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 | On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show we chatted to Johan Walters from Digital Narrative and Dave Duarte of Ogilvy DMA. [twitterfall] Read more >>
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 | Nigerian companies have a "huge appetite" for investing in South Africa, says the Nigeria-SA Chamber of Commerce. Read more >>
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 | Oceana heads up this year's Mail & Guardian/Empowerdex Empowered Companies Survey (ECS), which includes all the companies listed on the JSE, other than those on venture capital and development boards. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Bayer adidas has produced the official match ball of the World Cup since 1970, the existing agreement with FIFA recently extended to run until 2030. And Bayer MaterialScience is happy to play along again. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Tiger Wheel & Tyre A little over a year since Tiger Wheel & Tyre began selling and fitting car batteries, the company has announced that it has added the Duracell range of sealed, 100% maintenance-free automotive batteries to its product line-up. Read more >>
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 | Norwich Place and The Forum office complexes in Sandton, both owned by Sanlam Life Insurance, asset managed by Vukile Property Fund and managed by JHI Properties, have been revamped to ensure their long-term viability and competitiveness. Read more >>
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 | Digital publishing startup, Snapplify has announced that it will be providing all South African schools with free eBook stores so students can learn digitally. Read more >>
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 | Willem van Biljon has joined South Africa's online retailer takealot.com as co-CEO and chief technology officer. Read more >>
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 | Issued by PriceCheck PriceCheck has officially unveiled its co-branded MTN app. The partnership between PriceCheck and MTN proves how important the relationship between mobile in retail and e-commerce really is. Read more >>
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 | The annual Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction celebrates 30 years of providing wines of remarkable lineage and enduring quality, crafted in small volumes exclusively for the auction by Guild members, on Saturday 4 October 2014. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser Consumer opinion rather than health risk has led to the removal of a food additive used in baking bread which helped to keep the flour white, the dough stronger and the bread bigger and softer. Read more >>
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 | Leanne Tee Consumers need to ensure the safe transport, handling and preparation of the food they buy, to extract its full nutritional value, avoid unnecessary health risks and complete the safe journey that responsible retailers have begun. Read more >>
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 | After three months of exciting voting action, the 140 steakhouses that were entered into The Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships 2014 have been distilled into the final five. Read more >>
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 | As Africa is home to seven of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, the continent is fast becoming top of mind for many global businesses. Read more >>
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 | Ten years of information on the country's logistics costs and efficiency is now available with the launch of the 10th State of Logistics survey for South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Pyrotec Consumers are bombarded with information about different products and brands on a daily basis, which has an effect on product selection. Brands use labels and on-pack solutions to inform and communicate with consumers, which forms part of the overall packaging design of a product. Read more >>
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 | The voetstoots clause has until recently always been accepted at its face value, most buyers acknowledging that they buy their home 'as it is'. But since the passing of the CPA, some think that the clause is no longer relevant. Read more >>
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 | Satisfaction with mobile telecoms retail stores dropped 4% on last year's score at 71.6 out of 100. This is according to South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). Read more >>
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 | Stafford Thomas Retailers are facing tough times but the furniture sector is having the toughest time of all. "Furniture is an unmitigated disaster," says Absa Asset Management analyst Chris Gilmour. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Massmart's (MSM's) intention to grow its food offering at Game stores has been dealt another blow by exclusivity clauses that protect incumbent grocers in malls from competition. Read more >>
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 | Marc Hasenfuss The value of retaining the Ackerman family's "artificial" control of Pick n Pay was again questioned at the supermarket giant's annual general meeting on Monday, 2 July 2014. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Matrix While a place of residence continues to be the likeliest scene of a hijacking, it is now just as dangerous to exit your driveway as it is to enter. Matrix provides some tips to keep motorists from harm's way. Read more >>
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 | Gear4 has released its Espresso wireless portable speaker range, designed to look like coffee mugs. Small but powerful, they come in in green, yellow, pink, cyan, black and orange. Read more >>
