The holiday season is underway, and to most people that means shopping until they drop, but as the holiday season gets into full swing, so do the criminals whose idea of “holiday cheer” largely involves destroying yours. Don't let them. 12 Dec 2007
Cape Classics, one of the largest exporters of South African wines to the USA, has unveiled an eye-catching new packaging for its Indaba brand which will be rolled out with the 2007 vintage releases. 12 Dec 2007
Designer entertaining specialist Loudfire has opened the first party and events production office in Livingstone, Zambia to capitalise on the huge business opportunities in the region. 11 Dec 2007
Toshiba has announced its launch of its ninth generation of Tablet PC product line: the Portégé M700. This is the company's first Tablet PC to incorporate a touch screen LED backlit display, and supports both fingertip input capabilities and traditional pen-based input. 11 Dec 2007
Rising interest rates are stifling one of the JSE's hottest sectors — but we will only really see the effects of the retail slowdown after the festive season. 11 Dec 2007
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), better known – as the name implies – for building cars – has unveiled two new robots, a "Mobility Robot" and a "Violin-playing Robot" – the newest additions to its Toyota Partner Robots being developed to support people's everyday life. 11 Dec 2007
Contrary to popular belief, traffic volume should not be your primary reason for choosing keywords. Rather, traffic volume of a keyword or phrase should only be considered after the previous factors have been examined. Search volume can be used to compare the keywords that have been chosen based on the preceding recommendations. 11 Dec 2007
The Mozal aluminium plant is a symbol of Mozambique's red-hot economy, touted as a symbol of the investor-friendly environment that led the Wall Street Journal to declare the country "an African success story". 11 Dec 2007
A new study conducted by comScore, a US global Internet information provider, with The Kelsey Group, shows that nearly one out of every four Internet users reported using online reviews prior to paying for a service delivered offline by restaurants, hotels, travel, legal, medical, automotive and home services. 11 Dec 2007
Shopping centres and their retail outlets should already be geared up for the Christmas rush. Shopping trends should have been researched to determine recent spend of Purchase Decision Makers (PDMs) and to anticipate the type and quantity of stock needed for consumers this festive season. 11 Dec 2007
The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) will run a program from March 2008 to develop management expertise in the South African Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Contact Centre (CC) industry. 11 Dec 2007
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs is to increase black entrepreneurs in the agricultural business sector by 10% in the next two years. 10 Dec 2007
There's no wine to be had at Woolworths in Wonderpark, after it apparently failed to renew its liquor licence. 10 Dec 2007
A scientist and his business partners cannot sell genetically modified yeast to local wine producers, following a government decision. 10 Dec 2007
A Christmas tree is virtually obligatory in every home where children are waiting for Santa to pay a visit. However, there could be a supply problem… 10 Dec 2007
To mark a milestone 20th birthday, Nando's has created a heart-stopping, unique and limited edition 250ml XXX HOT Peri-Peri sauce. 10 Dec 2007
The NCR has obtained a provisional liquidation order against Rudco Finance in the Cape Town High Court. 10 Dec 2007
Online video has the potential to extend media reach, influence consumer behaviour and build brands. In this article, we look at what makes an effective online ad and how we can apply knowledge gained from TV advertising to derive the most value for money from online video. 10 Dec 2007
The continued emphasis on e-media solutions as a way of offsetting the ongoing decline in print revenue for trade publications and their corresponding websites, has presented online publishers with numerous challenges. 10 Dec 2007
Yesterday, 9 December 2007, Amakhosi launched the various tiers of Supporters Club Cards in a family festival style format at the Dhlamini Sports Complex in Soweto. The event was held in conjunction with artists, entertainers, skydivers as well as their benefits partners, which included Black Like Me. 10 Dec 2007
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