Consol Glass (Pty) Limited, the largest premier supplier of glass packaging in southern Africa, has announced the appointment of Oyama Mabandla to its board as non-executive director and chairman. 7 Sep 2007
Compass Group SA has thrown its weight behind the Giving Organisation by signing up for its Payroll Giving initiative. 7 Sep 2007
Nintendo of Europe has announced that it has appointed Core Gaming Systems (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary company of the Core Group, as its exclusive official distributor for southern Africa. 7 Sep 2007
In the US, Internet ad revenues are set to pass radio's for the first time, according to eMarketer, a firm that tracks and analyzes spending trends across various media.
EMarketer is pegging Internet ad spending at US$21.7 billion, compared to US$20.4 billion for radio. 7 Sep 2007
Kineto Mobile, a new local mobile commerce solutions provider, has appointed Cape Town-based IT Consultancy Jeshurun Consulting to power its airtime distribution business via both software and technical assistance. 7 Sep 2007
Optimizing your website to take advantage of the power of search engines to put you in front of customers gives you a huge competitive advantage. 7 Sep 2007
By breaking up pieces of USA Today's daily output and allowing users to pick and choose how and when they access them, the newspaper is making it possible for Web users to consume only certain parts of it, and not necessarily on the newspaper's own site and without buying a printed copy of the newspaper. 7 Sep 2007
Get adventurous and try out the likes of D'lightiser's apple, lemon and garden mint, or apple, peach and passiflora and even apple, pomegranate and rose, all with a crisp apple juice base. 6 Sep 2007
On 4 September, Mattel, Inc. has announced that, as a result of the company's ongoing investigation of its toys manufactured by vendors in China, the company has voluntarily recalled 11 toys globally, including eight pet and furniture playsets sold under the Barbie® brand and three Fisher-Price® toys, due to impermissible levels of lead. No Barbie dolls are included within the recall. 6 Sep 2007
23half Inc, a pioneer of technologies designed to extend the functionality of camera phones, has announced the commercial availability of Thrrum Visual Browser on select Sony Ericsson camera phone models. The application enables camera phone users to search and browse relevant information by simply pointing their camera phones at products and other objects of interest in their physical environment. 6 Sep 2007
Isaiah Israel, owner of a company that designs and markets t-shirts under the Marco Bellini label announced he has filed suit against Amaru Entertainment, Inc, a record and film production company founded by Afeni Shakur - mother of late rap artist Tupac Shakur. 6 Sep 2007
With 2010 looming on the horizon, many companies are not only revising the service they offer to their customers, but also evaluating their standards from an International perspective. 6 Sep 2007
Community Services Platform for wireless cities looks set to narrow southern Africa's digital divide. 6 Sep 2007
Consumers have rights and as an employee or customer, it is your responsibility to ensure that these rights are adhered to at all times. But what exactly is Consumer Rights? 5 Sep 2007
Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint unexpectedly resigned from his position on Tuesday, 4 September, reports Keith Regan of E-Commerce Times. Flint will be replaced by Hideki Komiyama, who is the current chairman of Sony Electronics USA and executive vice president of electronics marketing and sales for Sony. 5 Sep 2007
South Africa and Italy are to fortify bilateral ties as Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, supported by Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad undertakes a working visit to the European nation. 5 Sep 2007
The annual Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo (FBOE) takes place 7 - 9 September 2007 at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Gauteng, and it is interesting to note the significant developments within this sector. Key among these is the 40% growth in the number of franchising systems operating in South Africa in the two year period 2004 to 2006, and the industry's turnover of R188.23 billion and 12% contribution to GDP in 2006. 5 Sep 2007
PUMA has revealed a new campaign for its “I'm Going” series: a collision of lifestyle fashion, colour, and bodies in motion, featuring products from its recently launched Urban Mobility Collection. Highlights of the collection include the Extreme Shopper, the X-ray belt, Utility Shopper, and the Urban Mobility Edition Bag. 5 Sep 2007
After almost 14 months of construction, Pick 'n Pay's much-anticipated New Evolution Norwood Hypermarket opened its doors for business on Tuesday, 4 September. 5 Sep 2007
Simonsig is set to launch its festive season promotional campaign which offers the chance to win a safari, while raising in-store visibility and awareness for its new look Premium wine range. 5 Sep 2007
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