Of the Web's many attractions, the potential to tap into a global marketplace has perhaps been first and foremost for businesses. If you are a manufacturer, distributor or merchant, designing and launching a Web site is but one piece of putting together and solving the e-commerce puzzle, however. Before you start taking orders, you'd best be sure that you can deliver - literally. 8 Jan 2008
The new Toyota Land Cruiser 200 has arrived in South Africa just months after its international debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2007. 7 Jan 2008
The Fiat UK group is launching the exciting new Fiat 500 in Britain later this month with a flight in one of the capsules on the world's largest Ferris wheel, the British Airways London Eye. 7 Jan 2008
The Koenigsegg CCX and the Pagani Zonda F will be part of the spectacular Super Car Parade at the MPH 2008 car show at The Coca Cola Dome later this month. The super cars on show have a combined value of more than R24-million. 7 Jan 2008
Retailers feel the pinch after interest rate hikes. 7 Jan 2008
With a massive aid operation under way in the east of Chad, where armed conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, little attention is being paid to the west of the country which has the highest chronic malnutrition levels. 7 Jan 2008
The International Trade Exhibition for Food and Beverage Industries takes place at the Swami Vivekananda International Exhibition Centre Port Louis, Mauritius, September 25-28, 2008. 7 Jan 2008
Wiel magazine has stamped its footprint on vehicle purchase advice with the launch of the Super 16 awards – its recommendations in 16 vehicle categories – announced in its January issue. 4 Jan 2008
Plans are underway for southern Africa to provide about 19 airlines for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup tournament to be held in South Africa. 4 Jan 2008
The current turmoil in Kenya is redolent of its history. In spite of a largely ineffective guerrilla war waged largely on white farmers in the Aberdare's and an equally barbaric response from the British to the Mau-Mau rebellion, independence passed generally quietly into the hands of Jomo Kenyatta. But it has been far from plain sailing since then. 4 Jan 2008
According to a new study from GroupM, Advertising spending in US measured media is expected to increase almost 4% in 2008 compared with 2007, when spending was up about 3%. Worldwide spending is expected to go up 7% in 2008, after an anticipated 6% increase in 2007. 4 Jan 2008
Companies that are able to create an "experience gap" between their offering and competitors' offerings will reap rewards for many years to come. Take, for instance, Apple's iPod. Apple created and delivered a compelling and positive customer experience, one that Microsoft and others could not quickly match. 4 Jan 2008
Recent increases in the interest rate and fuel price have had little impact on the Eastern and Southern Cape restaurants and hotels reporting a bumper season. 3 Jan 2008
As senior marketers face an increasingly complex world, sticking to the basics is going to be crucial. 3 Jan 2008
Amid the violence that engulfed several residential areas of the Kenyan capital following the declaration of controversial results of the presidential elections, women in particular have been targeted, with at least one hospital reporting a rise in the number of rape victims seeking treatment. 3 Jan 2008
Junior doctors and nurses at Zimbabwe's major state hospitals have gone on strike to press for higher pay and improved working conditions, their spokesperson said on Sunday. 3 Jan 2008
Organised marathons are not associated with an increased risk of sudden death, contrary to general perceptions. 2 Jan 2008
Receiving treatment for non-cancer health issues while being treated by specialists for cancer improves cancer survival rates according to a study published in the December 20 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2 Jan 2008
Kenya is in the throes of a humanitarian “national disaster” amid post-election violence that has left scores dead, tens of thousands displaced beyond reach of immediate assistance and many more destined to be dependent on aid for several months to come, according to the Red Cross. 2 Jan 2008
A new ultra-modern US$58 million water treatment plant outside Kano, Nigeria's most populous city, came on line in December but experts say that the city's basic water needs will still not be met. 2 Jan 2008