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 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Once a star of the intensely competitive smartphone sector, Taiwan's HTC has seen its fortunes collapse - but the success of its latest model provides a glimmer of hope for the company. Read more >>
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 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: A new generation of wearable technology is promising not only to log data about users' health but to predict and avert crises, from drivers falling asleep at the wheel to runners wearing themselves out in a marathon. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Samsung unveiled plans to produce a co-branded tablet computer with US bookseller Barnes & Noble (B&N), which has struggled with its Nook line of devices. Read more >>
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 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Leading Taiwanese technology firm Asus unveiled a hybrid device which combines a laptop, tablet and mobile phone in what is being hailed as a "world first". Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Disney and French online music streaming company Deezer are going into partnership that will give customers access to hit songs and classic animations from the US film company. Read more >>
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More International
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 | Amanda Visser Small- and medium-sized engineering companies must create niche markets for themselves to supply Transnet with parts for the locomotives that the freight logistics company envisages building within the next two to three decades. Read more >>
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 | No final proposal has been made regarding the future legal trade in rhino horn as an additional intervention to reduce the levels of rhino poaching, says the Department of Environmental Affairs. Read more >>
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 | Philani Nombembe The City of Cape Town is embroiled in a bitter court battle in an attempt to make the SA National Roads Agency make public the "secret" costs of the proposed introduction of e-tolling on the N1 and N2 highways in Western Cape. Read more >>
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 | Chandrakumar BJG The global mining industry, with its role in the resources supply chain, acts as a core force influencing the health of the 'global economy'. Numerous industries across the globe depend on the supply of commodities. Read more >>
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 | Brett Bowes While reactions to a number of President Zuma's new cabinet appointments have been mixed, the creation of a Small Business Development Ministry under Lindiwe Zulu has received a universally positive response. Read more >>
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 | Making something really good is difficult enough, but improving on an already outstanding product is virtually impossible - but it can be done, as Mercedes-Benz so clearly demonstrates with it latest world-beating C-Class range. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman For Grootbos Nature Reserve owner and Managing Director Michael Lutzeyer, being included in The Long Run is big news. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Don't be fooled by the stylish Hugo Boss looks of the new Subaru WRX. See those black rimmed alloys, quad exhaust outlets and gaping air scoop on the bonnet? They are tattoos of the hooligan that hides just below the car's classy, grown-up veneer. Read more >>
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 | Eugene Yiga With Mi Casa live on stage, ProVerb as MC, and over 50 top brandies there for the tasting, Fine Brady Fusion had all the right ingredients for a great night out. Read more >>
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 | Ruth Cooper The Red Carnation's The Twelve Apostles fine attention to detail and preference catering starts way before you arrive at this five-star boutique hotel and spa. Once a reservation is confirmed, so are your personal room preferences. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman Perhaps it was looking over the green tiled roof of Blues Restaurant that reminded Paul Kovensky, of The Kove Collection, about Fairmont's chateau-styled hotels but what ever the inspiration, the high-glam meets chateau-chic of The Marly is inspired. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor New vehicle sales in South Africa are slowly grinding up an increasingly steep hill as sales continue to drop. Read more >>
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G-Star will be opening a worldclass Monobrand store in Gateway in September 2014. If you'd like to be part of this dynamic team - please apply asap! Read more >>Fossil is seeking a store manager, who is entrepreneurial and sales-driven for our new store in The Pavillion, Durban. Candidates should recruit, train, and develop a team. Read more >>Are you the best store manager in Cape Town or do you know a perfect candidate? Apply yourself or refer someone. R2,000 referral reward! Read more >>Volure Hair Boutique is a hair extension and hair product company looking for enthusiastic, ambitious, dynamic, and business minded people who want to work hard and grow with the company. Read more >>
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Robert H. Schuller "You can often measure a person by the size of his dream." Benjamin Franklin "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Jonas Salk "I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more." Niccolò Machiavelli "Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul." Thomas A. Edison "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." |
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