Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan has announced that their range of vehicles will be available in South Africa from June – with imports and distributing being handled by Suzuki Auto South Africa (Pty) Ltd. 18 Feb 2008
The combination of higher interest rates, consumer debt and factors such as the National Credit Act are taking their toll on businesses... some more than others. 18 Feb 2008
One of the problems with online ads is that they can be geotargeted, which means they targeted to a specific geographical area such as, say, the Bay Area; but advertisers cannot control which sites the ads appear on. "Much of the advertising is blind and therefore not appealing to brands," Sterling Market Intelligence Founding Principal Greg Sterling said. 18 Feb 2008
I hope we have all settled nicely into 2008 and businesses and households have adapted to the Eskom switching and load shedding patterns. 18 Feb 2008
A recent clinical report in The Lancet highlights the dangers of illegal skin lightening creams. 18 Feb 2008
The Department of Health has welcomed the decision by Netcare to reduce its charges for anaesthetic gases according to the single exit price legislation. 18 Feb 2008
A training project which aims to improve the skills of junior, middle and senior managers in the public service will be unveiled on Friday in Mpumalanga. 15 Feb 2008
The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) is searching for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to take over the helm. 15 Feb 2008
Serge Damseaux, ten times South African rally champion, has been named as the 2007 South African Guild of Motoring Journalists Motor Sportsman of the Year. 15 Feb 2008
The Chadian airport in N'Djamena re-opened for civilian traffic on Monday, 11 February, after it was closed down on 1 February, as rebels prepared to launch an offensive on Chad's capital, an airport official said. 15 Feb 2008
New Clicks Holdings has appointed three new female directors to its board with the aim to enhance transformation and diversity within the company. 15 Feb 2008
A recent survey in the United States reveals that for every dollar US auto retailers spent on direct marketing, their ROI was almost US$34. 15 Feb 2008
A new study suggests that by 2010, India's death toll due to tobacco smoking will be about 1 million people a year, taking the country's smoking epidemic to catastrophic proportions. 15 Feb 2008
A new report, "European OOT retailing 2008", published this week by retail analysts Verdict Research, part of the Datamonitor Group, in association with the leading global real estate service provider Savills, finds that despite the credit crunch, there are still significant opportunities for retailers and developers in the European out-of-town (OOT) arena, with the Mediterranean countries showing strong potential for further rapid development. 15 Feb 2008
Retailers suffered their first sales slump in six years after inflation was taken into account- prompting some to ask, did Tito do too much? 14 Feb 2008
Should email marketers be worried about statistics claiming that young people don't use email anymore? That the most pervasive and utilised electronic communication method is in peril because kids would rather text or IM or message each other via their social-media networks? This opinion piece relates to the US market, but there are lesson too for SA. 14 Feb 2008
Such has been the growth in on-line shopping around the world that now 85% of world's online population shopped on the web. 14 Feb 2008
An international conference discussing threats of counterfeit medicine and their effects on patients in Africa is underway in Johannesburg. 14 Feb 2008
Retail in the United Kingdom faces one of its toughest ever years as like-for-likes go negative. 13 Feb 2008
HR as a function and a profession is transforming – willingly or unwillingly. It is no more the traditional administrative and process-focused role of the past. 13 Feb 2008
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