Following the sale of its Chrysler partner to an American company earlier this year, DaimlerChrysler South Africa has now formally changed its name to Mercedes-Benz South Africa. 7 Dec 2007
First major study in five years shows three-quarters of users turn to Interactive Programming Guides (IPGs) from the moment they switch on TV; 80% consider them a ‘necessity' for viewing. 7 Dec 2007
The Honda Jazz has for the fourth consecutive year won top honours in the J.D Power and Associates 2007 South Africa Initial Quality Study. 7 Dec 2007
The upcoming festive season will see a record number of South Africans doing their Christmas shopping online. This is according to Gary Hadfield, CEO of online retailer, kalahari.net. 7 Dec 2007
Online retailers will have generated around R200-million by the time stores close for Christmas this year. And the most popular item on sale on the Internet is… satellite navigation systems for cars. 7 Dec 2007
Mars Africa, the fast-moving consumer goods company, intends expanding its presence on the continent. 7 Dec 2007
Name change from Master Foods to Mars Africa brings company into the limelight. 7 Dec 2007
One of the great product launches of the late 20th century and one of the greatest product failures of all time was New Coke. Launched as a counter to the rise in popularity of the Pepsi Challenge, the new formula of Coke was designed to be a sweeter version of the long-standing category leader. 7 Dec 2007
So 1 December 2007 arrived and South African business switched off? It reminds me of the Yellow Pages ad where the guy is staring at his phone willing it to ring, with the haunting melody of "Don't you feel like crying" playing in the background... 7 Dec 2007
Flavour trends are evolving as consumers seek higher levels of experiential pleasure and sensation from products. 7 Dec 2007
Nokia has teamed up with Universal Music to allow mobile phone users unlimited free downloads from the largest music company in the world's catalogue, a move that should stimulate significant mobile music usage and put pressure on Apple's iTunes, which dominates the download market. 7 Dec 2007
The mother-daughter team of Judy Druck and Linda Nathan have put their culinary talents to the test to produce an exceptional no-frills recipe book titled Class Act. 7 Dec 2007
USA - Consumers have greater faith in activists and retail grocers than either government or food companies when it comes to providing information about food choices. That's according to a new GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media survey commissioned by Morgan&Myers, a communications firm specialising in food and agriculture. 6 Dec 2007
Users of Windows Vista caught running afoul of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software verification program will retain use of the operating system (OS) following the release of Vista's first service pack (SP1) early in 2008, Microsoft announced Tuesday. 6 Dec 2007
The Beacon episode appears to have unnerved more than a few social networkers by highlighting just how transparent their online actions are to Facebook – and how easily the site can convert those actions to monetised assets. Even users who weren't burned looked a little askance at Beacon. 6 Dec 2007
The season to be jolly is upon us, and brings with it hopes of buying new bicycles, Playstations and the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figurine for the youngster, but can you afford it? 6 Dec 2007
During the festive season, a night time visit to Nelson Mandela Square reveals the social and shopping heart of Sandton transformed into a living light sculpture. Nelson Mandela Square's interior and exterior will be bathed in red, with thousands of fairy lights, where kilometres of garlands and a 7m high Christmas tree create an after dark fantasy light-scape. 6 Dec 2007
As the silly season gets underway, the number of parties to attend and opportunities to drink increase exponentially and you don't want to miss out. You've already begun to diarise the number of hangovers you have to fit in to your work week. 6 Dec 2007
Consumer confidence has surprisingly rebounded to close to its previous record. This is according to the latest FNB/BER consumer confidence index (CCI) of First National Bank and Stellenbosch University's Bureau for Economic Research released on Tuesday. 6 Dec 2007
Nelson Mandela Bay residents face a bleak Christmas, and a tough time going into the New Year as food and oil prices continue to rocket. 6 Dec 2007
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