A University of Cape Town study reveals X-factors for financial sector entrepreneurs. 31 Aug 2007
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) warns consumers against purchasing or using Ampax Electrical (Pty) electrical adaptors as they can cause fatal electrical shock and fires. 31 Aug 2007
Moving forward successfully into the future, today's retailers must vary the types of the promotions they offer, to maintain a high level of consumer satisfaction toward their brand. 31 Aug 2007
Tile Africa, a leading supplier of local and international tiles and bathroom and kitchen fittings, has launched a new concept store at Rivonia Crossing (corner of Rivonia and Witkoppen roads) where customers can view tiles in what the company says is a unique way. 31 Aug 2007
JetMart, part of retailer Edcon's discount division, has handed over stationery worth more than R2 million to schools throughout South Africa. 31 Aug 2007
Students across the country were recently invited to capture a legacy while visually interpreting 90 years of fast pain relief. 31 Aug 2007
Real Africa Brands Holdings, a national provider of corporate investment and franchise opportunities, has appointed Pretoria-based MicroZone Public Relations to provide proactive, industry-focused marketing, media and PR services. 31 Aug 2007
South Africa's Production Price Index (PPI) has dipped a further 0.1 of a percentage point to 10.3% year-on-year, revealed Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Thursday, 30 August. 30 Aug 2007
South Africa's Customs Sector Programme (CSP), which is aimed at breathing new life into the clothing and textile sector, has been finalised. 30 Aug 2007
How often have you heard stories of customers shouting at the top of their voice in a store or when calling into a call centre when complaining? How often have you just lost it yourself when you received poor service and you got upset to a point where your blood pressure increased significantly? 30 Aug 2007
In a bid to make the dangers of smoking clearer to smokers, the Australian authorities introduced images on tobacco-related products, to graphically show consumers what the affects of smoking can be. Now the United Kingdom is following suit. 30 Aug 2007
Fleur du Cap has released two rewarding new red vintages in its premium range of unfiltered wines – Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 and Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Merlot 2005. 30 Aug 2007
“The increasingly competitive retail industry is proving to be the perfect platform for the customer magazine market in South Africa, which is estimated to be worth over one billion rand,” says Bridget McCarney, MD of New Media. 30 Aug 2007
@home, the homeware store, will open their third @home livingspace store in the Loch Logan Waterfront in Bloemfontein on 1 September. 30 Aug 2007
Details Nigeria, MultiChoice Africa's local business partner in Nigeria, has launched Africa's first commercial mobile broadcast TV service in the city of Abuja. 30 Aug 2007
USA - Retired US Army Major General Albert N. Stubblebine III, President of the Natural Solutions Foundation, has returned to Washington DC this week for a series of briefings designed to educate Congressional staffers on pressing food safety issues. He will be recommending to senior staff members and Congress that a new food regulation agency be set up, so that food and drug regulation responsibilities are no longer handled by a single agency, the FDA. 29 Aug 2007
As the global vehicle market continues to grow, the overall picture has become increasingly blurry. Brand ownership has been consolidated broadly into massive motor company empires, only to be unbundled again recently. 29 Aug 2007
BizBuySell, an Internet-based marketplace for buying or selling small businesses, have announced that for the first time business owners and buyers can find out the value of a business at no cost by using its unique "Valuation Report." 29 Aug 2007
Jieh Hong, beverage machinery manufacturer, in a collaboration with Shanghai Triowin Technology Company, have produced the "Three-in-One Unit Bottle Rinsing Filling Capping Machine", its latest beverage turnkey solution. 29 Aug 2007
USA - The Alliance for Safe Practice, a non-profit organisation supporting permanent makeup technicians, trainers and suppliers will present their proposal to reform state regulations governing permanent cosmetics at this year's International Intradermal Cosmetics Expo (IICE 2007), to be held in Dallas, Texas from 5 - 8 October 2007. 29 Aug 2007
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