The MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence shows South African consumers remain confident, and also that Durban Consumers more optimistic than those in Johannesburg and Cape Town. 7 Feb 2008
The ultimate cost to ID theft victims varies across industries, Uriel Maimon, senior researcher for the software firm RSA, told the E-Commerce Times. This series of reports relates to the United States, but it has lessons for South Africa. 7 Feb 2008
Nearly 54 million Europeans visited a career web site in an average month during Q4 2007. Monster leads the category with more than 6 million visitors per month. 7 Feb 2008
comScore, in a recently released report, "The 2007 U.S. Internet Year in Review" highlighting the major trends in U.S. Internet activity, finds that that top gaining properties and site categories featured some of the top Internet brands, including Google, Facebook, Wikipedia and Craigslist. 7 Feb 2008
According to a trio of reports by a leading data, analysis and forecasting company in the UK, money managers may be sleepwalking through a significant market downturn. 7 Feb 2008
With poor lifestyle choices, including over-nutrition, being the primary cause of growing chronic illnesses in South Africa across all demographic sectors, a scientific benchmark system is being locally adopted to identify healthier food products. 7 Feb 2008
South Africa and Egypt have agreed to increase trade and investment relations through identifying business opportunities in both countries. 7 Feb 2008
Core Gaming Group, Nintendo's representative company in South Africa, has announced the release of two blockbuster games for the Wii, Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Party 8, along with the much anticipated launch of the handheld console system Nintendo DS Lite in SA. 7 Feb 2008
"And ultimately, what's good for consumers is good for SA," he says. 7 Feb 2008
Broadband has great potential, but it is being hampered by artificial limits. 7 Feb 2008
Cellphone company launches a world-first innovation helping customers save money. 7 Feb 2008
Economic issues are set to drive, rather than inhibit, growth in unified communications. 7 Feb 2008
Earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are expected to be between 40 and 50% higher. 6 Feb 2008
A new study has identified best practices for private label sourcing. 6 Feb 2008
Teba Bank has opened its new branch, in Westonaria – and the opening also marked the launch of a new vision as well… to broaden the client base. 6 Feb 2008
Pick n Pay wants Government to look again at how the price of of fuel is regulated in South Africa. 6 Feb 2008
With food inflation in South Africa running at over 10%, a new danger is haunting the marketplace – a creature called 'agflation' or agricultural price inflation. 6 Feb 2008
The inability to aggregate an organisations' overall risk position allowed a failing of credit risk principles in a relatively small section of the US housing market, to spill into a wider liquidity risk for global wholesale finance markets. This is according to a new report, “The Evolution of Enterprise Risk Management”, by independent market analyst Datamonitor. 6 Feb 2008
The Nederburg brand has been retiered, repackaged and reorganised to ensure it maintains its front-ranking position in the local market and to further already rapid gains garnered abroad, says marketing manager Misti Watson. 6 Feb 2008
Despite consumers making active attempts to eat healthier, the threat of obesity shows no sign of slowing down. Once confined to high-income countries and households, obesity is now just as much of a problem as malnutrition in developing countries. 6 Feb 2008
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