in their lives daily... read more>>
SA stimulates investment in vehicle production
Minister Dr Rob Davies has approved the new Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles-Automotive Investment Scheme (MHCV-AIS) guidelines... read more>>
Global warming could undermine poverty fight: World Bank
Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank warned on Sunday, 23 November... read more>>
More local airports seek to host flights to SADC

Andiswa Maqutu

More Government news
Lifestyle
Whimsical White Room is a winner

Ruth Cooper

Theatrical yet honest, chic yet simple, oh so sophisticated yet still relatable, sounds like a bit of a tricky contradiction to balance; however The White Room at Dear Me manages to embody all these adjectives and more. The perfect special occasion-type restaurant, The White Room is a tasting experience to savour for a lifetime. read more>>
Jobs offered
Decor Sales Consultants - Johannesburg
Exciting opportunity in decor sales with SA's leading company. Start your new year in style! We need passion and a good understanding of our brand. Fantastic earning potential. Read more >>



New events to diarise
Cyber Law and Security Conference 2014
Alpha Omega Events - 2 Dec 2014 to 3 Dec 2014 Johannesburg

Richies Toy Fair
RICHIES MODEL CARS - 6 Dec 2014 to 7 Dec 2014 Johannesburg, Randburg

LeKap Lifestyle Fair 2014
Vivid Luxury - 6 Dec 2014 Cape Town

Rock Your Life Summit
9 Dec 2014 Johannesburg

Stokvelex Bokone Bophirima (North West) 2015
7colors Communications - 20 Feb 2015 to 21 Feb 2015 Mafikeng

Contactless Payments Conference 2015
Trade Conferences International - 4 Mar 2015 to 5 Mar 2015 Johannesburg

5th Annual EnviroMining Conference
Intelligence Transfer Centre - 18 Mar 2015 to 19 Mar 2015 Gauteng

RetailTech Forum Africa
OpenRoom Events Ltd - 20 Apr 2015 to 21 Apr 2015 Cape Town

Gauteng Outdoor Expo
Outdoor Events and Exhibition Organisers - 29 May 2015 to 31 May 2015 Johannesburg

IFAT Environmental Technology Forum
MMI South Africa (Pty) Ltd - 15 Sep 2015 to 18 Sep 2015 Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Spoilt Hair and Beauty Salon Summer Style Event
Spoilt Hair & Beauty Salon - 26 Nov 2014 Cape Town

MamaMagic - The Baby Expo
Exposure Marketing - 27 Nov 2014 to 30 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

Creative Hustle: street culture pop up
Live SA - 27 Nov 2014 Cape Town

Information session
Greencape - 27 Nov 2014 Atlantis

Winners' Den: international business
cedric holdings - 28 Nov 2014 to 29 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

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