The global economic slowdown is breeding new discerning luxury consumers, a report released by diamond giant De Beers has found. 4 Dec 2008
President Kgalema Motlanthe believes the prevailing turmoil on international markets will greatly test South Africa's economic policies as markets are likely to get worse, before they get better. 3 Dec 2008
Holiday-makers hitting the road this festive season will receive a welcome boost from Wednesday‘s R1.61/l drop in the price of petrol, but national supermarket chains say this is unlikely to bring food prices down in the near future. 3 Dec 2008
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November has been another bad month for new vehicle sales in South Africa with official NAAMSA figures showing a drop of 28,3% over the same month last year. 2 Dec 2008
USA: A variety of retail-watching experts are churning out Black Friday sales facts, figures and customer inclinations, and while it wasn't a rip-roaring Black Friday compared to previous years, it wasn't all that bad - particularly for the hot-selling consumer electronics sector. 2 Dec 2008
Motorists will be paying a whopping R1.61 less for a litre of petrol from Wednesday, 3 December 2008. 1 Dec 2008
There are a number of surprises - including two candidates from the Suzuki stable - in the line-up of nine cars that have made the short list for 2009 South African Car of the Year. 28 Nov 2008
Nu World Holdings, which plans to buy 10% of its own shares, has so far bought 3%, the group says. 28 Nov 2008
The National Credit Regulator's (NCR) Credit Bureau Monitor reported 17.17 million credit active consumers for the quarter ending June 2008, of which 10.38 million consumers were in good standing, while 6.79 million consumers had 'impaired records'. 27 Nov 2008
The rising volatility of oil prices and the consequent fuel surcharges applied by integrators such as DHL, TNT, UPS and FedEx combined with the economic slowdown has led to a gradual shift in customer demand away from express and parcel delivery services via air to alternatives such as road and rail. 27 Nov 2008
Mercedes-Benz has delivered 500,000 of its new C-Class models to customers around the world since the range was launched in March 2007. 26 Nov 2008
Somalia's first medical doctors in 18 years officially graduated in Mogadishu on 20 November. 26 Nov 2008
South Africa's economic growth rate has slowed to 0.2% in the third quarter of the year, compared to real annualised growth rates of 1.6 and 5.1% in the first and second quarters of the year, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). 25 Nov 2008
The full results of the 2008 Tri-Nations Wine Challenge were announced in Sydney on 21 November 2008. While Australia again dominated the competition, there were clear signs that both South Africa and New Zealand had substantially upped their game. 25 Nov 2008
Consumer foods manufacturer Tiger Brands today reported a 19% rise to 1 524.1 cents in headline earnings per share for the year ended September 2008. 25 Nov 2008
Christmas wish lists are likely to be more modest this year as consumers rein in discretionary spending. 24 Nov 2008
Montagu Property Group's commercial division is developing a niche décor centre on the corner of Zambesi Drive (R513) and Veronica Road within the Kolonade urban core to capture the residential expansion of Northern Tshwane. 20 Nov 2008
It's fourth quarter - budget time - and in the US economy many of us are focused on maintaining our budgets rather than obtaining approval for additional spend. As marketers, just like our colleagues, we need to step up and contribute. We have to do more with less or make a solid case for how we'll do more with more. 20 Nov 2008
Police in Zimbabwe have stopped 1000 healthcare workers from marching to protest about the countries deteriorating health system. 19 Nov 2008
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