Walmer in the Eastern Cape is to get a new R16-million office block and retail centre, it was announced on Monday, 30 March 2009. 31 Mar 2009
The Cape Wine Academy (CWA) celebrates its 30th birthday this year, reaching an important landmark of having trained over 90,000 students within its 30 years of wine education prowess. 31 Mar 2009
From April, mothers around the country will have a new source of information as the Huggies website, www.huggies.co.za, launches in South Africa. The site speaks to all women in all stages of family life - from the early planning stages, through pregnancy and into the toddler years. 31 Mar 2009
USA: Tetra Pak today joined with 20 partner companies who make up the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Climate Savers program to reaffirm the company's commitment to achieving its five-year carbon reduction goals and to help mobilize business action around climate change mitigation policies. 31 Mar 2009
The fashion world thrives on seductive imagery but the clothing industry itself is grounded in business reality. 31 Mar 2009
The government is considering an ambitious rescue package for the clothing and textile sector to offset the effect of the deepening global recession. 31 Mar 2009
The Reserve Bank urgently needs to liberalise payment systems after holding bi-lateral talks between government and South African technological innovators. 30 Mar 2009
The future is mobile, its reach will be far and wide, and you can have music wherever you go — but don't expect it to be much cheaper. 30 Mar 2009
Drizzling virgin olive oil over a salad took a sour turn for many consumers eight years ago when it was uncovered that the olive oil was not so virgin, having been adulterated by other edible oils. 30 Mar 2009
USA: Consumers snapped up surprising numbers of flat-screen televisions, laptops, digital cameras and cellphones during the fourth quarter, helping Best Buy boost sales by 10%, the company reported Thursday, 26 March 2009. 30 Mar 2009
With 400,000 people in Gugulethu, the buying power in the Western Cape township is formidable. 30 Mar 2009
The manufacturer of popular ointment Zam-Buk says it is losing millions because illegal copies of the product are swamping shop shelves. 30 Mar 2009
It was vintage Richard Branson in June 2006 when, out to maximise publicity for his new financial services and mobile phone businesses in SA, the Virgin founder and chairman leapt off a building in Johannesburg and copiloted a fighter jet across the skies above Cape Town. 30 Mar 2009
At first glance, Raymond Ackerman doesn't look like the sort of chap who would follow you home. But he's bound to tell his driver to “follow that car” if it's full of Shoprite bags. 30 Mar 2009
The price of 93 grade petrol will increase by 36 cents per litre at midnight on Tuesday, the Department of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday, 27 March 2009. 30 Mar 2009
The Pentawards, the global competition exclusively devoted to packaging design, will be judged by an international jury (Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific) composed of eminent marketing specialists and designers. The 2009 panel, which will once again be chaired by Gerard Caron (founder of Carre Noir, France, and publisher of the site www.admirabledesign.com), includes four winners of the 2008 awards. 27 Mar 2009
South Africa's retailers are pledging their support of Earth Hour through a host of initiatives over and above pulling the plug on their lights this weekend. 27 Mar 2009
South African food group Tiger Brands said on Thursday, 26 March 2009, that unconditional approval for the proposed Sea Harvest transaction was given by the Competition Tribunal on 25 March. 27 Mar 2009
SA's Competition Commission is still cracking down on cartel activity following its many successes in breaking up cartels. 27 Mar 2009
A Mozambican subsidiary of SABMiller has expressed concern about an increase in the number of illegally imported beers making their way into that country from Europe and South Africa. 27 Mar 2009
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