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 | Hansie Smit Alarming trend news from the US is that Mom jeans are set to make a comeback in 2015. For the fashion unconscious, Mom jeans are high-wasted, ankle-length jean pants worn by Moms everywhere... read more>> |
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 | While generally anticipated by commentators in the market, the decision by the Monetary Policy Committee meeting to hold the repo rate steady at 5.75% is most welcome... read more>> |
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 | Marc Hasenfuss The persistent whisperings that consumer brands giant AVI could be looking to sell off its fishing subsidiary I&J might finally fade out... read more>> |
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 | The Decanter Top 50 Wines in the World includes its recommended top 50 'must-buy' wines that have achieved an outstanding score throughout the year (18.5/20 points and above) and offer excellent value for money... read more>> |
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 | In keeping with its growth strategy, Broll Property Group and Greenday Property have collaborated to launch Broll Auctions and Sales, a new service line within the group... read more>> |
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 | The Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme, a celebrated mentorship scheme for aspiring young winemakers, has started 2015 on a high note with the announcement of a major sponsorship by Amorim Cork... read more>> |
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 | Driven by the increased use of mobile devices and the internet, and economic growth across the continent, e-commerce is burgeoning in Africa... read more>> |
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 | The inaugural 'Sommeliers' Selection' is a wine and craft beer competition judged solely by a panel of South Africa's top sommeliers, in categories moulded around that of a 'perfect wine list'... read more>> |
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 | The Global Pizza Challenge, run in 16 countries around the world, promotes a passion for pizza making and introduces a completely new spectrum of innovative pizzas to the world... read more>> |
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 | The Peacock Wild Ferment range gets its name from the brightly plumed birds conspicuous in and around Waterkloof's vineyards... read more>> |
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 | Issued by Moving Tactics The Keg, a South African-based chain of restaurants and pubs, has deployed in-store digital signage powered by X2O Media throughout its network of restaurants... read more>> |
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 | Activity in the manufacturing sector picked up strongly last month as production returned to normal following the festive break when most workers went on leave... read more>> |
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 | The Judicial Matters Amendment Bill is expected to enhance organisational efficiency and improve the application of different Acts of Parliament... read more>> |
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 | In the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Melissa Attree and Candice Winterboer... read more>> |
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 | Issued by Student Brands Goodnight SA will be working closely with Student Brands to create brand awareness and market the herbal relaxation beverage, Goodnight, through various mediums... read more>> |
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 | TouchFoundry has launched 'FillApp', a smart, free app that will save South African consumers money, as it calculates whether they should fill their car before or after fuel price changes... read more>> |
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 | Retailer Clicks on Wednesday, 28 January 2015, said it had increased group sales by 13.9% to R8.2bn in the 20 weeks to 18 January... read more>> |
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 | In the 2015 Nielsen Norman Intranet Design Annual, the Intranet solution developed by The Foschini Group, in partnership with Intervate, has been confirmed as one of the world's top 10 intranets... read more>> |
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 | Industry experts, local financial institutions and merchant representatives discussed international and South African trends in fraud detection and prevention at a fraud and processing workshop... read more>> |
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 | China and the African Union agreed Tuesday, 27 January, an ambitious plan to develop road, rail and air transport routes to link capitals across the continent... read more>> |
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 | Andiswa Maqutu Freight movers in SA still prefer road transport to rail to transport goods locally, hindering Transnet's efforts to get rail-friendly cargo off the roads... read more>> |
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 | The Shoprite Group is supporting the government's mandate for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector to increase the number of students by four million by 2030... read more>> |
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 | LONDON, UK: Troubled British supermarket giant Tesco said on Wednesday that it could axe as many as 2,000 jobs under plans to shut 43 stores in a company-wide overhaul... read more>> |
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 | CHINA: We live in a world of unpredictability, one in a constant state of flux, and which has conditioned its inhabitants to expect change even in brands they have always loved... read more>> |
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 | NEW DELHI, INDIA: India's government will not appeal a court verdict favouring British mobile giant Vodafone in a multimillion-dollar tax suit, in a move aimed at winning back investor confidence... read more>> |
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 | China on Wednesday, 28 January, offered a spirited defence of its aid to Africa, rejecting charges of "concrete diplomacy", following a major infrastructure deal with the continent... read more>> |
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 | Naseem Javed TORONTO, CANADA: There are some million new cyber brands about to appear in global e-commerce, big or small they will skate all around the globe... read more>> |
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 | Ritesh Sanghani AHMEDABAD, INDIA: Screen scraping is the best way to aggregate web data much faster than a human possibly can. However, is there any such thing known as ethical web scraping? read more>> |
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 | ISTANBUL TURKEY: A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block pages deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, threatening to shut down the social media network indefinitely... read more>> |
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 | US: As part of the 'One Bold Choice Leads to Another' campaign for the new 2015 Toyota Camry, the company will lead with two new ads during the first quarter of the Super Bowl opening game on 1 February 2015... read more>> |
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 | Matthew Barker SUNNYVALE, US: Major data breaches continue with a significant rise in those originating from mobile devices... read more>> |
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| More Africa |
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 | Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has addressed a Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary question relating to government advertising spending on The New Age newspaper... read more>> |
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 | South Africans have been called to have their say on what should be included in President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address (SONA), scheduled for next week... read more>> |
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 | Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has urged organised labour to be clear on the common ground for the framework of a national minimum wage... read more>> |
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 | The repo rate is to remain unchanged at 5.75%, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday, 29 January... read more>> |
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 | Derick van der Walt President Jacob Zuma signed the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Amendment Act 46 of 2013 into law in January 2014, while the new Phase 1 and Phase 2 B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice were gazetted in respectively October 2013 and October 2014... read more>> |
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 | As South Africa enters a period of tight electricity supply, power utility Eskom has produced a series of handy infographics to answer these and other questions... read more>> |
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 | Kingdom Mabuza, TJ Strydom and Penwell Dlamini Land ownership by foreigners will be prohibited and South Africans will be entitled to own no more than two farms, or an equivalent of 12,000ha... read more>> |
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 | A Constitutional Court decision has helped clarify the position regarding the appeals process for cases from the Competition Appeal Court... read more>> |
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 | The official theme of the 2015 Africa CEO Forum, which will take place on 16 and 17 March in Geneva, Switzerland, is 'Africa's new economic environment'... read more>> |
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 | Albert van Jaarsveld WEF is uniquely placed to offer South Africa a chance to position itself and communicate its value proposition to international decision makers... read more>> |
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 | Eskom says load shedding will continue today... read more>> |
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 | SAA will this week become the first airline globally to install the SatAuth (Satellite Authorisation System), which will allow for secure credit card transactions anywhere in the skies... read more>> |
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Linda Ensor |
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 | Ruth Cooper Swordfern, a quirky little beauty salon run by quirky beauties, situated on the infamous Harrington Street, is already, at only a little over a year old, making a name for itself as a one-stop shop for hair and beauty treatments for those a little more alternative. read more>> |
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Our leading menswear brand, Fabiani, is offering exciting opportunities to partner with us, continually growing our brand. Read more >>Leading online fashion retailer, RunwaySale is looking for dynamic community managers with a passion for keeping our amazing customers happy! Read more >>
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