South Africa's second oldest public square, Greenmarket Square in Cape Town, is to receive the largest multi-million Rand facelift in its 300-year existence. 13 Dec 2007
The majority of Africans who acquire training abroad are returning home because of the benefits derived from their knowledge to their communities and countries at large. 13 Dec 2007
Despite the disconnect existing between plant floor and enterprise systems for some time, it is only in the last few years that manufacturers have really started to try to address and solve the issue. In a new report, Linking plant floor and enterprise systems for greater manufacturing agility, independent market analyst Datamonitor examines the priorities manufacturers are placing on linking various plant floor and enterprise systems. 13 Dec 2007
South Africa has been ranked as the 18th most attractive foreign direct investment destination worldwide. 13 Dec 2007
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a World Bank Group member, has confirmed it is supporting a new investment in Madagascar to address the need for reforms in the country's customs clearance process. 13 Dec 2007
Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia's favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter a cricket ground. 13 Dec 2007
Sweden's Dagens Nyheter has launched the world's first "newspaper" telephone: a cellphone offering the daily's subscribers access to its website. 13 Dec 2007
Updating global ad forecasts, ZenithOptimedia provides new projections that lowers US advertising growth from the previous 3.3% in 2007 to a now expected 2.5% primarily due to a credit squeeze and continued slump in housing market. 13 Dec 2007
Cape Union Mart stores in both Canal Walk and Tygervalley shopping centres in the Western Cape have been a hive of activity with the launch of their exciting new window concepts, in time for Christmas 2007. 13 Dec 2007
Mercedes-Benz is to do its part to improve the environment through purchasing electricity generated using renewable energy (RE) from the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. 12 Dec 2007
The Department of Water Affairs and the Scorpions have uncovered a syndicate which has been defrauding suppliers. 12 Dec 2007
The FMCG Show, to take place in Istanbul Turkey, from March 13-15, 2008, offers South African producers an opportunity to market their products to a wide range of potential customers. 12 Dec 2007
With the country enjoying the festive season, Telkom has called for heightened vigilance among its customers in guarding against cheque fraud also known as “refund scams”. 12 Dec 2007
With thousands of companies selling products online to both businesses and consumers, it takes more than nice site design and a shopping cart to be competitive and make money. We know that effective search and navigation leads to more people finding what they're looking for and, therefore, higher conversion rates. 12 Dec 2007
With sales of Sony's struggling PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game console picking up in Europe, Japan and the United States, the company's CEO, Howard Stringer, revealed details of its plans going forward for the console at a press conference held in Tokyo on Tuesday, 11 December 2007. 12 Dec 2007
Brick-and-mortar retailers – once the laggards in online sales – are winning more and more respect from consumers, according to the latest ranking of the Customer Respect Group, an Ipswich, Mass.-based company that evaluates website performance. 12 Dec 2007
As 2008 approaches, WiMax is at a crossroads. Will it become the most popular next-generation wireless WAN transport that supporters envisioned, or will it wither on the vine? "WiMax will gain a great deal of acceptance in underserved countries, but will not be as popular in industrialized nations like the U.S. and Europe," analyst Craig Mathias told TechNewsWorld. 12 Dec 2007
Wine exports are once again on the rise, reflecting a 16% volume increase for the first 11 months of the year, compared with the same period last year, says Wines of South Africa (WOSA) CEO Su Birch, commenting on the latest data from industry body SAWIS. 12 Dec 2007
DHL South Africa, the leading global express delivery and logistics company, provided air and ground transport support for the safe delivery of four young cheetahs from Johannesburg to the Casela Bird Park in Mauritius this morning. 12 Dec 2007
The popularity of Indian food in South Africa, as well as the consumer move towards healthy and flavourful meals that are easy to prepare, recently saw the Tiger Brands Tastic team introduce an authentic Indian curry range. 12 Dec 2007
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