<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>the Retail community of Central Africa</title><link>http://retail.bizcommunity.com//415/160.html</link><description>Central Africa Retail news</description><ttl>15</ttl><category>Retail news - Central Africa</category><image><url>http://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/11/logo5.gif</url><title>Bizcommunity.com</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/</link></image><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:08:13 +0200</pubDate><item><title>What can SishaFax do for your business?</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/41660.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0911/39555.jpg?r=0" width="65" height="55" align="left"  /&gt;At SishaFax we are currently saving millions of rands for our clients. All of whom are making use of our Free Fax2Email service. If any lesson is to be learned from the recent economic downturn, it has to be that regardless of the current economic situation an organisation should always perform at optimal standards. The key to this is to cut down on wastage of any kind and to adopt a streamlined and cost-efficient operation.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/41660.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=16&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41660"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/41660.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>FNB officially launches Zambia operation</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/237/87/41448.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0910/39189.jpg?r=0" width="61" height="65" align="left"  /&gt;LUSAKA: First National Bank announced yesterday, 27 October 2009, the launch of its Zambia operation. The operation was officially opened by the president of Zambia, President Rupiah Banda. The company's banking license was issued on 25 November 2008.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/237/87/41448.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=237&amp;c=87&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41448"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/237/87/41448.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>The head, heart and hand of branding</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/41029.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0910/38423.jpg?r=0" width="51" height="70" align="left"  /&gt;The brand new world created by globalisation, informed citizenry and consumer's demand for brand experience presents a challenge for global brands to balance their aggressive marketing campaigns with social responsibility.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/41029.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41029"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/41029.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>Bookings open for September course in Cape Town</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/18/38962.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bookings have opened for the Cape Town leg of the highly regarded Organisational Communications course run by Quo Vadis Communications (QVC) which will be held in September and October 2009.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/18/38962.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=18&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=38962"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/18/38962.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>MasterCard Index: growing inequality between SA women, men</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/19/38602.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;The results of the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index of Women's Advancement saw South Africa's Index score decline by five points from 90.6 to 85.7 between 2008 and 2009. The Index was released yesterday, Tuesday, 4 August 2009.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/19/38602.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=19&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=38602"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/19/38602.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>Air Malawi, Jo'burg partner for shopping festival</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/415/87/38014.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0907/33653.jpg?r=0" width="65" height="63" align="left"  /&gt;The financially struggling Air Malawi has struck a deal with South Africa's City of Johannesburg to allow interested Malawians to benefit from the 2009 Jo'burg Shopping Festival scheduled for 1 - 30 September 2009.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/415/87/38014.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=415&amp;c=87&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=38014"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/415/87/38014.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>Launch of fourth annual Makhulu Polane design competition</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/13/37920.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0907/33398.jpg?r=0" width="70" height="39" align="left"  /&gt;The annual Makhulu Polane t-shirt design competition is open for entries from Thursday, 16 July 2009. This local initiative was started by Big Blue in 2006 in a quest to discover and support fresh home-grown talent.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/13/37920.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=13&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=37920"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/13/37920.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>Courses set for August and September in Johannesburg and Cape Town</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/18/37480.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Organisational communication training specialists, Quo Vadis Communications, is to run two additional courses before the year's end to meet demand.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/18/37480.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=18&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=37480"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/18/37480.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>Shipping companies say it is 'too early to talk of recovery'</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/176/36942.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Even though shipping rates are recovering, local shipping firms say they have not yet seen “green shoots” emerging in the turbulent shipping industry. They warn that the industry still faces shrinking world trade volumes and a glut of ships.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/176/36942.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=176&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=36942"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/176/36942.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item><item><title>Another South African retailer enters African market</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/36881.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Within three years of its establishment in South Africa, national scooter and motorcycle retailer Vuka Scuta continues to revolutionise the transport industry and is now set to capture the African market.  The expansion into the African continent beyond South Africa has been launched with Vuka Africa opening its first outlet in Maputo, Mozambique this month.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/36881.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=162&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=36881"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/36881.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/415/160.html</source></item></channel></rss>