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| The latest Mxit Brand Index has been released, revealing the Top 40 South African brands on Mxit on 31 October 2014... read more>> |
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| Northgate Island in Brooklyn, Cape Town, a former 'big box' retail development, is being redeveloped and upgraded into A-grade office space, with its own green urban park, and rebranded as Northgate Park. The redevelopment is scheduled for completion in March 2015. read more>> |
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| Spur Foundation has taken up the challenge and has joined up with the Organ Donor Foundation for the life-changing #Save7 campaign... read more>> |
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| NEWSWATCH: Woolworths is in the news because of a frog a customer claims to have found in his Woolies salad, reports Times Live, which also reports Siyaya TV is finally open for business... read more>> |
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| One of South Africa's fastest growing online retailers, takealot.com has revealed that nappies topped the mobile shopping list by far, with Pampers taking first place and Huggies a close second... read more>> |
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| Issued by Realmdigital Since going live with the new and improved website in 2011, Van Schaik Bookstores' growth in online traffic is projected at 100% growth at the end of this year, making the online store one of its fastest growing and profitable stores... read more>> |
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| Set to champion the growth and expansion of the consumer electronics market across the African continent, the YourTechLive Business Summit will run alongside the YourTechLive exhibition... read more>> |
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| Two weeks after SA Fashion Week (SAFW), Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa (MBFW) delivered its collection of African and local designers... read more>> |
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| Nick Hedley Chicken producers have cut back on volumes over the past two years as pressure on disposable incomes and strikes have forced some consumers to switch to other proteins... read more>> |
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| Issued by Bidvest Steiner The Durban branch of hygiene solutions provider Bidvest Steiner recently scooped a coveted PMR Diamond Arrow Award... read more>> |
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| The Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award, a joint initiative between Vinimark The Wine Company and The Reciprocal Wine Trading Company, has announced this year's winner, Gareth Ferreira... read more>> |
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| Donvay Wegierski A first at this year's Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction was the application of security foil strips to each bottle of wine on auction... read more>> |
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| Leigh Andrews How do you make the process of participating in market research more sexy for consumers? Turn your consumer or market research respondent into a secret field agent, says Sea Harvest and TNS... read more>> |
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| On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Pete Case, CEO of Gloo, and Jacqueline Lahoud from Winemag.co.za... read more>> |
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| The Foschini Group said on Monday, 10 November 2014, it has named Anthony Thunström as chief financial officer-elect with effect from 1 February 2015... read more>> |
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Dominic Skelton and TJ Strydom |
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Amanda Visser |
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Evan Pickworth |
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| Leigh Andrews Headlines about mobile malware dominate the media. If you were to believe all of them, you'd never turn on your phone. But whose responsibility it is really to educate digital and mobile citizens of fraud risks? read more>> |
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| The global energy industry is undergoing a seismic shift, in part driven by the development of new, unconventional sources of energy... read more>> |
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| Jessica Taylor "It was always this awkward looking guy who was tech savvy, solved a big problem and got the girl in the end ... I consider myself a geek. A geek can look like this too. A geek can wear pink dresses and can wear sparkles and be just as geeky as anybody else." - Margaret Burgraff... read more>> |
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| SAN FRANCISCO, US: US spies on mobile phones from the sky: report... read more>> |
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| MANILA, PHILIPPINES: P&G's Ariel and Downy brands have launched the 'Aid Couture' project that converts inappropriate fashion into life essentials for typhoon survivors... read more>> |
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| NEW YORK CITY, US: The organisers of the Midas Awards for the World's Best Financial Advertising have announced the 2014 competition shortlist and South African entries are among the leaders... read more>> |
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| TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's NEC on Monday unveiled a technology that sniffs out even the most convincing counterfeits by reading microscopic patterns on everything from a luxury purse to a metal bolt... read more>> |
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| Sulaiman Philip Like most of the world, South Africa's economy faces challenges. This much was agreed upon at the latest panel discussion hosted by the South African Civil Society Information Service... read more>> |
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| Chris Moerdyk It was entirely predictable that after a relatively trouble-free and politically safe banning of tobacco product advertising almost two decades ago, government would turn its attention to liquor, fast food and a raft of other forms of advertising... read more>> |
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| "Something I hope South Africa will accept and embrace is the fact that true entrepreneurship happens in free-market economies" said Dr Herman Mashaba, delivering his inaugural Herman Mashaba Lecture... read more>> |
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| Bekezela Phakathi Tensions are simmering between the Department of Communications and the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services over the ownership of key state technology-related projects... read more>> |
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Linda Ensor |
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| Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Want a sexy boy-racer that's affordable, a barrel of fun to drive when it grows horns but also has a gentlemanly, fuel-sipping side and a ride comfortable enough to make it a pleasant daily commuter? Well, then the Toyota 86 might just be what you are looking for. read more>> |
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| Brian Berkman Rocktail Bay takes it name from a ship that was wrecked there. That wreck might have happened during a storm - the sort of storm that Noah might have encountered - the sort of storm that reminds us that nature is not necessarily benign... read more>> |
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| Brian Berkman Access to airport lounges has long been the symbol of upward mobility and previously only reserved for VIPs or those who purchased premium tickets. Nowadays, however... read more>> |
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| Ready for a new challenge? An exciting and stimulating buying manager opportunity has become available within the Ackermans ladies business unit. Read more >> |
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Gauteng Outdoor ExpoOutdoor Events and Exhibition Organisers - 29 May 2015 to 31 May 2015 Johannesburg |
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The Retail Congress Africa offers a truly high level strategic retail congress specific to the Pan-African markets. Read more >>How Tesco have made sure they stay ahead of the social customer care rush and how Gorilla Creative Media have put their clients in the pound seat this festive season. Read more >> |
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Jane Fonda "If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them." W. Clement Stone "Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything." Napoleon Hill "Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." Peter Drucker "The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity." Henry Ford "Don't find fault, find a remedy." |
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