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Rebate system must be exposed - Solidarity

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:37:00 +0200

The trade union Solidarity on Tuesday, 30 June 2009, called on the Competition Commission to expose the rebate system between certain suppliers, retailers and wholesalers, the union said.
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Chinese firm takes stake in Bordeaux vineyard

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:01:00 +0200

BORDEAUX: A Chinese firm has taken a majority stake in a Bordeaux vineyard, the latest move by the emerging Asian giant into the world of French wine, a company who advised on the deal said.
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Britain withdraws Aussie XXXX beer

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:11:00 +0200

SYDNEY: Australian Castlemaine XXXX beer, sold in Britain with a slogan that played on four-letter swear words, is to be quietly withdrawn from the country after a drop in profitability, its brewer said.
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R500m a year lost to pirate DVDs, CDs

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:10:00 +0200

The SA recording industry loses R500-million a year to pirates, half of that on the streets of Johannesburg, says James Lennox, chief executive of a local copyright agency.
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Foreign fan fare

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:52:00 +0200

Whatever the state of the global economy, SA expects a spending boost from thousands of World Cup football visitors next year.
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Ex-hawker launches retail stores

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:53:00 +0200

The first More Home-Ware and House-Ware Store has been opened in Soweto, by Michael More, an informal trader for the last 10 years, it was announced on Monday, 1 June 2009.
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Cape Coral heads for Harrods

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:20:00 +0200

A surge of international interest in Waterkloof's European-style wines is bringing rich rewards including acceptance into London's high society with the estate's dry Circumstance Cape Coral Mourvèdre now listed in Harrods.
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New anchor shareholder

Mon, 25 May 2009 12:19:00 +0200

You have to hand it to Aspen. A few weeks after it won a chunk of the state tender to provide Aids drugs last year, Aspen signed a R2,7bn deal with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) that gives the local firm access to more than 100 markets.
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Sovereign in Country Bird's sights

Fri, 22 May 2009 12:45:00 +0200

Chicken producer Country Bird, which has secretly built a 13.4% stake in Sovereign Foods in which competitor Afgri wants to reverse list its foods business, now wants to acquire the whole company.
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Country Bird interested in Sovereign Foods

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:45:00 +0200

Chicken producer Sovereign Foods, which is trading under cautionary, has another suitor in the form of SA's third-largest poultry producer, Country Bird.
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