the Retail community of Southern Africa

Winning entries require skills to prepare

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:20:00 +0200

South Africa has a wealth of talent and the projects that communicators throughout the country implement have been proven to be on par with the rest of the world. This can be seen through the numerous awards won by many South African business communicators down the years - notable amongst them winners of International Gold Quill Awards. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zimbabwe: Retail business now a pain for operators

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:23:00 +0200

Alex Peterson has been in the retail business all his life. His family has run a fleet of businesses, which include supermarkets, beer outlets and butcheries, for over 45 years. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Botswana recalls Chinese dairy products

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:32:00 +0200

The Botswana authorities have become the latest of a number of governments around the world to recall Chinese-made dairy products, following the melamine scare. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Exactmobile/NORM royalty dispute continues

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:39:00 +0200

WASPA announced last week that it has reached an agreement with SARRAL whereby WASPA members who sign individually, will be granted mechanical rights for digital music sales, at a rate of 5% of the retail sales price. Exactmobile is the first WASPA member to sign with SARRAL. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Embassies 'used for smuggling'

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:08:00 +0200

Authorities are struggling to prevent counterfeit goods entering South Africa as criminals are using embassies to smuggle the products into the country. Read full story... | Send to a friend

High import tariffs holds up growth

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:35:00 +0200

High import tariffs, trade barriers and a culture of protectionism impedes economic growth, says Department of Trade and Industry Director General Tshediso Matona. Read full story... | Send to a friend

COMESA, SADC, EAC to discuss harmonisation of trade

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:09:00 +0200

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) will convene a tripartite meeting in October to discuss the harmonisation of trade in the region. Read full story... | Send to a friend

FACIM 2008: Maputo International Trade Fair

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:12:00 +0200

The Maputo International Trade Fair (FACIM) is respected as the most important international event of its kind in Mozambique and one of the most important in Southern Africa since 1963. The event will take place from 1-7 September 2008 with business people and enterprises from different parts of the world coming together. Read full story... | Send to a friend

UK to increase trade to Africa to $750m by 2010

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:52:00 +0200

The United Kingdom will be spending some $750 million in Africa by 2010, through its "Aid for Trade" strategy forming part of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). Read full story... | Send to a friend

Food crisis, climate change, MDGs top G8 agenda

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:07:00 +0200

The global food crisis and climate change will be among the top issues on the agenda of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he attends the Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Japan this week. Read full story... | Send to a friend