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IFA grows its stake in Boschendal

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:43:00 +0200

IFA Hotels & Resorts has acquired a further 5.25% stake in Boschendal, taking its stake in the winelands estate to 37.33%.
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Eskom tariff hike to hit tenants hard

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:40:00 +0200

The SA Property Owners' Association has slammed a decision by the energy regulator to grant Eskom a 31.3% electricity price hike.
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The oyster parade

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:00 +0200

Ten days in which to indulge the two extremes of your nature — health nut and hedonist — is the promise of the annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival. So if you want to keep fit while you risk getting fat, not to say provide enormous fun for your family, it's definitely the place to be from 3 - 12 July 2009.
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Bookings open for 2010 Joburg Wine Show

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21:00 +0200

The organisers of The Wine Show Joburg, which took place from 29 - 31 May have declared the 2009 show a success, both in terms of attendance and product sales, and have already opened bookings for next year, they announced earlier this week.
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Morkel signs with Puma

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:12:00 +0200

Puma has signed a long-term full technical contract with big-hitting Proteas all-rounder Albie Morkel who will now launch sixes with a Puma bat in hand. The deal runs from 1 July 2009.
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Uplift with arrival of larger size bras

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:56:00 +0200

A new range of lingerie designed and manufactured specifically for South Africa‘s bigger busted women has arrived in Port Elizabeth.
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Regeneration project comes to Khayelitsha

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:40:00 +0200

Grand-Pa will launch its Regeneration Project in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape on 4 July 2009. The project will give individuals within the community the chance to earn an income through recycling, as well as contribute to the upgrading a communal property of their choice.
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Amazon turns gears of internet tax wars

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:00 +0200

USA: More companies are joining in the fight over internet taxation begun by Amazon.com.
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Marketers aim to self-regulate consumer tracking online

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:59:00 +0200

USA: Companies that track consumer behaviour online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.
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Mobility 2009 reveals SA's cellular gap

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0200

The South African cellular market reached a milestone of 50-million connections at the end of 2008 - but only 68% of these represented individual users. This is according to World Wide Worx 2009 annual Mobility study, released yesterday 2 July 2009.
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