Take time out to visit Prince Albert's little huisie

[Brian Berkman] Having a constant supply of water is what drew people to Prince Albert in the Karoo 250 years ago and it is one of the many reasons to visit now. Seeing water flow freely in channels in front of all the houses brings a cool idea to the usually hot Karoo. 21 May 2013 07:14

Italian named World's Most Imaginative Bartender

Matteo Vanzi of Italy is crowned the Bombay Sapphire World's Most Imaginative Bartender with new cocktail named The Pastorini (Perfect Lady). He was chosen from 11 finalists from Europe, North America, South Africa and Asia. 21 May 2013 15:27

Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show public tastings

Wine lovers should get their glasses out, as the annual Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show gets ready to showcase more than 100 wines achieving Trophy, Gold and Silver medals at this year's judging, held in May at the single night tastings. 21 May 2013 15:22

MMI licence changes approved

The High Court of South Africa in Pretoria has approved the amalgamation of the two main long-term insurance licences of the MMI Holdings. 21 May 2013 11:02

Challenges face Pioneer this year

[Zeenat Moorad] Trading across Pioneer Food's product categories is expected to be challenging for the rest of the year as consumer spending remains constrained‚ the company‚ which reported its half-year results on Monday (20 May)‚ said. 21 May 2013 08:16

Eskom becomes a farmer (of wind)

The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday (20 May). 21 May 2013 12:33

Income from food, drinks up 9.4%

The total income generated by the food and beverages sector in SA increased in nominal terms (current prices) by 9.4% year-on-year (y/y) in March‚ Statistics SA (Stats SA) data showed on Monday (20 May). 21 May 2013 08:45

XON's new ESL product solves retailers' promotional problems

[Issued by Skydirect] XON, through subsidiary Skydirect, has developed and brought to market Promo Clips, Out-of-stock Clips and Rail Inserts to complement the Pricer electronic shelf labels (ESLs) it supplies, implements and maintains. 21 May 2013 13:46

Competition intensifying for Vodacom

[Thabiso Mochiko] Vodacom aims to deliver low single digit service revenue growth and "mid to high single digit" growth in earnings before interest‚ tax‚ depreciation and amortisation in the next three years‚ the company said on Monday (20 May)‚ when releasing its annual results for the year to March. 21 May 2013 08:04

Hotels, caravan parks get more guests

Total income for SA's tourist accommodation sector rose by 15.9% year-on-year in March‚ Statistics SA's (Stats SA) tourist accommodation survey released on Monday (20 May) showed. 21 May 2013 09:56

SAX says it might make money this year

[Nicky Smith] State-owned regional carrier South African Express (SAX), which has made headlines over the past two years because of its chaotic finances, expects to break even this year after losing R187m in 2010 - the last audited accounts the troubled airline has been able to publish. 21 May 2013 11:16

Barloworld's share earnings up 31%

[Mark Allix] Barloworld‚ a diversified industrial group‚ saw revenue rise 11%‚ operating profit increase 14% and headline earnings per share shoot up 31% for the interim period that ended in March. 21 May 2013 10:04

Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a worthy winner of the ticket to attend McCann Johannesburg's Portfolio Night initiative coming up this Wednesday, 22 May 2013, as judged by Biz creative director Terry Levin! 20 May 2013 14:13

360 degrees in training

[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, for example. 20 May 2013 14:20

Meat group cries foul over poultry body's secret figures

[Amanda Visser] The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) is seeking urgent relief from the North Gauteng High Court to have access to confidential information in the application brought by the South African Poultry Association before the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) for an increase of up to 82% in import duties on frozen poultry. 20 May 2013 13:44