The Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO) is about to restructure, it said on Friday, 27 March 2009. 27 Mar 2009
STOCKHOLM: Swedish clothing group Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) said on Thursday its first quarter net profit fell by 12.4% to 2,57 billion kronor (US$321 million) due to a weaker Swedish currency. 27 Mar 2009
It's Game Developers Conference (GDC) time, and that means plenty of news - some good, some great. Thus far, the most eye-catching announcements out of GDC '09 have come from two upstart hardware makers - one trying to bring console gaming to users around the globe, the other aiming to take the console out of the gaming equation altogether. 27 Mar 2009
The retail component of Eden on the Bay, a new mixed-use development situated right on Bloubergstrand's Big Bay Beach, opened its doors for the very first time yesterday morning, 26 March 2009. 27 Mar 2009
The Department of Trade and Industry has urged liquor traders to comply with the legal framework imposed by the licensing authority or face the might of the law. 26 Mar 2009
The Producer Price Index (PPI) in February 2009 has come in at 7.3% year-on-year, which is 1.9% lower than January's figure of 9.2% year on year, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) announced on Thursday, 26 March 2009. 26 Mar 2009
South Africa's annual Gross Domestic Product decelerated to 3.1% in 2008, according to the Reserve Bank's Quarterly Bulletin released on Wednesday, 25 March 2009. 26 Mar 2009
Nampak Wiegand Glass is investing over R100-million in a glass recycling facility, the company announced on Thursday, 26 March 2009. 26 Mar 2009
USA: Nokia, the world's largest maker of cellphones, is making a large investment in a California-based startup that wants to make the mobile phone the credit card of the developing world. 26 Mar 2009
Two of the biggest names in CRM had trade shows recently. Oracle and Microsoft each held customer conventions in the same week, but the two could not have been more different. 26 Mar 2009
In just a few years, Software as a Service (SaaS) has gone from a curiosity to a mission-critical application, accelerating into mainstream adoption. Faced with a dire financial situation, most businesses are taking advantage of the tremendous economies of scale that SaaS brings. Yet that's only the beginning. 26 Mar 2009
PARIS: Another fashion designer's personal art collection goes up for sale in Paris this year, more than 1,000 items owned by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, known the world over simply as "Kenzo". 26 Mar 2009
Developers of the new multi-million rand shopping centre in Beacon Bay are confident of success, despite the gloomy economy. 26 Mar 2009
BEIJING: Sportswear producer Nike said Wednesday, 25 March 2009, it would stop orders with three footwear factories in China and one in Vietnam as the global downturn forces the company to trim output. 26 Mar 2009
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), SA's largest cement manufacturer, said Tuesday, 24 March 2009, its overall sales dropped 9.7% in the five months to February largely due to weakening demand in the residential building sector. 26 Mar 2009
Buiding materials retailer Hardware Warehouse (HWWH) has set its sights on an expansion drive into southern Africa over the next year. 26 Mar 2009
South Africa's Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is the Reserve Bank's new inflation measure, increased a little higher than expected to 8.6% in February 2009, reports Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). 26 Mar 2009
Whether an individual is labeled an "employee" or an "independent contractor" may not carry much weight in determining the outcome of a legal dispute over copyrights. What's crucial to such arguments is the nature of the working relationship, not the label. To avoid the costs that often accompany such wrangling, it's best to establish copyright ownership before a project gets off the ground. 25 Mar 2009
The latest Credit Bureau Monitor indicates that while lower interest rates and salary increases might ameliorate the plight of many consumers paying off debts, the percentage of consumers in good standing is continuing to fall. 25 Mar 2009
Sony Ericsson's president of North America, Najmi Jarwala, has stepped down amid rumours that the joint venture between the two companies may soon be dissolved. 25 Mar 2009
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