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Market access still a real problem for SMEs

Limited access to market is one of the fundamental barriers to South Africa's attempts to boost small and medium enterprises (SME). This is according to Heather Lowe, Head of Enterprise Development at FNB Business...

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Zomato - the future of food on the go

South African Zomato users will soon be able to order whatever their taste buds desire from thousands of local restaurants, directly from the restaurant's listing on the Zomato app and website...

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Evolution of online shopping - personalised products

South Africa's online shopping experience is reaching the next level thanks to Design4T.com, the e-commerce site that allows customers to design and customise almost anything individually...

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Brand News
Foreign investor buys stake in Mugabe dairy rival

Memory Mataranyika

A foreign investor has snapped up a 27% stake in Zimbabwe's second largest dairy company Dendairy... read more>>
Commercial Property
Dipula H1 distribution up 6.8%
Dipula Income Fund on Wednesday said it had achieved an increase in distributable earnings of 33.2% for the interim period to February 2015, translating into a 6.8% growth in distributions per combined A- and B-linked unit over the preceding period... read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
Businesses learning to ride the ripples
The Business of Disruption - the ripple effect of game changing technologies presentation tracks the various technologies that kick started business disruption, which industries were affected, and what the game changing effect was... read more>>
Import/Export
Vast opportunities for South African businesses to stimulate trade
South Africa is currently rated 100 out of 189 economies when it comes to the ease of trading across borders... read more>>
Logistics
'Uber-for-documents' startup launches in CPT

Duncan Alfreds

A new courier service based on an Uber-for-documents model is launching in Cape Town and may spread to other cities... read more>>
Manufacturing
Mitsubishi Electric Europe grows African business
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have announced the expansion of its business in Africa with the launch of a new Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V office in Johannesburg, South Africa... read more>>
Technology
Apple Watch bobs to local shores
The Apple Watch is now available in South Africa through the country's largest e-tailer, takealot.com. The Sport model can be purchased in three different colours - white, green and blue - for R9,999, and comes with a 38mm silver case. The black Apple Watch will be released shortly. The device is an iPhone compatible smartwatch which allows the user to read email or social media notifications, summon Siri, make calls and track your heart rate, among other things, all through the watch on your wrist. The watch is expected to hit the iStore in South Africa sometime in June, but the date is yet to be confirmed.
International
AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards now global
The Kavli Foundation has opened the competition for the first time to journalists from around the world in each of the eight reporting categories... read more>>
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Business
The workplace of the future
Philip Gregory talks about the workplace of the future, how it will impact on the workforce and how businesses can navigate the tension between employee demands and the needs of the corporation... read more>>
Rights and responsibilities of the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Rhys Evans

People are the most important asset of any organisation, and all employees are entitled to the highest consideration for their safety while in the workplace... read more>>
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E-Commerce Law and Security Conference 2015
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5th Telecom CEM, CRM and Loyalty Summit
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18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
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Rustenburg Car, Fashion and Bike Expo
Urban Entertainment Movement - 28 Aug 2015 to 29 Aug 2015, Rustenburg

Smart Procurement World 2015
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