The enormously successful Earth Hour Campaign run on 28 March 2009 by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) scooped the Mail & Guardian Greening the Future Award in the category Environmental Best Practice in Non-Profit Organisations on Thursday, 10 September 2009. 21 Sep 2009
Nedbank Small Business Services will tour its successful Small Business Management seminars around South Africa from 12 - 29 October 2009. Entrance is free to small business owners seeking the practical advice and knowledge of the speakers. 21 Sep 2009
Higher food import tariffs aimed at protecting local producers — and new export taxes on primary produce aimed at boosting local manufacture — are on the cards, judging by a confidential department of trade & industry (DTI) document. 18 Sep 2009
At the 13th Annual African Congress of Shopping Centres in Sandton on Wednesday 16 September 2009, the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) awarded Gerald Leissner the Lifetime Achievement Award. 18 Sep 2009
The 2009 Really Awesome Gaming Expo (rAge) will take place 2 - 4 October 2009 at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg. Highly rated for bringing together the most popular and cutting-edge computer and videogames, technology, gadgets and lifestyle entertainment products, it is said to be the largest ever. 18 Sep 2009
HILLEROD, DENMARK: Foss, one of the world's leading providers of analytical instruments for the food, agricultural, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, announced on Wednesday, 16 September 2009, that it has extended the availability of its software functionality to spot adulterated raw milk. 18 Sep 2009
A new high-end parfum, Idiom by Tammy, is possibly the world's first to be inspired by wine and is the result of a partnership between the Bottega family's Idiom wines and Tammy Frazer of Frazer Parfum. 18 Sep 2009
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) did not go unaffected by the global financial meltdown in the last financial year, according to the bank's Governor, Tito Mboweni. 18 Sep 2009
There are exciting days ahead for e-commerce. An impressive set of innovations need only to be pulled together for companies to move to a new, high-powered level of functionality. Underlying all of the advances are the concepts of Software as a Service (Saas) and Platform as a Service. In short, everything is going to the cloud. 18 Sep 2009
Making sure that every customer gets the personal touch may be fairly easy for the owner of a neighborhood bakery, but in a mass market of millions, making each customer feel like an individual is a formidable challenge. In the information age, tools like customer relationship management software make it possible for companies to apply a personal touch to the mass market - and that's golden. 18 Sep 2009
Twenty-five year old Capetonian Marize Malan is one step closer to her designer dreams, having scooped the Elle New Talent Award 2009 at Sanlam SA Fashion Week on Wednesday night, 16 September. The awards, held in association with Mr Price offer the winner an opportunity to join the ranks of top emerging South African designers. 18 Sep 2009
The Competition Commission's recent launch of probes into possible collusion in industries including steel, construction, petroleum and retail, has raised questions about the practices of industry associations that foster co-operation within domestic and overseas markets. 17 Sep 2009
The worst may be over for Kings Mall in Gonubie as a turnaround strategy is being implemented by the provisional liquidators to attract tenants back to the shopping centre. 17 Sep 2009
South Africa's textile industry will have to adapt to compete at the quality end of the textile industry, the Inkatha Freedom Party said on Wednesday, 16 September 2009. 17 Sep 2009
MADRID, SPAIN: Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer, said on Wednesday, 16 September 2009, it would start selling its flagship Zara brand clothes over the Internet later this year in selected European markets. 17 Sep 2009
Results from the latest Bureau for Economic Research (BER) retail survey reveal that retailer confidence declined sharply during the third quarter of 2009, falling from 47 to an eight-year low of 35 index points. 17 Sep 2009
Adele Lucas Promotions (ALP), organisers of the Soweto Festival, announced on Tuesday 15 September 2009 the addition of a 49% partner, Greater Soweto Business Forum (GSBF). 17 Sep 2009
The first Elite Model Look South Africa competition will announce its winner on 23 September 2009 at the Forum | Turbine Hall Newtown, Johannesburg. The 20 finalists, chosen from among 264 candidates across the country, will be presented in a live fashion show where they will display some of the major South African brands, highlighting South Africa's top designers and contest sponsors. 17 Sep 2009
GreenX Energy will supply Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), which provide the certification of Green Power for the Vineyard Hotel & Spa's Conference Centre in Newlands, Cape Town. 17 Sep 2009
The new anti-smoking laws that make smoking illegal in ‘partially enclosed' public places such as covered patios, verandas, balconies, walkways and parking areas and the restriction of under-18s into smoking areas is putting more pressure on smokers to adapt their habits. 17 Sep 2009
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