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Retail trade sales measured in constant (2012) prices increased 2.8% year-on-year (y/y) in March from an upwardly revised 3.9% (3.8%) y/y increase in February‚ figures from Statistics SA showed on Wednesday, 15 May 2013. Read more >> |
[Lee Gill] As online retailing increase, South African retailers can choose to adopt omni-channel offerings in an early market, capitalising on international experience or adopt a 'wait and see' attitude. Read more >> |
Pioneer Food Group on Monday reported a 0.6% decline in adjusted headline earnings per share to 218c for the six months ended March. Read more >> |
 | The Public Invesment Corporation (PIC) R62bn real estate portfolion, may be one of the most commanding jobs in the SA property sector. Read more >> |
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 | The South African Tourism Indaba should expand its platform by attracting even more exhibitors and buyers from the African continent, Tourism Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk said on Sunday (12 May). Read more >> |
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[Issued by Private Property] 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 viability and success. Read more >> visit press office >> |
[Denis Pombriant] Yes, customer relationship management solutions are vital for organizations, and social CRM has now worked its way into the mix. So why would any software company want to introduce a new set of CRM tools into what's becoming a very crowded enterprise segment? For businesses considering that question, there are other ways to use technology and data to assist customers on their buying journeys. Read more >> |
 | Clippa Sales will be the new local distributor for Zippo in South Africa, a brand sold in more than 160 countries around the world and available in South Africa since 1985. Read more >> |
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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. Read more >> |
 | Tafelpraatjies is an exciting addition to the Cape Town Good Food & Wine Show, which celebrates the Afrikaans heritage and encourages a return to the dinner table conversation. The show is on from 23-26 May 2013 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Read more >> |
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 | Perennially profitable fishing company Oceana could be angling for an offshore acquisition. Read more >> |
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 | [Edward West] Sovereign Food Investments‚ which has operations in the struggling broiler industry‚ lifted headline earnings 10% to 74.5c per share for the year to February due to a more profitable product mix‚ good agricultural and production numbers and a focus on cost controls. Read more >> |
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A study conducted on baby food in South Africa has revealed high levels of genetically modified organisms (GMO). Read more >> |
 | Sales to Finland of Two Oceans wines grew by double digits year-on-year for the 12 months to March 2013, making this the third largest market for the brand. Canada remains its biggest market, followed by South Africa. Read more >> |
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 | [Amanda Visser] An exponential increase in imports of household plastic products over the past few years and the high domestic prices of polypropylene have been hampering the competitiveness of one of SA's larger manufacturers Usabco‚ which owns the Addis brand. Read more >> |
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 | [Issued by Pyrotec] One of the top challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry is patient compliance: an estimated 31% of prescriptions that are issued do not get collected, and 40% of those prescriptions are not taken as directed. Read more >> visit press office >> |
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To avoid losing margins to SARS, retailers need to ensure that they are in possession of associated tax invoices for VAT inputs. Following successful SARS legal cases, companies need to ensure that all input tax invoices are compliant and the record of invoices is complete. Read more >> |
Brandhouse Beverages welcomes the decision by Gauteng Economic Development MEC, Nkosiphendule Kolisile to withdraw the proposal to prohibit the sale of alcohol on Sunday. Read more >> |
The Coface Group, a worldwide leader in credit insurance, has released its latest report on South African growth prospects, taking into account the mining and export slumps. Overall, economic activity remains generally sluggish while upside risks to inflation have increased due to a weaker rand. It believes that this will persuade the Monetary Policy Committee to keep policy neutral over an extended period, with interest rates remaining unchanged for most of 2013. A reversal in policy easing is likely only late in the year or even in 2014. Read more >> |
 | Measured at current prices‚ South Africa's motor trade sales increased by 5.1% year-on-year in March according to data released by Statistics SA on Thursday (16 May). Read more >> |
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 | 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. Read more >> |
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 | [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, etc. Read more >> |
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 | [Reuben Yonatan] NEW YORK, US: It wasn't that long ago that the cost of texting was on the rise, but the recent move towards smartphones has changed business models for cellular carriers. Read more >> |
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 | CAIRO, EGYPT: Egypt's liquor stores are under growing pressure to stop selling alcohol, they say, but the pressure is not from the country's Islamist government, but from society itself. Read more >> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: American authorities said on Monday (13 May) that a US$500m fine would be imposed on Indian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy after it pleaded guilty to selling adulterated drugs in the United States. Read more >> |
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 | DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment factories are to close indefinitely after worker unrest sparked by last month's collapse of a nine-storey building, the textile industry's main body said on Monday (13 May). Read more >> |
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 | ROME, ITALY: Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally friendly food source if only Western consumers could get over their "disgust", the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday, 13 May 2013. Read more >> |
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 | SHANGHAI CHINA: Sales of fast food KFC in China slumped an estimated 36% in April, according to parent Yum! Brands, as consumers shunned chicken due to the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in humans. Read more >> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: The road is getting bumpier for electric cars. Coda Automotive, one of what had been a promising crop of electric car companies, filed for bankruptcy protection this month, and said it would reorganise its operations around the electric storage market. Read more >> |
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More International...
Tsogo Sun Delivers Mother's Day Cheer
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 | A beer maker's plans to boost the sale of its product in Africa has left a sour taste in Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's mouth. Read more >> |
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 | The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has scrapped plans to construct a toll road on the N2 Wild Coast Highway, it said on Tuesday (14 May). Read more >> |
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More Government news...
 | [Sindy Peters] Charly's Bakery has been around the proverbial block in Cape Town over the years, finally finding a home in The Fringe. Famous for its cakes and quiche, the TV show opened up the bakery's oven doors to an international audience, but now Charly's has boldly gone where no bakery's gone before - to a trailer park. Read more >> |
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 | [Brian Berkman] Not often a product comes along that does everything you want it to and then a whole lot more you didn't know you wanted. Read more >> |
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 | [Brian Berkman] It probably won't be pristine for very much longer as Rio Tinto, the mining company that is extracting ilmenite and zircon from Fort Dauphin on Madagascar's most South Easterly coast, exploit the earth and pave the roads in return. Read more >> |
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 | The Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism, which were launched yesterday at Tsogo Sun's 54 on Bath hotel in Rosebank, this year extends its reach to ensure that both large and small organisations can benefit from these prestigious Awards. Read more >> |
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 | [Nina Timm] Everybody has an icon or hero; we have just survived the Justin Bieber tsunami and, for we old rockers, Bon Jovi brought new life to our nine-to-five exsistence. Middle-aged people stood in queues remembering days when life was carefree and wild. Burger King just landed in South Africa and everyone rushed off to sink their teeth into a giant Whoopie Burger. Read more >> |
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