Salvaged cars for sale

If you're in the market for a pre-owned car and you don't want to pay a fortune, they are available for anything from an average of about R10000 - they've been recovered after being stolen or damaged in accidents… 15 Oct 2007 05:51

Maximising cloud opportunities

[Rapelang Rabana] Using cloud services is about getting services over the web, instead of either using a CD or disk to install software on a computer or buying some bulky computer equipment for the office. No matter what size a business is, one would do well to look at the cloud for some options for optimising business efficiency and competitive advantage. 22 May 2012 15:38

[2012 trends] Loyalty programme trends for 2012

[Greg Whitfield] When reviewing loyalty programmes, which are proliferating, the key question is, "Are they adding value to the customers' experiences?" Here is what I think will make loyalty programmes stand out from the pack in 2012. 16 Jan 2012 11:50

[Thought Leadership Digibates] 05: Marketing, media trends

The focus of the online media marketing sector discussion at the fifth Thought Leadership Digibate, recently hosted by Aegis Media in conjunction with Bizcommunity.com in Johannesburg, centred around the 2012 Biz Trends Report which was released earlier this year. 11 May 2012 15:21

MasterCard launches mobile service in South Africa

MasterCard, in collaboration with local mobile-centric payments and financial services company Oltio, has introduced MasterCard Mobile to the South African market to provide even greater access, convenience and security for online shoppers. 19 Apr 2012 11:34

Rentokil Initial

Chlorpyrifos banned from home, home garden and domestic pest control use in South Africa

Chlorpyrifos has been banned for use in the home, home garden and domestic professional pest control use in South Africa. The organophosphate is a well-known active ingredient in pesticides for home- and garden use. The use of chlorpyrifos is still allowed in the agricultural sector. 11 Aug 2010 12:20

Big challenges facing marketers in 2009

[Chris Moerdyk] Never before, in the history of South Africa, have its marketers faced quite so many daunting challenges and those that will come through the economic downturn successfully will be those who understand that calculated risk is an integral and necessary part of business today. 13 Jan 2009 11:15

Amazon to launch call centre in Cape Town

[Thabiso Mochiko] US online retailer Amazon will open a call centre in Cape Town that will create 600 jobs. 14 Jul 2010 12:32

Z-Cards back for Ballito Lifestyle shopping centre

For the eighth time, the Ballito Lifestyle shopping centre has contracted PocketMedia Solutions to produce its Retail Therapy and Fine Dining Z-Card for distribution to its consumers, through strategically located dispenser boxes. 15 May 2012 14:21

Green rental option

Following the addition of the Toyota Prius, Avis has added second green vehicle option, the new Honda Jazz Hybrid, to its rental fleet. At 104 gCO2/km, it is described as the cleanest automatic in the B segment currently available in South Africa. 12 Jul 2011 14:34

New money transfer system from Pick n Pay

Late last week, Pick n Pay launched its Money Transfer Solution (MTS), which enables shoppers countrywide to seamlessly transfer money to and from any Pick n Pay and Boxer store around the country. The service is reportedly offered at the cheapest flat rate for transfers of this nature in the country. 24 Dec 2010 09:06

[2012 trends] Exciting period for marketing research in SA

[Craig Kolb] We are in the middle of an exciting period in the marketing research industry, with a number of major shifts taking place that affect how research is done. The web in particular has led to multiple developments which threaten to topple the cherished technologies and techniques that have dominated the last two decades. 17 Jan 2012 14:29

Vodacom lowers tariffs

From 1 October 2009, prepaid customers can choose between Vodacom's existing packages and its new packages: All Day or Per Second Plus Prepaid packages, which offer significantly reduced call rates with reputedly the best all-day and on-net peak prepaid rates, available to the South African market. 29 Sep 2009 08:21