Bizcommunity.com

Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a worthy winner of the ticket to attend McCann Johannesburg's Portfolio Night initiative coming up this Wednesday, 22 May 2013, as judged by Biz creative director Terry Levin ! 20 May 2013 14:13

Bad debts may hurt credit retailers

Credit retailers' share prices came under varying degrees of pressure in the wake of African Bank's warning over soaring bad debts. This has brought into focus the potential of credit retailers being vulnerable to higher levels of bad debt among borrowers. 20 May 2013 07:17

Competition intensifying for Vodacom

[Thabiso Mochiko] Vodacom aims to deliver low single digit service revenue growth and "mid to high single digit" growth in earnings before interest‚ tax‚ depreciation and amortisation in the next three years‚ the company said on Monday (20 May)‚ when releasing its annual results for the year to March. 21 May 2013 08:04

Take time out to visit Prince Albert's little huisie

[Brian Berkman] Having a constant supply of water is what drew people to Prince Albert in the Karoo 250 years ago and it is one of the many reasons to visit now. Seeing water flow freely in channels in front of all the houses brings a cool idea to the usually hot Karoo. 21 May 2013 07:14

360 degrees in training

[Su-Mari Du Bruyn] Too often we find that someone is appointed to a specific position, shown how the system works and then left to his own accord - that is it. Then, later when things go wrong, other people in the organisation are very surprised to learn that this individual gave poor customer service or does not know the first thing about the email program that he must use, for example. 20 May 2013 14:20

Meat group cries foul over poultry body's secret figures

[Amanda Visser] The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) is seeking urgent relief from the North Gauteng High Court to have access to confidential information in the application brought by the South African Poultry Association before the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) for an increase of up to 82% in import duties on frozen poultry. 20 May 2013 13:44

Pioneer Food sees decline in HEPS

Pioneer Food Group on Monday reported a 0.6% decline in adjusted headline earnings per share to 218c for the six months ended March. 20 May 2013 13:29

Private Property

Landlord and tenant rights and obligations

[Issued by Private Property] There are dozens of obvious and practical reasons why many individuals, families as well as businesses, rent property. For a start, renting provides the tenant with the benefits of fairly fast availability and choice. Although some may argue to the contrary, the flexibility enjoyed by tenants as a result of renting should be appreciated, as well as the relative freedom from unexpected or hidden costs and sudden market crashes. Tenants and landlords should enter into agreements with the intention of giving as well as getting reasonable value. In many cases, the attitude with which one approaches a deal will determine its long-term (or possibly short-term) viability and success. 20 May 2013 11:56

Pyrotec

Do-It Carry Handles: Buying in bulk made easier

[Issued by Pyrotec] New offering from Do-It allows brand owners to simplify bulk purchasing 20 May 2013 11:56

Beatles guitar auctioned for US$408,000 in US

NEW YORK, USA: A six-cord electric guitar that Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison played went under the hammer for US$408,000, Julien's Auctions said on Sunday, 19 May. 20 May 2013 11:48

Fujifilm launches WiFi-enabled camera

Fujifilm has launched its FinePix S8400W long zoom bridge camera with WiFi, making it easy to transfer photos and movies to smartphones, tablets and computers, through free software or app. 20 May 2013 10:57

New daily deals from Takealot.com

Takealot.com has introduced a new initiative offering customers even bigger savings on selected products on a daily, first-come-first-serve basis. Known as Savealot Daily Deals, it delivers two fresh deals every weekday (9am - 9pm) with up to 70% savings on a variety of items across all 14 of departments. The deals page is currently available on desktop with the mobisite version to follow. 20 May 2013 10:19

'Meet the Gurus' features Martin Christopher

'Meet the Gurus' Global Supply Chain Update, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA) in October 2013, features Martin Christopher, international author, whose concepts, theories and strategies have influenced supply chain professionals around the world for over two decades. 20 May 2013 09:17