On Friday 4 September 2009, the heat Hair and Beauty Awards acknowledged Clarins as one of the favourite brands, with the most awards voted by readers of South Africa's celebrity news magazine, heat. 9 Sep 2009
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Damco, one of the world's largest providers of freight forwarding and supply chain management, has integrated the company's supply chain management activities, previously branded as Maersk Logistics, into the Damco name from Monday, 7 September 2009. 9 Sep 2009
Sibanye Trade Services, the black economic empowerment group mentioned in the matter of suspended Transnet executive Siyabonga Gama, yesterday, 7 September 2009, denied claims that it was responsible for delays in delivering 50 refurbished locomotives. 8 Sep 2009
The 35th Nederburg Auction, being held 11-12 September 2009, is offering 5,739 cases of 156 wines from 73 participants across various brands, estates and wineries. Attracting buyers from liquor licensees, restaurant owners, food and beverage buyers for hotels, guesthouses, game lodges and the supermarket retailers, the auction is already attracting pre-auction excitement. 8 Sep 2009
Z-Card, a specialist in PocketMedia, launched its new Snap Z-Card at the Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa (BHF) Conference held at Sun City, Johannesburg from 30 August to 2 September 2009. 8 Sep 2009
Transnet executive Siyabonga Gama's insistence on awarding an R800m contract to overhaul 50 locomotives to an outside company — against the express instructions of Transnet's board — is delaying the upgrade of the parastatal's ageing rolling stock, and led to Gama's suspension last week, it emerged over the weekend. 7 Sep 2009
Super Group, which is yet to finalise its recapitalisation and restructuring plan as part of its revival, on Friday, 4 September 2009, announced that it had sold some of its Mica stores. 7 Sep 2009
Maureen Kirkman, a pharmacist who has spent almost her entire working life in the pharmaceutical industry, the last 11 years as head: scientific and regulatory affairs at the Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (PIASA) - has been awarded Honorary Life Membership of PIASA for her contribution to the organisation and to the pharmaceutical industry as a whole. 7 Sep 2009
The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has rejected the chain email regarding Canola oil as false and has asked members of the public to reject and delete the fraudulent email and not pass it on. 7 Sep 2009
Spending by households fell by 5.8% in the second quarter of 2009, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) said on Thursday, 3 September 2009. 4 Sep 2009
New vehicle sales for the month of August continued on a downward trend, according to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). 3 Sep 2009
Transnet said yesterday, 2 September 2009, it intended to announce an interim head for Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), its largest division by revenue, in “due course”. It also confirmed that it had suspended Siyabonga Gama, CEO of TFR and a contender for the post of group CEO. 3 Sep 2009
Steep prices and tight credit for vehicle finance continue to impact negatively on new vehicle sales with August sales down a whopping 26,2% over the corresponding month last year. 3 Sep 2009
Bamboo, a designer lifestyle centre in Melville turns 10 on Saturday 19 September 2009. Birthday celebrations will take place from 11am to 4pm with the eight shops participating in the festivities. 3 Sep 2009
While language competency is very often mentioned in the requirements section of vacancy advertisement; it is the one competency that is almost always ignored by many. 2 Sep 2009
Contrary to the idea that people drink during a recession, industry leaders agree there is as much as a 20% drop in liquor sales in South Africa but the wine industry is not as hard hit. 2 Sep 2009
Google is to begin imagery collection in South Africa for the Street View feature in its Google Maps with the help of Toyota SA. 2 Sep 2009
Consumers already grappling with high food inflation can expect further increases in the price of food in coming months. 1 Sep 2009
While national retail sales continue to decline year-on-year, SA's most consistent retailer, Truworths, has delivered another solid performance, growing turnover by 11% and after-tax profit by 12%. 31 Aug 2009
The iconic Mini turned 50 on 26 August this year and Mini South Africa will be celebrating the brand's historic anniversary with a Mini festival in Clarence in the Free State on the 17 October 2009. 31 Aug 2009
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