A new range of lingerie designed and manufactured specifically for South Africa‘s bigger busted women has arrived in Port Elizabeth. 3 Jul 2009
Grand-Pa will launch its Regeneration Project in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape on 4 July 2009. The project will give individuals within the community the chance to earn an income through recycling, as well as contribute to the upgrading a communal property of their choice. 3 Jul 2009
USA: More companies are joining in the fight over internet taxation begun by Amazon.com. 3 Jul 2009
USA: Companies that track consumer behaviour online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed. 3 Jul 2009
Mpumalanga farmers will soon have access to all the advice and technical facilities they need to make a success of farming. 2 Jul 2009
WASHINGTON: The founder of two of the most popular gadget sites on the Web, Gizmodo and Engadget, launched another destination for technology junkies on Wednesday, 1 July 2009. 2 Jul 2009
Traditional African energy drink Mageu Number 1 is introducing the latest addition to the family, Mageu Number 1 Smooth, a smoother, creamier drink available in three new flavours: Lemon & Lime, Strawberry Cream, and Banana Custard. 2 Jul 2009
Seven young designers have made it to the finals of the Elle New Talent Awards 2009 in partnership with Mr Price. Selected from a pool of 70 entries, the finalists will each showcase a range at the Elle New Talent Show at the 2010 Sanlam South African Fashion Week on 16 September 2009. The winner will also get a chance to redesign items from their range to be sold in selected Mr Price stores under the Project label. 2 Jul 2009
TAIPEI: Taiwanese police said Thursday they had confiscated some 200 cases of alcohol imported from the Netherlands after it was found to contain slight traces of cocaine. 2 Jul 2009
An e-mail advising ATM users to type in their PIN codes in reverse to alert police to criminal activity was a hoax, the SA Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) warned on Wednesday, 1 July 2009. 2 Jul 2009
Retail group Woolworths on Wednesday, 1 July, said a non-cash, unrealised foreign exchange loss of R79 million would be recognised in the income statement for the year ended 30 June 2009. 2 Jul 2009
Nearly two years after slapping a record fine of R98m on food group Tiger Brands for being part of a price cartel, the Competition Commission has in its sights supermarket chains whose perceived market dominance is being compared to the wind that you can feel but can't see. 2 Jul 2009
The South African economy risks de-industrialisation due to the impact of the economic crisis, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Tuesday, 30 June 2009. 1 Jul 2009
After much stalling the South African government has published and intends to implement through the Department of Trade and Industry a rescue package for the clothing and textile sector that incorporates skills development, capital investment and the controversial proposal of increasing tariffs on apparel imports. 1 Jul 2009
PARIS: Days before turning 87, French fashion legend Pierre Cardin is stripping off a large part of his China empire and he told AFP he was "going to sell everything I own." 1 Jul 2009
TOKYO: Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age, the iPod. 1 Jul 2009
Consumer goods group AVI's revenue for the 11 months to last month was 12.4% higher than in the comparable period of the previous year. 1 Jul 2009
The trade union Solidarity on Tuesday, 30 June 2009, called on the Competition Commission to expose the rebate system between certain suppliers, retailers and wholesalers, the union said. 1 Jul 2009
SABMiller, one of the world's largest brewers, on Wednesday, 1 July 2009, announced a proposed Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) transaction worth about R6 billion, which will place about 10% of the company's shares under black ownership. 1 Jul 2009
Government is to implement strict laws on the sale of cellular phones and sim cards to help curb serious crime in the country. 30 Jun 2009
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