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Condom dress designs flavour of the month
Fashion design student Kutloano Molokomme had to wash 30 000 strawberry flavoured condoms in his bath to “prepare the fabric” for his entry in a condom-dress design competition. 8 Dec 2009
Robertson gets international wine tourism award
The Great Wine Capitals Global Network added Robertson Wine Valley (RWV) to its network at a gala dinner awards ceremony held in late November 2009 in Bordeaux. Tourism specialists, dignitaries and producers attended the event from wine-growing regions in Europe, North America, Latin America, South Africa and New Zealand. 8 Dec 2009
The FIFA website launched an online accommodation service, yesterday Monday 7 December 2009 for fans looking for South African bookings. In total, MATCH has secured 1 725 190 room nights for next year and 43% of the entire inventory (741 832 room nights) in the 1007 properties is reserved for the public. 8 Dec 2009
Trade union Saccawu on Monday, 7 December 2009, said that it had obtained the right to embark on a protected industrial strike against Pick n Pay. 8 Dec 2009
Last Citi Golf goes for R300 000
The third last Volkswagen Citi Mk1 off the production line was officially handed over to its highest bidder, Dolf Jonker, for R300 100 late last week. 8 Dec 2009
moyo on the Bay
According to Adriaan Fourie, national sales manager of moyo, moyo blouberg is one of four restaurants opening in the coming months, in its quest to be the leading African dining and experience brand. 8 Dec 2009
The Competition Tribunal this week labelled remarks by Massmart chairman Mark Lamberti as "sinister", says Business Report. 8 Dec 2009
“South Africa is still around four years behind the rest of the world in terms of online transacting and we'll probably never completely close this gap but we will continue to follow quite steadily,” says Pete Flynn, MD of White Wall Web. He says that the growth in the number of users who understand and trust the Internet equates to a target market that is happy to transact online. 8 Dec 2009
Milk producers Milkwood Dairy and Woodlands Dairy are in court today, 7 December 2009, in a move that will further delay any resolution of a probe into anticompetitive behaviour that started almost five years ago. 7 Dec 2009
Assets of the beleaguered developers of two plush multi-million-rand shopping centre developments in the Eastern Cape have started going under the hammer. 7 Dec 2009
Lacing up against AIDS
Sportswear manufacturer Nike has roped in Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and U2 frontman Bono to promote the sale of special red laces under the banner of "Lace Up, Save Lives". 7 Dec 2009
Beefing up meat knowledge
The Red Meat Industry Forum of South Africa (RMIF), which represents all 12 role-player organisations within the red meat industry, has launched a single, easily accessible one-stop website for consumers and industry alike. 7 Dec 2009
FNB Innovators awards R4m
First National Bank (FNB) has awarded R4 million in 2009 to winning ideas through its FNB Innovators initiative, in a bid to improve its service delivery and at the same time motivate staff to higher levels of excellence, it announced late last week. 7 Dec 2009
From 1 December 2009, Vodacom has simplified its Vodafone world roaming service, by introducing three simple world zones with a fixed rate for voice, data and SMS in each zone. These predictable and transparent rates will now enable users to know exactly what to expect on their bill. 7 Dec 2009
New Braza at Emperors
The new Braza restaurant opened on Wednesday, 2 December 2009, at Emperors Palace, coinciding with the redesign of its menus, which were launched at all Braza restaurants early in December. 7 Dec 2009
There are clear signs that the global economy is in a deep recession but I believe there are seven lessons to assist SMEs prosper, recession or no recession. As small business owners, we are all feeling the economic crunch and must take action to survive. 7 Dec 2009
International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim will today, Monday 7 December 2009, co-chair the 2nd South Africa-Switzerland Annual Consultations with the State Secretary of the Confederation of Switzerland, Michael Ambühl. 7 Dec 2009
Climate Change summit kicks off
Thousands of delegates are this morning, 7 December 2009, gathering in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, for the opening ceremony of the crucial United Nations (UN) Climate Change Summit. 7 Dec 2009
Duggan Matthews, an investment professional at Marriott Asset Management examines the likely consequences of the Eskom tariff proposal of 35% per year for the next three years. 4 Dec 2009
The SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union is planning to embark on a nationwide strike against Sun International following a wage dispute, the company said on Thursday, 3 December 2009. 4 Dec 2009
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