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 | Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on Thursday, 6 March from 9am-10am as we chat to Michael Carney of Harley Davidson Africa, Natasha Pendleton from The Entertainer and Rich Simmonds about his new book. [twitterfall] Read more >>
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 | Statistics from FNB indicate that card swipes continue to exceeded cash withdrawals, continuing a trend first noticed in 2013 and that banking app uptakes have grown 100% since 2011, particularly in the youth market age 18 - 25 years. Read more >>
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 | Gerrie van Biljon No business is too small for the discipline of hammering out a formal budget, which needs to be used daily in the management of a business. Many business owners mistakenly think their operation is too small for a formal budgeting process. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Mondelez South Africa Would you like to jump for joy this Easter? Win big and 'Share the Joy' with Cadbury Dairy Milk's latest promotion. Up for grabs are weekly shares of R300,000 in cash prizes! Read more >>
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 | RCL acquires 49% of Botswana's Senn Foods LogisticsRCL Foods (formerly Rainbow Chickens) on Friday, 7 March 2014, announced the acquisition of 49% of Botswana's largest cold chain distribution business Senn Foods Logistics for P65.5m (R79.9m). The acquisition is via RCL's subsidiary, Vector Logistics. Source: I-Net Bridge
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 | Redefine will acquire the entire issue capital of Annuity by way of a scheme of arrangement and its asset and property management companies. Read more >>
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 | Melrose Arch Investment Holdings (MAIH) has sold a 25% undivided share in the yield producing assets of the Melrose Arch Precinct to Liberty Group, a wholly-owned division of Liberty Holdings. Read more >>
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 | Issued by The Pavilion - The Incredible Journey Construction work is steaming ahead at full swing at the Pavilion Shopping Centre in Durban following the festive season where the foot count of shoppers was phenomenally higher compared to previous years. Read more >>
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 | deCarta has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with TomTom Africa that through its location based solutions (LBS) technology will add mapping, routing and local search functionality to company's services. Read more >>
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 | The CTICC in Cape Town played host to Design Indaba 2014. BizTakeoutsTV was there to catch up with conference speakers and buyers visiting the expo for their views on this year's event. (video) Read more >>
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 | Issued by Mortimer Harvey Top class clothing, textile, footwear and leather manufacturers from India will be showcasing their latest collection to buyers in South Africa in March. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Astral Foods said on Monday (3 March) it expects a 215% jump in earnings for its six months ending March‚ though the poultry producer stressed that this comes off a low base. Read more >>
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 | Brendan Peacock Grand Parade Investments (GPI), the tourism, leisure and gaming company that bought the franchise rights to operate Burger King in South Africa, last week reported a 36% rise in revenue over the past six months - growth that looks set to speed up if the queues outside the fast-food outlet are anything to go by. Read more >>
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 | David Furlonger Local car manufacturers are preparing contingency plans to avoid further production losses in the event of a mid-year strike at components suppliers. Read more >>
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 | Activity in the manufacturing sector picked up in February‚ according to the latest Kagiso purchasing managers index (PMI). Activity was boosted mainly by an improvement in the new sales orders index. Read more >>
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 | Issued by BMi Research BMi Research has completed research examining the latest retail and shopper trends. The report consists of the company's predictions for 2014's trends in the industry. Read more >>
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 | Christopher J. Bucholtz Most companies are really eager to talk about how great their products and services are. Guess what? No one cares - unless those products and services address their needs in some way. Read more >>
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 | South African vehicle sales declined 3.1% to 51‚814 units in February from the similar period a year earlier‚ according to the latest figures from the National Automobile Association of SA (Naamsa)‚ which warned of tough times for the domestic market this year. Read more >>
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 | Glenn Gillis There are a number of specialists who all contribute to analysing and interpreting big data. We'd like to add a less obvious specialisation into the mix, namely animation and gaming. Read more >>
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 | To upskill bakers and enhance their customers' businesses, Supreme Flour has an in-house Baking Academy at the Foodcorp mill in Pretoria offering custom training according to delegates' specific baking requirements. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A federal judge has rejected Apple's request to ban an array of Samsung smartphones and tablets found to have infringed patents held by the US technology company. Read more >>
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 | GENEVA , SWITZERLAND: Car manufacturers launched a range of smaller, nimbler cars to tempt cash-strapped consumers in a recovering European market, with compact vehicles taking centre stage at the Geneva Motor Show. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Tablet computer sales soared last year with Android-powered devices dethroning iPads atop a booming global market, according to figures released by Gartner. Read more >>
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 | CHICAGO, USA: Brutal winter weather chilled US car sales in February, with General Motors and Ford reporting losses even as rival Chrysler extended a winning streak. Read more >>
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 | Interest in Africa continues to increase as more and more international organisations are opening offices on the continent, more banks are viewing Africa with interest, and stock markets are showing strong performances. Read more >>
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 | Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies will hold talks with food processing companies to share views on how the agro-processing sector can be expanded to stimulate job creation. Read more >>
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 | The agricultural sector grew employment by 65,000 between 2009 and December last year, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser Credit providers will from June this year have to change risk models as the credit amnesty by government will mean that credit histories have been wiped out, say lawyers. Read more >>
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 | The dates for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg (MBFWJ), have been set and more than 34 of the country's top designers are lined up to present collections in 15 shows at the Sandton Convention Centre over three days, from 20 to 22 March, 2014. Read more >>
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 | Brandon Williams If I was a theoretical physicist by the name of Dr Sheldon Cooper and my qualification cabinet boasted a BS, MS, MA, Ph.D and Sc.D, my review of the sixth annual Cape Tattoo Expo would read simply this: "buzzinga". Read more >>
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- AFI appoints C.S.A to drive the media engine at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week - more info
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Distell Ltd invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals for the following key opportunity based at our head office in Techno Park (Stellenbosch). Read more >>
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