SOUTH AFRICA
Imagine a world where smart pantries sense when you are running out of your favourite food and order more of it, without you lifting a finger. Where intelligent robots roam your grocery store, ever at your service...
Kathryn Backholer 11 Jul 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
Spur Corporation has reported a 22.4% rise in diluted headline earnings per share to 156.64c, up from 127.95c a year ago, for the year to June‚
13 Sep 2013
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: A boutique hotel chain boosts off-season occupancy by encouraging guests to steal original artwork.
15 May 2013
NEW ZEALAND
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand stands to reap a US$62.8 million* windfall from the Rugby World Cup 2011 final weekend, according to MasterCard Research.
21 Oct 2011
JAPAN
TOKYO, JAPAN: In the aftermath of Japan's earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accident, the city of Tokyo has seen no significant erosion to its city image according to the 2011 Anholt-GfK Roper City Brands Index study.
27 Jul 2011
AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australia is famous for many things, but snow is not one of them... And frustrated antipodean 'powder chasers' are forever complaining about this lack of the white stuff, yet seem to be unaware that some of the best powder in the world is right on their doorstep.
23 Nov 2010
SOUTH AFRICA
Statistics South Africa has officially released arrival stats for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the report notes a marked increase in visitors from the USA and South American countries, as well as from the UK, Australia and Germany. Now Cape Town Tourism intends building on the 2010 legacy.
1 Oct 2010
THE NETHERLANDS
AMSTELVEEN, NETHERLANDS: The world is currently awash with many major infrastructure projects in various stages of development as national and state or provincial governments look to facilitate rapid economic growth or to rebuild the crumbling infrastructure of yesteryear. These projects rarely progress at any great pace and can often be bedevilled by political and financial concerns. However, if there is one thing that can act as a catalyst for breaking through a political impasse, it is the award of a major international multi-sport event.
Joel Finlay 8 Sep 2010