The very basis of having a website for your bed and breakfast is to increase bookings, which translates into high occupancy rate and profits. Competition on the internet is highly fierce, which requires that you ensure that your website is ready to offer what your potential guests want. 27 Oct 2009
The Tshwaraganang Hydroponics project produces 600 cucumbers per week on contract using the 'soil-free' hydroponic farming method. Located in Windsorton, about 65km north of Kimberley in the arid Francis Baard district of the Northern Cape, the National Development Agency (NDA) funded this in August 2008. The project is housed in a multispan greenhouse where production takes place using mineral enriched water in place of soil. 27 Oct 2009
The R350-million, 30,000m² Gugulethu Square, the largest shopping centre in Cape Town's townships, will open for business on Thursday 29 October 2009. It is believed to be the biggest single investment in its 50-year history. Mzoli Ngcawuzele, of Mzoli Properties, says it will be officially opened on 28 November when all currently signed retail tenants will have been able to settle into business. 27 Oct 2009
Cadbury Dairy Milk is launching its annual summer promotion and has introduced two new delicious variants Cashew & Coconut and Caramelised Pecans & Fudge. Both variants will only be on sale for a limited period, and only for as long as stock lasts. 27 Oct 2009
Global software company HansaWorld has been shortlisted for the Accountancy Age Awards 2009 in the category ‘Mid-tier Software Package of the Year,' scheduled for 18 November 2009 at Battersea Park Arena in London, United Kingdom. It has won this category in 2006 and 2007. The awards recognise the best in business practice and in the public and voluntary sectors across the UK. 27 Oct 2009
TOKYO, JAPAN: The Japanese eyewear company behind Sarah Palin's designer glasses has come up with a high-tech solution for obsessive video-gamers and bookworms whose eyes dry out from lack of blinking. 27 Oct 2009
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: It's the bane of online shoppers' lives, searches dangling coveted brand-name gadgets, gear or gifts cheaper on websites from another country, but not being able to buy them. 26 Oct 2009
Under the National Credit Act, consumers can ask for debt counselling and debt review to allow them to draw up a payment plan for their debts, rather than get a court judgment which effectively shuts them out of the credit system. 26 Oct 2009
Fast food restaurant chain Famous Brands on Monday, 26 Ocotber 2009, reported first half diluted headline earnings a share of 91 cents, a 16.6% increase from the 78 cents reported for its first half last year. 26 Oct 2009
Many organisations in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry are experiencing a trade-off between the benefit of high product volume sales coming at the expense of extreme data complexity. At the same time, these companies struggle to maintain open lines of communication with their retail customers and distributors in order to better manage the upstream flow of product. 26 Oct 2009
Shoprite Holdings said on Monday that its turnover grew by 15.3% for the three months ending September. 26 Oct 2009
The unfavourable economic situation is likely to dictate Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Tuesday, 27 October 2009. 26 Oct 2009
Strong economic recovery is not expected to begin until summer 2010 internationally but firms expect significant recovery to begin in May 2010. This is according to a global survey by Regus plc of 11,007 corporates across 15 countries. 26 Oct 2009
Creative Licence visual communications team has completed the new look for the packaging for Lifestyle feminine hygiene pads. Its brief was to make the package stand out on cluttered retail shelves. 26 Oct 2009
Anticipating that visitors to SA, particularly football fans, would purchase generic craft products, the Western Cape craft producers are drawing on sources as diverse as the texture of Robben Island's sand and the colour of blue lizards at Cape Point, to develop uniquely Cape products. 26 Oct 2009
Ferrero Ithemba SA won the 2009 Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries FNB Business Excellence Awards. Guest speaker Jerry Vilakazi, CEO of Business Unity SA presented the award to Nick Terry, MD of Ferrero Ithemba SA at a gala ceremony on 20 October 2009 at Kyalami Theatre on the Track. 26 Oct 2009
Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has held an inaugural meeting with information and communication technology (ICT) companies under an initiative to hold quarterly meetings to strengthen his relationship with the private sector. 26 Oct 2009
Nikon's newest claim to fame is a nifty little camera that will take the family photo slide show into the 21st century. The Coolpix S1000pj is a digital camera with projector capability built in — the first of its kind in the world. 26 Oct 2009
For many in the West, Asia is viewed as a large monolithic geographic area with some slight differences among regions. However, a more-informed understanding is that there are several market segments, and an understanding of some of the key differences between segments is valuable to developing effective market strategies. 26 Oct 2009
Amazon.com is trying to get more people to buy the electronic books that are compatible with its Kindle gadget by offering free software for people to read them on a computer. 26 Oct 2009
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