The world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia, on Thursday, 17 April, said its first-quarter earnings rose 25% on demand for cheaper phones in emerging markets; but that wasn't enough to make analysts happy. 21 Apr 2008
USA - The video games industry racked up hardware and software sales of roughly US$1.7 billion in March, according to NPD Group, a consumer sales tracking firm. Total sales in March 2008 were some 57% higher than the $1.1 billion the industry made just one year earlier. 21 Apr 2008
Avon celebrates the beauty of all South African women with the announcement of the Faces of Avon 2008. 21 Apr 2008
The trend today is towards a healthy lifestyle... a healthy approach to how we live our lives, what we eat, and what we drink. So... 18 Apr 2008
Labour inspectors in Limpopo have ordered a Thohoyandou construction company to halt operations at all of its three sites after the employer failed to comply with safety laws. This followed the collapse of a nine-meter high wall at the Madina Shopping complex which left several workers injured. 18 Apr 2008
Consumers in SA are facing a triple-whammy of double-digit food inflation, stubbornly high fuel prices and interest rates that have increased by 4,5 percentage points since June 2006. 18 Apr 2008
The three-week maintenance shutdown of Afrox's gas plants has caused a nationwide shortage of carbon dioxide. 18 Apr 2008
Marketing tactics and marketing strategies are not the same thing. 18 Apr 2008
Many Internet users in the U.S. and UK make the mistakes of underestimating the growing threat of cyber-crime and repeating the same passwords so they don't forget them, according to a recent survey by Accenture. Seventy percent of UK users and 49 percent of users in the U.S. said they don't write down their passwords. 18 Apr 2008
A raging debate is brewing in the United States over how much information about Internet users advertisers should be able to gather and analyze. A pair of consumer groups is calling for a "Do Not Track" list that Web users can join, while the Newspaper Association of America contends it has a First Amendment right to collect information about its audience. 18 Apr 2008
Chances are, sometime this winter you'll be looking to turn on the heat in your warehouse. Imagine if the heater you turn on warms you and your workers, instead of just the air around you. 18 Apr 2008
Winners of prestigious international fashion awards announced in Cape Town. 18 Apr 2008
Food and clothing retailer Woolworths has elegantly resolved the issue of its troublesome financial services division by selling a majority stake to Absa for R875m. 17 Apr 2008
Mmabatho - A trade and investment seminar aimed at strengthening ties and developing economic relations between Botswana and the North West Province of South Africa is scheduled to take place this month. 17 Apr 2008
Retail sales improved unexpectedly in February, rising at their fastest pace in eight months and suggesting that concern over slower consumer spending may be overdone. 17 Apr 2008
Digital fans and technophiles will find much to enthral them at the MTN stand at the DigitalLife Expo at the Sandton Convention Centre, 18-20 April 2008. 17 Apr 2008
Biometric access control was one of the hot themes among exhibitors at the recent RSA Security Conference in San Francisco. Several companies showed off their wares, which include a back-end system for integrating biometric authentication into existing systems as well as readers for fingerprints and palms. 17 Apr 2008
One agent with a bad attitude can cost your company plenty in lost customers or even Do-Not-Call List fines. Unless your call center is using a call-monitoring system, that agent is taking calls and losing you customers every day. 17 Apr 2008
We're well into 2008, life isn't letting up and it's an ongoing challenge to find good food options that are quick to prepare and don't compromise on taste. You could find the answers at The Woman's Show, April 25-27, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. 17 Apr 2008
Nielsen Online recently released findings that find that protecting the environment has become increasingly important to consumers, with online buzz around sustainability growing 50% in 2007. 17 Apr 2008
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