Over 1.6 million ticket applications have been made to FIFA for the 2010 World Cup, in the first phase of ticket sales that ended Tuesday night, 31 March 2009. 2 Apr 2009
Manufacturing activity slumped to a new record low last month, a benchmark survey showed yesterday, 1 April 2009, backing the view that SA's economy has joined the global recession. 2 Apr 2009
For the past five years, SA Fashion Week and the department of arts and culture have worked together to bring the beauty of traditional African handicraft to the world of high fashion in a ground-breaking project called Fashion Fusion. Since its inception in 2004, more than 900 crafters and 40 leading designers from all nine provinces have collaborated to produce fashion that is proudly, uniquely South African. 2 Apr 2009
Spar has done it again, with Sherwood Spar winning La Femme's hot cross bun test. The supermarket bakery was the unanimous favourite from an array of nine different hot cross buns in a blind tasting held by La Femme last week at Newspaper House. 2 Apr 2009
Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auctioneer's site. 2 Apr 2009
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has launched an app store for its iconic device. BlackBerry App World went live Wednesday morning, 1 April 2009, with some 1,000 applications available. 2 Apr 2009
The competition authorities have placed fish on the menu as a food area worthy of investigation to uncover whether there are cartels in operation. 1 Apr 2009
Since its inception in 2004, over six million South Africans have opened Mzansi bank accounts which provide previously un-banked clients easy access to banking services countrywide. 1 Apr 2009
Sahara Computers has launched its new Imagebook, the tech supplier's latest offering to the burgeoning netbook space - a growing and active market segment defined by low cost, feature-rich mobile solutions. 1 Apr 2009
Half the South African population supports the draft bylaw which would prevent guest houses, pubs, clubs and theatres in Cape Town residential areas from selling alcohol past 9pm. 1 Apr 2009
Being in the retail game is a challenge at the best of times. Sadly, we are not living in the best of times with an economic recession at the door and few people having any kind of idea when it may be over. 1 Apr 2009
As SA considers a comprehensive plan to bail out the clothing and textiles industry, it has opted to dilute the benefit of the industry's flagship industrial policy — the Textile and Clothing Industry Development Programme. 1 Apr 2009
Food group AH-Vest, formerly All Joy Foods, on Monday, 30 March 2009, reported that its diluted headline loss per share for the six months ended December 2008 was at 0.14 cents from the 2.5 cents a share loss in the six months ending December 2007. 1 Apr 2009
Pongrácz, the distinctive Méthode Cap Classique inspired by Hungarian nobleman, Desiderius Pongrácz, has just launched a new addition to the family, the Brut Rosé. 1 Apr 2009
The sixth annual Sanlam Fashion Week Summer Collection kicks off on Thursday, 2 April 2009. 1 Apr 2009
The government should consider subsidising the retail price of new vehicles as a possible medium- to long-term solution to the sharp decline in vehicle sales in South Africa caused by the global financial crisis, industry players say. 1 Apr 2009
Companies deploy CRM solutions to improve business performance, maximize customer relationships and enhance customer service, but many deployments fail to meet expectations. 1 Apr 2009
Sometimes when companies lay off thousands of workers, they actively publicise the action in order to appease investors. Other times, little to no fanfare is made at all. Oftentimes, at least some of these eliminated positions are actually being outsourced - are outsourcing firms cleaning up during an overall economic recession? 31 Mar 2009
SABMiller, which is the world's second-largest brewer, is focusing on Africa in a bid to tap into a market worth US$3bn. 31 Mar 2009
The motor industry said Monday, 30 March 2009, it would continue engaging with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on a cure for its ills, despite Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's criticism of a proposed stimulus package. 31 Mar 2009
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