A wide selection of Africana is among the nearly 200 books offered by the AuctionExplorer online book auction (www.auctionexplorerbooks.com), which started late last week. 8 Feb 2010
The fourth round of ticket sales for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off tomorrow, Tuesday 9 February, with over 400 000 tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. 8 Feb 2010
Following press reports on who owns the rights to the vuvuzela, it is not clear whether these parties are claiming rights to the trademark vuvuzela, or the rights to the product itself, so it is instructive to look at the history of the vuvuzela. 8 Feb 2010
FoodBank SA has come up with a way to combat the increasing shortage of food in South Africa and is launching a new initiative to partner with food producers, manufacturers and farmers. It fed more than 20 million people throughout South Africa in 2009, but this fell far short of the five billion meals needed. 8 Feb 2010
“The Point Village in Mossel Bay has been a favourite family holiday destination for generations and this hotel aims to continue that tradition,” said Albert Wiffen, owner and developer of Mossel Bay's newest hotel, The Point Village Hotel. 8 Feb 2010
Cavendish Square, collaborating with Future Excellence Design Institute of South Africa (FEDISA), took the six 2009 Cavendish New Face winners and finalists to the J&B Met, dressed in stunning, completely over the top creations, designed by the institute's first year students. 8 Feb 2010
It is easy to run a bread cartel when you know how. All you do is make sure your competitors agree to set similar prices for their customers and resellers, and that you do so at the same time to prevent any of you losing business to a cheaper rival. 5 Feb 2010
Relative newcomer to the advertising industry, ninety9cents, has signed several new accounts in just a few months. New business includes Diamonds of Africa, Digicape, Distell, Disaster Management Corporation, Jack Wellsted & Co, John Dory¹s Fish and Grill and Rhodes Food Group. 5 Feb 2010
A fresh storm over the king protea emblem not appearing on the front of the national soccer team jersey is approaching, after it emerged Wednesday, 3 February 2010, that the South African Football Association (Safa) and the technical sponsors Adidas intend to launch the green Bafana Bafana away strip next month — without the national symbol. 5 Feb 2010
Toyota South Africa said on Thursday, 4 February 2010, that it has been able to isolate the Auris, new generation Verso and Corolla as part of the technical study of all the vehicles that are sold in South Africa and this would imply that these three model ranges "will in all possibility" be included in the South African recall programme. 5 Feb 2010
Practically every business has a dirty little secret: It's called customer attrition. Rarely can a company claim someone as a customer for life. There will always be pressure from the competition - and as a result, there will always be customer attrition. 5 Feb 2010
“The new eTAU108 DVD writer from Lite-On is targeted at notebook and netbook users who own machines that do not have internal DVD writers. It is extremely light and portable, tough, travels well, is extremely easy to use and is fully plug and play,” says Werner Joubert, personal systems and storage business manager Rectron, commenting on the company's latest release. “With its suggested retail price of less than R699, it is clearly a very cost-effective option.” 5 Feb 2010
This week, Ster-Kinekor announced the launch a new Afrikaans DVD brand, Ster-Kinekor Flieke, reputedly a first for the country and an extension of its ongoing commitment to the local film industry. 5 Feb 2010
eBucks members, wishing to assist those affected by the devastating catastrophe in Haiti, can make a donation through its website with eBucks or Rands to two worthy causes. 5 Feb 2010
“The internet has progressed at a tremendous speed and we are finding more people are choosing to go online to make their bookings,” said Danny Bryer, group marketing & revenue director, Protea Hotels. “The convenience factor has allowed people to do their own research, planning and booking without any hassle.” 5 Feb 2010
One of the areas that remained relatively buoyant internationally, despite the recession, is online retail which is leading to a rise in home deliveries. This is one of the findings from research by independent market analyst Datamonitor that revealed that this rise is benefiting post offices and courier firms contending with a difficult trading environment. 5 Feb 2010
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) received 1429 applicants for debt counselling in just the first 2 days of February 2010, Debtbusters noted on Thursday, 4 February 2010, an indication that the average South African consumer's debt problems are only getting worse. 4 Feb 2010
Notwithstanding the requirement that VAT be levied on all transactions, property sold as a going concern is zero-rated if certain conditions are met. 4 Feb 2010
‘A Gift for Life', a school starter pack, is one of NPO 1in1out's methods of providing direct links between society and the disadvantaged. It has received a generous donation of 500 hampers packed with writing paper, pens, pencils and other items of stationery from Silveray Statmark, distributors of brands such as Croxley, Parker and Stabilo. 4 Feb 2010
The Global Brands Group (GBG) is leading an investigation into Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products and Gifts, the Chinese factory that has been criticised for making the official World Cup mascot, Zakumi, under poor working conditions. 4 Feb 2010
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