Retailer, JD Group, calls it a 'good retention mechanism'. 29 Feb 2008
By naming Makgoro Mannya the Female Farmer of the Year, the agriculture department just scratches the surface of her achievements, writes Neels Blom. 29 Feb 2008
Furniture company Steinhoff's share price rose sharply after it announced its first-half profit had risen. 29 Feb 2008
Massmart says its diluted headline earnings per share for six months ended December 2007 have increased 12.8% to 370.3c. 29 Feb 2008
An estimated 20,000 people are expected to attend the annual Marula Festival which kicks off in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, today, 29 February 2008. 29 Feb 2008
South Africa's genetically modified (GM) maize, soya and cotton, in terms of area planted, increased by 30% to 1.8 million hectares (ha) over 2006/07. 29 Feb 2008
Denny Convenience Foods has added two new flavours to their convenient and wholesome range of Heat & Serve soups. Fresh Garden Pea and Sweet Potato & Ginger are the latest additions to the range, offering consumers a versatile selection of flavours in the canned soup sector. 29 Feb 2008
The recent media coverage of proposed UK legislation to combat internet-based piracy has sparked a long overdue debate on the possible need for similar legislation in South Africa. 28 Feb 2008
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), which after just four years of operations has entered the lists of South Africa's top 500 companies, has also received two international awards that take Cape Town's status as a destination of note to new heights. 28 Feb 2008
"Our Engagement Mapping approach conveys how each ad exposure - whether display, rich media or search, seen multiple times on multiple sites and across many channels - influenced an eventual purchase," said Brian McAndrews, senior vice president of the Advertiser & Publisher Solutions Division at Microsoft. 28 Feb 2008
Let's face it, if you really love your pets, they're not just pets – they're part of the family, so it makes purrfect sense to give them really nutritious meals that will keep them in your home, on your lap and hogging the duvet for as long as possible. 28 Feb 2008
Consumers enjoy the convenience of shopping on the internet but even in the United States, where shopping on line has been around for some time, people are still cautious. Many South African consumers share the same sense of caution when it comes to handing out personal information over the internet. 28 Feb 2008
"Every customer experience is designed to endear customers to us," blogs Dale Wolf. "We give a perfect customer experience, even when it costs us to do so. We do this because it builds trust and people buy from companies they trust. If the conclusion is that you cannot trust Facebook, then you should either be very careful [about] what you share with them ... [or] vote with your feet." 28 Feb 2008
According to a report from the National Credit Regulator (NCR), credit bureaux held records for 16.9 million credit active consumers, as at 30 September 2007, with over a third of them holding a bad credit record. 28 Feb 2008
South Africa is looking forward to signing a number of bilateral agreements with France during a state visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy this week. 28 Feb 2008
What's most important to consumers when making a purchase online? Personal identity. Consumers are taking more notice of their individual online security after a string of recent identity theft cases made major headlines. 28 Feb 2008
LG releases a 12.1 inch piano design number - The R200 notebook. 28 Feb 2008
MTN has reduced rates for international calls. MTN customers can expect to pay up to 60% less for calls to international destinations. 28 Feb 2008
Motorists are warned to brace themselves for another petrol hike next week, the highest increase South Africans have ever experienced. 27 Feb 2008
South Africa's inflation rate has risen sharply to 8.8% year-on-year in January 2008, coming in precisely in line with expectations said Econometrix economist Russell Lamberti. 27 Feb 2008
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