USA - According to The Luxury Institute's latest WealthSurvey, the participation of wealthy online consumers in social networks dramatically increased to 60% in 2008, from 27% in 2007. Participation levels of online wealthy consumers in leading social networks are 16% for MySpace, 13% for LinkedIn, and 11% for Facebook. 27 Mar 2008
Mercedes-Benz South Africa had another bumper year in 2007 with turnover up by 13.5% to R37 billion. 27 Mar 2008
South Africa and Chile have agreed to actively expand economic and trade links between the two countries following bilateral discussions on Tuesday, 25 March 2008. 27 Mar 2008
Triumph, one of the world's leading lingerie brands, has launched a global design competition, the Triumph Inspiration Award, as part of its commitment to supporting emerging design talent. Fashion design students from across South Africa have submitted designs over the last month and 22 finalists have been selected to take part in the national final in Cape Town in May. 27 Mar 2008
For small business online retailers, an e-commerce solution that quickly produces results is essential to survival. That's why FastCommerce recently launched a product submission service to Google Shopping, also known as Google Product Search. 27 Mar 2008
Having watched its shares lose nearly half of their value in the last year and its cellphone business continue to languish among the also-rans in a crowded field, Motorola said Wednesday, 26 March 2008, it will split into two publicly traded companies, separating its mobile devices business from its broadband and mobility solutions group. 27 Mar 2008
FindOwnerSearch.com, the easy-to-use website for finding brands and their owners, announces its official launch. Freely available to all users, the site combines the latest web technology with extensive brand and owner content to give users a fast and easy way to find brand information. 27 Mar 2008
In the face of South Africa's rising inflation rate, Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni may not have much choice but to hike interest rates. 26 Mar 2008
Discussing the upcoming three-day Tokyo International Conference on Africa's Development (TICAD) IV Summit, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General for Asia and the Middle East Ambassador Jerry Matjila said there were many lessons Africa can learn from the Asian powerhouse, in terms of economic, human resource and skills development. 26 Mar 2008
Retail electronic payment network, Visa has unveiled this year's series of financial literacy community outreach shows which are aimed at improving financial literacy in the country. 26 Mar 2008
What makes great email creative? Is it the design, format, use of images – or do you simply roll it all up into what you call a good customer experience? 26 Mar 2008
In line with its 'Good business journey', Woolworths aims to reduce the its relative carbon footprint by 30% by 2012, and has committed to planting 17,000 trees by 2012 - one for each employee. 26 Mar 2008
There were no answers to questions regarding an emergency meeting JD had with its largest shareholder. 26 Mar 2008
Having your customers comment on your policies, products or employment practices is one thing. Having them suggest ideas for improving said policies and products - in a public forum where participants can vote on these ideas, no less - is an entirely different matter. 26 Mar 2008
Fire has gutted Supersave supermarket in Durban. 26 Mar 2008
The Internet has become the ultimate democracy in many ways, leveling the publishing playing field for writers with blogging software, allowing musical acts to distribute music without a record label and giving video producers outlets such as YouTube. With e-commerce outlets such as eBay, anyone can sell virtually anything. 26 Mar 2008
For the second year running, Appletiser is the exclusive sponsor of the Elle green issue. The brand has joined forces with one of the world's number one fashion magazines, which is also targeted at women and is committed to all things green – no matter the season. 26 Mar 2008
World TB Day was yesterday, March 24, 2008, and the slogan for this year was ‘I Am Stopping TB'. The day was also the start of a two-year campaign involving people around the world to stop TB. One of South Africa's leading retail pharmacy groups, Clicks, believes that everyone can do something to stop the disease, and initiated its own program. 25 Mar 2008
The Cape Town High Court has ruled against the South African Abalone Industry Association which had sought to overturn government's decision to suspend fishing in the commercial abalone industry. 25 Mar 2008
Nampak Cartons & Labels helped Surf extend its consumer ‘proof of whiteness' promotion by incorporating the novelty test card on all 1kg packs of Surf Superblue. 25 Mar 2008
