Egyptian Agriculture Minister Amen Abaza has promised SA's Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat Pettersson he will investigate why Egypt has continued to ban imports of bone-in beef and livestock products from SA despite SA's compliance with Egypt's demands, the Department of Agriculture said Monday, 2 November 2009. 5 Nov 2009
WASHINGTON, USA: Johnson & Johnson, a leading US health care and consumer goods company, said Tuesday, 3 November 2009, it will slash between 6% and 7% of its global workforce in a restructuring to cut costs. 5 Nov 2009
Retail group Truworths today, Thursday 5 November 2009, announced that group retail sales for the first 18 weeks, from June 29 until November 1 2009, of the 2010 financial year increased by 10% to R2.3 billion relative to the corresponding period in the 2009 financial year. 5 Nov 2009
You know that there is something desperately wrong when it's the security guard in one of the country's biggest fashion retailers who shows you where to find the garments you are looking for. 5 Nov 2009
The leading project in the education category in the Mail & Guardian ‘Investing in the Future Awards', held on the 29 October 2009, was the PEP Student Prince Academy, an initiative of PEP and Social Innovations. This category received the bulk of the entries in this annual corporate social investment awards. 5 Nov 2009
A cookery book and restaurant guide, On a Plate, has been conceptualised, narrated and self-published by Jess Meredith-Watts and Reach Publishers, (South Africa) in aid of NGO, StreetSmart South Africa. All profits will fund the national rollout campaign of this fundraising initiative that sets out to engage restaurants and diners to assist street children in South Africa rebuild their lives. 5 Nov 2009
The eBucks rewards programme has announced that members have spent over R1-billion worth of eBucks since the programme's inception nine years ago. It recently conducted an independently verified, financial services rewards comparison, which focused on transparency, structure, discount partners, reward partners, costs and reward redemption. 5 Nov 2009
The Debt Help Financial Services (DHFS), a well-established financial management company specialising in debt management, has produced a short guide on how consumers should spend their bonuses wisely this year. Its mission is to teach people about managing their cash flow which can keep them out of debt and help them save. 5 Nov 2009
The Supply Chain Intelligence Report (SCIR) 2009 found that 41.3% of the companies from the major industries in the country, including the automotive, food and beverage, mining, construction, transportation and chemical sectors did not have, or had no plans to incorporate metrics to measure their impact on the environment. 5 Nov 2009
Stanislav Vecera is the new general manager for Procter & Gamble South Africa, the company announced on Tuesday, 3 November 2009. 4 Nov 2009
New vehicle sales for October 2009 fell by 16.9%, says the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa). 4 Nov 2009
The ANCYL has launched a campaign to ban alcohol advertisements in all media channels. 4 Nov 2009
Super Group said yesterday, 3 November 2009, it had sold its Mica franchise business for R25m as the company accelerated its plan to dispose of noncore assets and to turn around the debt-laden group. 4 Nov 2009
The 2009 Ask Afrika Orange Index results, recognising the companies offering the best customer service levels in South Africa, were released yesterday, Tuesday 3 November 2009. This year's winners include Woolworths Food, Santam, Miladys, Woolworths Clothing and Standard Bank in the top five positions. The index, covering 12 sectors, is based on a survey conducted amongst South African consumers on an annual basis and is considered the most comprehensive service excellence measure in South Africa. 4 Nov 2009
The increase in solar energy enquiries has rocketed following Eskom's planned tariff hikes over the next three years. This is according to Theo Rutstein, chairperson of the Teljoy Group, who says that since the publication of Eskom's proposals, his company has been receiving more than 300 inquiries per day. 4 Nov 2009
The Mobility 2009 research project, released yesterday Tuesday 3 November 2009, by leading market research organisation World Wide Worx, indicates that more people bank from their cellphones than from their PCs in South Africa. The study is being conducted in four phases, with the first three looking at the use of mobile technologies by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), consumers and corporations and the final phase exploring the mobile internet. 4 Nov 2009
The eighth Tops at Spar/Country Cellars and Oranjerivier Wine Cellars Wine Competition took place in Upington on 26 October 2009. Winemakers from Oranjerivier's five wineries at Upington, Keimoes, Groblershoop, Grootdrink and Kakamas, each enter specific wines for judging by a panel of experts. 4 Nov 2009
Reach for Recovery, a non-profit organisation that provides free, non-medical support to breast cancer sufferers through its national programmes, will be the total beneficiary of all sales of Edgars' Tickled Pink fragrance and accompanying gift set. 4 Nov 2009
Woolworths, together with its suppliers, is aiming to ensure that South Africa will be able sustain the sufficient growth of fresh produce in the long-term with its ‘Farming for the Future' initiative, launched today, 3 November 2009. Farming for the Future is geared to radically improve soil and plant health, preserve resources like water and soil and protect biodiversity. Initial trials show yields and quality are more consistent and land, water, insecticide, pesticide and fertilizer usage is reduced. 3 Nov 2009
Manufacturing activity picked up last month in a sign that the recession might be easing, but still fell short of outright expansion, a key industry survey showed Monday, 2 November 2009. 3 Nov 2009
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